Citizens of the World Los Angeles · 1 day ago
Principal
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$125K/yr - $168K/yr
3+ years expCitizens of the World Los Angeles is seeking a visionary instructional Principal to create an engaging and academically rigorous learning environment. The Principal will guide instructional staff, build a transformative school culture, and maintain strong relationships within the community to ensure student achievement and support diverse learners.
Education Management
Hiring Manager
Marie B.
Responsibilities
Guides instructional staff to improve teaching and learning by providing teacher support and designing professional development centered on social and emotional skill development and constructivist and project-based learning. Ensures that all students are learning and that there are no gaps in student achievement among subgroups
Provides instructional leadership, coaching, and support to teachers who are working with a diverse student body
Ensures the use of a wide array of assessments that, together, reflect the educational mission of CWC LA that its schools prepare students to excel on multiple measures, including standardized measures
Uses multiple sources of data to develop a plan for the ongoing improvement of student achievement
Defines and builds a transformative school culture consistent with CWC LA’s core values, operating norms, and principles. Ensures that the school’s culture of achievement rests on a foundation of social emotional learning, collaboration, and leadership development for students and adults
Recruits, hires, manages, and develops the school’s leadership and instructional teams, as well as operational and support staff
Builds a culture of self-reflection, relentless self-improvement and adaptive leadership for all school staff
Recruits and hires mission-aligned, qualified instructional and operational staff
Manages the staff performance review and compensation review processes
Maintains a focus on mission-aligned, student-focused decision making
Ensures ongoing design and implementation of staff professional development
Establishes and maintains strong relationships with teachers, students, parents, and community members
Ensures that all members of the school community are engaged and valued
Communicates the school’s vision and goals in a way that ensures understanding and commitment from a racially, culturally, and socioeconomically diverse community of parents, students, faculty, staff, and board members
Oversees the development and implementation of varied forms of communication with families
Maintains positive relationships with Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) and other charter organizations, serving as an active leader in the Los Angeles charter community by learning from others and sharing CWC LA’s best practices
Ensures compliant, effective, and efficient school-based operations that support an academically high-performing school environment
Manages and supports school operations staff
Supports and facilitates the development of smooth running operational systems and procedures within the school building
Manages and supports all efforts that contribute to a healthy and safe facility and campus for both adults and students
Reports on activities, organizational development progress, compliance requirements, and student achievement to the CWC LA board, LAUSD, and other applicable state and federal reporting agencies
Works with the Executive Director to draft and monitor the school’s budget and ensure daily financial and business activities are compliant with the school’s fiscal policies
Ensures school alignment with organizational goals for diversity
The Principal shall formally report to the Head of Schools and work closely with other stakeholders, including CWC LA’s governing board, LAUSD, the CWC LA Regional Support Office (RSO), and our other Principals in the CWC LA network
Qualification
Required
Clear record of elevating student achievement in an academically high-achieving classroom for at least three (3) years, with a strong understanding of CWC-aligned pedagogy that drives results or of exceptional leadership working with young people in urban communities
Bachelor's degree (Master's degree or PhD in education preferred but not required)
California teaching credential (or pathway to secure one prior to start date)
Experience with and knowledge about Common Core State Standards, project-based learning, workshop-based instruction and social emotional curriculum strongly desired
Entrepreneurial spirit and be capable of managing many complex tasks with competing priorities
Strong leadership, team management and community building skills
Organized and self-managed, and be able to handle many responsibilities simultaneously
Strong interpersonal and communication skills
Exceptional problem-solving skills
Committed to building a community of collaboration with a diverse group of stakeholders
Self-aware leader who knows how to treat all members of the school's community with respect, accurately appraise his or her strengths and weaknesses, and is perceptive about how he or she is regarded
Dependable and have excellent follow-through
Align with the philosophy and mission of the school and organization
Maintain strong personal commitment to ongoing learning and growth
Preferred
Administrative credential (or commensurate experience) preferred but not required
Experience working in a mixed socio-economic school (SES) preferred
Fluency in Spanish, Korean, or other languages desired but not required
Company
Citizens of the World Los Angeles
The mission of Citizens of the World Los Angeles (CWC LA) is to provide a socio-economically, culturally, and racially diverse community of students in Los Angeles with an intellectually challenging, experiential learning environment that develops each student's confidence, potential, and individual responsibility as citizens of the world.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Hye-Won Gehring
Chief Schools Officer
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