Principal (228-Days): Assignment at Henry High School

San Diego Unified School District•San Diego, CA

19h•Onsite

About The Position

San Diego Unified School District, the second largest district in California and one of the top largest urban school districts in the United States, is looking for leaders who care deeply for students, inspire passion in their coworkers through collaborative leadership, and are committed to the communities in which they serve. The District seeks leaders who are committed to educational equity and work to create access and opportunity for our students furthest from education justice. Successful candidates must demonstrate their skill as an instructional leader, a firm understanding of school operations, as well as the capacity to build strong relationships with all partners within a school community. The Principal will serve under the Governing Board and the Superintendent as the executive officer of the school with total responsibility to serve as the site instructional leader and to manage all affairs of the school consistent with District policy and procedures, including general control and supervision of certificated and classified employees assigned to serve in the school. San Diego Unified employee commitments include being respectful of differences and diverse perspectives, and being accountable for one’s actions and the resulting impact.

Requirements

Experience as a vice-principal or comparable administrative experience and a demonstrated record of effective administrative and related instructional leadership experience as evidenced by most recent job performance evaluation.
Valid California Administrative Services Credential.
Online employment application
A completed online employment application must be submitted/received electronically by the closing date.
This application MUST include all required attachments, current and previous employment history and education to evaluate your qualifications, and all other requirements identified in the recruitment and application questions.
Answer all application questions.
The application questions should be answered thoroughly, clearly, and concisely as the responses provided (along with the entire application package) will be carefully reviewed to determine which candidates will move forward in the recruitment process.
Contact information for all previous places of employment where you served in a certificated position must be listed under the 'Employment History' section of the application (Assembly Bill 2534).
Contact information for three references must be listed in the 'Employment History' section of the application.
Resume must reflect current and past work and accomplishments.
A resume is to be attached, but does NOT substitute for completing work history, education sections, or the supplemental questions of the employment application.
A copy of your valid California Administrative Services Credential, or equivalent out-of-state administrative credential, MUST be attached to your submitted online application.
Preliminary and clear Administrative Services Credentials submitted with an expired date may not be considered.
Verify the copy you upload to your online application is current.
Certificates of Eligibility for Administrative Services Credentials typically do not have an expiration date.
To be considered for this position, you must answer every position-specific question.
Failure to answer each position-specific question will result in your application being considered incomplete and disqualify you from further consideration for this recruitment.

Nice To Haves

Cover Letter / Letter of Recommendation
Letters of Recommendation

Responsibilities

Serve as the instructional leader on one or more school campuses.
Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure the integrity of the instructional program.
Build relationships in order to support the skill development of certificated and classified staff.
Develop school plans and organizational procedures to protect the health and safety of students and staff on campus.