Principal (View Park K-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.