2026-2027 Resident Principal

Description

Job Description

POSITION :  2026-2027 Resident Principal

REPORTS TO :  Managing Director of Leadership Development

POSITION TYPE :  12-month

START DATE :   July 1, 2026 (residents expected to attend Induction in June 2026)

COMPENSATION : $90,000 per year

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of a high-performing, team-oriented culture.

Some quick stats about us :

• 21,000+ Students
• 2,400 Team Members
• 16 Secondary Campuses
• 11 Elementary Campuses
• 92% Students Who Qualify for Free / Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 90% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 88% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation, U.S. News & World Report

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options  within Houston’s city limits serving our increasing population. We are a rapidly growing organization, committed to creating life-changing opportunities for over 23,000 students by 2025.

THE OPPORTUNITY

YES Prep needs dynamic Resident Principals with a robust set of experiences to make our mission a reality. As a YES Prep employee, you will achieve jaw-dropping results, create pathways to opportunity for our students, and build transformative relationships.

To put it simply, with the growth of our organization and our schools, we need high performing talent at the Principal level to ensure we increase the number of students from underserved communities who graduate from college prepared to lead. This role will prepare you to be a Principal at a YES Prep Elementary or Secondary campus. Since we launched the Principal Pathway in 2018, 19 campuses are now led by a Principal who completed this program and 2 have transitioned into Home Office Roles this past summer. To date, 100% of Resident Principals that have persisted in the program for 1-2 years have been promoted to the Principal role.

THE ROLE

The Principal Residency develops leaders through a cohort model that focuses on :

The Principal Residency consists of three interdependent parts.

1.     Summer Induction is an opportunity to build strong relationships with your Resident cohort, while gaining knowledge and skills necessary to enter the 2026– 2027 school year as a Resident Principal. This portion of the development program focuses on providing information and a safe space to test methods and new skills.

2.     A campus assignment ensures Residents get daily 1 : 1 coaching and support from a high-performing, experienced Lead Principal for maximum exposure to learning and development of skills that are best learned in the context of a school setting. This experiential learning will serve to expose cohort members to the nuance and detail of the day-to-day Principal experience. Residents are also responsible for certain aspects of the school that will serve to bolster their development in areas they need to build more experience.

3.     Individualized development and coaching, not only from a Lead Principal, but also from the YES Prep Leadership Development team. Coaching provides the most customized experience for Resident Principals as the content of coaching conversations are co-created by the Resident Principal, the Lead Principal, and Managing Director of Leadership Development. Residents also attend regular professional development as a cohort and participate in quarterly campus site visits. Professional development provides Residents with technical skills in functions such as Talent, Operations, Finance, and Programs. This portion of the development program focuses on exposure and practice of processes Residents will be expected to perform once in the Principal role.

Residency Commitments :

Professional Expectations :

THE PERSON

We seek staff with a multitude of backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. Certain traits consistently shine through our most successful employees : passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, and resilience. Other traits needed and desired for this role are :

THE MUST HAVES

THE MUST HAVE BELIEFS

THE NICE TO HAVES

TIME COMMITMENT

THE PERKS

YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.

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