Principal - Secondary Schools

Position Type:
Principal and Asst. Principal / Principal

Date Posted: 1/6/2026

Location:

To be determined

Date Available:

07/01/2026

Closing Date:
Until Filled

Days of the Week:
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Days per Year: 260.00

The primary purpose of this position is to lead with an equity-based lens that will transform outcomes for all students by focusing on personalized learning, family partnerships and high leverage teaching and learning practices. The principal will provide instructional leadership by removing barriers and developing a collective efficacy of anti‑racist strategies for marginalized and underrepresented students. The principal will foster an environment characterized by high expectations, data‑driven decision‑making, continuous improvement, capacity building and cultural competence.

The principal is responsible for leading and supporting building staff in the daily operation of the school.

• Creates and promotes a culture of belonging and inclusivity where all students, families and staff feel valued and cared for.
• Provides wraparound services and positive academic and/or behavioral supports as needed.
• Promotes an environment that fosters high expectations for students, staff and self.
• Facilitates collaborative processes that lead toward continuous improvement.
• Leads inclusive programming for students qualified for special education services and those learning English as a second language or other exceptionality.
• Creates a vision of powerful teaching and learning with urgency to provide a strong foundation for all students to thrive academically and socially.
• Recognizes the importance of setting high expectations for self, staff and students in the implementation and delivery of standards‑based curricula.
• Assists staff in implementing and aligning curricula to state and district standards.
• Creates and monitors systems that ensure teachers utilize formative assessments to adjust instruction for improved student learning.
• Designs and implements horizontally and vertically integrated academic systems and structures with an equity and inclusion lens to accelerate student growth.
• Develops and monitors a School Improvement Plan that drives continuous improvement and is based on an analysis of achievement results and other data aligned with the District Improvement Plan.
• Leads and participates in data‑driven conversations with teachers to review student level data, discuss instructional implications, and build capacity for teachers to lead and improve.
• Locates, analyzes, and interprets multiple data sources to inform continuous school level improvement efforts.
• Assists staff in identifying and implementing proven instructional practices aligned with state and District learning goals.
• Ensures that data for diverse student populations is available to all teachers; disaggregated; and with next steps that are clearly defined.
• Provides evidence of student growth aligned with the school improvement planning process.
• Implements a school safety plan based upon open communication systems and responsive to school needs and changing circumstances.
• Takes responsibility for creating culturally responsive practices that maximize the social, emotional, and intellectual safety of all students; supports the development, implementation, and monitoring of plans, systems, curricula, and programs that support the whole child.
• Supervises student discipline and welfare and maintains records of individual disciplinary actions.
• Coordinates matters of student discipline and welfare with parent/guardian, teacher, and support personnel.
• Supervises attendance and truancy matters.
• Coordinates student activities with the instructional goals of the school.
• Assists counselors and teachers in promoting and maintaining appropriate classroom management.
• Manages both staff and fiscal resources to support student learning.
• Analyzes instructional employees’ knowledge, skills, and abilities and provides or directs staff to appropriate professional development opportunities.
• Utilizes staffing and scheduling practices to maximize instructional time.
• Ensures a safe and positive…