Vice Principal (SY26 - 27)

KIPP DC • Washington, DC

50d • $113,827

About The Position

The vice principal’s job is to support the school in driving academic outcomes, care, and a sense of belonging for our students as a key member of the school’s leadership team. KIPP DC vice principals lead both instruction and school culture as the leaders of subsets of teachers and students in either specific grade levels and/or departments. This person will serve on the leadership team at a single school or various leadership teams depending on the needs and vacancies across KIPP DC. The type of school (early childhood, elementary, middle, or high school) and specific role (grade level/content level supported) will be determined based on school need and candidate experience and expertise. Vice principals will actively grow through participation in summer and school year high-quality, meaningful formal and informal professional development, invaluable on the job training, transformative coaching, project-based learning, and cohort-based experiences with leaders across KIPP DC The vice principal role is exempt, reports to the school principal, and serves on the school leadership team.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of four years lead teaching, school leadership, or direct student support (i.e., MHP, related service provider) experience
• Demonstrated academic results
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Demonstrated record of timeliness, good attendance, reliability and responsiveness
• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to KIPP DC’s mission and to advancing its anti-racist ambition through their work with staff, students, alumni, and families

Nice To Haves

• Experience teaching core subjects (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Special Education) (preferred experience, not required)

Responsibilities

• Support development of School Leader’s school-wide vision and take an active role in motivating and inspiring staff to achieve the goals of the school and of the specific grade/department being supported
• Support School Leader in upholding excellence with systems that support vision
• Connect team/s' vision, goals and actions to KIPP DC's goal of becoming an anti-racist organization
• Collaborate with principal and leadership team in determining school and team priorities
• Prioritize and manage own time to deliver on short and long-term goals or priorities
• Support teachers in planning and prioritizing their time
• Lead an affirming and joyful culture for students; monitor, follow in and refine PBIS systems
• Work with staff and families to build an inclusive school environment for special populations (i.e. students with IEPs, students with 504s, ELL students, new students, students with HCYP status, etc.)
• Plan for and predictably respond to student behavior that doesn't meet school culture expectations; follow up with teachers to coach and empower them to plan and respond more effectively next time
• Maintain calm and poise in unpredictable, potentially stressful, situations
• Communicate and invest teachers and staff in a clear, inclusive instructional vision for all students; follow through on all instructional commitments
• Collaborate with instructional coaches to support teachers with clear, meaningful, and realistic unit and lesson internalization strategies while simultaneously growing teacher understanding of curriculum, pedagogy, standards, and assessments
• Be a frequent, regular presence in all classrooms you coach and manage
• Support a culture where teachers are invested in and prepared for whole staff adult learning; work with Leadership Team to facilitate engaging, effective, relevant meetings
• Explain and describe grade level/subject's curriculum, pedagogical practices, standards, and assessments and how they connect to larger beliefs about teaching and learning
• Build trusting, strong relationships with teachers and school staff as the foundation for development and management work
• Capture sharp, meaningful evidence during observations
• Ground feedback and next steps for teachers in student impact and data
• Identifies high-leverage coaching focuses ground in student impact, transferability, context and teacher match
• Develop, relies on, and refines systems that result in the effective coaching of all teacher
• Identify an academic gap across a grade level or department and develop and execute a plan that results in improved student experiences and outcomes
• Consistently communicates to teachers, through words and actions, that they are valued, supported, and cared for
• Actively and regularly communicate with principal about progress, strengths, areas of growth, and potential trajectories of individual team members
• Understand and practice fair and legal employment practices
• Support the leadership team in executing school operational systems such as arrival and dismissal, mealtimes and attendance.

Benefits

• KIPP DC offers an extremely competitive compensation and benefits package:
• When it comes to compensation, at KIPP DC we strive for clarity, equity, and to be highly competitive. We look at compensation benchmarks in schools across DC. Vice principal salaries start at $113,827 and increase with years of experience. Please see the salary scale here. Vice principals can earn up to $5,000 in renewal add-ons to their base salary each year they return to KIPP DC.
• KIPP DC offers a robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, various voluntary benefits, and employer paid benefits such as short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and a membership to One Medical.
• KIPP DC also offers a 403(b) retirement account with employer contributions and match, vesting after three years.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees