Director, Special Projects to Regional Superintendent

Austin

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KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 57 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to 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.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

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 280 schools, nearly 15,000 educators, and 175,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

Internal Title: Regional Director of Academic Health

The Regional Director of Academic Health is a key member of the Austin Regional Leadership Team who oversees the region's annual planning and goal-setting, drives strategic growth planning and execution, works closely with the Regional Superintendent, and leads key strategic and logistical projects for the organization.  The Regional Director of Academic Health must excel at building relationships across a wide variety of constituencies, managing multiple priorities, program design and management, and driving results. The Regional Director of Academic Health is a critical thought-partner to and reports to the Austin Regional Superintendent.

As the Regional Director of Academic Health, you will be accountable to the following organization-wide goals:

100% of KTX School achieve an A or B rating - TBD

95% of K-2 students reading on grade level DIBELS

KTX earn 90/75/40 on Reading STAAR

KTX earn 90/75/40 on Math STAAR

60% of seniors graduate having scored a 3+ on at least a AP/IB exam

40% of 11th grade students score 21+ on the ACT

80% of student matriculate to a 4-year college

97% Average Daily Attendance

100% BOY Enrollment by Day 10

80% of Staff Retained

Key Responsibilities

Co-lead the Austin region’s annual planning and goal-setting work in collaboration with the Regional Superintendent and Regional Leadership Team to identify and create scope of annual region-wide initiatives.

Coordinate regional leaders to identify common trends and priorities across the region.

Build and implement opportunities for collaboration and common work across schools, including regional professional development.

Support and facilitate effective and efficient Regional Leadership Team staff meetings, both tactical and strategy.

Lead the region’s progress monitoring efforts towards KIPP Texas, regional and school goals throughout the year.

In collaboration with the Regional Director of Data-Driven Leadership, ensure that dashboards with timely and relevant information are available and utilized to monitor progress and inform decision-making.

Drive accountability across the Regional Leadership Team and ensure follow up on decisions and commitments made by the Regional Leadership Team.

Regional Superintendent Support

Work with the Regional Superintendent to constantly assess and provide solutions towards improving organizational and operational effectiveness within the region.

Collaborate with the executive assistant to the Regional Superintendent to ensure regional priorities are accurately reflected in the Regional Superintendent’s calendar.

Manage staff preparation and materials for effective Board meetings, as needed.

Represent KIPP Texas in external meetings, as appropriate.

Lead key strategic analysis and projects as assigned by the Regional Superintendent.

Manage Regional and KIPP Texas Initiative and Projects

Lead the Regional Leadership Team through ongoing strategic planning, identifying key short and long initiatives.

Set organizational directive for change efforts, catalyzing Regional Leadership Team to achieve change and scale school improvement.

Lead and/or project manage strategic initiatives for the region and/or KIPP Texas.

Support in executing KIPP Texas multi-year Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion roadmap that moves us along on the anti-racism framework

Delivers Support and Guidance for Regional Leaders

Work across KIPP Texas School Support Partners (SSP) departments to ensure effective and proactive communication with schools.

Deliver effective communication mechanisms across schools within the region.

Provide guidance and support to School Leaders during school crisis, as needed.

Engage school leaders, board members, and other stakeholders, as necessary.

Support the planning and execution of school leader and assistant principal training and professional development in the region

Partner with the School Support Partners (SSP) Team to meet all operational, financial, and other non-academic goals, ensuring a sustainable organization at all levels

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree required.

3-5+ years of experience as a principal or member of the school leadership team, in a high performing school serving a similar student population to KIPP Texas

A proven track record of operational and strategic project management

KIPP Texas experience preferred

Additional Information

Skills

Outstanding project management skills, particularly as it relates to project mapping, coordinating resources and accountability.

Thrives in ambiguous situations. Adapts quickly to bring clarity and alignment in fast-paced, changing, and uncertain environments.

Results-oriented and track record of driving excellence in the face of exceptional challenges.

Skilled at managing through others without positional authority.

Ability to interact with a broad range of stakeholders with different interests and needs

Strong conflict resolution and crisis management skills.

Deep commitment to improving the lives of students from low-income communities.

What We Bring to the Table

The starting point for the salary range for this position is $90,000 and is commensurate upon experience and internal-equity

Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies

Paid family leave

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with varying coverage for employees and their families, inclusive of virtual physician visits. High deductible health plan with HSA also offered

Employee assistance programs.

Participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)

457 Roth retirement plan option with KIPP matching contribution up to $1,200 a year.  403b plans also supported.

KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance

Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.

Considerable time spent at a desk using a computer/laptop.

Attending conferences or training sessions.

Work Environment

Hybrid work - in office/at schools a minimum of 3 days a week.

Typical office environment with frequent interruptions.

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