Director of Curriculum and Instructional Excellence, Humanities

KIPP • San Antonio, TX

14h • $85,000 - $97,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Curriculum and Instructional Excellence leads the work of strengthening teaching and learning across KIPP Texas schools, with a focused emphasis on campuses in transformation. This role is anchored in three core priorities: professional learning, deep curriculum expertise, and high-impact instructional coaching. The Director serves as a content and curriculum expert within an assigned grade band and subject area, ensuring a clear and coherent understanding and execution of KIPP Texas’s adopted high-quality instructional materials, including Amplify Texas, Amplify ELAR Texas and HMH Into Literature. A central responsibility is the design and facilitation of high-quality professional learning for teachers and school leaders, strengthening content knowledge, building instructional capacity, and deepening understanding of curriculum execution. The Director also provides direct, job-embedded coaching to teachers and instructional leaders, which includes modeling instruction, observing classrooms, providing actionable feedback, and strengthening leaders’ coaching capacity, with a focus on curriculum execution, effective instructional practices, and measurable progress toward student achievement goals. Through data-driven progress monitoring, clear expectations for curriculum implementation, and sustained professional learning structures, the Director plays a critical role in advancing instructional excellence and improving student outcomes across KIPP Texas campuses. Success in this role is measured by supporting a portfolio of schools to meet KIPP Texas STAAR targets, leading to significant student growth across all sub-populations, 100% of schools achieving an A or B rating, and 100% of schools achieving 90/75/40 on both Reading and Math STAAR.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 3 years experience as a successful assistant principal, school leader, or full-time instructional coach
• Proven record of results driving instructional growth
• Deep knowledge of content and pedagogy in a specific content area (K-5th ELA/SS, 6th-8th ELA/SS, and 9th-12th ELA/SS)
• Exceptional ability to set clear metrics for success, monitor progress, and demonstrate persistence in overcoming obstacles to achieving short- and long-term goals.
• Exceptional leadership judgment, strategic thinking, and the ability to translate instructional expertise into practice while navigating ambiguity and complex situations.
• Exceptional ability to translate instructional expertise into practice
• Exceptional coaching skills that lead to improved instructional effectiveness
• High self-awareness, humility, and integrity
• Ability to move about inside and outside the school throughout the workday.
• Ability to attend conferences, meetings and training sessions both virtually and in person within the Region.
• Reliable transportation is needed for travel between campuses
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Work with frequent interruptions.

Nice To Haves

• Relevant Master’s degree in Education preferred
• Experience implementing the following curricular products: Amplify Texas, Amplify ELAR Texas and HMH Into Literature.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate a deep desire and record of results to support schools with significant instructional transformation. Understand the research underpinning transforming school communities. Hold high expectations for themselves as well as the leaders and teachers at transformation campuses.
• Demonstrate instructional expertise and understanding of curricular frameworks, pedagogy, and instructional materials in an area of content expertise. You have experience effectively implementing KIPP Texas’s chosen curricular products (such as, but not limited to) : Amplify Texas, Amplify ELAR Texas and HMH Into Literature, SAVVAS and McGraw Hill
• Lead instructional improvement efforts on a portfolio of transformation schools (3-5 campuses) by planning and facilitating professional learning communities (PLCs), observing classroom instruction, and providing actionable feedback to both classroom teachers and school leaders
• Effectively coach teachers to improve instructional effectiveness
• Partnering with the school-based leadership team, specifically by coaching assistant principals to impact with a focus on high-quality instruction & curriculum implementation
• Conducting individualized coaching sessions with teachers to observe classroom instruction, provide feedback, and collaboratively develop actionable strategies for improving instruction
• Leading teachers in setting clear, measurable instructional goals and providing ongoing guidance and support to help them achieve these goals through targeted observation and professional development
• Utilizing a strengths-based approach to identify and leverage teachers' existing skills and talents while also providing guidance and support in areas of improvement
• Establishing a supportive and trusting relationship with teachers and leaders built on mutual respect, open communication, and a commitment to professional growth
• Demonstrating a willingness to lead small group instruction within classrooms during the Crescendo season
• Facilitate professional learning communities that drive instructional excellence
• Planning & co-leading weekly content team meetings in assigned schools
• Leading school-based practice clinics & teach backs
• Providing targeted support and resources to teachers, supporting the implementation of evidence-based instructional strategies
• Engage in continuous data analysis and action planning
• Supporting transformational school leader managers & school leadership teams in progress monitoring actions that drive improvement in the areas of data-driven culture, curriculum implementation, and high-quality instruction that leads to teacher impact
• Crafting and executing organization-wide improvement plans in response to curriculum implementation data
• Coaching leaders and teachers on effective daily data practices, such as strategic monitoring, daily data dives, exit ticket trackers, etc.
• Analyzing school-specific data to identify trends and support the development of response plans
• Confidently speaking to formative student outcome data across portfolio campuses to support regional leaders in ongoing coaching and response plans

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage options for employees and their families.
• Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.
• Paid family leave.
• Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.
• Employee assistance programs.
• Legal plans (employee-paid)
• LifeLock identity protection (employee-paid)
• Life insurance (employee-paid)
• Disability insurance (employee-paid)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees