Interim High School Principal at Northwest Regional Education Service District

Position Title: Interim High School Principal

Location: Nestucca Valley School District

Contract Days: Duration of the 2025-26 School Year

Reports To: Superintendent

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary: Per Contract

Intro

Step into a leadership role where your impact will be felt across an entire community. Nestucca Valley School District is seeking an inspiring Interim High School Principal to join our dynamic team and help shape the future of our students. As a small rural district on the Oregon Coast, we offer a unique blend of close-knit community, supportive colleagues, and the chance to lead a school where relationships truly matter. Here, you won’t just influence a building—you’ll influence a generation.

Nestled in one of Oregon’s most picturesque regions, our district is surrounded by forests, rivers, and ocean vistas that inspire reflection and renewal. Educators here enjoy the balance of meaningful professional challenge and the natural beauty that draws people to the coast. With strong district support, a dedicated staff, and a community that deeply values its schools, this is a place where leaders can do their best work.

This role is an opportunity for a collaborative, student-centered administrator to guide instructional practice, foster a positive school culture, and help elevate a high school that serves as the heart of its community. If you're ready to bring your experience, creativity, and passion for students to a district that will value your leadership, we invite you to apply and join us in shaping what’s possible.

General Description

The interim high school principal serves as the instructional leader and chief administrator of the high school. The principal is responsible for implementing and adhering to all federal, state and district policies, regulations and procedures. Areas of responsibility include directing and administering all educational programs and activities, student supports, planning, curriculum development, program evaluation, student activities, personnel management, financial management, emergency procedures, resource scheduling, facilities operations, school climate and community relations for the building.

This position requires demonstrated expertise in educational programs, curriculum, pedagogy, professional development, and culturally sustaining instructional strategies. This position also requires directly related administrative experience to ensure success in a high school leadership role. This administrative experience includes the ability to lead collaboratively, support and promote diversity, foster a student-centered approach leading to student engagement and success, and the ability to create and maintain an emotionally healthy and physically safe school culture. This position requires strong communication and relationship building skills with both internal and external stakeholders.

QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge, Skills, Abilities Required:

• A valid State of Oregon Administrative License appropriate for the position
• A Master’s Degree with preferred emphasis in Education
• Successful experience in K-12 Administration
• The ability to work well in a team environment
• The ability to follow oral and written instructions
• The ability to effectively work, support, and communicate with students, parents, and school personnel from diverse cultures and/or backgrounds
• The ability to work harmoniously with others
• Proficient oral and written communication skills in English
• Proficient in the use of computer and Internet based applications, including but not limited to email and systems applications
• The ability to learn new automated systems as they are brought online by the District
  
  

Essential Responsibilities

INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP

• Lead and promote educational equity based on the principle that each student receives what is required for them to achieve success with regard to allocation of resources, opportunity, treatment, and access.
• Establish and maintain an effective learning climate in the school
• Develop and implement an annual school improvement plan that supports the values and strategic plan of the District
• Lead teacher participation in discussions and deliberations regarding instruction, staff development, budget, and other programs
• Lead constructive and professionally sound instructional research by teachers in the use of new methods, materials, and content
• Demonstrate instructional leadership through regular classroom visits and place emphasis on personal involvement in instructional programs
• Identify student and program needs; develop goals and objectives, implement and evaluate programs
• Understand and promote sound principles of instruction
• Monitor implementation of State and District adopted curriculum and goals. Use data as a basis to determine whether curriculum objectives are being met
• Identify annual building goals related to instructional improvement to improve student achievement
  
  

