PRINCIPAL – RITTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 

11108 Watts Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90059 

ABOUT RITTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Home of the Bears, Ritter Elementary School is located in Watts. The school’s goal is to create a college bound culture. Ritter’s vision is to develop 21st Century learners, who can collaborate, communicate and think critically to ultimately achieve all future goals. The school has an energetic and enthusiastic staff who focus on collaboration to improve student achievement. Ritter Elementary has a strong parent voice that works to support the school’s vision and mission. Programs provided recently include Ritter’s Homecoming, a celebration of the school’s academic achievement, college awareness, Spirit Fridays, and Point Fermin Science Camp. Learn more at https://www.ritterelementaryschool.org/. 
 

ABOUT THE PARTNERSHIP FOR LOS ANGELES SCHOOLS

Launched in 2007, the Partnership is a nonprofit organization that serves 13,500 students across 20 schools in the LA Unified School District (LAUSD). The Partnership is one of the largest, in‐district public school transformation organizations in the U.S. We manage our school sites directly. We are not a charter organization and the employees of our schools are LA Unified employees. Learn more about us at https://partnershipla.org/.

THE PRINCIPAL ROLE IN THE PARTNERSHIP FOR LA SCHOOLS NETWORK
 
The Partnership for Los Angeles Schools seeks a transformational elementary school leader who is committed to every student and family in the Ritter Elementary School community.    

Our Vision for Transformation: We believe that the goal of a school’s transformation journey is reaching Powerful Schooling.   A powerful school is one where a unified staff engages in sustained, intentional work to create a professional culture where they feel affirmed, supported, and can thrive in their practice. As a result, educators ensure students experience joy as they learn and grow, in an environment where students develop a positive sense of their identity, where student voice is empowered, where culturally responsive pedagogy and practice is enacted, and where students and families see the school as a liberative force within the community. By enacting those things, a powerful school has high functioning systems,   strong student academic performance, and a robust college‐oriented culture.

Partnership network principals are responsible for meeting all obligations as described in the LA Unified School Leadership Framework, including building a culture of learning and growth, overseeing classroom instruction, managing school operations, engaging families and community, and owning the growth and development of adults in the school community. 

Our principals are all part of a professional learning community that emphasizes instructional leadership and cross‐school learning. Leading a school in the Partnership network means that our principals and their staff have access to our robust team of support‐providers in areas from Literacy and Math instruction to school operations to teacher hiring to family engagement and community partnerships. You can learn more about our teams here! 

BENEFITS OF JOINING THE PARTNERSHIP NETWORK

Partnership principals belong to a tightly‐knit network of like‐minded transformation leaders who desire to learn from one another. All principals report to a School Transformation leader who supervises and coaches 4‐6 principals, so each principal gets the attention and support they deserve.

Partnership schools are LA Unified schools, and administrators earn the same competitive pay,   benefits and Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA) membership as in any District school, AND there are additional opportunities for Partnership school leaders.

Partnership principals have higher earning potential than for most LA Unified schools,   as our principals are paid to work the year‐round calendar and may be recognized and   rewarded for their impact and tenure. 

We offer an additional signing bonus for administrators who join our network with significant prior principal experience and proven impact with students.

ABOUT YOU 

• You have a deep belief in the power of our communities as well as respect and love for the students and families within the communities we serve, who are primarily Latinx and Black/African American 
• You believe in the Partnership's mission and core values of courage, creativity, collective action, and continuous improvement   
• You foster an anti‐racist culture that promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging for all 
• You are committed to improving academic achievement and growth for all students 
• You communicate frequently and openly with stakeholders 
• You believe that all people can learn and grow, yourself included 
• You have humility and respect for the hard work of school leaders, teachers, parents, and students 
• You possess an unmatched work ethic and the highest level of integrity 
• You seek to continuously improve your leadership practice through peer collaboration and reflection 
• You are relentless in your pursuit of excellence for yourself, your students and teammates   

LAUSD MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

All minimum requirements must be met on or before the filing deadline and must be in a public school setting. It is the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that documentation of minimum requirements is on file with the LAUSD HR Administrative Selection Unit.  For questions about submitting documentation, please contact (213) 241‐6886.   

•  At least eight years of successful full‐time public school certificated service, including: 
  • Minimum of three years of experience as a teacher in a K‐12 public school program 
  • Minimum of two years of experience at an elementary school 
  • Two years of service in an administrative or supervisory position utilizing an administrative credential, such as an assistant principal or equivalent position 
• A valid California Administrative Services Credential 
• A valid California teaching credential requiring a Bachelor's degree and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching 
• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university 
• Multicultural coursework (candidates have one year to complete after hire) 
  • District Master Plan requirements (candidates have one year to complete after hire) 

For all school based administrative positions, candidates must be in the appropriate LAUSD eligible pool for the position or currently serving in the class for which they are applying. In order to be placed in the eligible pool, candidates must successfully complete the appropriate LAUSD Aspiring Administrator Program. Qualified applicants not in an eligible pool from within or outside LAUSD may be considered if fewer than five applicants from the eligible pool apply for the position. 

COMPENSATION - 40G – E Basis
Total first year salary ranges from $128,717-$160,311. Compensation comes from two sources: LAUSD provides the base salary (between $115,401 - $143,728 40G, E-Basis, 234 paid days) and the Partnership supplements the principal’s salary for working a year‑round school calendar (equivalent to the A-Basis calendar of 260 paid days).  The Partnership may provide an additional one-time bonus for additional experience and/or performance.

• For an annualized employee who is changing basis during the year, this change may result in an annualized “settlement” (i.e.,  the proces by which the District resolves an under or overpayment).  
• Selected individual may be subject to displacement due to budget limitations. 
• For employees who change basis during the school year, this basis change may prevent them from earning a full year of service credit.  

APPLICATION PROCESS ‐‐ APPLICATION DEADLINE: May 10, 2024 – 5:00 P.M. 

Since Partnership school staff are all employees of LAUSD, selected candidates must pass all LAUSD administrator hiring procedures. The selected candidate will sign their contract with LAUSD. 

For questions, please contact Manasa Prabhakar-DiLapo, Director of School Talent with the Partnership for LA Schools: [email protected].