Assistant School Leader - High School

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 270 schools, nearly 10,000 educators, and more than 160,000 students and alumni.

• 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.

• KIPP in Oklahoma: KIPP currently operates as two KIPP regions in Oklahoma. KIPP OKC was founded in 2002 and serves students grades 4-8 in a middle school. KIPP Tulsa was founded in 2005 and now serves grades 5-12 in a middle and high school. Nationally, other same-state KIPP mergers/integrations are occurring to better leverage outcomes, scale, and sustainability. In early 2021, the KIPP Tulsa and OKC boards approved the hire of shared Executive Director Darius Kirk and the launch of a due diligence and planning process currently underway with support from consultants and KIPP Foundation to determine whether the two regions should combine to become KIPP Oklahoma. As of December 2021, the KIPP Oklahoma merger was voted on and completed by each representative board of directors. KIPP Oklahoma will officially launch July 1, 2022.

The Five Pillars of KIPP

1. High Expectations. KIPP schools have clearly defined and measurable high expectations for academic achievement and conduct that make no excuses based on the students' backgrounds. Students, parents, teachers, and staff create and reinforce a culture of achievement and support through a range of formal and informal rewards and consequences for academic performance and behavior.

2. Choice & Commitment. Students, their parents, and the faculty of each KIPP school choose to participate in the program. No one is assigned or forced to attend a KIPP school. Everyone must make and uphold a commitment to the school and to each other to put in the time and effort required to achieve success.

3. More Time. KIPP schools know that there are no shortcuts when it comes to success in academics and life. With an extended school day, week, and year, students have more time in the classroom to acquire the academic knowledge and skills that will prepare them for competitive high schools and colleges, as well as more opportunities to engage in diverse extracurricular experiences.

4. Power to Lead. The principals of KIPP schools are effective academic and organizational leaders who understand that great schools require great school leaders. They have control over their school budget and personnel. They are free to swiftly move dollars or make staffing changes, allowing them maximum effectiveness in helping students learn.

5. Focus on Results. KIPP schools relentlessly focus on high student performance on standardized tests and other objective measures. Just as there are no shortcuts, there are no excuses. Students are expected to achieve a level of academic performance that will enable them to succeed at the nation's best high schools and colleges. Teachers will be provided consistent and constant professional development

The Assistant School Leader (ASL) is a critical member of the school leadership team and responsible for driving both academic and character outcomes for students. The ASL will go above and beyond in order to lead instruction and school culture that maximizes learning and life outcomes for students. At KIPP Oklahoma, our goal is to ensure that Assistant School Leaders receive intense coaching and support while developing skills in every area that it takes to lead a school.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Model and support implementation of the school’s vision, goals, and strategy

• Supports development of School Leader’s school-wide vision and takes an active role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; owns the implementation of select school priorities in support of the school-wide vision

• Collaborates with the School Leader to lead the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments that he/she coaches and ensures alignment with school-wide priorities and goals

• Collaborates with the school leadership team to provide input on annual strategic planning

Model strong staff and student culture and manages a specific grade level or grade levels on setting and managing its student culture and character development initiatives

• Supports teachers in understanding process and roles in student support and intervention and develops systems and structures to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline

• Partners with the student support team to serve as a primary point of contact on student intervention and parent communication; determines next steps for issues that rise above the teacher/grade level and executes necessary follow up actions aligned to decisions

• Supports daily school operations (e.g. arrival, dismissal, lunch, intervention)

• Disseminates logistical communications to grade level team in conjunction with the Grade Level Chair

Build teachers’ instructional knowledge of standards, content and instructional methods

• Develops a strong understanding of academic standards for all subjects/grades for which he/she coaches; understands the implications of standards on what a student should know and be able to do

• Studies curriculum and assessment content and further develops understanding of how assessments map to content mastery, and what is required of students and teachers to accomplish mastery on the assessments

• Develops own and teacher’s knowledge of best practices in instructional methods and teaches teachers how to match particular strategies to gaps in student mastery

Develop teachers to provide rigorous and high quality instruction and support School Leader in planning and implementing enabling systems for student achievement

• Provides high-quality instructional coaching with curriculum and planning support, frequent and scheduled teacher observations, actionable and bite-sized feedback, and accountability for adjustment in practice

• Collaborates with the School Leader on what school-wide professional development will be the highest leverage in improving student results; leads engaging and actionable content team meetings that elevate instructional practice and holds staff accountable for implementation of content team learning

• Supports teachers in how to assess student mastery and growth towards college readiness and insists that assessments are used to inform teacher instruction

• Collaborates with teachers and leaders to monitor progress toward academic goals and to identify specific instructional strengths and adjustments needed to reach defined goals and school priorities

Collaborate with the School Leader to recruit, select, and develop teachers, teacher leaders, and emerging leaders

• Supports the School Leader on recruiting and hiring diverse, highly effective teachers and school staff

• Collaborates with the School Leader to identify and develop emerging leaders

• Develops teacher leaders through goal setting, observations, and coaching by utilizing KIPP’s leadership competency model and performance management scope and sequence

• Evaluates staff on instructional proficiency and effectiveness using the school’s instructional rubric

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree

• At least four years working in an urban school setting (preferred)

• Experience teaching in an urban school setting

• Achieved exceptional results in his/her own classroom

• Content knowledge in ELA or math (preferred)

• Experience in a leadership role or having leadership responsibilities in an urban school setting

• Experience coaching or managing others (preferred)

COMPETENCIES

• Expresses belief in all students potential to complete college and succeed in life

• Articulates and teaches the organization’s vision, mission, values, goals and commitment to racial equity

• Ensures systems are implemented that reinforce positive character, behavior, and organizational values

• Develops mutually beneficial relationships

• Ensures instructional improvement by observing, coaching, modeling for, and teaching staff

• Coaches others towards goals and provides timely, relevant, and constructive feedback

• Focuses on results

• Uses data to drive improves teaching and learning

• Uses intuition and data to make timely decisions in the face of ambiguity

• Holds themselves and others accountable to achieving planned milestones

• Takes responsibility for mistakes and learns from successes and failure

• Perseveres through significant challenges to reach goals

• Demonstrates flexibility when plans or situations change unexpectedly and adjust plans

• Manages time and resources effectively

Compensation and Benefits:

• In addition to a competitive salary scale, KIPP Oklahoma provides a generous benefits package that includes health, dental, vision, life insurances and other ancillary benefits.

• KIPP Oklahoma does not and shall not discriminate on the race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital or parental status, disability, source of income, or status as a veteran in any of its activities or operations.

• All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.