We are accepting applications for the 2026-27 school year for Aspire Central Valley Regional (Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto) Elementary and Secondary Schools.
About Aspire:
Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998—in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through—Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.
Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.
Job Summary
The Principal leads, manages, and oversees all functions of an individual school site. This includes the education program to ensure student academic performance, budget to ensure fiscal health of the site, school office operations, community relations, people management and facilities.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions
Provide instructional leadership for the school site:
Maintain school-wide focus on high standards of student achievement
Ensure coverage of CA standards o Model Aspire instructional guidelines
Manage process for analyzing data to increase student achievement
Support all teachers in their professional development
Support New Teachers through Induction
Manage all human resources at the school site:
Attract and select top performers
Provide professional development opportunities
Develop collaborative team culture
Manage performance o Adhere to company policy and state/federal employment laws
Consult with Human Resources as appropriate
Manage all resources at the school site:
Manage daily operations, facilities, safety, and administrative processes school
Address issues and problems that arise in a principle-centered, creative, thoughtful and constructive way
Follow-up with constituents as needed
Adhere to Aspire best practices, policies and procedures
Seek outside support as appropriate
Set and maintain a balanced budget Plan for future needs
Ensure compliance with restrictions and reporting requirements of categorical funds and restricted donations
Adhere to company policy and protocols for sound fiscal management
Develop an effective school community:
Work with parents to better serve students
Garner support from community groups and leaders
Develop positive relationships with sponsoring district and neighborhood schools
Strategy:
Manage process for determining priorities; set development timetables and support school team in achieving deliverables
Lead long term strategic planning and medium term process improvement as needed
Work in collaboration with other Principals and Home Office to achieve organizational goals
Additional:
Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, value statements including antiracism, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior
Perform other related duties as required and assigned.
Qualifications
1. Competencies:
Demonstrated commitment to students and learning
Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum development and program design
In-depth experience developing teachers
Strong experience in performance assessment
Excellent relationship-building and management skills
Strong problem-solving and consensus-building abilities
Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to write clearly and persuasively
Excellent organization, time management and follow-up skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple projects concurrently; ability to work as a team
Strong community-building skills
Entrepreneurial passion
Demonstrated P&L responsibility
2. Minimum educational level:
Bachelor’s Degree required;
Masters or Ph.D. in Education preferred
Administrative Credential preferred
NCLB Highly Qualified preferred
3. Experience required:
4. Physical requirements:
Stand, walk or bend over, kneel, crouch, reach overhead, grasp, push, and pull. Move, lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height
Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation, simple grasping, and power grasping)
Demonstrate normal depth perception
Sitting, walking or standing for extended periods of time
Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, operate standard office equipment, and use a telephone
See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids
Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides
5. Work authorization requirements:
Compensation:
Aspire Public Schools is dedicated to our teammate's well-being! In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools, we offer employees exceptional benefits, including paid time off, 100% core health benefits coverage on select plans, life insurance/long-term disability, participation in a CA state retirement plan, tuition reimbursement plan, and adoption assistance program. Our salary schedule based on years of experience for this position type is reflected here:
Aspire Public Schools Elementary Principal Salary Scale
Aspire Public Schools Secondary Principal Salary Scale
Aspire Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Aspire promotes affirmative action for minorities, women, disabled persons, and veterans.
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