About this role
<div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><u><b>DESCIPTION:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'arial black', sans-serif;font-size:18.0pt"><strong>WHITNEY YOUNG</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:'arial black', sans-serif;font-size:18.0pt"><strong>CONTINUATION HIGH SCHOOL</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong>Principal, Continuation</strong></span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><u><b>INFORMATION ON SCHOOL SITE(S):</b></u></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Whitney Young Continuation High School provides students in the Crenshaw community with an alternative pathway toward earning a high school diploma in a supportive, student-centered environment.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Whitney Young Continuation High School serves approximately 45-60 students annually in a small school setting focused on academic achievement, credit recovery, social-emotional support, and character development. The student population is approximately 40% Latino and 60% Black/African American. The school is designated as a Title I school, with approximately 97% economically disadvantaged students, 8% English Learners, and 8% Students with Disabilities.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The staff at Whitney Young High School works collaboratively to ensure students are supported academically, socially, and emotionally while preparing them for graduation and postsecondary success. The school emphasizes individualized instruction, relationship-centered practices, and intervention systems designed to meet the unique needs of continuation high school students.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Whitney Young Continuation High School is located at 3051 W. 52nd St., Los Angeles, CA 90043.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><u><b>THE IDEAL CANDIDATE:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Will demonstrate knowledge and experience in alternative education settings and personalized pathways to graduation, with the ability to design and operationalize systems of support, intervention, and student engagement that promote student success and continuous improvement. The candidate will have experience using disaggregated data to improve academic achievement, attendance, graduation outcomes, and postsecondary readiness for all students. The ideal candidate will utilize the Teaching and Learning Framework to provide actionable feedback that strengthens standards-based instruction, teacher effectiveness, and student outcomes. The candidate will possess knowledge of State, Federal, Title I, and LAUSD policies, procedures, and regulations, including those related to continuation education and student support systems. Additionally, the ideal candidate will have experience implementing restorative practices, the District’s Discipline Foundation Policy, and School-Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) to improve school culture, climate, safety, and belonging. Experience planning and facilitating professional development, building collaborative partnerships with families and community organizations, and supporting diverse student populations, including English Learners, students with disabilities, foster youth, and housing-insecure youth, is highly desirable. Bilingual abilities are preferred.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><u><b>SALARY:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="line-height:90%;color:blue">MST 40G - E Basis ($123,618 - $153,961) – 234 paid days</span></strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:90%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:red">For employees who change basis during the school year, this basis change may prevent them from earning a full year of service credit. </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:90%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:red">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).</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:90%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:red">Selected individual may be subject to displacement due to norm allocation and seniority based RIF provisions or due to budget limitations.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><u><b>REQUIRED EXPERIENCE (PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTING):</b></u></H2> </div><div><ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:95%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Five years of successful full-time public school certificated service</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:95%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Three years of experience as a teacher in a K-12 public school program</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:95%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Two years of experience at a middle or senior high school grades 7 through 12</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:95%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:95%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="line-height:95%">Desirable Qualification:</span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:95%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <ul> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:95%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:95%">Prior administrative experience</span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:95%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">One year in a non-classroom leadership position (i.e., Temporary Adviser, Categorical Adviser (0704), Out of Classroom Assignment (0706), or Instructional Coach).</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:95%;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:95%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Teaching and/or counseling experience in a continuation, alternative, or opportunity school.</span></li> </ul> <p style="line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#1d1dff">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 </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#3333ff">for</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:#1d1dff"> one calendar year following the issuance of such a Notice.</span></strong></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><u><b>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:justify;line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:8.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:red">(<span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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 contact (213) 241-6886.) </span></span></strong></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:90%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">A valid California teaching credential requiring a Bachelor's degree and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:90%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A valid California Administrative Services Credential • Multicultural coursework*</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;line-height:90%;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Master’s degree from a regionally-accredited college or university • District Master Plan requirements*</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">*<strong>Candidates have one year to complete this requirement</strong></span></p> <p style="line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:90%"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;line-height:90%;color:red">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.</span></strong></span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><u><b>APPLICATION PROCEDURE:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">To be considered, you must submit the following:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Letter of Intent that describes successful experience in the following areas:</span> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Monitoring instruction and providing actionable feedback</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Planning and providing professional development to increase instructional outcomes</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Using data to drive change in teaching and learning </span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience with development of the Master Schedule and Special Education programs </span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Current resume (include employee number, if a District employee)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">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.</span></li> </ol></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><u><b>FOR INFORMATION ONLY, PLEASE CONTACT:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:black">Cynthia Headrick, Regional Director</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif">[email protected]</p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:black">Region VAEOS/South</span></strong></p> <h4 style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-weight:bold" align="center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Elephant, serif"> </span></h4> <h4 style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:14.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;font-weight:bold" align="center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:'arial black', sans-serif">EXTENDED DEADLINE: JULY 10, 2026</span></h4> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotions</span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><a href="https://www.lausd.org/Page/15101"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Calibri, sans-serif">Non-Discrimination Policy</span></a></p></div></div></div>