Principal

About the Employer

Join our collaborative, inclusive environment that allows you the opportunity to do meaningful, rewarding work. Become part of our family-oriented, welcoming community that strives to prepare each student for a successful future by delivering rigorous and relevant learning experiences that develop their literacy and career-ready skills, cultivate their interests, and build resilience, compassion, and confidence. Candidates who receive an offer of employment will be hired contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the following:

• Fingerprinting/background checks
• Verification of freedom from Tuberculosis
• Verification of I-9 Employment Eligibility

Job Summary

Valley Oak HS & Napa Valley Independent Studies ~ Principal
This position is designated for the 2026-2027 school year.

Requirements / Qualifications

Valley Oak High School is an accredited educational option for 16- to 18-year-old students who need an alternative setting and/or an alternative pathway to complete their graduation requirements. VOHS teachers and administrators are committed to helping students achieve academic and social/emotional growth through the three R's - Relationships, Relevance, and Rigor - in a safe and welcoming culture that emphasizes Compassion, Respect, Safety, and Responsibility.

Vision: Valley Oak High School creates and maintains a safe and accommodating environment for every student to pursue and achieve personal, academic, and career goals. We provide opportunities for students to become emotionally and physically healthy. We inspire environmental and social awareness. We value the individual, embrace diversity, and celebrate creativity while developing personal responsibility.

About Napa Valley Independent Studies: Napa Valley Independent Studies (K-12) will educate all students to become College & Career Ready and beyond by:

• Providing access to a rigorous, relevant, inquiry infused, College & Career Ready Standards curriculum to all students
• Inspiring all students to excel academically
• Building supportive relationships in a safe learning environment
• Honoring the unique qualities and diverse backgrounds of all students
• Motivating students to pursue their chosen life paths by working with partners, parents, and the community
• Meeting the social and emotional needs of individual students

Comments and Other Information

The Napa Valley Unified School District is deeply committed to ensuring equal opportunities for everyone. The district does not permit discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual harassment), or bullying based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality/national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification/ethnicity, age, religion, marital status/pregnancy/parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, medical information, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

This commitment also extends to affiliation with Scouting America and other designated youth groups, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation, both in employment and in any program or activity the district conducts or significantly assists.

For questions or complaints, contact our District Equity Officer and District Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for Employee Affairs:

• Dana Page, Assistant Superintendent Human Resources, 2425 Jefferson St., Napa CA 94558, 707-253-3571, dpage@nvusd.org, HR@nvusd.org;

and/or

• District Compliance Officer and Title IX Coordinator for Student Affairs: District Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Rupi Bhatti, Director of Student Services, 2425 Jefferson St., Napa CA 94558, rupi_bhatti@nvusd.org, studentservices@nvusd.org, 707-253-3815.

Required Documents

• Credential Copy
• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 Required)
• Resume

Credentials

• Administrative Services Credential