Application Deadline: 12/17/25

Location: Cawston Elementary School

Job Description:

The principal is the educational leader and chief executive of the school.  The principal has numerous responsibilities that ultimately lead to the improvement of the performance of all students in the school.  As the administrator of the school, the principal is responsible for the enforcement of the State Education Code, the rules and regulations of the California State Board of Education, the policies of the Hemet Unified School District Board of Education and other state and federal laws and regulations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Shared Vision of Learning
  • Facilitates the development of a shared vision for the achievement of all students based upon data.
  • Communicates and implements the school’s shared vision to students, staff, parents and community members.
  • Evaluates, prioritizes and maintains fiscal accountability with district to implement and attain the vision for all students.
  • Shapes school programs, school plan, and activities to ensure integration, articulation, and consistency with the vision.

• Culture for Student Learning and Professional Growth
  • Supports an accountability system of teaching and learning based on student learning standards.
  • Utilizes multiple assessment measures to evaluate student learning.
  • Establishes a culture of high expectations for all students.
  • Guides and supports the long-term professional development of all staff consistent with the ongoing effort to improve the learning of all students relative to the content standards.
  • Provides opportunities for all members of the school community to develop and use skills in collaboration, leadership, and shared responsibility.
  • Facilitates the use of appropriate learning materials and learning strategies, which include the following:
  • Students as active learners, a variety of appropriate materials and strategies, the use of reflection and inquiry, an emphasis on quality versus quantity, and appropriate and effective technology.
  • Directs and provides a strong extra-curricular program to further enhance the performance of students.

• Organization and Resource Management
  • Monitors and evaluates the programs and staff at the site.
  • Establishes school structures, patterns, and processes that support student learning.
  • Manages legal and contractual agreements and records in ways that foster a professional work environment and secure privacy and confidentiality for all students and staff.
  • Aligns fiscal, human, and material resources to support the learning of all students and all groups of students.
  • Sustains a safe, efficient, clean, well-maintained, and productive school environment that nurtures student learning and supports the professional growth of teachers and support staff.
  • Utilizes the principles of systems management, organizational development, problem solving, and decision-making techniques fairly and effectively.
  • Utilizes effective and nurturing practices in establishing student behavior management system. 

• Collaboration with Diverse Families and Communities
  • Promotes the success of all students by collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources. 

• Personal Ethics and Leadership Capacity
  • Demonstrates knowledge of the curriculum and the ability to integrate and articulate programs throughout the grades.
  • Demonstrates skills in decision-making, problem solving, change management, planning, conflict management, and evaluation.
  • Models personal and professional ethics, integrity, justice, and fairness and expect the same behaviors from others.
  • Makes and communicates decisions based upon relevant data and research about effective teaching and learning, leadership, management practices, and equity.
  • Sustains personal motivation, commitment, energy, and health by balancing professional and personal responsibilities.
  • Engages in professional and personal development.
  • Protects the rights and confidentiality of students and staff.
  • Reflects on personal leadership practices and recognize their impact and influence on the performance of others.
  • Encourages and inspires others to higher levels of performance, commitment and motivation. 

• Political, Social, Economic, Legal and Cultural Understanding
  • Views oneself as a leader of a team and also a member of a larger team.
  • Works with the governing board and district and local leaders to influence policies that benefit students and support the improvement of teaching and learning.
  • Ensures that the school operates consistently within the parameters of federal, state, and local laws, policies, regulations, and statutory requirements.
  • Ensures that the academic program adequately prepares all students to meet state and district standards, and that all students are prepared to pass the California High School Exit Examination and fulfill high school graduation requirements.

ABILITY TO:
Follow safety procedures and written and verbal instructions; work co-operatively with staff, students & public; make independent decisions; work autonomously; demonstrate good judgment & good problem-solving skills; organize tasks, set priorities & meet deadlines; manage multiple tasks; direct, supervise, evaluate & instruct others; respond appropriately to evaluation & changes in the work setting.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS
The physical requirements indicated below are examples of the physical aspects that must be performed in carrying out the essential functions listed above.

Physical Requirements: Sit, look downward, reach, stand, walk, bend, stoop, squat, push, pull, climb stairs, twist, repetitive hand activities within close reach, such as files, keyboard and handwriting, lift/carry up to 25 pounds, speaking (including in-person and public address.) 

Working Conditions:  Indoor office and classrooms, outside school grounds.  Exposure to: seasonal temperature variations, dust and wind, food preparation smell, use of office equipment and desk supplies.

Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable a person with a disability to perform the essential functions of the job. 

CREDENTIAL:

Elementary Administration, General Administration or Administrative Services Credential

EDUCATION:
Masters Degree, including all courses needed to meet credential requirements.

EXPERIENCE:
5 years of successful teaching experience. Administrative experience at either an elementary, middle, or high school is desirable.

About Hemet Unified School District

There are approximately 22,500 students in the K-12 schools of the Hemet Unified School District. Hemet is located approximately 90 miles southeast of Los Angeles, 80 miles northeast of San Diego and 40 miles from Palm Springs.

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