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Principal - Aspire Public Schools, Modesto

Aspire Public Schools - Stanislaus County

Modesto, CA · $128k–$188k a year · Posted October 1, 2026

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Job Summary Summit Charter Academy in Modesto is currently seeking their next Principal for the 26-27 school year! Please apply by April 5th to be considered during the priority application window.

About Aspire: Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high-performing, college preparatory charter schools serving TK-12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998—in an effort to transform the inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes that our communities persist through—Aspire is one of the largest and most forward-thinking open-enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post-secondary lives. Every day, our community of students, families, teachers and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well-Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self-Determination, and Joy.

Job Summary The Principal leads, manages, and oversees all functions of an individual school site. This includes the education program to ensure student academic performance, budget to ensure fiscal health of the site, school office operations, community relations, people management and facilities.

Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions Provide instructional leadership for the school site: Maintain school-wide focus on high standards of student achievement Ensure coverage of CA standards o Model Aspire instructional guidelines Manage process for analyzing data to increase student achievement Support all teachers in their professional development Support New Teachers through Induction

Manage all human resources at the school site: Attract and select top performers