Requirements / Qualifications
Key Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree required Minimum
CA Credential: Multiple Subject or Single Subject
CA Credential: Administrative
Excellent oral and written communication skills in English and Spanish

Must attach the following documents to your application to be considered:

• Credential Copy (Proof of Appropriate & Valid California Teaching Credential (printout from the CTC's website w/ authorization description)
  
• Valid Admin Credential
• Letter(s) of Recommendation (Three (3) letters of recommendations signed and dated within the past three (2) years (with one of these letters being from a recent, immediate supervisor)

• English Learner Authorization
• Letter of Introduction
• Resume

River Delta is a K-12 district with an enrollment of 1,880. The District has 8 small schools: (4) K-6 elementary schools; (2) middle schools; and (2) high schools serving the communities of Clarksburg, Hood, Courtland, Walnut Grove, Ryde, Locke, Isleton, Rio Vista, Birds Landing, and Collinsville.

The River Delta Unied School District sits in three counties – Sacramento, Solano, and Yolo. Although it is a tri-county district, it is served by the Sacramento County Office of Education.
River Delta Unifed School District is committed to providing a quality education for all students and has high standards and expectations for students' success in school. We are committed to ensuring that our students meet these standards and that our clients' expectations for educational excellence are not compromised. The District continually improves and expands its curriculum by implementing new programs and broadening the instructional strategies used in the classroom.

Staff development opportunities are provided, encouraged, and promoted. Strategic Schooling is ongoing in all our school sites and Common Core training and coaching is the top priority for the district currently. In addition, the District provides opportunities for staff to participate in on-going in-services in all curriculum areas. The district encourages advancement on the salary schedule for advanced classes taken to improve instruction in areas agreed upon by the teacher, principal, and Superintendent.

RIVER DELTA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

PRINCIPAL

Class specifications are intended to present a descriptive list of the range of duties performed by employees in the class. Specifications are not intended to reflect all duties performed within the job.

DEFINITION

To serve as instructional leader and chief executive of the school; to assume responsibility for the administration of school and district initiated programs involving curriculum, budget, operations, guidance, student and staff; to coordinate assigned activities with other school sites, the District Office and the community; and to provide highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Superintendent.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED

Receives direction from the Superintendent.

Exercises direct supervision over certified and classified employees.

ESSENTIAL AND MARGINAL FUNCTION STATEMENTS - Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

Essential Functions:

Marginal Functions:

Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

QUALIFICATIONS

Knowledge of:

Operations, services and activities of a public school.

Curriculum.

Standard and alternative learning theories.

Instructional techniques.

Management skills to analyze programs, policies and operational needs.

Principles and practices of program development and administration.

Principles and practices of budget administration and monitoring.

Principles of supervision, training and performance evaluation.

Pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes and regulations.

Education Codes and District policies.

Ability to:

Plan, organize, direct, and coordinate the work of certificated and classified staff.

Select, supervise, train and evaluate staff.

Delegate authority and responsibility.

Lead and direct the operations, services, and activities of the assigned school.

Identify and respond to community and District issues, concerns and needs.

Develop and administer District and school goals, objectives and procedures.

Prepare clear and concise reports.

Administer and monitor school budgets.

Analyze problems, identify alternative solutions, project consequences of proposed actions and implement recommendations in support of goals.

Research, analyze and evaluate new instructional methods and techniques.

Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Maintain effective audio-visual discrimination and perception needed for successful job performance.

Maintain mental capacity which allows the capability of making sound decisions and demonstrating intellectual capabilities.

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING GUIDELINES

Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience:

Five years of responsible teaching experience, including two years of administrative and supervisory responsibility.

Training:

Equivalent to a Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in education, education administration, social work, or a related field. Bilingual, oral and written (Spanish), preferred, not accredited.

License or Certificate:

Possession of an Administrative Services Credential issued by the State of California.

WORKING CONDITIONS:

Environmental Conditions:

Office and school environment.

Physical Conditions:

Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for sustained posture in a seated and in a standing position.

Salary:

Admin Salary Schedule

Secondary Principal

224 days per a year

$120,790.00 - $157,605.00