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Job Description: Principal, MLK Jr Campus, 2024-2025
Last Edit: 12/19/23
Job Title: Principal
FLSA Status: Professional Exempt
Reports to: Chief Academic Officer
Yu Ming Charter School seeks a dynamic, innovative, and experienced leader to join our team, committed to uplifting and supporting educators who in turn nurture lifelong learners who are bilingual, bicultural and able to create change in their own lives and in our community. We seek leaders that are excited by the possibility of transforming the traditional model of education to be learner-centered through personalized and project based learning that cultivates both the cognitive and social emotional skills our students need to thrive in school and beyond. Yu Ming leaders thrive on exploration, collaboration, and seek to continuously learn and grow as individuals and team members.
ABOUT YU MING CHARTER SCHOOL
Yu Ming Charter School is a non-profit, tuition-free network of public schools located in Oakland and San Leandro and open to all residents of California. As a leader in Mandarin Immersion education, our mission is to nurture our inclusive and diverse community to become empowered, engaged, and outstanding global citizens. We currently serve 864 students across three campuses, and continue to grow our enrollment each year. Our intentionally diverse student body comes from many racial, ethnic, and socio-economic backgrounds representing 70 zip codes across the Bay Area and 29 home languages. Founded in 2011, Yu Ming is the first Mandarin immersion public charter school in the state.
We believe every child, regardless of their background or zip code, deserves a free, high-quality education that prepares them today to succeed tomorrow. Ranked the #7 Elementary School and the #2 Elementary Charter School in California by U.S. News, Yu Ming is a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence and a 2020 and 2023 California Distinguished School. Yu Ming’s future-forward model prepares young people to succeed and thrive in an interconnected and multicultural world through personalized and rigorous learning experiences, active student agency, whole child and community focus, and multilingual education. As a result, our students far outperform their peers in the district, county, and state, regardless of socio-economic status, race, language background, and learning differences. We are closing the opportunity gap for our historically underserved students every day. To learn more about our innovative school visit our website www.yumingschool.org.
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Principal of Yu Ming Charter School (YMCS) at MLK Jr Campus collaborates with Yu Ming’s Principal team, Director of Academics and Chief Academic Officer in the development, coordination, articulation, and evaluation of curriculum, instruction, professional development, and assessment. The Principal will oversee the day-to-day instruction for its G4-8 school; lead the implementation of Yu Ming’s dual-immersion instructional program; find, retain and develop high-quality faculty and staff; and support all members of this diverse community with cultural competence and an emphasis on respect and inclusion. This person will report to the Chief Academic Officer and will supervise teachers and other staff. This person will work in close collaboration with a team of equity-minded and learner-centered teachers committed to ensuring every child can achieve college and career readiness and become bilingual and biliterate changemakers in their own lives and communities.
CORE COMPETENCIES
CORE RESPONSIBILITIES
Leadership Responsibilities, duties may include:
Principal Responsibilities, duties may include:
Yu Ming Professional Culture Responsibilities, duties may include:
QUALIFICATIONS
EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
Terms of Employment: 12 Months
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children. The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally climb ladders. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus. The noise level in the work environment is moderate to high.
COMPENSATION
Yu Ming offers a generous salary and benefits package which includes:
counseling and legal aid
TO APPLY
Interested candidates should submit the following at https://yumingcharterschool.bamboohr.com/jobs/
Application submission screening and initial phone interviews will be completed on a rolling basis.
Yu Ming Charter School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity at all levels.
Full Time
Elementary & Secondary Education
$116k-150k (estimate)
12/21/2023
04/20/2024
yumingschool.org
OAKLAND, CA
50 - 100
2011
Private
$5M - $10M
Elementary & Secondary Education
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