Resume Drop: School Leader

KIPP • New Orleans, LA

46d

About The Position

At KIPP, the School Leader drives student-centered outcomes by leading self, leading people, and leading results, creating conditions for adults and students to thrive. Grounded in student focus, they set a compelling vision and rigorous goals, then organize time, people, and resources to achieve them. School Leaders at KIPP devote the majority of their time to instructional leadership—planning and prioritizing, solving problems, making decisions, and creating data routines that distinguish outcomes from effort to drive results. They build trusting relationships; cultivate a joyful team culture, and develop and manage people through clear expectations, frequent coaching/feedback, and accountability. Ultimately, in partnership with families, staff, and the community, our School Leaders build joyful, academically excellent, identity-affirming schools that prepare students to pursue the paths they choose in life.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 3–5+ years effective K–12 teaching with evidence of student growth.
• 2+ years school leadership (e.g., AP, Dean, Instructional Coach) leading adults through observation/feedback, data meetings, and PD cycles—preferably in public, urban, or charter settings; Demonstrated achievement on state/interim proficiency or growth, attendance/chronic absenteeism, discipline disproportionality, and teacher effectiveness/retention.
• Deep understanding of standards-aligned curriculum & assessment; MTSS/RTI; effective literacy & math practices; IDEA/504, ELL supports, behavior systems, and assessment security; School culture systems that are identity-affirming, safe, and consistent.
• Data fluency with SIS/LMS and assessment tools (e.g., PowerSchool/Infinite Campus, Illuminate, NWEA/MAP) and productivity suites (Microsoft Office/Google Workspace).

Nice To Haves

• Master’s in Educational Leadership/Administration; current principal license.
• Prior success as a Principal/Head of School or as an AP leading whole-school initiatives (instruction + culture + operations).
• Demonstrated turnaround/improvement results in urban, open enrollment schools.

Responsibilities

• Set ambitious school-wide vision and goals, aligned with the KIPP New Orleans region, that lead students on a path to a life of unlimited opportunity
• Analyze assessment data and set goals for ongoing improvement in coordination with other administrators and teachers
• Share the school’s mission with the community and lead team members in actively engaging the community to support and assist in accomplishing that mission
• Ensure compliance with all policies and state and federal laws
• Plan and prioritize time and resources to achieve annual goals
• Drive the creation of systems and the initiative to create the necessary instructional leadership, management, and curriculum support
• Ensure that the school curriculum and programming aligns with the mission, beliefs, priorities, and initiatives of KIPP New Orleans Schools
• Establish a leadership team with a clear vision and understanding of their roles and responsibilities in regards to operations, budgeting and compliance and provide necessary oversight and guidance
• Cultivate a diverse, high-potential school leadership pipeline (from teacher leader to AP to successor) and develop leadership team members by teaching and insisting that they are true owners of the work and coaching and assigning stretch activities
• Develop teachers to provide rigorous and high quality instruction
• Lead analysis of and develop teachers’ ability to analyze student data to identify strategies that will move students toward mastery
• Regularly observe and coach instructional coaches to ensure they are providing high-impact, actionable and bite-sized feedback to teachers on a weekly basis
• Ensure teachers can collaborate, analyze their practice and their student data, and adjust instruction in content teams
• Lead whole-school professional development workshops that drive highest-impact improvements in teacher practice
• Model expectations for leaders, teachers, and students on school-wide practices for a positive learning culture
• Support efforts to make all staff members feel valued and successful including recognizing and rewarding outstanding performance and behavior
• Provide guidance and oversight of the leadership team and teachers as they work proactively to develop a student discipline management system that enhances the school environment develops excellent student character, and positive student behavior
• Work in coordination with Talent and Human Resources teams to recruit, interview, select and onboard diverse, highly-effective staff
• Build own and school staff’s knowledge and expertise in effective instructional design and academic standards
• Develop teachers’ conceptual understanding of what students must know and be able to do and what instructional methods drive student mastery
• Develop knowledge of how standards map to curriculum and assessment
• Cultivate School Leader’s own success and sustainability by engaging lifelines and renewing to get stronger

Benefits

• Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience, and we routinely engage in compensation analysis for all roles across the organization to ensure that we remain competitive in the market.
• 403(b) retirement plan – KNOS matches 100% of employee contribution up to the first 5% of salary and any bonuses. Vested immediately in 403(b).
• KNOS employees are eligible for health and wellbeing benefits starting the first day of the month following their Date of Hire.
• Comprehensive, customizable health coverage, including disability, life insurance, hospital indemnity, FSAs for health and dependent care, and free dental and vision for employees.
• KNOS employees are provided ~30 paid holidays and additional paid time off.
• Opportunities for on-going professional development.

What This Job Offers

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