INCREASED SALARIES:
First Year Teacher *$53,168 (*Including performance pay)
Administrative Careers
Make an Impact, be a Leader
Washington Elementary School District leaders are dynamic individuals committed to achieving
excellence for every child, every day at every opportunity. We are looking for leaders who are
problem solvers, facilitators, advocates and liaisons, who inspire vision and promote team
collaboration.
The Washington Elementary School District (WESD) is committed to providing ongoing professional
development opportunities to school administrators, including those newly hired into a school
administrator position.
New Administrator Training (NAT) Program
The NAT program is a two year program for new school administrators. The NAT program typically meets
on a monthly basis and provides new school administrators an opportunity to:
Share their experiences
Seek information and input
Build relationships with district-level administrators and other personnel
Receive details about particular procedures (e.g. budgetary procedures, new hire processes,
staffing, etc.)
Review case studies to problem solve potential situations that may occur at school
Professional Learning Academy (PLA)
All school administrators, both principals and assistant principals, attend the Professional
Learning Academy (PLA), which occurs on a biweekly basis. The PLA typically consists of
instructional, curricula, assessment and business related topics. Also, PLA provides an opportunity
to plan and collaborate with other school administrators.
Qualified Evaluator Training
Each school year, school administrators are provided qualified evaluator training. The qualified
evaluator training consists of various evaluation topics including the following:
Applicable laws and policies
Procedures and best practices
Data analysis of teacher evaluation outcomes
Inter-rater reliability
Shared ideas and experiences among school administrators.
Assigned Mentor
Each new hire school administrator is assigned an experienced principal mentor. The mentor program
is a two year commitment that allows the new school administrator and mentor principal to network
and build a positive working relationship, to make site visits, and to provide a job embedded
professional development.
Online Meetings
All school administrators, both principals and assistant principals, attend online meetings. The
online meetings typically consists of business-related topics. These meetings allow convenience for
the school administrator as it allows the administrators to remain on campus while attending these
brief meetings.
Instructional leadership
Focuses on sustainable results
Shared purpose
Shared purpose (direction, values and goals)
Collective inquiry
Collaborative culture
Action orientated
Continuous improvement
Focus on results
Root cause and data driven
High expectations for all students
Strong intervention and enrichment practices
Leadership Supports
Administrative coaches to support and mentor all principals and assistant principals
Biweekly professional learning academy
Monthly new administrator training
School Administrator Hiring Process
Application Process
Current résumé (to be uploaded with application)
Three recent letters of recommendation (to be uploaded with application)
Copy of most recent performance evaluation (to be uploaded with application)
Multiple step hiring process with various stakeholders.
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