Vice Principal of Athletics - FTE - Cleveland HS

Position: Vice Principal of Athletics - 1.0 FTE - Cleveland HS
Posting Timeline

This job is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed as received. Portland Public Schools reserves the right to make a hiring decision at any point during the posting period.

Position Details

Portland Public Schools (PPS) is seeking talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to lead change and inspire PPS students. At PPS, every employee, despite having different roles, is an educator. We hope to attract talented educators who model the core PPS Educator Essentials . With the District's focus on eliminating systemic racism and its adverse impact on student learning, we seek to hire individuals who bring to our district a deep commitment to racial equity and social justice.

The District is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination in all its educational and employment activities. The District prohibits discrimination based on perceived or actual race; national or ethnic origin; color; sex; religion; age; sexual orientation; gender expression or identity; pregnancy; marital status; veteran's status; familial status; economic status or source of income; mental or physical disability or perceived disability; or military service.

504 Coordinator:
Katie Loewen, ,  x63337
ADA Coordinator:
Jey Buno, ,
Director of Civil Rights:
Dr. Bobby Cruz, ,

Accessibility Statement

ABOUT THE SCHOOL

Cleveland High School, an urban high school in inner southeast Portland, serves a diverse student body of approximately 1440 students, grades 9-12. The demographics for the 2025-26 school year was 70.2% white, 6.7% Asian, 3.2% Black, 8.1% LatinX, 11.4% Multiracial, 0.2% Native American and 0.2% Pacific Islander. Cleveland High School offers opportunities that students find relevant, accessible, and challenging. We promote active, responsible citizens and provide a community where everyone is included.

All students find learning that inspires their passion.

Cleveland High offers a wide variety of programs to engage students both in the classroom and in extracurricular activities. These include 5 Career Technical Education (CTE) strands, robust visual and performing arts programs, Mandarin Immersion Program, and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Program. As an IB World School, we offer courses that not only qualify students for potential college credit but also the opportunity to earn a full IB Diploma.

Approximately 25% of our seniors are IB Diploma candidates. Additionally, students have access to Special Education Services, English Language Development support and Talented and Gifted programming. Cleveland competes in the 6A division of OSAA sports and nearly 40% of students participate in at least one sport.

BASIC FUNCTION

The Vice Principal of Athletics is directly responsible for the supervision of an entire school's athletic program including all coaches; site athletic facilities; all student fees and clearance; all equipment inventory, ordering and management; fiscal management for all teams, including fundraising, and district fees/gate receipts; and after school/evenings for all home contests (Fall, Winter, Spring). Acts as liaison with Portland Interscholastic League (PIL) administration and ensures PIL and Oregon School Activities Association (OSAA) compliance.

Follow Portland Public School policies, rules, regulations and performance standards set by the District as well as performance goals established for the individual teacher. This position reports directly to the District Athletics Department.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

The classification specification does not describe all duties performed by all incumbents within the class. This summary provides examples of typical tasks performed in this classification.

• Participate in the development and implementation of department budgets; manage and/or oversee assigned School Athletic budget allocations to ensure appropriate use of resources.
• Ensure timely submission of athletic expense requests for payment of officials and other workers to the district office
• Oversee equipment inventories.
• Develop and maintain a master sports calendar that includes conference and non-conference games/events for each sport.
• Direct gym, building and athletic field use with the district office and maintain the district building use calendar.
• Direct gym use for practices and games and give final clearance for the use of either the gym or the athletic field.
• Work with coaching staff and transportation supervisor to schedule all athletic departure times and provide bus supervision with trip sheets; redirect and reschedule if issues arise.
• Facilitate travel arrangements and overnight accommodations for players or athletic teams and coaches competing in postseason competition.
• Identify, recommend, and schedule appropriate competition for all non-conference events/games.
• Ensure officials' are scheduled and in attendance at all non-conference contests.
• Following district procurement processes, establish and manage contracts and assign schedules for all game workers for athletic…