Company Description

KIPP — the largest nonprofit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools in the nation—has demonstrated, at scale, that all children have the potential to excel academically regardless of race or zip code. KIPP currently serves over 120,000 students in 270 schools across the country, including Indianapolis. KIPP Indy Public Schools (KIPP Indy) was founded in 2004 with one class of fifth grade students and has grown to serve 1,300 students across three schools. Of the students that attend KIPP Indy, 94% qualify for free and reduced lunch, 95% are African American or LatinX, 19% receive special education services, and 12% are designated as Emerging Bilinguals. As we continue to grow, our mission remains the same: to create joyful, academically excellent schools in which teachers, students, and families are all united around the same goal of preparing students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond— so they can lead fulfilling lives and create a more just world.

Job Description

The Assistant School Leader (ASL) is a critical member of the school leadership team and is responsible for driving both academic and character outcomes for students. The ASL will go above and beyond to lead instruction and school culture that maximizes learning and life outcomes for students. At KIPP Indy, 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/their 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)

EXPECTATIONS

• Attend and participate in all staff meetings and communicate openly with all staff
• Attend and participate in all campus leadership team meetings and instructional leadership team meetings
• Attend and participate in family engagement events, student experiences, and enrollment activities as needed
• Meet all expectations and requirements as stated in the KIPP Employee Handbook
• Pass a criminal background check, as required by law

COMPETENCIES

• Expresses belief in all students potential to complete college and succeed in life
• Articulates and teaches the organization’s vision, mission, values, and goals
• 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

Additional Information

Salary is commensurate with experience and includes a highly competitive benefits package. Opportunities for performance-based bonuses are also available.
                              
KIPP Indy Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.