MANAGEMENT

• Implement Board policies and administrative rules and regulations relating to the schools
• Follow district identified and approved hiring procedures to select and recommend the best qualified persons for employment reflective of the community
• Keep students, teachers, and parents informed of the factors which affect decisions; thereby gaining increased understanding and support in all areas of the school program
• Establish and maintain a systematic plan for keeping of students’ records on attendance, promotion, and other matters as required
• Devise plans and execute training programs which assure safe conduct of students and staff for fire, earthquake, and/or other emergencies which may arise
• Keep supervisor informed of the school’s activities and/or potential problems
• Take all reasonable precautions to safeguard the health, safety, and general welfare of his/her staff and students in the school and take appropriate actions as required to increase student safety and to protect citizens and their property
• Facilitate the development and implementation of the master schedule to meet the needs of students
• Take emergency measures in the event of injury and report such injuries to all appropriate parties, including the authorities
• Prepare and submit the school’s budgetary requests and monitor expenditures of funds
• Provide for the establishment of guidelines for proper student conduct and discipline
• Work with various members of the central administrative staff on school issues that support schools, students, staff, and activities such as transportation, special services, support services, and other District staff
• Participate in appropriate District meetings as may be requested
• Keep abreast of changes and developments in the profession by attending professional meetings, reading professional journals and other publications, and discussing problems of mutual interest with others in the field
• Assure that in his/her absence supervisor is notified
• Be responsible for the detailed organization of the school and for the assignment of duties to the members of his/her licensed and non-licensed staff
• Lead the recruiting, screening, training, assigning and evaluation of all school personnel under his/her supervision. This shall include recommendation as to initial employment as well as continued employment or dismissal
• Provide for the orientation of newly assigned staff members and assist in their development, as appropriate
• Provide for the development of a systematic program of supervision and evaluation of the entire staff, including Assistant Principal
• Help to establish and maintain viable and effective parent organizations
• Establish an effective system for handling all complaints and concerns received in his/her school, including the investigating of facts, and constructive responses to legitimate grievances; keep written copies of communication from and with patrons, apprising the Oregon Department of Education of problems or concerns
• Demonstrate effective conflict resolution skills
  
  

DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

• Promote a positive, safe and caring climate for learning; create a welcoming environment that reflects and supports the racial and ethnic diversity of the student population and communities served
• Establish student, staff, and parent groups as necessary to assure communication among the various school and community groups and provide a systematic avenue for the discussion of school programs, practices, and policies by all interested people in these groups
• Establish and maintain favorable relationships with local community groups and individuals to foster understanding and solicit support for overall school objectives and programs, to interpret Board policies and administrative directives, and to discuss and resolve individual student problems
  
  

Terms Of Employment

Salary and work year to be according to the current negotiated contract.

Evaluation

Performance of this job is evaluated in accordance with provisions of Board policy.

Workplace Expectiations

• Work collaboratively and communicate effectively with diverse student, staff and community at all organizational levels by listening to others without interrupting, keeping emotions under control, remaining open to others’ ideas and focusing on solving conflicts
• Maintain a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about participants, families and staff
• Confer regularly with immediate supervisor
• Maintain regular and consistent attendance and punctuality
• Follow all laws, District policies, rules, regulations, memos, announcements and reasonable requests by proper authority
• Annually pass the District’s required online training by the District’s assigned due-date
• Follow site and/or District protocol for reporting absences
• Maintain current licenses and/or certificates required for the position
• Utilize the District’s electronic systems and applications related to the job
  
  

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Frequent or prolonged standing, walking and sitting.
• Possible moderate noise level.
• Frequent and prolonged talking/listening in conversations/meetings.
• Requires accurate perceiving of sound, near and far vision, depth perception.
• Requires handling and working with a variety of materials and objects.
• Work may occasionally involve lifting/carrying objects weighing 40 pounds.
  
  

Note: This is not necessarily an exhaustive or all-inclusive list of responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts, functions or working conditions associated with the job. This job description is not a contract of employment or a promise or guarantee of any specific terms or conditions of employment. The school district may add to, modify or delete any aspect of this job (or the position itself) at any time, as it deems advisable.

Nestucca Valley School District recognizes the diversity and worth of all individuals and groups. It is the policy of NVSD that there will be no discrimination or harassment of individuals or groups based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, marital status, age, veterans’ status, genetic information or disability in any educational programs, activities, or employment.

Reasonable accommodations for the application and interview process will be provided upon request and as required in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Individuals with disabilities may contact the Human Resources Officer at 503-392-3194 x408 for additional information or assistance. Speech/Hearing impaired persons may contact the district for assistance through the Oregon telecommunications Relay Service at 1-800-735-2900.