The former principal of Hyde Park’s New Mission High School was charged in federal court on Tuesday with misusing nearly $40,000 in school funds between 2016 and 2019. She agreed to plead guilty to the charges, according to prosecutors.

Naia Wilson, 60, of Mattapan, agreed to pay restitution to Boston Public Schools (BPS) for one count of wire fraud that resulted in the alleged misuse of $38,806 in school funds. She will appear in federal court for processing at a later date, according to the US Attorney’s Office for Massachusetts.

Wilson was the head of New Mission, a pilot school within BPS, from 2006 until sometime in 2019. Because it is a pilot school, New Mission is given autonomy for its spending and budget outside of the normal BPS budget process.

According to the US Attorney’s Office, beginning in 2016, Wilson started requesting checks from the school’s fiscal agent that were used for two all-inclusive vacations to Barbados with friends. The checks were issued to the friends who went on the trip, and then were converted into payments for trips and airfare in 2016 and 2018.

“Protecting children is one of the very top priorities of this office and threats come in all forms. Here, Ms. Wilson is accused of diverting school funds for her personal benefit. We will not allow this type of gross abuse of authority and responsibility to fly under the radar. Individuals who take advantage of public trust to line their pockets will be investigated and held accountable,” said Acting US Attorney Joshua S. Levy.

The charge of wire fraud provides for a sentence of up to 20 years in prison, up to three years of supervised release and a fine of up to $250,000 or twice the gross gain or loss, whichever is greater.