Lafayette Park Primary Center - Principal, Elementary

Lafayette Park Primary Center - Principal, Elementary

INFORMATION ON SCHOOL SITE(S):

LAFAYETTE PARK PRIMARY CENTER

PRINCIPAL, ELEMENTARY

The Los Angeles Unified School District seeks an outstanding Principal, Elementary to lead the students, staff, and the community at Lafayette Park Primary Center towards academic excellence. Lafayette Park Primary Center is located in LAUSD’s Local District Central in the city of Los Angeles near Koreatown. The school provides an instructional program, starting from TK through Kindergarten and serves a total of 114 students on a traditional calendar. There is also a state preschool on the campus. Lafayette Park Primary Center has a diverse student population. The enrollment is as follows: 83% Latino; 2.9% Filipino; 5.7% African American; 4.3% Asian; 1.4% White; 58.6% English Learner; 13% Students with Disabilities; 98.6% Socioeconomically Disadvantaged. The school is located at 310 S. La Fayette Park Place, Los Angeles, CA 90057. Lafayette Park Primary Center is dedicated to providing a safe learning environment where students engage in rigorous, comprehensive, and culturally relevant curriculum with many enrichment and technology opportunities. Our goal is to cultivate strong, independent critical thinkers willing to be creative risk-takers, with the artistic and technological skills to be life-long learners and productive members in the 21st century digital society.

THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:

The Ideal Candidate will have respect for all learners through commitment and empathy; a passion for supporting students with diverse needs, experience with supervising and monitoring an instructional program with a proven record of academic success; have experience with providing professional development; strong leadership skills with experience fostering a culture of trust, respect and reflective learning; knowledge of district, state, and national student assessment; knowledge of budgets, including categorical programs and meeting the needs of students with disabilities, English Learners; and knowledge of and experience with parent, community, and global engagement; excellent oral and written communication skills; and strong advocacy for students.

SALARY:

SALARY: 40G - E Basis ($123,618 - $153,961) – 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 threeyears 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 View phone number on click.appcast.io) A valid California teaching credential requiring a Bachelor's degree and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching 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: Letter of Intent that describes successful experience in the following areas: Analyzing data to identify and develop strategies and address academic needs of the school Developing and leading professional development for instructional staff Collaborating with all stakeholders to promote positive school culture and impact student outcome Current resume (include employee number, if a District employee) 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:

Lisa Davis, Regional Director Region East View phone number on click.appcast.io

DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2026

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotions #J-18808-Ljbffr Los Angeles Unified School District