ELEMENTARY PRINCIPAL

College Park Elementary School

(Mandarin Dual Immersion)

2023-2024

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District is seeking the next principal for College Park Elementary School, home of the district’s Mandarin Dual Immersion program. The District seeks a dynamic, energetic instructional leader who has outstanding communication skills. Successful candidates must have administrative experience, preferably at the elementary level, cultural competency, and a proven ability to foster a healthy school culture with high expectations. Bilingual Mandarin candidates highly desired.

Position Description:

Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education, an elementary principal serves as the educational leader and chief administrator of the school.  Responsibilities include but are not limited to planning, organizing, and directing the total operation of the site, evaluating personnel and the instructional program, and budgeting.  An effective elementary principal will facilitate students, teachers, parents, and the local community in building a school environment that maximizes student learning, academic performance, and positive social growth.

Representative Duties:

The principal is responsible for the total administration of the school. This includes developing, implementing, and evaluating the instructional program; providing leadership to guide the work at the school; using data to inform instruction and behavioral interventions; communicating effectively and timely with students, parents, and staff; planning and implementing high quality staff development; financial planning and budgetary processes; and assume responsibility for leadership and management of all other aspects of the school program. 

The duties and responsibilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of the job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential job functions.

Successful candidates will have:

Knowledge of:

• Learning theory, effective instructional strategies, and models of teaching
• Dual Language Immersion programs and instruction
• Research-based strategies that promote student well-being and engagement
• Multi-Tier Systems of Support (MTSS)
• State Standards and Curriculum Frameworks
• Technology to support instruction and other functions throughout the school
• Instructional methodologies for English Learners
• Effective decision-making models
• Cultural competence
• California Standards for the Teaching Profession
• Various management and leadership styles
• Budget management

Ability to:

• Establish and maintain a positive, effective, collaborative learning climate in the school
• Lead, facilitate, plan, and organize
• Design, develop, implement, and evaluate curriculum and instruction
• Provide instructional leadership and high-quality staff development
• Interact effectively with advisory councils and school/community groups
• Communicate effectively with staff, students, and parents: listening, speaking, and writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships
• Analyze and problem solve complex situations
• Assume leadership in the direction of the school’s extra-curricular activities
• Participate in staff and student activities

Required Qualifications:

• Appropriate California Administrative Credential
• Master's degree from an accredited college or university
• A minimum of 5 years of teaching or administrative experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior administrative experience
• Dual immersion program experience
• Bilingual: Mandarin

About Newport Mesa Unified School District

The Newport-Mesa Unified School District (NMUSD) includes nearly 59 square miles and is comprised of the cities of Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, and Corona del Mar, California. Located on the beautiful Southern California coast, in Orange County, NMUSD is within 40 miles of Los Angles to the northwest , and within 90 miles of San Diego to the south. Our Superintendent and the seven member governing school board oversees 32 schools and approximately 22,000 students. Our district is comprised of 22 elementary schools, 2 intermediate schools, 2 middle/high schools, 2 high schools, 3 alternative education programs, and 1 adult education program (in partnership with Huntington Beach Adult School.) We employ approximately 1,700 certificated employees and 1,500 classified employees.

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