Dahlia Heights Elementary - Principal

Los Angeles Unified School District

45d • $123,618 - $153,961 • Onsite

About The Position

The Los Angeles Unified School District seeks an outstanding Elementary Principal to lead the students, staff, and community at Dahlia Heights Elementary School towards academic success. Dahlia Heights Elementary is a California Distinguished School, as well as a School for Advanced Studies with a large GATE population. Dahlia Heights is a traditional calendar school with an enrollment of approximately 416 TK-6 students. Our current student demographics are 26% Latino, 40% White, 5% Asian, 5% Filipino, 1% African-American and 1% American Indian/Alaska; 1% ELs, 23% GATE, and 11% Students with Disabilities, and 22% Economically Disadvantaged. Our current API is 849 with a Statewide Rank of 7 and a Similar Schools Rank of 2. The school is located at 5063 Floristan Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90041.

Requirements

• Eight years of successful full-time public school district certificated service
• A minimum of three years of experience as a teacher in a K-12 program
• A minimum of two years of experience in an elementary school
• Two years of service in a position that required and utilized an administrative credential, such as assistant principal or equivalent position
• A valid California teaching credential requiring a Bachelor's degree and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching
• A valid California Administrative Services Credential
• Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• Multicultural coursework
• District Master Plan requirements
• Candidates must be in the appropriate LAUSD eligible pool for the position or currently serving in the class for which they are applying.
• Candidates must successfully complete the appropriate LAUSD Aspiring Administrator Program to be placed in the eligible pool.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of elementary programs TK-6
• Knowledge of the guidelines and expectations of the Common Core State Standards
• Knowledge of LAUSD Leadership Framework
• Knowledge of LAUSD Teaching and Learning Framework
• Knowledge of English Learner Master Plan
• Knowledge of Special Education
• Knowledge of District Instructional goals
• Multi-tasker
• Strong instructional focus
• Excellent communication skills
• Embrace a very active parent population
• Be able to create and maintain ties to community organizations
• Be a consensus builder
• Value the arts and inquiry-based learning
• Experience working with School for Advanced Studies with a large GATE population

Responsibilities

• Supervise and evaluate the instructional program
• Facilitate professional development of all levels of personnel
• Create and maintain ties to community organizations
• Foster STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) integrated curricula
• Analyze data to identify and develop strategies and address academic needs of the school
• Develop and lead professional development of instructional staff
• Collaborate with all stakeholders to promote positive school culture and impact student outcome

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal