2026-2027 Elementary Principal

Job Description

POSITION: 2026-2027 Elementary Principal

REPORTS TO: Head of Schools

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE: July 1, 2026

COMPENSATION: Starting at $100,000

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of a high-performing, team-oriented culture. 

Some quick stats about us:

• 21,650 Students
• 2,600 Team Members
• 16 Secondary Campuses
• 12 Elementary Campuses
• 91% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 99% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 85% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options  within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population. We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.

THE OPPORTUNITY

YES Prep needs a dynamic Elementary Principal with a robust set of experiences, to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, and build transformative relationships.

To put it simply, you will be the strategic visionary and instructional leader who builds a school community where every student achieves college readiness, every teacher grows into excellence, and every stakeholder—from parents to staff—feels genuinely invested in a shared mission of educational equity and student success.

THE ROLE

When you join the YES Prep team as a principal, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:

Strategy, Planning, and Leadership

• Managing effective school leadership team members and other team leaders on campus, utilizing individual management plans to track growth in performance;
• Developing Campus Strategic Goals that address most pressing growth areas for the school and manage staff buy-in and periodic check-in on goal progress;
• Implementing school leadership team structure and master calendar to most effectively reach Campus Strategic Goals and academic outcomes;
• Utilizing effective communication structures for teams and school community (staff, students, and parents);
• Developing leadership “bench” to ensure solid succession plan for central school leadership;
• Understanding and overseeing immediate and long-term strategy with respect to relationships and sustainability (i.e. community development, parent engagement, and budget management).
• Conducting expulsion hearings in the role of an expulsion hearing officer at YES Prep campuses district-wide.

Student Achievement

• Managing progress towards increased student achievement by analyzing grades and common assessment results to facilitate timely academic interventions;
• Driving intervention systems to meet system expectations for growth and objective achievement on STAAR and MAP tests;
• Managing progress on RTI and academic student interventions;
• Managing a high performing leadership team that leads to your campus meeting its student achievement goals of producing college-ready stude