Lower Elementary Principal

Position Summary

Ferndale Lower is ready for a principal who can build on real momentum and help lead the school into its next chapter with vision, confidence, and care.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced elementary leader who knows how to honor what is working, strengthen what students still need, and bring people together around a shared commitment to growth. Lower needs a principal who can walk into a school with heart, promise, and progress already in motion and help take that work even further.

The next principal of Lower should be the kind of leader who can inspire confidence, build trust quickly, and create the conditions where students, staff, and families feel supported, challenged, and proud to be part of the school community.

The kind of leader Lower needs

• An experienced elementary principal
  Lower needs a leader who already understands the complexity and beauty of elementary leadership.
• Instructionally strong and student-centered
  The next principal must believe deeply in high-quality teaching and learning and know how to lead it well.
• Grounded in equity and aligned to the Dynamic Plan
  Lower needs a principal who understands that great schools are built through high expectations, strong support, and a deep commitment to every child.
• Strong with student support, behavior, and special education partnership
  Lower needs a principal who sees student support as central to school success, not separate from it.
• Able to build trust and lead adults well
  Lower needs a principal who is visible, warm, steady, and clear.
• A systems-builder with optimism and focus
  Lower needs a leader who can turn momentum into sustainability.
• Ready to lead in partnership
  The next principal will not be doing this work alone. 

What success would look like

In year one, the right principal would:

• build strong relationships with students, staff, and families
• protect and extend the academic momentum already underway
• strengthen consistency in systems, communication, and support
• keep instruction and student well-being at the center
• help Lower feel energized, steady, and well-supported
• lead in a way that makes the next chapter of Lower feel exciting and strong

Bottom line

Ferndale Lower needs a principal who is experienced, inspiring, instructionally strong, equity-minded, and deeply committed to students. This is an opportunity for a leader who can honor progress, build on it, and help shape an even stronger future for Lower.

This should feel like a role for someone exceptional — because it is.