INFORMATION ON SCHOOL SITE(S):

WESTWOOD CHARTER ELEMENTARY

PRINCIPAL, ELEMENTARY

The Los Angeles Unified School District seeks an outstanding Principal to support the students, staff, and community at Westwood Charter Elementary towards improved academic success.

Westwood Charter Elementary is a high-performing affiliated charter school. It is home to 640 students served by dedicated classroom teachers, coordinators, resource specialist teachers, and a robust enrichment staff that includes Physical Education, Music, Art, Drama, Dance and Gardening teachers.  The instructional focus is interdisciplinary and collaborative using a project-based learning curriculum with a foundation in social studies standards that focus on critical thinking and experiential learning.  Westwood Charter has recently celebrated its Centennial honoring its long-standing traditions, student achievement, engaged parents and active alumni. The school is located at 2050 Selby Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90025.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

will be visionary, resourceful, and innovative and will use the school's charter to guide decision-making; be committed to working collaboratively with all educational partners and building strong parent and community partnership; display strong planning, organizational, management skills and creative problem-solving abilities; possess the ability to motivate and supervise teachers and staff; effectively communicate with strong speaking, writing, listening and interpersonal skills; have experience with project-based learning, early literacy development, service learning, and inclusive practices; and have the ability to manage the budget resourcefully while fostering community and fundraising partnerships. 

SALARY:

43G - E Basis ($133,626 - $166,705) – 234 paid days

• For employees who change basis during the school year, this basis change may prevent them from earning a full year of service credit.  
• 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 norm allocation and seniority based RIF provisions or due to budget limitations.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE (PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING):

• Eight years of successful full-time public school district certificated service
• A minimum of three years of experience as a teacher in a K-12 program
• A minimum of two years of experience in an elementary school
• Two years of service in a position that required and utilized 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:

1. Letter of Intent that describes successful experience in the following areas:
   • Developing, delivering, and ensuring implementation of professional development 
   • Building the capacity of instructional staff to collaborate within and across grade level teams to implement instructional initiatives
   • Analyzing data with instructional staff to support student achievement
2. Current resume (include employee number, if a District employee)
3. Upload as a separate attachment list of four (4) references with valid contact information including your current supervisor, classified staff member, parent/community member, and teacher.

FOR INFORMATION ONLY, PLEASE CONTACT:

Christina Wantz, Regional Director

cmw0447@lausd.net

Region West

(310) 914-2100

DEADLINE: JULY 24, 2025