Kipp Public Schools Oklahoma City , OK 73113
Posted 2 weeks ago
Company Description
Join the KIPP Team & Family
KIPP is hiring a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with the unyielding belief that every child will succeed.
KIPP Oklahoma is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in Tulsa and Oklahoma City. We are driven and committed to our mission and vision.
KIPP Oklahoma currently educates over 1,000 students and supports hundreds of alumni. Today, the KIPP Oklahoma network consists of KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools (grades 5th
12th) and KIPP OKC Public Schools (grades PreK - 1st and 5th
8th). KIPP OKC Public Schools is growing one grade per year until they are a full PreK
8th grade program.
Mission:
Together with families and communities, we 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.
Vision:
Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.
We are a Team & Family
At KIPP, we see the gifts in everyone who walks through the doors of our schools. Especially our teachers. Their skill. Energy. Love. Their determination. On the good days and on the hard days. So we support our teachers to make the most of those gifts. It starts with respect - for our teacher's innate talent and desire to learn, for their professional growth and the lives they lead beyond our walls.
Job Description
ROLE OVERVIEW:
The School Leader's primary job is to drive academic and character outcomes for students. We expect our School Leaders to focus 75% of their time on instructional leadership, specifically all of the activities involved in leading and developing teachers to improve their instruction and drive student achievement. At KIPP, we also expect our School Leaders to build lasting and sustainable organizations by developing a pipeline of future School Leaders and creating systems for the ongoing development of school staff. The School Leader is responsible for developing his/her successsor and the leadership capacity of his/her staff.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Set ambitious school-wide vision and goals, aligned with the KIPP region, that lead students on a path to and through college
Plan and prioritize time and resources to achieve annual goals
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
Model expectations for leaders, teachers, and students on school-wide practices for a positive learning culture
Develop systems and structures to hire and retain 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
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
Cultivate School Leader's own success and sustainability by engaging lifelines and renewing to get stronger
Qualifications
Student Focus: Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school's unique community
Direction Setting: Ability to set direction across an entire school and motivate others to action
Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results from teachers and leaders that he/she manages and coaches
Talent Development: Demonstrated success in developing leadership capacity in others
Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives
Instructional Leadership: Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data
Instructional Leadership: Expertise in what the school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students' knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery; able to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies
Instructional Leadership: Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies (e.g. make kids sweat, pacing, stretch it, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy
Instructional Leadership: Command of instructional design and the benefits and tradeoffs of school design decisions in driving student achievement
Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Compensation and Benefits:
This is a Full-Time, 12-month position. Salary is commensurate with experience.
Employees are eligible to participate in employer benefits including health, dental, life, accidental death and dismemberment, short and long term disability and participation in Oklahoma Teacher Retirement plans.
As an equal opportunity employer, KIPP Oklahoma does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations.
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