2026-2027 Resident Principal

Job Description
 

POSITION: 2026-2027 Resident Principal 

REPORTS TO: Managing Director of Leadership Development

POSITION TYPE: 12-month

START DATE:  July 1, 2026 (residents expected to attend Induction in June 2026)

COMPENSATION: $100,000 per year

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:

• 21,000+ Students
• 2,400 Team Members
• 16 Secondary Campuses
• 11 Elementary Campuses
• 92% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% 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 dynamic Resident Principals 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, with the growth of our organization and our schools, we need high performing talent at the Principal level to ensure we increase the number of students from underserved communities who graduate from college prepared to lead. This role will prepare you to be a Principal at a YES Prep Elementary or Secondary campus. Since we launched the Principal Pathway in 2018, 19 campuses are now led by a Principal who completed this program and 2 have transitioned into Home Office Roles this past summer. To date, 100% of Resident Principals that have persisted in the program for 1-2 years have been promoted to the Principal role.

THE ROLE

The Principal Residency develops leaders through a cohort model that focuses on:

• Connecting data, relationships, ideas and people
• Managing and implementing a vision through a team
• Aligning decision making to vision, goals, values and focus areas
• Deeply studying literature on equity, leadership, and instruction throughout residency
• Learning by doing and experiencing school leadership firsthand
• Creating a portfolio of resources that can be used once promoted to the Principal role

The Principal Residency consists of three interdependent parts.

1.     Summer Induction is an opportunity to build strong relationships with your Resident cohort, while gaining knowledge and skills necessary to enter the 2026– 2027 school year as a Resident Principal. This portion of the development program focuses on providing information and a safe space to test methods and new skills.

2.     A campus assignment ensures Residents get daily 1:1 coaching and support from a high-perform