Transformation School Leader Manager - (24-25)

Job Description

Transformation School Leader Managers play a critical role in advancing KIPP Texas mission to create joyful, academically excellent schools. As a Transformation School Leader Manager you will provide strategic support and accountability to a cohort of KIPP Texas transformation schools to rapidly improve student achievement outcomes. The Transformation School Leader Manager is responsible for oversight of the implementation of KIPP TX programmatic oversight and ensuring high-quality supervision of the school improvement process at assigned schools. Through maintaining a laser-focus on excellence, equity, and rapid improvement, the Transformation School Leader Manager develops and manages a cohort of transformation school leaders, and serves as an integral member of the KIPP Texas transformation leadership team, which is responsible for driving the overall direction and strategy for KIPP TX’s transformation work. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced, dynamic systems-level turnaround leader to prove positive change in preparing students with the skills to pursue the paths they choose - with a particular focus on building a college-going culture. 

As a Transformation School Leader Manager you will be accountable to 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 and Duties

Lead KIPP TX’s School Leaders

Manage, supervise, and evaluate a cohort of transformation school leaders (typically 3-5) to  improve schools and student achievement outcomes. 

Coordinate and implement high-impact actions to provide strategic assistance and remove barriers for transformation schools.

Supports alignment of key resources to align with school improvement strategy and implementation plan.

Champion KIPP TX core values and build a community of team and family members dedicated to  achievement, inclusion and belongingness.

Communicate school improvement priorities to key stakeholders, including state-wide departments and schools, and ensure that staff are aligning to critical needs to sustain school improvement.

Collaborate with the Superintendent of Transformation and Talent Team to recruit and hire exceptional school leaders and assistant principals focused on school improvement efforts.

Coach transformation school leaders to strengthen leadership competencies in academics, school culture, people management and team leadership talent.

Nurture a healthy school leadership pipeline and engage in regional and organization succession planning efforts.

Build Academically Excellent and Joyful Schools

Support school leaders to internalize and implement KIPP TX’s academic and school culture strategy within and across school campuses.

Facilitate annual planning processes, including master schedule development, with a cohort of school leaders in alignment with regional and state-wide goals.

Maintain high visibility in assigned transformational schools providing targeted feedback on classroom instruction, lesson internalization and data meetings, observation and debrief cycles, and professional learning. 

Organize and implement mechanisms to monitor progress towards short and long term goals and initiatives. 

Develop a deep understanding of KIPP TX’s high - quality instructional materials and facilitate school leaders capacity for strong implementation at their respective school campuses.

Examine student learning and culture data within and across schools to identify school and cohort priorities.

Collaborate with regional leadership and the state-wide academics and operations departments to implement initiatives aligned to school, cohort, and state-wide priorities.

Champion emergent bilingual students with IEPs and 504s to receive exceptional services and support, in compliance with state and federal regulations.

Supports the development of strong school operational systems and processes with a focus on data collection, scheduling, and Special Education programs and services.

Serve as member of Transformation Cohort Leadership Team

Participates in KIPP Texas transformation leadership team to oversee implementation of short and long-term strategy to reach regional and state-wide goals.

Partners with leadership to identify region-wide gaps to goals and responds with aligned interventions.

Works with the School Support Partners team to ensure that all of the operations, technology, talent, and financial needs of the schools are met.

Liaises with external stakeholders, community agencies, donors,  and other third-party constituencies.