KIPP - Assistant Principal - Middle School - Stockton 25-26

Position Summary 

At KIPP Public Schools Northern California we believe that Assistant Principals are our future school leaders. We actively develop Assistant Principals for School Leadership and feel the Assistant Principal should consider themselves as an apprentice to the School Leader. The Assistant Principal should gradually build capacity to lead a KIPP school. 

The Assistant Principals job is to support the school in driving academic and social emotional learning outcomes for students as a key member of the schools leadership team. Assistant Principals are expected to lead both instruction and school culture while developing the skills of the schools emerging leaders. 

Preferred Qualifications 

Experience: 

• Minimum 35 years of experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community
• Previous Leadership or TeacherLeader experience preferred (ex: Grade Level Lead Instructional Coaching Content Lead etc.)

Education: 

• Hold a B.A/B.S degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Meet one of the following eligibility requirements:
  • Hold a valid California teaching credential or
  • Outofstate equivalent credential or license

Knowledge/skills required: 

• Student Focus: Belief that all students regardless of background have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the schools unique community
• Direction Setting: Ability to set direction for a team and motivate others to action
• Achievement Orientation and Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages
• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives
• Instructional Leadership: Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across schoolwide data
• Instructional Leadership: Expertise in what the schoolwide 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
• Instructional Leadership: Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of highleverage instructional strategies (e.g. make kids sweat pacing stretch it etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy
• Relationship Building: Expertise in cultivating relationships and managing a diverse group of stakeholders
• Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes

Essential Functions and Responsibilities: 

Model and support implementation of the schools vision and goals 

• Supports the Schools Leaders vision and takes an active role in mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; Supports the Schools Leaders vision and takes an active role in mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school.
• With guidance from the School Leader leads the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments that he/she coaches and ensures alignment with schoolwide goals
• Collaborate with School Leader on hiring diverse highlyeffective teachers and school staff 

Contribute to schoolwide planning and prioritizes time to accomplish goals 

• Provides input into the strategic planning of the school and identifies areas of ownership for self and direct reports

Develop emerging leaders with School Leaders guidance 

• Supports the School Leader in identifying and developing emerging leaders (Department Heads and/or Grade Level Chairs) through goal setting coaching and feedback  

Model strong staff and student culture and manage schoolwide character development and behavior management systems 

• Supports teachers in student support and behavior intervention systems to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline.
• Manages parts of the daily school operations (e.g. arrival/dismissal lunch/recess school trips)
• Acts as the first Leadership Team contact for student intervention and parent engagement; determines next steps for issues that are above the teacher/grade level/department chair

Build own direct reports instructional knowledge of standards content and methods 

• Content (Standards Curriculum and Assessment):
  • Studies curriculum and assessment in order to develop understanding of content mastery and what is required of students and teachers to accomplish mastery
  • Coaches teachers on how to assess for both student mastery and growth towards college readiness and practices data driven instruction based on assessment
  • Researchbased Instructional Practices (Methods and Time):
  • Develops own and teachers knowledge of best practices in instructional methods and coaches teachers on how to match particular strategies to gaps in student mastery

Develop teachers to provide rigorous and highquality instruction and support School Leader in planning implementing and enabling systems of the Academic Strategies Pyramid. 

• Data Analysis (Datadriven Instruction and Progress Monitoring):
  • Lead datadriven instruction. Coach teachers to determine how data aligns to endofyear goals; breakout data to analyze how different student groups are performing; determine what data indicates about areas of student mastery and growth; and identify specific instructional actions and adjustments to fill students knowledge and skill gaps within an appropriate timeline
• Teacher Instructional Development (Instructional Coaching Content Teams and Workshops):
  • Provides highquality instructional coaching with frequent and scheduled teacher observations actionable and bitesized feedback and accountability for adjustment in practice
  • Coaches emerging leaders on their instructional coaching practice 
  • May lead or coach others who lead department/content/gradelevel meetings that focus on planning for and norming on instruction and culture practicing instructional strategies and progress monitoring the department/content/grade level
  • Recommends to the School Leader what schoolwide professional development will be the highest leverage in improving student results; lead engaging actionable adultlearning workshops; and hold staff accountable for implementation of the workshop practices 

Physical Mental and Environmental Demands 

Physical: Ability to navigate school and classroom settings. Ability to access and utilize technology. Occasional lifting/carrying of equipment 120 lbs. Physical agility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively which may include kneeling walking pushing/pulling squatting twisting turning bending stooping and reaching overhead. 

Mental: Stress of deadlines and normal work standards ability to analyze problems and generate alternatives work with interruptions concentrate for long periods of time read calculate perform routine math problems memorize and recall objects and people. 

Environmental: School and classroom environment subject to constant interruptions and distractions. Adhere to KIPPs health and safety guidelines as outlined by the CDC CDE and public health agencies recommendations.

 

Classification 

This is a fulltime exempt position on a full school year calendar cycle located at our school sites.

 

About KIPP Public Schools Northern California 

We are a thriving nonprofit network of free public charter schools open to all students. Together with families and communities we create joyful academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choosecollege career and beyondso they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.  

We value the dedication hard work and passion that our teachers bring each day. KIPP Northern California supports you with professional development coaching and collaboration. We offer competitive pay and benefits that reflect the appreciation we have for our teachers and their dedication to students 

Our student community consists of over 7000 elementary middle and high school students in East Palo Alto Oakland San Francisco San Lorenzo San Jose and Redwood City and Stockton. 79% qualify for free or reduced price lunch 23% are multilingual learners and 10% have special needs. We strive to cultivate a representative team of teachers and leaders that reflect our students diversity 

Compensation 

We are dedicated to you and your familys wellbeing! KIPP offers a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical dental vision and transportation benefits. 

We benchmark annually against school districts and charter schools in the regions where we operate to offer competitive salaries.The salary range for this position is:We benchmark annually against school districts and charter schools in the regions where we operate to offer competitive salaries.The salary range for this position is:

Content Specialist: between $90000 $99000 (Stockton)
Assistant Principal: between $99000 $121000 (Stockton)
 

How to Apply 

Please submit a cover letter and resume by clicking apply on this page. 

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Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime