School Principal

Starting Salary: $90,000 /year Environment:
Alternative Education Program, High School

Ombudsman Educational Services

Ombudsman Educational Services, a growing, dynamic organization with a social mission to offer hope, is seeking a School Principal to join our award-winning Alternative Education team and perform meaningful work in a culture that welcomes innovation, encourages creative expression and offers limitless potential for personal and professional satisfaction!

If you thrive in a fast-paced, student-centered, outcomes-driven environment, enjoy leading teams and strengthening instructional quality, and bring a solutions-first mindset, a sense of humor, and a rock-solid work ethic — We Should Talk!

Job Overview

As the School Principal, you will serve as the instructional driver and operational leader of the site — owning High School student achievement by ensuring high-fidelity implementation of Ombudsman’s endorsed instructional practices, expectations, and procedures. You will coach and develop staff, set a clear vision for teaching and learning, and use data to strengthen instruction, accelerate growth, and remove barriers to success.

In parallel, you will oversee day-to-day site operations — staffing, scheduling, safety, compliance, and facilities — creating a structured, supportive environment where students and staff can thrive.

Responsibilities Include:

• Driving student achievement by ensuring consistent, high-fidelity implementation of Ombudsman-approved instructional practices, strategies, and site expectations.

• Leading as the site’s instructional anchor by supervising staff, strengthening daily instruction, and ensuring policies and procedures are executed with consistency, urgency, and care.

• Overseeing all site operations while serving as the primary liaison to school district contacts, building positive, interactive relationships that support shared student success.

• Setting a clear vision for instructional excellence and efficient operations by developing performance plans, identifying professional learning priorities, and modeling a continuous-improvement mindset.

• Delivering individual and group counseling supports to address barriers to learning, including crisis intervention consultation and/or family-focused support as needed.

• Participating in hiring and selection processes to build and retain a high-performing, student-centered site team.

• Guiding teachers in developing schedules, maintaining student data systems, and executing transition plans aligned to each student’s goals and services.

• Coaching teachers in classroom-based strategies that build student social skills, problem-solving abilities, and conflict resolution competencies.

• Supervising staff through clear work direction, individualized development planning, ongoing feedback, and consistent evaluation focused on growth and results.

• Recognizing team accomplishments and addressing performance or operational gaps promptly to sustain a productive, positive, and accountable site culture.

• Ensuring a safe, supportive learning environment by maintaining strong site and classroom operations and following required incident response and reporting procedures.

• Maintaining compliance with contract and state requirements by ensuring staff understand performance criteria, implementation expectations, and accountability measures.

• Managing core operational functions—including staffing, scheduling, technology, and facilities—to keep the site running smoothly and student-focused.

• Representing Ombudsman with professionalism and credibility at community, district, and local levels to strengthen partnerships and program impact.

• Communicating consistently and collaborating effectively with families, district partners, and community stakeholders to align supports and reinforce student success.

• Analyzing professional development needs and aligning training to the instructional vision, Ombudsman priorities, and district goals.

• Demonstrating strong leadership, team-building, and communication skills to inspire performance, clarity, and collaboration across the site.

• Instructing staff and monitoring implementation of…