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>INFORMATION ON SCHOOL SITE(S):</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:18.0pt"><strong>LAFAYETTE PARK PRIMARY CENTER</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt"><strong>PRINCIPAL, ELEMENTARY</strong></span></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">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.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">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.</span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">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. </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 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">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.</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="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>SALARY: </strong><strong>40G - E Basis ($123,618 - $153,961) – 234 paid days</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><em> </em></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">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="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">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="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">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> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Eight years of successful full-time public school district certificated service</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A minimum of three years of experience as a teacher in a K-12 program</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A minimum of two years of experience in an elementary school</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Two years of service in a position that required and utilized an administrative credential, such as assistant principal or equivalent position</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>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 </strong><strong>for</strong><strong> one calendar year following the issuance of such a Notice</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>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>(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 (213) 241-6886)</strong></span></p> <ul style="text-align:justify"> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A valid California teaching credential requiring a Bachelor's degree and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">A valid California Administrative Services Credential • Multicultural coursework*</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university • District Master Plan requirements*</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify"> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">*<strong>Candidates have one year to complete this requirement</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>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.</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 style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">To be considered, you must submit the following:</span></p> <ol> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Letter of Intent that describes successful experience in the following areas:</span> <ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Analyzing data to identify and develop strategies and address academic needs of the school</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Developing and leading professional development for instructional staff</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Collaborating with all stakeholders to promote positive school culture and impact student outcome</span></li> </ul> </li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Current resume (include employee number, if a District employee)</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">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="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">Lisa Davis, Regional Director</span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><strong>Region East</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">213-760-5208</span></p> <p style="text-align:center"> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><strong><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">DEADLINE: JUNE 30, 2026</span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:center"> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt">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"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt"><a href="https://www.lausd.org/Page/15101">Non-Discrimination Policy</a></span></p></div></div></div>