Company Description

KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools is part of the KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) national network of free, open enrollment, college preparatory schools dedicated to ensuring that every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. There are 280 KIPP schools in 21 states and the District of Columbia serving more than 175,000 scholars and alumni. KIPP Metro Atlanta currently operates 11 schools including five primary schools, six middle schools and one high school, as well as KIPP Forward which supports scholars on their journey to a choice-filled life. We are a social justice organization and our vision and mission require the work of dedicated, bold and skilled leaders, educators, and support staff who are committed to serving as the catalyst for joyful, academically excellent schools and the foundation for building a more just and equitable world for our scholars.

Job Description

The Assistant Principal’s role is to support the school in driving academic and character outcomes for students as a key member of the school’s leadership team. We expect our Assistant Principals to lead both instruction and school culture and also to be able to develop leadership in the school’s emerging teacher leaders. At KIPP Metro Atlanta, we believe that the Assistant Principal is a Principal successor and is being actively developed for school leadership. 

As a KIPP Metro Atlanta Assistant Principal, your core responsibilities include:

Leadership

• Model and support implementation of the school’s vision and goals
  • Supports development 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
  • With guidance from the Principal, leads the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments that he/she coaches and ensures alignment with school-wide goals
  • Serves as "admin on duty" in the absence of the Principal and during coverage of athletic events or other extracurricular activities
• Contribute to school-wide planning and prioritizes time to accomplish goals
  • Provides input into school-based strategic planning including and identifying what the school’s strategic plan means for his/her own leadership and the people that he/she manages

Talent Development

• Develop emerging leaders with the Principal’s guidance
  • Supports the Principal in identifying and developing emerging teacher leaders through goal setting, coaching and providing on-going feedback          
  • Partners with regional Talent Team as needed on the new hire process (e.g. interviews, new hire offer letters, onboarding)
• Collaborate with Principal and provide input on hiring, developing, and retaining a group of diverse, highly-effective teachers and school staff
• Model school expectations and manage school-wide character development and behavior management systems
  • Supports teachers in understanding process and roles in character and behavior intervention
  • Develops systems and structures to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline
  • Manage parts of the daily school operations (e.g. arrival/dismissal, lunch/recess, school trips)
  • Acts as the first Leadership Team contact on student intervention and parent engagement hierarchy; determine next steps for issues that rise above the teacher/grade level/department chair
• Build one’s own and direct reports’ instructional knowledge of standards, content, and instructional methods
  • Content (Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment):
    • Develops mastery over the academic standards in the grades and for which he/she coaches, and strong understanding of academic standards for all subjects and grades.
    • Studies curriculum and assessment content and further develops an understanding of how assessments map to content mastery, and what is required of students and teachers to accomplish mastery on the assessments
    • Teaches teachers how to assess for both student mastery and growth towards college readiness and insists that assessments are used to inform teacher instruction
  • Research-based Instructional Practices (Methods and Time):
    • Develops one’s 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 Principal in planning and implementing enabling systems of the Academic Strategies Pyramid
  • Teacher Instructional Development (Instructional Coaching, Content Teams, and Workshops): 
    • Provide high-quality instructional coaching with frequent and scheduled teacher observations, actionable and bite-sized feedback, and accountability for adjustment in practice
    • Coach emerging leaders on their instructional coaching practice by supporting their planning, norming on instruction and culture, and progress monitoring the department/content/grade level they lead
    • Recommend to the Principal what school-wide professional development will be the highest leverage in improving student results; lead engaging, actionable, adult-learning workshops; and hold staff accountable for the implementation of the workshop practices  
  • Data Analysis (Data-driven Instruction and Progress Monitoring): 
    • Lead implementation of school-wide data-driven instruction. Help teachers: determine how data aligns to end-of-year goals (what is being assessed and how it maps to standards); break-out data to analyze how different student groups are performing; determine what data is saying about areas of student mastery and growth, and identify specific instructional actions and adjustments to fill students’ knowledge and skill gaps and a timeline to do so

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (required);
  • Advanced degree preferred 
• 2 years minimum teaching with proven results
• 3 years minimum experience managing a team and large projects
  • Additional experience coaching and developing a teacher 
• Experience teaching math or language arts preferred 
• Strong project and time management skills; ability to effectively backward plan, juggle multiple priorities with great attention to detail and deliver consistent and timely results
• Strong strategic and analytical skills with an aptitude for systems-building
• Team player with strong interpersonal, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills

Characteristics

• 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 the direction for a team and motivate others to action
• Achievement Orientation and Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results in their own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages 
• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honor and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives 
• Instructional Leadership: Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data. 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. 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

Additional Information

Compensation:

Compensation for this role is between $75,000 and $85,000.  The starting pay will depend on various factors that may include but are not limited to professional experience, education, training, and certifications. 

KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• 8 days of Paid Time Off, in addition to identified holidays and regular school breaks including Fall Break, Thanksgiving Break, Mid-Winter Break and Spring Break.
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical and dental), life insurance and optional short- and long-term disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Participation in Georgia retirement plan and an optional 403(b) retirement plan

Statement of Non-Discrimination:

KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.