RESPONSIBILITIES: The Assistant Principal for Secondary Counseling Services will have these essential duties: - Plan and provide leadership for the counseling and guidance program of the school; plan and organize allocated personnel services time to provide for individual and group counseling of students in the areas of educational, personal, and career needs; may supervise attendance accounting and reporting. - Assess instructional needs of the school; suggest curriculum changes, implement culmination requirements, and share responsibility for providing instructional leadership in curriculum development and implementation. - Collaborate with District and community service providers to develop resources within the school to meet the needs of individual students; assist in making referrals and contacts. - Coordinate the identification, placement, and reporting of students eligible for Special Education, Gifted and Talented Education, and Master Plan Program for English Learners as assigned. - Evaluate the performance of subordinate personnel as assigned or delegated by the principal. In addition, all Assistant Principals will be responsible for assisting the principal in the following key areas of the LAUSD School Leadership Framework: 1. Leadership and Professional Growth a. Models learning-centered leadership behaviors 2. Change Management a. Leads and manages change b. Develops a shared vision around high expectations for student learning c. Creates a culture of continuous improvement 3. Instruction a. Provides support for teachers to improve instruction and build leadership capacity b. Promotes quality teaching and learning c. Assesses the performance of all staff 4. Culture of Learning and Positive Behavior a. Creates and maintains a culture conducive to educator growth b. Creates and maintains a culture conducive to student growth 5. Family and Community Engagement a. Engages families and community members as partners b. Communicates with families and community members 6. Systems and Operations a. Manages people, time and resources b. Creates and maintains a productive school environment c. Demonstrates legal and policy compliance QUALIFICATIONS: The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following qualities and qualifications: - Demonstrated personal commitment to dramatically increasing academic and social-emotional outcomes for all students; an unwavering belief that all students can reach high levels of achievement with support from adults inside and outside the school - Extensive knowledge of counseling services, master scheduling, and the role of the counseling office in a high school - Knowledge of effective classroom instruction, pedagogy, and instructional best practices; strong understanding of the appropriate standards and assessments - Evidence of experience leading students and adults to increasingly high levels of student academic achievement and growth - Experience with mentoring, coaching and/or professional development for adults - Well-developed understanding of the Teaching & Learning Framework as the common language for teacher development; certified as an observer with LAUSD (or comparable) preferred - Ability to evaluate, monitor and support classroom instruction; Ability to provide objective, thoughtful and effective feedback to teachers through observation cycles - Experience leading opportunities for family and community engagement that empower parents as partners in their child’s academic achievement - Trustworthy leader who builds strong working relationships with students, teachers, classified staff, parents and other community members - Ability to model an open and honest dialogue with all stakeholders; someone who is able to have difficult conversations in order to create the best working environment for students and other adults - Capacity to work independently while meeting commitments and providing detailed updates on progress; demonstrates strong planning and organizational skills - Reflective, self-aware, and open to new ideas and opinions - Ability to interpret data to inform decisions and plans - Spanish fluency a plus Required Experience must be in a public school setting: - Five years of successful full-time public school certificated service - A minimum of three years of experience as a teacher in a K-12 program - No fewer than two years of successful experience in a middle/senior high school counseling office. - Verification of COVID-19 Vaccination 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 LAUSD HR Administrative Selection Unit. For more information about submitting documentation, please email aida.rodriguez@lausd.net. - A valid California K-12 Teaching Credential requiring a Bachelor’s degree and a program of professional preparation including student teaching - A valid California Administrative Services Credential - A valid California Pupil Personnel Services Credential - Master’s degree from an accredited college or university - Multicultural coursework (candidates have one year to complete) - District Master Plan requirements (candidates have one year to complete) For all school based administrative positions, it is preferred that candidates be in the appropriate LAUSD eligible pool for the position or that they are 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. COMPENSATION: 40G – B Basis ($94,983 – $118,297) – 221 paid days The Partnership may provide a one-time recruitment incentive for a selected candidate with a proven track record in an administrative role. - 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 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. For more information or technical assistance, contact Manasa Prabhakar-DiLapo at manasa.prabhakardilapo@partnershipla.org.