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JOB ANNOUNCEMENT – ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, SECONDARY COUNSELING SERVICES
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL

2530 East 4th St, Los Angeles, CA 90033

Launched in 2007, the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools’ mission is to transform schools to revolutionize school systems, empowering all students with a high-quality education. The Partnership is a non-profit, in-district partner to LA Unified, not a charter network. As an independent nonprofit organization, the Partnership serves 12,200 students across 20 LA Unified schools in Boyle Heights, South Los Angeles, and Watts. The Partnership works within the District context, which includes honoring all collective bargaining agreements for its teachers and school staff. To learn more about the Partnership, our mission, and how we approach our goals, please visit our website.

ABOUT ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL

Roosevelt High School, the Home of the Mighty Rough Riders, is located in Boyle Heights. Roosevelt is proud of its tradition of excellence since 1923. Roosevelt is committed to student success in academics, athletics, and extracurricular activities. As a community school, it supports the whole student and family through independent learning, critical thinking, and project-based education, preparing students for college, careers, and community impact. To learn more, visit https://roosevelths.lausd.org/.

ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL FOR SECONDARY COUNSELING SERVICES POSITION:

Roosevelt High School is seeking a highly effective, transformational Assistant Principal for Secondary Counseling Services to drive change and dramatically improve academic culture and student achievement. This individual will provide leadership in the counseling and guidance program, as well as support development of the school’s master schedule. The selected candidate will have a proven track record of increasing and accelerating student achievement, and will be prepared to lead the students, staff, and community in continuing academic improvement and success in college and career.

Reporting to the school principal, Dr. Jose Morales, the successful candidate will be a committed and entrepreneurial school leader who is committed to making a real difference in the lives and future college and career choices of Emerging Bilingual and African-American students. They will have previously worked in similar schools and will be prepared to accept the complexities and challenges of working with all stakeholders to understand, nurture, and educate students in our community.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Assistant Principal for Secondary Counseling Services will have these essential duties:

• Plan and provide leadership for the counseling and guidance program of the school; plan and organize allocated personnel services time to provide for individual and group counseling of students in the areas of educational, personal, and career needs; may supervise attendance accounting and reporting.
• Assess instructional needs of the school; suggest curriculum changes, implement culmination requirements, and share responsibility for providing instructional leadership in curriculum development and implementation.
• Collaborate with District and community service providers to develop resources within the school to meet the needs of individual students; assist in making referrals and contacts.
• Coordinate the identification, placement, and reporting of students eligible for Special Education, Gifted and Talented Education, and Master Plan Program for English Learners as assigned.
• Evaluate the performance of subordinate personnel as assigned or delegated by the principal.

CONTINUE - RESPONSIBILITIES:

In addition, all Assistant Principals will be responsible for assisting the principal in the following key areas of the LAUSD School Leadership Framework:

1. Leadership and Professional Growth
   1. Models learning-centered leadership behaviors
      
      
2. Change Management
   1. Leads and manages change
   2. Develops a shared vision around high expectations for student learning
   3. Creates a culture of continuous improvement

1. Instruction
   1. Provides support for teachers to improve instruction and build leadership capacity
   2. Promotes quality teaching and learning
   3. Assesses the performance of all staff

CONTINUE - RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Culture of Learning and Positive Behavior
   1. Creates and maintains a culture conducive to educator growth
   2. Creates and maintains a culture conducive to student growth

1. Family and Community Engagement
   1. Engages families and community members as partners
   2. Communicates with families and community members

1. Systems and Operations
   1. Manages people, time and resources

QUALIFICATIONS:

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the following qualities and qualifications:

• Demonstrated personal commitment to dramatically increasing academic and social-emotional outcomes for all students; an unwavering belief that all students can reach high levels of achievement with support from adults inside and outside the school
• Extensive knowledge of counseling services, master scheduling, and the role of the counseling office in a high school
• Knowledge of effective classroom instruction, pedagogy, and instructional best practices; strong understanding of the appropriate standards and assessments
• Evidence of experience leading students and adults to increasingly high levels of student academic achievement and growth
• Experience with mentoring, coaching and/or professional development for adults
• Well-developed understanding of the Teaching & Learning Framework as the common language for teacher development; certified as an observer with LAUSD (or comparable) preferred
• Ability to evaluate, monitor and support classroom instruction; Ability to provide objective, thoughtful and effective feedback to teachers through observation cycles
• Experience leading opportunities for family and community engagement that empower parents as partners in their child’s academic achievement

CONTINUE - QUALIFICATIONS:

• Trustworthy leader who builds strong working relationships with students, teachers, classified staff, parents and other community members
• Ability to model an open and honest dialogue with all stakeholders; someone who is able to have difficult conversations in order to create the best working environment for students and other adults
• Capacity to work independently while meeting commitments and providing detailed updates on progress; demonstrates strong planning and organizational skills
• Reflective, self-aware, and open to new ideas and opinions
• Ability to interpret data to inform decisions and plans
• Spanish fluency desired

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE MUST BE IN PUBLIC SCHOOL SETTINGS:

• Five years of successful full-time public school certificated service
• A minimum of three years of experience as a teacher in a K-12 program
• No fewer than two years of successful experience in a middle/senior high school counseling office
• One year of experience in an out of classroom position is preferred

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 213-241-6886.

• A valid California teaching credential requiring a Bachelor's degree and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching
• A valid California Administrative Services Credential; applicants who do not possess a valid California Administrative Services Credential may be eligible to participate in the LAUSD Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Intern Program designed specifically for the APSCS position
• A valid Pupil Personnel Services Credential
• A Master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university      
• District Master Plan requirements*                   Multicultural coursework

*Candidates have one year to complete this requirement

For all school based administrative positions, it is preferred that candidates be in the appropriate LAUSD eligible pool for the position or that they are 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.

COMPENSATION:

41G – B Basis ($119,477 - 149,036) – 221 paid days

• 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 budget limitations
• For employees who change basis during the school year, this basis change may prevent them from earning a full year of service credit

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.

TO APPLY:

Since Partnership school staff are all employees of LAUSD, selected candidates must pass all LAUSD administrator hiring procedures. The selected candidate will sign their contract with LAUSD.

Candidates must submit the following with their application:

1. Letter of Intent tailored for this position
2. Current resume (include employee number, if a District employee)
3. Upload a separate attachment list of four (4) references with valid contact information including your current supervisor and 3 of the following: a direct report such as an assistant principal or out-of-classroom teacher, a classroom teacher, a parent/community member, a classified staff member.

For questions, please contact Manasa Prabhakar-DiLapo, Sr. Director of School Talent with the Partnership for LA Schools:  [email protected]

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Friday, August 7, 2026.

The Los Angeles Unified School District intends that all qualified persons shall have equal opportunities for employment and promotions

Non-Discrimination Policy