West Hills, California
Posted: 20-Oct-25
Location: West Hills, California
Type: Full Time
Salary: $175,000-$210,000
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Job Title: High School Principal at de Toledo High School
Reports to: Head of School
For more information on this position:
https://www.flipsnack.com/detoledohs/principalsearch_r2_spreads
Position Summary
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leadership & Vision
- Provide strong, visible leadership that aligns with the school’s mission, vision, and values.
- Promote a culture of academic excellence, innovation, and student well-being.
- Serve as the primary educational leader, guiding instructional programs and practices.
Faculty Management & Development
- Recruit and recommend hiring to the Head of School.
- Create a culture for the retention of exceptional faculty.
- Observe, supervise, and help evaluate all faculty to support instructional effectiveness.
- Collaborate with the Director of Faculty Development to plan orientation, professional development, and staff training.
- Collaborate with, support, and supervise Department Chairs to ensure instructional consistency and excellence.
Academic Program Oversight
- Oversee curriculum articulation with partner schools in coordination with Department Chairs.
- Partner with Department Chairs in the development of innovative curricular and extracurricular programs to meet diverse student needs.
- Ensure the timely and accurate preparation and distribution of report cards and related communications.
Student Experience & Programs
- Partner with program directors to oversee arts, athletics, global education, college counseling, and other co-curricular initiatives.
- Manage student attendance records, master schedules, and key school events such as Curriculum Evening for parents.
- Create systems to support smooth operations across all school programs.
Community & Parent Engagement
- Ensure consistent, transparent, and respectful communication between parents and teachers.
- Foster strong partnerships with families.
Operations & Collaboration
- Coordinate with the CFOO, Marketing Director, Human Resources Director, Facilities Director, Director of Development, and other department heads to ensure communication between academic and operational priorities.
- Address issues promptly and effectively, keeping the Head of School informed of developments.
- Be a visible presence in classrooms, hallways, and school events to foster relationships and address concerns in real time.
- Collaborate with the admissions department overseeing acceptances
Qualifications
- Proven leadership experience in a school setting, preferably at the high school level.
- Extensive prior experience in education, including classroom teaching.
- Must be a strategic leader capable of inspiring staff, students, and parents toward a shared vision.
- Strong communication skills, including public speaking, for addressing a variety of audiences. Ability to build positive and cooperative relationships with all members of the school community.
- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent skills in advisement and mediation to handle conflicts with faculty, students, and parents.
- Ability to make sound decisions based on what is best for the school and its students.
- Commitment to equity, inclusion, and the holistic development of students.
- Master’s degree in Education, Education Administration, Educational Leadership, or related field preferred.
*Qualified candidates, regardless of faith, are encouraged to apply*
Salary Range: $175,000-$210,000 DOE
HOW TO APPLY: Please email a cover letter and resume to careers@dths.org
(Candidates selected to move forward in the process will be asked to submit professional references and responses to writing prompts specific to this search, as well as engage in a formal interview process.)
About de Toledo High School
Founded in 2002, de Toledo High School (formerly New Community Jewish High School) is an independent Jewish community high school located in West Hills, CA. It is a vibrant and academically rigorous school community where intellectual imagination and ethical action are inseparable. We seek to shape students into persons of character who will be respectful, knowledgeable, and collaborative leaders who conduct themselves in accordance with ethical standards. At dTHS, every student may strive to be both an A+ student and an A+ human being. Our mission is to raise a new generation of Jewish leaders for whom Jewish values and tradition shape and guide their vision and for whom knowledge creates possibilities for moral action, good character and shalom. For more information, please visit www.dths.org.