South Peninsula Hebrew Day School, Sunnyvale, CA

Principal

South Peninsula Hebrew Day School (SPHDS), a 49-year old independent modern Orthodox Jewish day school serving a diverse spectrum of the Jewish community of the South Bay from Early Childhood through 8th grade.

SPHDS seeks a talented K-8 Principal for the 2022-2023 academic year, to provide leadership, supervision and organization for all aspects of our K-8 division. The Principal leads a talented team of over 30 faculty members and 150 motivated K-8 students to reach their full potential. This visionary educational leader will set a high standard of academic achievement for all disciplines, while creating a positive, warm school climate on a beautiful campus located in Sunnyvale, California.

This Principal will work collegially with a dedicated administrative team which includes a Director of Jewish Studies, Hebrew Department Chair and General Studies Chair, and Program Director, while reporting to the Head of School.

Responsibilities:

●      Serve as the K-8 educational leader of the school

●      Lead the recruitment, support, scheduling, evaluation, morale, and retention of faculty

●      Build on the design and method of execution of a student-centered curriculum

●      Develop and support professional programs and growth opportunities for faculty

●      Enable teachers and students to set and meet personalized educational goals and to        

        share these goals and progress to them with parents

●      Develop relationships with our current families to enlist them as partners in their 

        children’s education and inspire reenrollment

●      Effectively implement policies and procedures

●      Collaborate with and support faculty in the running of special programs (eg. STEAM 

        Night, Night at the Museum, Science Fair and class field trips)

Qualifications:

●      MS in Education or EdD preferred; MA, MS or PhD in a subject-based area acceptable

●      7+ years of teaching experience required

●      3-5 years experience of playing a school leadership role in a school preferred

●      Excellent verbal and written communication skills

●      Detail-oriented and a team player

●      Demonstrated ability and commitment to work in a collaborative team environment

●      Ability to delegate tasks as appropriate

Compensation:

Competitive and is commensurate with experience. The school has and contributes to health, vision, dental, and retirement programs.

 COVID-19 considerations:

Our campus’ exterior hallways, large openable windows, outdoor student and staff dining, radiant heat, room-specific air conditioners, and 5 acre campus bordering a 5 acre public park are perfectly suited for running school safely during the pandemic. The school carefully follows CDPH COVID mitigation guidelines.

Please send resume to hglass@cojds.org

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