About the Employer

Our Organization - Serving East San Jose through Education The Foundation for Hispanic Education (TFHE) was established in 1981 as a product of the late Dr. B. Roberto Cruz’s vision of providing quality education and support for all underserved learners, with a focus on Latino students. With 106 committed staff members, TFHE now serves over 1,050 students from the community neighborhoods of Mayfair, Mt. Pleasant, Sylvandale, Santee, and Alum Rock in East San Jose. TFHE operates three charter high schools.

Job Summary

Job Summary

Job description The award-winning Foundation for Hispanic Education (TFHE) seeks a progressive and strong educational leader committed to eliminating the achievement gap for underserved learners. TFHE serves students, largely from east San Jose, at three comprehensive high schools. It was founded in 1981 and continues its mission to identify, understand, and address the Latino education achievement gap through innovation and collaboration. HIGH SCHOOL PRINCIPAL AT ROBERTO CRUZ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY POSITION PURPOSE TFHE is seeking an experienced, student-centered educational leader for the position of High School Principal at Roberto Cruz Leadership Academy (RCLA). RCLA enjoys serving about 300-400 students, who are primarily English language learners. RCLA is committed to providing a rigorous academic curriculum that instills a lifelong passion for learning and equips students with the skills for social and academic success at four-year colleges, universities, and local community colleges. In fact, nearly 80% of our first graduating classes are accepted to 4-year universities, and nearly 100% of received high school diplomas. Through leadership, excellence, responsibility, and resilience, we have no doubt that our graduates will make a positive impact on the East San Jose community and beyond. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE: The primary responsibilities of this position are as follows: Instructional Leader Supervise the school’s educational program Supervise and evaluate all certificated, classified, and administrative staff Promote and align the school mission, within the school and greater community Promote a college and career going culture Oversee, implement, and manage a process for analyzing data to increase student achievement and data-driven classroom instruction Develop orientation, in-service, collaboration, and professional training for school staff Align school budgets to student achievement All other duties as assigned