Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics - (24-25) - KIPP Texas Public Schools

ABOUT KIPP TEXAS

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 57 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

ABOUT THE ROLE 

The Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics job is to support the school in driving academic and student culture outcomes for students, particularly in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. The Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics serves as a member of the school’s leadership team and leads school-wide initiatives and goal progress monitoring. Through supervising, coaching, training, and developing a cohort of AP/IB teachers, managing key student culture initiatives and supporting other school wide priorities, our Assistant Principals of Advanced Academics commit to creating joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose — college, career, and beyond — so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

As an Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics you will internalize and drive towards academic and culture-related goals in pursuit of supporting KIPP Texas Public Schools in meeting organizational goals;

• 100% of KTX School achieve an A or B rating - TBD
• 95% of K-2 students reading on grade level DIBELS
• KTX earn 90/75/40 on Reading STAAR
• KTX earn 90/75/40 on Math STAAR
• 60% of seniors graduate having scored a 3+ on at least a AP/IB exam
• 40% of 11th grade students score 21+ on the ACT
• 80% of student matriculate to a 4-year college
• 97% Average Daily Attendance 
• 100% BOY Enrollment by Day 10
• 80% of Staff Retained 

Act as member of School Leadership Team

• Support the development and implementation of the School Leader’s school-wide vision and take an active role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school 
• Identify and own select school-wide priorities and initiatives in support of school-wide vision and short and long- term academic and culture goals 
• Lead the schools advanced academics program, including the identification and implementation of new AP/IB course offerings
• Champion KIPP TX core values and build a community of team and family members dedicated to  achievement, inclusion and belongingness
• Operationalize school-wide academic and student culture systems, processes, and routines
• With guidance from the School Leader, lead the annual goal setting process for assigned grade levels and/or departments reflective of set regional and school-wide vision and goals
• Effectively action plan and monitor progress towards goals utilizing and established campus and regional enabling systems
• Troubleshoot and respond to concerns escalated from students, staff, and/or families
• Support the School Leader in identifying and developing teacher leaders (Content Team Leaders and/or Grade Level Chairs) through providing coaching, feedback and opportunities for leadership development
• Collaborate with School Leader to retain and hire diverse, mission aligned, highly effective advanced academics staff

Lead Teacher Development

• Manage and coach a team of AP/IB teachers to achieve student academic and culture results.
• Develop deep mastery of the AP/IB courses in the subjects/grades for which s/he coaches, and its implications for all subjects/grades
• Drive alignment between advanced academic courses and other subjects/grades to ensure student readiness for AP/IB courses
• Lead the implementation and internalization of AP/IB curriculum that meets the needs of diverse learners, including weekly content team meetings and lesson internalization
• Implement regular coaching cycles through observation and real-time feedback
• Coach a cohort of up to 9 teachers and collaborate with instructional staff to develop knowledge, design, and implement effective instructional strategies that address the needs of all students
• Support the coordination and implementation of school-wide assessments and analyze assessments to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for intervention
• Monitor student academic progress towards goals with data driven instructional practices and data analysis meetings
• Evaluate classroom teacher performance using KIPP TX’s Rubric for Equity and Excellence 
• Lead teacher instructional development with support of the academics team and school leader 

Joyful School Culture Management

• Lead school-wide student engagement, character development and behavior management systems that promote students’ academic, social, and emotional growth
• Develop team and staff capacity in leading student support and intervention practices towards desired outcomes 
• Invest and build collaborative partnerships with parents and community, and other stakeholders  to support students’ success and strengthen community involvement
• Promote strong culture through oversight and management of  student monitoring and daily school operations  (e.g.attendance, academic progress, arrival/dismissal, lunch/recess, school trips, extra-curricular school activities, school events, facility maintenance) 
• Address conflict with appropriate measures and actions to create a safe and trusting learning environment
• Manage staff incentives and satisfaction practices

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (required)
• At least 2 years of teaching experience (required)
• Strong record of ensuring students achieve academic success (required)
• Experience working in education partnering with historically underserved communities and communities of color (preferred)
• Experience leading teachers and/or teacher leaders to improve academic and culture outcomes for students
• Previous school-level leadership experience (preferred)

Skills

• Demonstrated leadership with the ability to drive results through others.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong prioritization, organization and follow-up skills.
• Demonstration of effective teaching and learning practices
• Excellent interpersonal, human relations, and stress and conflict management skills
• Excellent planning, goal setting, coordinating, problem analysis and decision-making skills
• Ability to facilitate and lead change initiatives and embrace innovation
• Enthusiasm to engage parents and community

What We Bring to the Table

• The starting point for the salary range for this position is commensurate upon experience and internal-equity.
• Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.
• Paid family leave.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with varying coverage for employees and their families, inclusive of virtual physician visits. High deductible health plan with HSA also offered.
• Employee assistance programs. 
• Participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
• 457 Roth retirement plan option with KIPP matching contribution up to $1,200 a year.  403b plans also supported.
• KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance.
• Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.
• The person in this position needs to be able to move about inside and outside the school throughout the workday.
• The candidate is expected to attend conferences, meetings and training sessions both virtually and in person within the Region. 

Work Environment

• Reports to school site Monday-Friday.
• Typical school environment with frequent interruptions.

Travel Requirements

• Minimal travel; may travel to other school sites or regional office for professional learning or meetings.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.