What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Principal Pool - 2026/2027 School Year position at Vista Unified School District?
High School Principal Pool - 2026/2027 School Year at Vista Unified School District
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Application Deadline
5/3/2026 11:55 PM Pacific
Date Posted
3/28/2026
Contact
Rachel D'Ambroso
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay dependent on experience
Add'l Salary Info
Salary Schedule: $157,001 - $195,254
Length of Work Year
227 Days
Employment Type
Full Time
Job#
1003
Requirements / Qualifications
Resume 3 Letters of Recommendation Letter of Interest - Attn: Rachel D'Ambroso Copy of Administrative Services Credential
Completion of Master's Degree Valid California Administrative Services Credential, or Certificate of Eligibility for Administrative Services Credential. Seven (7) years of increasingly responsible teaching/counseling and/or administrative experience in education.
Requirements / Qualifications
Resume 3 Letters of Recommendation Letter of Interest - Attn: Rachel D'Ambroso Copy of Administrative Services Credential
Completion of Master's Degree Valid California Administrative Services Credential, or Certificate of Eligibility for Administrative Services Credential. Seven (7) years of increasingly responsible teaching/counseling and/or administrative experience in education.
Comments and Other Information
Do you have a vision? We Do! Our Vision is:
Every student graduates from Vista Unified as a resilient, agile learner and creative problem solver who navigates the world with confidence and kindness and eagerly embraces local and global challenges.
Our Portraits:
Learner Portrait: Kind and Confident; Curious and Connected; Capable and Knowledgeable
Adult Portrait: Compassionate Champion; Flexible and Innovative Facilitator; Open-Minded and Equity-Centered Learner
System Portrait: Inclusive Culture Focused on Growth; Joyful, Innovative, Rigorous, and Equitable Learning Environments; Future-Oriented, Forward Thinking; Family and Community Partnerships
Core Values: Respect, Trust, Collaboration, Equity and Kindness.
Only completed applications will be accepted. You may also call the Ed-Join Help Desk at (888) 900-8945 for technical assistance.
Please be sure that you respond to ALL application questions.
Vista Unified School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identify, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. VUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.
Rachel D'Ambroso, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations, is designated as the Title IX Compliance Officer and is responsible for employee complaints pertaining to discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying. Phone: (760) 726-2170, extension 92202 or hr@vistausd.org
A copy of the district’s Uniform Complaint/Sexual Harassment Policies and forms can be found at:
https://www.vistausd.org/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1516177617023&vdid=7i24b1rgcie925
Comments and Other Information
Do you have a vision? We Do! Our Vision is:
Every student graduates from Vista Unified as a resilient, agile learner and creative problem solver who navigates the world with confidence and kindness and eagerly embraces local and global challenges.
Our Portraits:
Learner Portrait: Kind and Confident; Curious and Connected; Capable and Knowledgeable
Adult Portrait: Compassionate Champion; Flexible and Innovative Facilitator; Open-Minded and Equity-Centered Learner
System Portrait: Inclusive Culture Focused on Growth; Joyful, Innovative, Rigorous, and Equitable Learning Environments; Future-Oriented, Forward Thinking; Family and Community Partnerships
Core Values: Respect, Trust, Collaboration, Equity and Kindness.
Only completed applications will be accepted. You may also call the Ed-Join Help Desk at (888) 900-8945 for technical assistance.
Please be sure that you respond to ALL application questions.
Vista Unified School District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment, based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, immigration status, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender-identify, or gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. VUSD requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation or bullying.
Rachel D'Ambroso, the Assistant Superintendent of Human Relations, is designated as the Title IX Compliance Officer and is responsible for employee complaints pertaining to discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying. Phone: (760) 726-2170, extension 92202 or hr@vistausd.org
A copy of the district’s Uniform Complaint/Sexual Harassment Policies and forms can be found at:
https://www.vistausd.org/pf4/cms2/view_page?d=x&group_id=1516177617023&vdid=7i24b1rgcie925
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Salary : $157,001 - $195,254