Elementary School Principal - Anticipated 2026-2027 Vacancy

BOARD OF EDUCATION
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
18 SOUTH PERRY STREET
POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 1260

RECRUITMENT BULLETIN #: 25-26-185                                                                                                                                                                                                                  ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL
           APRIL  2026                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ANTICIPATED 2026-2027 VACANCY  
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRIC

NOTICE OF POSITION

POSITION:
The Superintendent of Schools, Mr. Gregory Mott, is interested in receiving applications from qualified candidates for the position of:

                                                                                                                                                                           ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL (ANTICPATED)
                                                                                                                                                                                 POUGHKEEPSIE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Candidates must possess a Master's degree, and a New York State School District Administrator (SDA) or School Building Leader (SBL) certificate by the time of appointment.
• Candidates must have a minimum of six (6) years of experience in K-12 education (3 years at the supervisory/administrative level at the elementary level).

• Candidates with prior administrative experience in an urban school district with a large racially and economically diverse population are preferred and encouraged to apply.

  Poughkeepsie City School District (PCSD) principals have the primary responsibility for establishing elementary schools as active learning centers with a focus on student engagement, professional support for teachers, instructional practices that lead to dramatic academic progress, and measurable results. Candidates should have:

• A passionate belief in the capacity of all children to learn and succeed and a sense of urgency about making that real for PCSD students;
• Demonstrated instructional leadership that are yielded success in raising student outcomes;
• Change management experience;
• Experience working effectively with urban schools, students and families, and outside partners to support, social, emotional and wellness success;
• Deep understanding of the teaching and learning process, and how to create high-performance learning environments;
• Personal sense of accountability around student academic progress, carried out through effective instructional leadership and staff support;
• Ability to understand and use data to drive decision making;

• Consensus building, strategic and collaborative management skills.
   

  DUTIES:
  The Poughkeepsie City School District is committed to providing students and parents with pathways to opportunity that will lead to achievement and success. Through student-centered effective and transformational leadership, school and community engagement, and an unrelenting pursuit to achieve greater school outcomes for children, the Poughkeepsie City Schools is focused on developing and growing greater access, equity, opportunity, and quality across PCSD.
  PCSD is actively searching for experienced school leaders who are passionately committed to improving educational options for urban students, and who are prepared to take on the challenging work of systemic school change. The ideal candidates will have had successful experience as an elementary building administrator and one who has created strong school cultures and academic programs clearly focused on improving teaching practice and measurable student achievement gains.

  Under the leadership of the Assistant Superintendent of Schools, the duties of the PCSD principals include, but are not exclusively limited to the following:
  
  Student Performance and Supports

• Create Building-Based goals and objectives aligned with the District's vision and goals;
• Set and enforce rigorous standards for