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>DESCRIPTION:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif">Educational Transformation Officer </span></strong></span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="color:black"><strong><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif"><br></span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif">$275,400<br> Excellent Comprehensive Benefits</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>ABOUT THE POSITION:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is seeking an accomplished and visionary educational leader to oversee the district-wide instructional practices and operational support systems. This position will ensure Priority Schools serving designated historically underserved students receive targeted instructional programming and support needed to drive sustained, multi-year gains in student achievement. </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>KEY AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY:</b></u></H2> </div><div><ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:windowtext">Oversees the design, strategic management, and operational rollout of high level instructional programming, rigorous academic interventions, and equitable student support through the Black Student Achievement Program (BSAP) and Humanizing Education for Equitable Transformation (HEET)</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:windowtext">Oversees instructional program design and implementation, analyzes curriculum and performance data, and drives continuous improvement strategies in alignment the schools and regions teams</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:windowtext">Administers, implements, develops and evaluates equity-focused instructional programs and systems</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:windowtext">Oversees designated schools, regional offices, and community stakeholders to align high-level instructional programming with site-specific needs across designated Priority Schools</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:windowtext">Leads districtwide school transformation initiatives and professional learning</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:windowtext">Oversees program budgets and resources to provide support for Priority Schools and students from birth through adulthood</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:windowtext">Drives development of support systems that foster academic excellence, student well-being, and joy in learning</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>DESIRED EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP QUALITIES:</b></u></H2> </div><div><ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to provide administrative leadership at the executive level in decision-making, problem-solving, and delegation of authority</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Leadership experience directing large-scale projects and initiatives </span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Expertise in high-level instructional design, standards-aligned curriculum, and pedagogical best practices tailored for historically underserved students</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Knowledge of current research, trends, measurement methodologies, and best evaluation strategies</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Knowledge of federal and state mandates, local legislation, and District Board Rules, strategic plan, goals and objectives, and collective bargaining agreements</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>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:</b></u></H2> </div><div><ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ten years of successful, full-time public school certificated experience</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Five years of successful, full-time public school experience as a principal</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Valid California Administrative Services Credential</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Earned master’s degree conferred by a regionally-accredited college or university</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Multicultural Education coursework (Candidates have one year to complete this requirement.)</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>INTERESTED APPLICANTS:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Please submit:</span></p> <p style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">1. Letter of intent that describes successful experience in the following areas: </span></p> <ul style="margin-bottom:0.0in;margin-top:0.0px"> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Leading system-wide initiatives that resulted in measurable, sustained improvements in student achievement</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Designing and evaluating competency-based professional development for certificated staff to enhance educator effectiveness</span></li> <li style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Implementing a significant organizational change. </span></li> </ul> <p style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">2. Résumé</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.0in 0.0in 0.0px;font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">3. List of three professional references with contact information that includes the most recent supervisors</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Address letter of intent to: </span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Francisco J. Serrato, Ed.D. </span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Chief Human Resources Officer</span></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"> </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 DEADLINE:</b></u></H2> </div><div><p style="text-indent:0.5in;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black;text-align:center"><strong><em><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#002060"> APPLY BY WEDNESDAY, AUGUTST 5, 2026</span></em></strong></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><strong><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#334d66"> </span></em></strong></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"><strong><em><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif;color:#334d66"> </span></em></strong><strong><em><span style="font-size:8.0pt;font-family:Tahoma, sans-serif">The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.</span></em></strong></p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"> </p> <p style="text-align:center;margin:0.0in;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:'Times New Roman', serif;color:black"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.9pt 0.0in 0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotion.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.9pt 1.0E-4pt 0.0in;text-indent:0.0in;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif;font-style:italic"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0in 0.9pt 0.0in 0.0in;text-align:center;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:'Arial Narrow', sans-serif"><a href="https://www.lausd.org/Page/15101"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:windowtext">Non-Discrimination Policy</span></a></p></div></div></div>