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;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:18.0pt">LOWMAN SPECIAL EDUCATION & </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:center;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:18.0pt">CAREER AND TRANSITION CENTER</span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:center;line-height:85%;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:14.0pt;line-height:85%">ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, SPECIAL EDUCATION</span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:center;line-height:85%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Los Angeles Unified School District is seeking an outstanding Assistant Principal to partner with the Principal to lead the students, staff, and community at Lowman Special Education and Career Transition Center to target the specific needs of students.</span></p> <p style="line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <p style="line-height:90%;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:90%;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Lowman Special Education and Career Transition Center (CTC) is located in North Hollywood and serves approximately 160 students with moderate to severe disabilities. The center includes student in grades 9-12 and young adults up to 22 years of age who attend the CTC program. 80% of the students are Hispanic and 70% are from a low-socioeconomic background.</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-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">will have experience working collaboratively with certificated staff, classified staff and parents to implement a school vision to meet the needs of students with disabilities. They will have knowledge and experience working with complex IEPs that include a variety of services provided by the District and other non-public agencies. They will have excellent communication skills, experience supporting parents of students with disabilities through the IEP process and experience developing and managing a school budget to accomplish schoolwide goals. They will have the ability to evaluate a modified curriculum instructional program, facilitate professional development and effectively supervise certificated and classified staff.</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="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><strong><span style="color:blue">37G - B Basis ($107,989 - $134,504) – 221 paid days</span></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><em><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:red"> </span></em></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;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Five years of successful full-time public school district certificated service</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A minimum of three years of experience as a teacher in a K-12 program</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A minimum of two years directly working in a special education school, special education class, or in a similar situation working directly with students with disabilities</span></li> </ul> <p style="text-align:justify;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;color:#1d1dff"> </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;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;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:11.0pt;color:#3333ff">for</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1d1dff"> one calendar year following the issuance of such a Notice</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>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:red">(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)</span></strong></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"> </p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">A valid California Administrative Services Credential • Multicultural coursework*</span></li> <li style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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;margin-top:0.0in;margin-right:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-left:0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif">*<strong>Candidates have one year to complete this requirement</strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:5.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:red"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:red"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:red"> </span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;color:red"> </span></strong></p> <p style="text-align:justify;margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;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></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="margin:0.0in;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">To be considered, you must submit the following:</span></p> <ol style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;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></li> </ol> <ul style="margin-top:0.0in;margin-bottom:0.0in"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.25in 0.0in 24.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Using data to develop and implement academic and behavioral interventions</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.25in 0.0in 24.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Implementing inclusive practices to promote access and equity</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.25in 0.0in 24.0px;text-align:justify;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Developing and maintaining school wide systems for addressing substantial compliance</span></li> </ul> <ol style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0in" start="2"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;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="margin:0.0in 0.0in 10.0pt 0.0px;line-height:normal;font-size:11.0pt;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:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black">Ernestina Gandera, Regional Director</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="mailto:[email protected]"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">[email protected]</span></a></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;text-align:center;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;color:black">Region North</span></strong></span></p> <h1 style="margin:13.3pt 0.25in 0.0in 17.95pt;line-height:23.2pt;text-align:center;font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Elephant, serif;font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">DEADLINE: JULY 29, 2026</span></h1> <p> </p> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, 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"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><a href="https://www.lausd.org/Page/15101">Non-Discrimination Policy</a></span></p></div></div></div>