Principal (View Park TK-8)"

Location: Los Angeles

Reports to: Chief of Schools

Salary Range: Starting at $125,000, commensurate with experience

About ICEF

ICEF Public Schools is a nonprofit charter school network committed to educating and empowering courageous leaders who embrace their full potential for college, career, and life. Our work is rooted in five mission-aligned pillars:

• Educating and Empowering Courageous Leaders
• Providing a Diverse Community that Honors Each Student’s Uniqueness
• Fostering Academic Excellence
• Nurturing Healthy Minds
• Inspiring Critical Thinkers
  
  

Learn more at: www.icefps.org

Job Description

Position Summary

The Principal plays a critical leadership role at ICEF, driving excellence across academics, culture, and operations at their school site. Reporting to the Chief of Schools, the Principal leads a transformational vision aligned to ICEF’s strategic plan—ensuring students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally, and graduate confident in their identities and prepared for college, career, and life.

The Principal manages a team of instructional and operational leaders, fosters a safe and inclusive school culture, and partners closely with families and communities. This is an exciting opportunity for a visionary and equity-driven school leader ready to make an impact.

Key Responsibilities

School Culture & Community Leadership

• Foster a safe, inclusive, and supportive school climate where students and staff feel respected, engaged, and connected
• Lead strategic planning to set and execute annual school priorities aligned to ICEF’s mission and values
• Promote family engagement and build strong school-community partnerships
• Partner with operations staff to ensure smooth enrollment, attendance, and logistics
• Support talent development and staff retention through effective supervision and team-building
  
  

Instructional Leadership

• Serve as the instructional leader, setting a vision for rigorous, standards-based instruction integrated with social-emotional learning
• Coach and manage instructional leaders and teachers using data-informed cycles and high-impact development strategies
• Lead implementation of ICEF’s academic systems, including internalization, curriculum planning, intervention supports (MTSS), and special education integration
• Monitor student achievement data and drive action toward closing opportunity gaps
  
  

Strategic & Organizational Collaboration

• Serve as a strategic partner to ICEF’s Cabinet and Board, contributing to network-wide decision-making, planning, and progress monitoring
• Manage the school budget in partnership with network leadership, ensuring alignment of resources to student outcomes
• Support network-wide systems for talent forecasting, recruitment, and professional learning
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• California Administrative Services Credential (or in progress)
• Valid California teaching or counseling credential
• At least 5 years of K-12 teaching or counseling experience
• At least 2 years of site-based leadership (e.g. Assistant Principal, Dean, Instructional Coach)
• Strong record of improving student outcomes, managing adult teams, and building school culture
• Experience managing operations, systems, and budgets
• Demonstrated commitment to equity, excellence, and student-centered leadership
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Experience in school turnaround or transformation settings
• Deep knowledge of instructional leadership and social-emotional learning
• Familiarity with charter management organizations and LA education landscape
  
  

Compensation & Benefits

• Starting salary: $125,000
• Full health, vision, and dental coverage
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match
• Generous PTO and holiday schedule
  
  

ICEF is an equal opportunity employer.

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