Dahlia Heights Elementary - Principal

Los Angeles Unified School District•Los Angeles, CA

42d•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
Multicultural coursework
Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
District Master Plan requirements (Candidates have one year to complete this requirement)
Must be in the appropriate LAUSD eligible pool for the position or currently serving in the class for which they are applying.
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
Ability to supervise and evaluate the instructional program
Ability to facilitate professional development of all levels of personnel
Multi-tasker
Strong instructional focus
Excellent communication skills
Embrace a very active parent population
Ability to create and maintain ties to community organizations
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