Company Description

ABOUT KIPP DC

By 2025, KIPP DC will build upon two decades of proven results to develop into a more impactful, innovative, and inclusive school system that provides joyful, identity-affirming learning experiences so that all students and alumni achieve extraordinary outcomes. We are a network of 20 schools educating 7,300 students and employing 1,300 teachers, leaders, and staff members dedicated to this mission.

Our work is grounded in a commitment to excellence, equity, and justice. We believe all students have the right to rigorous, relevant, and joyful learning experiences led by exceptionally talented and diverse educators who promote student achievement and a sense of belonging. We believe students and teachers best succeed when surrounded by an ecosystem of supports, including: a robust student support services team, school-based mental health practitioners, instructional and content-area coaches, and an instructional leadership team that fosters a staff culture that is ambitious, intentional, and full of joy.

Job Description

The virtual school associate program director's role is to assist the program director in leading the virtual program staff in driving academic outcomes, care, and a sense of belonging for our students who opt into our virtual program in lieu of an in-person program. We expect our leaders to lead both instruction and school culture in this unique online learning environment. The person in this role will support the program director in shaping this program, creating the systems and structures that support intentional instructional practice, student academic outcomes, and engagement and support of staff, students and families. This role will require tremendous flexibility as we plan for variables such as enrollment and changing COVID-specific conditions and policies.

The virtual school associate program director is an exempt role and will report to the program director.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Help set and execute academic vision and goals

• Plays a vital role in setting virtual program vision and takes an active role in investing and mobilizing staff to achieve the collective goals of the academic program
• Works with the program director to lead the planning and goal setting of program-wide goals; ensures alignment toward goals between different grade levels and subject matters
• Identifies and addresses equity challenges within the school
• Ensures content alignment of virtual academic program to students' in-person school experience

Plan and prioritize

• Works with the program director to lead the development of the program's academic and school culture plan, developing and monitoring priority action steps to achieve goals
• Sets and monitors incremental program goals and benchmarks
• Manage the program schedule to meet students' academic, social emotional learning, and engagement goals

Manage and develop staff

• Lead staff collaboration and learning as directed by the program director
• Effectively manages and develops staff in a wide range of skill and experience level by defining responsibilities, setting goals and providing ongoing feedback and support

Lead school culture

• Works together with the program director to set and execute on a vision of excellence and equity for student and staff culture
• Develops strong, inclusive MTSS systems
• Manages parts of the virtual school day's operations (student schedule, engagement, technical support, etc)
• Ensure the delivery of strong family engagement practices for student success
• Manage family and staff communication

Hire and retain highly-effective staff

• Consistently communicates to teachers, through words and actions, that they are valued, supported, and cared for
• Implement retention strategies to ensure highly-effective teachers stay teaching

Build own and team's content knowledge

• Develops deep mastery over the academic standards, curriculum and assessments with staff
• Engages in self-driven, ongoing learning regarding curriculum, pedagogy, antiracism, coaching and leadership
• Collaborates with KIPP DC's school leaders and regional instructional leaders to support teachers in instructing and assessing and connects teachers with relevant resources to improve their content knowledge and instruction.

Develop and coach learning coordinators and content creators

• Leads data-driven instruction by analyzing data and developing and executing plans to address gaps and by helping teachers do the same thing for their classes
• Provides high-quality instructional coaching by accurately diagnosing classroom instruction and providing frequent feedback for teachers across skill level; intensively coach new and struggling teachers with a range of coaching techniques
• Model personal leadership traits
• Embody personal leadership traits by building trusting relationships, reflecting on own identity, practicing strong self-care practices, demonstrating a growth mindset and remaining calmly committed to KIPP DC's mission and vision through difficult circumstances
• Demonstrate a commitment to antiracism by leading and modeling learning and development of antiracist mindsets and practices

Manage administrative functions

• Ensure program meets all compliance regulations and sound and ethical practices related to areas such as student attendance, discipline, grading, student record keeping, special education, etc.
• Ensure proper fiscal management and stewardship of resources
• Collaborate with headquarters staff to manage administrative functions required in program leadership

COMPETENCIES

• Student Focus: builds strong relationships and holds high expectations for students, holds students' best interests in mind, keeps owns commitments to students and makes sure others do the same and builds a culture of respect for all students
• Achievement Orientation: sets challenging goals for self and others, takes initiative to go above and beyond to to achieve results, follows through on commitments, demonstrates resilience and flexibility
• Continuous Learning: Takes responsibility for behavior, mistakes, and results, takes calculated risks, uses research to inform practice, continually seeks opportunity for improvement, values creativity and innovation, shares effective practices with others
• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving: Gathers information from multiple sources, sorts out complexity, anticipates problems, breaks down information and effectively analyzes
• Self-Awareness: demonstrates understanding of own identity, privilege and power, understands strengths and weaknesses and the impact on others' perceptions, seeks feedback and self-development
• Cultural Competence: demonstrates knowledge and respect for cultures of community served, creates an inclusive environment, adjusts behavior according to cultural norms and cues, works effectively across difference, creates and sustains an environment in which people from diverse backgrounds can succeed
• Impact and Influence: adapts leadership style to influence others, anticipate reactions of others and makes a compelling case for a position, stimulates others to take action and accomplish goals
• Stakeholder Management: develops mutually beneficial relationships and partnerships, gains trust of key stakeholders, consistently demonstrates respect and appreciation for others

Qualifications

KIPP DC is looking for a virtual school associate program director candidate who is committed to KIPP DC's mission that all students can learn and achieve at high levels when given the opportunity, has a strong instructional background, a commitment to creating identity-affirming learning experiences, and is looking to develop the leadership skills necessary to lead great schools. Specifically, candidates should have:

• Bachelor's degree
• Minimum of 2 years of school leadership experience, including as an instructional dean, vice principal, or instructional coach or 4 years of lead teaching experience
• Minimum of 2 years experience in coaching teachers and leading professional development
• Demonstrated academic results
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Demonstrated record of professionalism
• Experience teaching core subjects, (Preferred)
• Demonstrated experience with virtual learning, staff development, coaching teachers, and virtual pedagogy

Additional Information

How to Apply:

Please apply immediately, as applications are accepted and roles are filled on a rolling basis. All interested applicants should visit http://www.kippdc.org/apply . If you have any questions, please contact the recruitment team via e-mail at careers@kippdc.org .

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

KIPP DC Public Schools does not discriminate against, or tolerate discrimination against, employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis or protected class including, but not limited to, actual or perceived race, color, national origin, immigration status (except as necessary to comply with federal, DC, state, or local law), religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression), marital status (including domestic partnership status), genetic information, political affiliation, pregnancy, family responsibilities, personal appearance, veteran status, uniform service member status, status of being unemployed, status of victim a survivor of domestic violence, sexual offense or stalking, matriculation or any other protected class under federal, state, DC, or local law.

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