Acting Assistant Principal - Eastlake Middle School at Sweetwater Union High School District
About the Employer
Imagine a school district that wins the San Diego County Academic Decathlon eight years in a row, that guarantees a college education to entire grade levels of children and where students excel in the arts as well as the classroom. At the Sweetwater Union High School District, our students and staff members have accomplished those feats and many more. Founded in 1920, the Sweetwater District has grown to approximately 34,000 students in grades 7 through 12 and more than 10,000 adult learners. The district’s 32 campuses are located in the cities of Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, National City and San Diego, including the communities of Bonita, Eastlake, Otay Mesa, San Ysidro and South San Diego. California’s richness in cultural, linguistic and economic diversity is reflected in Sweetwater’s student population, which includes Hispanic, Filipino, African-American, Asian and other ethnicities. Approximately half of Sweetwater’s students speak a language other than English at home.
Requirements / Qualifications
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY. Location: Eastlake Middle School Required Certificates: California Teaching Credential/Counseling Credential California Administrative Services Credential or Certification of Eligibility for an Administrative Credential Education/Experience: A valid California Clear Administrative Credential. Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in education. Five years of successful experience in an educational setting. The assistant principal shall have the experience and skills to work effectively with the staff, district leadership team, students, parents, and community. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: EACH bulleted group below MUST be submitted before your application is considered. - California Driver's License - Administrative Services Credential or Certificate of Eligibility -Transcripts verifying Master's degree with major course work in education -Supplemental Questions Response -Letter of Intent/Introduction -Resume -Three Letters of Recommendation (dated after JANUARY 1, 2021)
Please respond to the following two (2) supplemental questions and submit with your application: 1. Change is an essential ingredient in school improvement. Identify a significant change initiative that has occurred in the school district of your current job and explain how you, as a new assistant principal to a school, will help others to overcome their natural resistance to this change? How would you identify success in your approach? 2. As you review your school’s reading test scores, you realize they are significantly lower than the district average. Your teachers, however, explain to you they are working extremely hard to meet the literacy needs of their students. When you visit their classrooms you see teachers working very hard. However, you do not see evidence of effective teaching strategies that will better serve the students’ needs. You also do not see the spirit of the district’s literacy initiative being implemented in your teachers’ classrooms. As the new assistant principal, how will you address this situation?
Requirements / Qualifications
INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY. Location: Eastlake Middle School Required Certificates: California Teaching Credential/Counseling Credential California Administrative Services Credential or Certification of Eligibility for an Administrative Credential Education/Experience: A valid California Clear Administrative Credential. Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in education. Five years of successful experience in an educational setting. The assistant principal shall have the experience and skills to work effectively with the staff, district leadership team, students, parents, and community. REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: EACH bulleted group below MUST be submitted before your application is considered. - California Driver's License - Administrative Services Credential or Certificate of Eligibility -Transcripts verifying Master's degree with major course work in education -Supplemental Questions Response -Letter of Intent/Introduction -Resume -Three Letters of Recommendation (dated after JANUARY 1, 2021)
Please respond to the following two (2) supplemental questions and submit with your application: 1. Change is an essential ingredient in school improvement. Identify a significant change initiative that has occurred in the school district of your current job and explain how you, as a new assistant principal to a school, will help others to overcome their natural resistance to this change? How would you identify success in your approach? 2. As you review your school’s reading test scores, you realize they are significantly lower than the district average. Your teachers, however, explain to you they are working extremely hard to meet the literacy needs of their students. When you visit their classrooms you see teachers working very hard. However, you do not see evidence of effective teaching strategies that will better serve the students’ needs. You also do not see the spirit of the district’s literacy initiative being implemented in your teachers’ classrooms. As the new assistant principal, how will you address this situation?
Comments and Other Information
~Vaccination Requirement For Candidates Seeking Employment~
The Sweetwater Union High School District has adopted a vaccination mandate that requires all candidates for District employment to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including variants, prior to being employed by SUHSD, subject to limited exceptions.
Comments and Other Information
~Vaccination Requirement For Candidates Seeking Employment~
The Sweetwater Union High School District has adopted a vaccination mandate that requires all candidates for District employment to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19, including variants, prior to being employed by SUHSD, subject to limited exceptions.
Application Deadline
1/11/2023 11:59 PM Pacific
Date Posted
12/16/2022
Contact
Blanca Hernandez
(619) 585-6010
(619) 585-6010
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Add'l Salary Info
$120,862. to $139,652. (Plus an additional Comprehensive Health/Welfare Package up to $15,130.)
Length of Work Year
205 Workdays
Employment Type
Full Time