Sun Valley Magnet School- Principal, Secondary
Published Date: Jun 2, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
INFORMATION ON SCHOOL SITE(S):
SUN VALLEY MAGNET SCHOOL
PRINCIPAL, SECONDARY
Sun Valley Magnet is an ACS WASC Accredited span school located in Sun Valley in the middle of the San Fernando Valley. The school site opened in 1950 as a middle school and transitioned to a Span School serving grades 6-12.
Sun Valley Magnet is a full school magnet with three separate middle school magnet centers. The overarching focus for the three academies is STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics). Students get extra courses in science and math as a foundation to their eventual learning in more specialized classes.
Sun Valley Magnet also serves a small 9-12 grade high school as part of its Biomedical Sciences, Engineering and Leadership Academy. The key to its high school success is personalization, mentoring, strong academics, and extensive support systems to ensure that all students graduate on time and are accepted into the college or trade school of their choice. Students in this magnet select a career pathway in engineering or biomedical science and take four years of classes in their specialization.
Sun Valley Magnet serves approximately 1280 students. The demographics are as follows: 90.9% Latino, 1.2% African American, 1.3% Asian/Pacific Islander, 5.7% White/Other. In addition, 94.1% of our families qualify as socioeconomically disadvantaged, 17.5% of students are classified as Emergent Bilingual Learners and 14.1% of students qualify for special education services. (School Accountability Report Card).
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:
The Ideal Candidate will have knowledge of Common Core State Standards, standards based curriculum and instruction as well as Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Instruction; will have experience in planning, designing and implementing differentiated professional development; the ability to make formal, public presentations to various stakeholders; experience supervising instructional staff and paraprofessionals; the ability to work effectively with all racial, ethnic, socioeconomic, linguistic, and disability groups; experience with My Data, MySiS, Welligent, Schoology, Whole Child platform and other district reporting systems and dashboards; knowledge of Master Schedule building and organization, knowledge of the instructional needs of Students with Disabilities, knowledge of the IEP process and monitoring of Special Education compliance; Knowledge of Trauma informed best practices; knowledge of Master Plan to support English learners and Standard English Learners and low income students; Knowledge to support GATE students; Knowledge of Federal, State, and District policies and Budgets; Knowledge and experience supervising high school athletics; knowledge and experience running the operations of a middle school; the ability to be collaborate and unite stakeholders to build consensus and have effective oral and written communication skills; have strong organizational skills and problem solving abilities; have successful experience with school operations, Safety Plan, student discipline, and budget preparation and planning; have a desire to build strong parent and community partnerships. Bilingual in Spanish would be a great asset.
SALARY:
MST 45G - E Basis ($141,159 - $176,037) – 234 paid days
- For an annualized employee who is changing basis during the year, this change may result in an annualized “settlement” (i.e., the process by which the District resolves an under or overpayment).
- Selected individual may be subject to displacement due to budget limitations.
- For employees who change basis during the school year, this basis change may prevent them from earning a full year of service credit.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE (PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING):
- Eight years of successful full-time public school certificated service
- Three years of experience as a teacher in a K-12 public school program
- Two years of experience at a middle or senior high school
- Two years of service in an administrative or supervisory position utilizing an administrative credential, such as assistant principal or equivalent position
Employees who have been issued a below standard Performance Evaluation, or Notice of Unsatisfactory Act(s) and/or Suspension shall be ineligible for application to any promotion process for one calendar year following the issuance of such a Notice.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:
(All minimum requirements must be met on or before the filing deadline. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that documentation of minimum requirements is on file with the Human Resources Administrative Selection Unit. For information on submitting your documentation, please call (213) 241-6886.
- A valid California teaching credential requiring a Bachelor's degree and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching.
- A valid California Administrative Services Credential • Multicultural coursework*
- Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university • District Master Plan requirements*
*Candidates have one year to complete this requirement
For all school based administrative positions, candidates must be in the appropriate LAUSD eligible pool for the position or currently serving in the class for which they are applying. In order to be placed in the eligible pool, candidates must successfully complete the appropriate LAUSD Aspiring Administrator Program. Qualified applicants not in an eligible pool from within or outside LAUSD may be considered if fewer than five applicants from the eligible pool apply for the position.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
To be considered, you must submit the following:
- Cover letter that describes your successful experience in the following areas:
- Creating and implementing positive schoolwide supports for student behavior
- Leading teacher teams in successfully implementing instructional initiative
- Developing and implementing community supports for instructional programs and or Magnet themes
- Current resume (include employee number, if a District employee)
- Upload as a separate attachment a list of three (3) references with their contact information, including the current supervisor, teacher, and parent/community member
FOR INFORMATION ONLY, PLEASE CONTACT:
Elizabeth Beltran, Regional Director
Region North
(818) 751-0732
DEADLINE DATE: JUNE 17, 2025
The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotions