School Principal Jobs

About The Position

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

Benefits

• 234 paid days