Principal Secondary - Media High School SY; NBOE

Principal Secondary - New Media High School SY2026-27 (NBOE)

Position Type:

Instructional-Principal/Principal Secondary

Date Posted:

12/15/2025

Location:

New Media High School - 044

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NEWARK BOARD OF EDUCATION

HUMAN RESOURCE SERVICES

765 BROAD STREET, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07102

ROGER LEÓN, DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT

PRINCIPAL SECONDARY

(Pending availability of funds and Superintendent's approval)

The Superintendent invites qualified and interested persons to apply for the position of Principal at the New Media High school.

SCHOOL OVERVIEW

New Media High School envisions a learning environment that cultivates the next generation of visionary storytellers, innovators, and industry leaders-empowering students to reshape the future of entertainment and push the boundaries of creative expression. Through immersive, hands-on learning experiences, students collaborate on real-world projects while developing technical and creative expertise in filmmaking, animation, and emerging media.

As Principal, you will lead and inspire a vibrant community of creative thinkers, fostering a culture rooted in innovation, collaboration, and artistic excellence. You will set and advance the school's vision, build strategic partnerships with industry leaders, and ensure students are prepared to thrive in an ever-evolving media landscape. In this role, you will be a driving force in empowering the next generation of storytellers and entrepreneurs to make a meaningful and lasting impact.

POSITION OVERVIEW

Newark Board of Education Principals create, lead and take responsibility for student-centered schools that prepare Newark students to be the innovators of the future, collaborate and solve problems across cultural and geographic borders, and live meaningful, productive and self-sufficient lives. Principals are responsible for all aspects of school programs. They are responsible for and maximize the school's impact on students' academic success and social and emotional development, support and hold all students and staff accountable for meeting high expectations, and are accountable for instruction, personnel management, and operations.

Principals ensure schools provide equity of educational opportunity, and utilize culturally responsive practices to promote each student's academic success and well-being. This role is aligned to the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS

* Master's degree from an accredited college or university.

* New Jersey Principal Standard Certificate or a Certificate of Eligibility for Principal.

* Demonstrated successful building level administrative or supervisory experiences.

* Demonstrated success in increasing student achievement and effective staff development at the building level, utilizing a variety of approaches that emphasize inclusion and acceptance.

* Leader candidates with a background or experience in visual arts or fashion are preferred.

KEY CHARACTERISTICS,

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Effective Newark Board of Education Principals:

* Believe all students can achieve at high levels and know how to lead a team that provides differentiated support so students can meet these high expectations.

* Grow diverse, inclusive teams that respect student and staff cultures and backgrounds.

* Create and execute strategic plans to meet big goals.

* Are reflective and actively seek opportunities to develop themselves and their team, and cultivate this same mindset amongst students and staff.

* Effectively communicate with and support students, staff, families and community members from diverse backgrounds, leveraging strong social-emotional skills.

* Are highly-skilled educators with a record of improving student achievement.

* Are expert at coaching teachers to improve their practice and student outcomes, and effectively develop other administrators to do the same.

* Create school environments where students and staff feel safe, respected and empowered

ROLE OF THE PRINCIPAL:

Instructional Leader

* Provides actionable feedback to teachers and administrators and implements the Board's evaluation system with fidelity. In addition to directly coaching teachers, develops administrators to evaluate and provide effective feedback to teachers that results in improved practice, based on the Framework for Effective Teaching, as well as improved student achievement.

* Create and implement a Professional Development Plan for the school that strategically responds to collective and individual teacher and other staff needs and provide differentiated opportunities for learning and growth.

* Strategically manages staff resources, assigning and scheduling teachers to roles and responsibilities that maximize their impact on students' academic success and well-being.

* Develops and ensures the implementation of intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instructions and assessment, aligned to state standards. Reviews and leverages valid assessment and other student data to create and…