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Stride

School Principal

🇺🇸 Dilley, TX

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $100K

💻 Other

🗓️ October 23rd, 2025

Edtech.com's Summary

Stride, Inc. is hiring a School Principal to direct and coordinate educational, administrative, and counseling activities for students by managing staff and ensuring compliance with state and federal standards. The role requires articulating the school's mission, overseeing the academic plan, and supervising 15-30 employees while maintaining effective communication with teachers, students, and parents.

Highlights
  • Direct and coordinate educational and administrative activities, ensuring compliance with state and local school board standards.
  • Research and implement non-K12 curriculum resources as needed.
  • Manage onsite teaching and administrative staff.
  • Articulate and promote the school's mission and vision to stakeholders.
  • Supervise 15-30 full-time equivalent employees including hiring, training, and performance management.
  • Fluent in Spanish and ESOL certified with six months of teaching experience required.
  • Valid state administrative license and a Master's degree in business, education, or related field with five years of educational experience and one year of supervisory experience.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio) and web technologies.
  • Salary anticipated around $100,000 with eligibility for bonuses and comprehensive benefits including health, retirement, and paid time off.
  • Occasional travel and physical requirements such as lifting up to 25 pounds and walking up to one mile.

School Principal Full Description

Job DescriptionSUMMARY: The Academic 
Administrator/Principal directs and coordinates educational, administrative and counseling activities of student by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

THIS IS AN ONSITE POSITION (7:45 am - 4:45 pm) - MUST BE FLUENT IN SPANISH
SUMMARY: The Academic Administrator/Principal directs and coordinates educational, administrative and counseling activities of student by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.
· State License as a School Administrator

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
· Ensures conformance of educational programs to state and local school board standards through evaluation, development and coordination activities;
· As needed, researches and implements non-K12 curriculum resources that meet state standards;
· Manages teaching and administrative staff on-site
· Helps articulate the school's mission and vision with the aim of ensuring all stakeholders have a common understanding and are positioned to work cooperatively in order to achieve desired results; Utilizes/relies heavily upon communication technologies and practices that most effectively support a predominantly virtual / remote work environment;
· Confers with teachers, students, and parents concerning educational and behavioral problems in school;
· Coordinates with testing/placement coordinator and program manager regarding student placement
· Ensures that the school is meeting the needs of students while complying with local, state, and federal laws, including laws pertaining to special education;
· Develops and oversees implementation of the school's academic plan

Supervisory Responsibilities
Directly supervises 15-30 Full-time Equivalent (FTE) regular employees and/or contractors. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Minimum Required Qualifications:
· Master's Degree in business, education or related field of study AND
· Five (5) years of educational experience AND
· One (1) year of supervisory experience OR
· Equivalent combination of education and experience
Certificates and Licenses: Valid state administrative license required.

OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Bilingual in Spanish and ESOL certified. Six (6) months of teaching experience. AND.
· Demonstrable leadership, organizational and time management skills
· Strong written and verbal communication skills
· Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio, etc.); Web proficiency.
· Occasional travel may be required
· Ability to clear required background check
· Ability to lift and carry up to 25 pounds occasionally.
· Ability to walk up to one mile as part of job duties.
· Ability to stand, sit, bend, and reach as needed to perform essential functions.
· Reasonable accommodation will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
· Experience as an on-line / virtual educator
· State License as a School Administrator

Compensation & Benefits: Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level.  Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections.  Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range. 
  • We anticipate the salary range to be $100,000. Eligible employees may receive a bonus.  This salary is not guaranteed, as an individual's compensation can vary based on several factors.  These factors include, but are not limited to, geographic location, experience, training, education, and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off. 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

Job Type
Regular

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.  It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.

If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting stridecareers@k12.com.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.