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Assistant Principal (Instruction)

South Gate, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 16 Apr 2026

About the role

Seeking an Elementary Assistant Principal of School Instruction for SY26/27 in South Gate ABOUT ASPIREAspire 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 SUMMARYAssist the Site Principal in managing all the functions of an individual school site for academic and extended school year, including education program, school culture, office operations, budget, community relations, personnel and facilities in accordance with Aspire standards. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSReasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions Provide Instructional Leadership for the school site, including

Maintain school-wide focus on high standards of student achievement
Maintain curriculum standards and liaise with content leads to design and implement curriculum
Model Aspire instructional guidelines
Manage process for analyzing data to increase student achievement, including students with special needs and related compliance and collaboration with SPED and Student Services colleagues
Design and lead high quality professional development to increase instructional capacity of staff
Support and coaching of new and veteran teachers toward growth including supporting new Teachers through Induction

Assist in managing human resources, including

Attract and select top performers
Coach, evaluate and provide professional development opportunities
Develop collaborative team culture
Adhere to company policy and state/federal employment laws
Consult with Human Resources as appropriate including for all performance management related concerns

Assist in managing all resources at school site and/or manage specified grant or categorical funds, including

Set and maintain a balanced budget
Adhere to restrictions and reporting requirements of funds
Plan for future needs
Adhere to company policy and protocols for sound fiscal management

Represent the school site in building an effective school community, including

Design and lead high quality professional development that develops and supports healthy school culture including SEL learning
Communicate with parents to better serve students
Garner support from community groups and leaders
Develop positive relationships with sponsoring district and neighborhood schools
Lead and collaborate with Behavior Response and Wellness teams from a trauma-informed and Restorative Justice lens in alignment with compliance protocol and in partnership with Student Services including: 504 plan compliance; Student Support, Discipline, Deescalation, supervision of students as needed, and management of any outside partnerships as applicable

Assist in managing daily operations, facilities, safety, and administrative processes

Address issues and problems that arise in a principle-centered, creative, thoughtful and constructive way
Serve as administrative lead when Principal attends off-site meetings providing supervi