JOB TITLE:     Principal, Pawling Elementary School

START DATE:     July 1, 2026

BASIS OF EMPLOYMENT:     Probationary, Tenure Track Position

RATE OF PAY:     As per the PAA Collective Bargaining Agreement

QUALIFICATIONS:     Extensive, highly successful elementary teaching experience; district or building leadership, at any level, as principal or assistant principal; possession of or eligible for New York State Licensure (SDL, SBA, SBL, SDA)

                DESIRED QUALITIES:

• A calm and focused instructional leader with high expectations for staff, students, and self
• An educator committed to child-centered principles of leadership, bolstered by personal integrity
• A team player who will develop and nurture systems for seeking and providing feedback
• A hands-on team member who is highly visible within the school community
• A model learner who promotes professional learning for self and others

ESSENTIAL KNOWLEDGE AREAS:

• Asset-based whole-child development and social-emotional learning
• Student-centered literacy instruction using the Science of Reading model, including instruction and meaningful practice across six components of literacy
• Innovative mathematics and integration across STEAM
• Response to Intervention, including creative problem-solving to provide social-emotional, behavioral, and academic growth using multi-tiered support systems
• Parent and family engagement with and for all of the school’s communities
• Effective elementary scheduling

Diverse and bilingual candidates are encouraged to apply