School Site Principal Job Bakersfield area,California USA,Education / Teaching

Position: School Site Principal 2026-2027 School Year

The Board of Trustees of the Panama-Buena Vista Union School District invites qualified administrator candidates to apply for the position of School Site Principal. The Principal will plan, direct, and coordinate the activities and operations in an elementary, junior high, or TK-8 setting, providing leadership to teachers, administrators, and other credentialed professionals, overseeing budget administration, and managing educational programs. The Principal will ensure maintenance and upkeep of the school site to promote a safe learning environment.

Distinguishing

Career Features

The School Site Principal is an administrator management position with full operational responsibility for school site operations. The role requires competency in academic and financial planning, implementing, and evaluating instructional programs and school activities that meet current and future education and District goals. Principals will demonstrate the ability to apply creativity and judgment when interpreting education code, district, and academic policies that impact student achievement, teacher success, and budget allocations aligned to district and site goals.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Plans, organizes, and implements curriculum to meet academic standards and enhance student performance. Provides professional learning to support curriculum alignment. Analyses academic and social-emotional data and multi-tiered system of support data to assess student achievement.

Ensures quality school and community relationships. Maintains proactive contacts with the community, responds to parent concerns, and establishes communications through forums, parent and community meetings, and school newsletters.

Establishes, implements, and promotes programs and awareness that ensures a safe learning environment and the general safety of students and staff.

Develops an aligned budget to district and site goals, including cost analysis and cost-effective school site management, equipment, expansion, and site modernization.

Communicates and implements student conduct standards based on District guidelines. Orients students and parents to positive and negative behaviors and consequences.

Supervises and evaluates performance of teaching, specialist, and support staff. Develops and communicates standards of ethics, professionalism, and service delivery upon which performance is rated and supports school goals and objectives.

Provides direction to teachers, staff, and student programs and services. Conducts informal and formal classroom visitations and observations, providing constructive recommendations and suggestions.

Prepares, coordinates, and participates in the development of the master schedule of classes, room assignments, school events, and department schedules to optimize utilization of staff and facilities.

Supervises and provides day-to-day management of facilities and personnel.

Plans and directs programs and ensures compliance with District, State and Federal regulations.

Coordinates educational program activities with district-wide departments, outside agencies, and provides parent outreach.

Attends all required District meetings and actively participates in learning with colleagues and support staff in planning, budget reviews, and problem solving.

Serves as a point of coordination for school-wide activities and events.

Performs other duties as assigned to support the overall objective of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

Valid California Teaching Credential.

Valid Administrative Services Credential.

Master's Degree from an accredited university with major coursework in Education or related field.

At least five years of successful classroom teaching and/or coaching experience. Administrative experience desired.

Salary and Terms of Service

Annual Salary Range: $134,007 - $162,455 across nine steps. Working days: 204 per year, eight hours per day. Placement on the schedule is determined by years of administrator experience. Additional stipends: $2,500 per year for a Doctorate Degree; longevity payments of $1,500 after 15 years of qualified District service and $3,500 after 20 years. Benefits include up to $19,793 per year contributed to family dental, medical, and vision insurance plans and a life insurance plan for employee only.

Additional days, evenings or weekends may be required as needed.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

Panama-Buena Vista Union School District prohibits discrimination, harassment (including sexual), intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these characteristics.

P-BVUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when they witness an act of discrimination,…