Assistant Principal

Job Details

Job Location:

Wallis Annenberg High School - Los Angeles, CA 90037

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: 4 Year Degree

Salary Range: $ - $ Salary/year

Certificated

High School Assistant Principal

At The Accelerated Schools, we believe in the boundless potential of every student and are committed to helping them thrive. Located just south of Downtown Los Angeles, we serve a vibrant community of over 1,700 TK–12 students and are dedicated to preparing them to excel in college, career, and life. Our approach blends innovation, equity, and compassion, creating an environment where students are empowered to take ownership of their learning and their future.

Our instructional approach incorporates research-based practices, including project-based learning, student choice & voice, self-direction, and mentoring. Our students set their own short-term and long-term academic and personal goals and our faculty members support students in monitoring their progress toward these goals every day.

We embrace Restorative Practices and Circles as a means of building community. This system relies on the belief that all people should have opportunities to develop positive habits and learn from their mistakes. We believe that the best way to accomplish this goal is for us to listen to students, seek to understand their perspectives, and support their journey toward empowerment.

The Accelerated Schools will graduate students who are prepared to succeed at the university and career of their choice who will enter the workplace as informed and productive employees. At The Accelerated Schools, educational equity is continuously creating and implementing practices that are culturally responsive, and honoring voices from all educational and community partners. Through curiosity, inquiry, self and system reflection, we disrupt inequitable systems so that students graduate in four years, college, career and or life ready.

Reporting to the Principal, the Assistant Principal will serve as a key instructional leader, focusing on coaching teachers in their daily practice to enhance classroom pedagogy and improve student outcomes. Under the leadership of the Principal, the Assistant Principal will play a critical role in staff evaluations, supervision and support, data-driven practices, as well as curriculum and instructional leadership. Furthermore, they will be instrumental in fostering a positive and inclusive culture for students, staff, and families, ensuring a supportive and collaborative environment throughout the school community.

• Guide teachers, instructional leaders, and department chairs in significantly increasing student achievement by implementing a rigorous data-informed instructional cycle, targeted professional learning based on identified needs, and consistent observation and feedback practices.
• Mentor, supervise, evaluate, and support teachers and staff through regular classroom observations and actionable feedback that highlights strengths, identifies opportunities for growth, and tracks measurable improvement.
• Establish and uphold ambitious expectations for student performance to ensure all students are progressing toward college and career readiness.
• Ensure that curriculum, assessments, differentiated learning approaches, and instructional practices across the school are aligned with California State Standards and support high levels of student achievement.
• Lead in collaboration with the Leadership Team, an organization’s leadership team, including curriculum, instruction, and assessment in all core subjects and other broad courses of study.
• Designs, implements, facilitates, and evaluates professional development for faculty and staff.
• Regularly collects, analyzes, and shares data to drive student achievement and inform school programs including master scheduling, cross-curricular articulation, student access to broad courses of study, socio-emotional counseling, etc.
• Collaborate with teachers to design and implement…