Managing Director of High Schools (26-27)

KIPP•Newark, NJ

6d•$190,000 - $210,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Managing Director of High Schools (MDHS) leads the improvement of KIPP Team & Family’s existing high schools and builds the long-term design for what a KIPP TEAM & Family (KTAF) high school should be. The role starts with the schools we have — driving four-year college matriculation, SAT and GPA outcomes, and student and staff culture — and grows into the org-wide strategy work that determines what our high schools become. The MDHS reports to the CAO and is also a member of the Newark regional leadership team, working in close partnership with the Managing Director of Schools in Newark. Over time, the person in this role may also join the Camden, Paterson, and Miami regional leadership teams to support high school-specific outcomes and workstreams.

Requirements

Charter school experience
Experience and results managing or coaching school principals
Experience and results as a high school principal
5+ years leading high-performing leaders in a results-driven environment
8+ years total work experience
Bachelor’s degree
Appropriate certification and role classification alignment for participation in the New Jersey Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund

Nice To Haves

Experience in the New Jersey Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund

Responsibilities

Direct management of high school School Leaders in Newark.
Dotted-line management of the high school Principal Manager in Camden, Miami, and Paterson; accountable for partnering with those managers to produce strong high school outcomes.
Inform and shape the school design for the Paterson high school.
Own the KTAF high school strategic plan and lead a cross-functional team of high school specialists.
Serve as the Principal Manager for Newark high school School Leaders — set goals, coach, observe, and hold the bar.
Set annual academic and culture goals with School Leaders, aligned to org-wide strategy and approved by the CAO/CEO.
Drive SAT and GPA topline goals and four-year college matriculation across the high school band.
Improve student culture and staff culture, measured by survey results, attrition, attendance, and walkthroughs.
Monitor school health indicators and intervene where schools are off track.
Direct management of high school Teaching & Learning and Special Education specialists.
Dotted-line management of high school Student Experience and KIPP Forward specialists.
Set a shared vision, agenda, goals, and standards across the high school specialists team.
Collaborate with the Director of Special Education on strategy and programming for students with disabilities.
Partner with KIPP Forward on college match strategy and post-secondary outcomes.
Hold a standing, structured partnership with each region’s high school Principal Manager through a dotted-line reporting relationship.
Agree on outcome targets with each Principal Manager and their regional leader; review progress on a set cadence.
Build a cohesive high school culture across the band — shared norms, common data protocols, and real best-practice sharing between cities.
Present high school perspective and best practices in regional leadership team spaces when appropriate.
Assess the changing high school and post-secondary landscape in Newark, Camden, and Miami.
Address the need for alternative and therapeutic programming for students our current model does not serve well.
Maintain an in-depth knowledge of research-based, trends, and innovation in the high school space.
Expand CTE and industry certification options in response to community needs, while holding our identity as college-preparatory schools.
Evaluate innovative models, dual enrollment, and magnet designs.
Define what is standardized across KTAF high schools and what is decided regionally.
Own 8th-to-9th grade transition outcomes and ensure that our top-performing middle school students seek to enroll in our high schools.
Collaborate with regional leaders in every region on staffing, budget, and facilities decisions that affect high schools.
Develop emerging leaders and School Leader succession pipelines for high schools, in partnership with the Talent Team.
Serve as a partner to the Talent Team on high school talent acquisition, leadership development, retention, and REI strategy.
Ensure on-time school openings and grade foundings, and successful starts for new high school leaders.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Participation in the New Jersey Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund
Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan, including matching contributions
A school-issued laptop
Transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting into Newark from the New York City area
Generous Time-Off including 3.5-4 school vacation weeks (depending on the year), allocated sick and personal days, and an extended summer break
Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave for primary caregivers
Employer paid life insurance
Extensive optional ancillary benefits including short term and long term disability and accident and hospital indemnity