Position Information: | Position FTE: | 1.0 FTE |
| Position Type: | Administrative, Contract |
Annualized Salary:
24/25 Building Administrator Rates
24/25 Central Office Administrator Rates | Assistant Principal $161,349 - $189,633**
Principal: $184,465 - $213,328**
Assistant Director: $149,618 - $165,150**
Director: $167,782 - $185,200**
Executive Director: $215,608**
Cabinet Officers: $219,919** |
| Contractual Start Date: | 07/01/2025 |
**Note: Salaries and benefits are non-negotiable. Ranges are listed to reflect years of experience in similarly situated leadership positions.
This is a pool posting intended to garner applicants for a SY25-26 leadership cadre. Contracts will be extended to highly qualified, high-match candidates. This posting is also intended to be used in anticipation of vacancies yet to be identified for leadership roles in Highline, for the 2025-2026 school year. This posting will be updated on a rolling basis as specific vacancies are identified.
For more information about our leadership hiring for this year, please visit our leadership webpage for a process overview!
NOTE: Please note that while each position has minimum qualifications specified in their job description, all positions hired through this pool require the following: - Master's degree
- Washington State Teaching or Educational Staff Associate Certificate (Active or ability to obtain by contractual start date)
- Washington State Principal Certificate (Active or ability to obtain by contractual start date)
OUR PROMISE: Every student in Highline Public Schools is known by name, strength and need, and graduates prepared for the future they choose. The Highline Strategic Plan is centered on Our Promise. In 2023, the strategic plan was updated to prioritize our work through 2026, identifying four bold goals: - Culture of Belonging: A culture where all are welcome, valued, and safe.
- Innovative Learning: Academic experiences that engage, empower, and challenge every student.
- Bilingual & Biliterate: Multicultural skills that enable students to live, work, and communicate across cultures.
- Future Ready: Students explore possibilities and develop mindsets that prepare them for a changing future.
Current Openings:
| EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Student Learning (Posted 2/24) |
| Position Profile: | Highline Public Schools is seeking an Executive Director to join their Student Learning team beginning July 1. This leader will work alongside a team responsible for innovative instruction under our strategic plan. They will have experience leading in an elementary setting, and will coordinate and collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure refinement and implementation of elementary instructional guidance across programs and content areas. Through a clear lens on equity, they will oversee both our special education program and highly capable services, and contribute to our Highline’s ongoing commitment to inclusive education.
The ideal candidate is experienced in elementary curriculum and instruction and inclusive school models, bringing knowledge of research, design, and implementation of actions to support all learners in academic development. They support co-directors and a team supporting special education services and understand the importance of inclusive settings to prepare all students for their futures. As the district's Highly Capable program administrator they are able to collaborate with team members, schools and families to ensure coherent and inclusive service delivery for qualifying students. With a systems lens and strategic approach, they will lead the broader curricular and programmatic efforts related to early learning and elementary grades. As a member of the Student Learning senior leadership team they will work in service of coherent instructional programming across all grade bands that is intentional, culturally relevant and accessible to all students; advising the Deputy Superintendent in areas for which they are directly responsible. |
| Please note the following timeline: | This position will close, as a priority deadline, to applicants on Wednesday, March 5th at 11:59pm PST. HR minimum qualification screening and district centralized screenings will take place on a rolling basis through March 10th, followed by profile-based screening beginning on March 12th. Select candidates will be invited for interviews tentatively scheduled for March 20th. |
| SCHOOL LEADER CADRE COHORT INTERVIEWS - Various Sites (Posted 2/24) |
Position
Profile: | Highline Public Schools is seeking dynamic school leaders committed to antiracist school systems, meaningful school-family partnerships and a systems leadership lens. For the 2025-2026 academic year, Highline is looking to interview candidates for an early cadre contract. Select exceptional candidates will be extended a cadre contract, committing to Highline leadership and to being matched and assigned to serve in a specific school community later in the season. We anticipate that there will be site-specific vacancies identified for posting later in the season. Cadre contract: This contract would be school-level specific (Elementary, Middle School, High School, etc.) and position specific (Assistant Principal, Principal).
During leadership screening, candidates may ask questions about this process, and will indicate willingness to be considered for a cadre interview. Once interviewed, the hiring team will determine (a) whether any candidates are to be recommended for a cadre contract, and/or (b) which candidates are to be recommended for site-specific screening/interview processes. |
| Please note the following timeline: | This position will close to applicants on Wednesday, March 5th at 11:59pm PST. HR minimum qualification screening and district centralized screenings will take place on a rolling basis through March 10th, followed by cadre screening beginning on March 13th. Candidates recommended for cadre contract may be invited to a finalist interview the week of March 17th. Decisions on candidate recommendations will be communicated no later than April 1st. |
BENEFITS ELIGIBILITY: Eligible Highline Public School employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package. Check them out here!
Highline Public Schools, District #401, reserves the right to privilege current employees in the hiring process. Highline Public Schools, District #401, complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not discriminate in admission, access, treatment, or employment in education programs or hiring practices on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, marital status, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular activities. Highline Public Schools also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. See Board Policy 5010 for Highline’s commitment to nondiscrimination and affirmative action. Any person having inquiries related to the Age Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Act or Title IX should contact: the District Ombudsman, 206.631.3104, civilrightscoordinator@highlineschools.org; for Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, contact the 504 Coordinator, 206.631.3255, 504coordinator@highlineschools.org, Address: 15675 Ambaum Blvd. SW, Burien, WA 98166.