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    School Leader - Fort Worth, United States - Kipp

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    ABOUT KIPP TEXAS

    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 Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

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    About the Role

    School Leaders play a critical role in advancing KIPP Texas mission to create joyful, academically excellent schools. As a school leader you will set vision and direction in partnership with staff, students, and families to drive towards school improvement initiatives and KIPP Texas overall goals for healthy schools. You will manage, coach, and develop instructional, operational, and support staff to ensure all students have access to a positive learning community focused on preparing them with the skills to pursue the paths they choose - with a particular focus on building a college-going culture. In collaboration with regional leadership and state-wide departments you will leverage systems, supports, and processes to ensure that student enrollment, school operations, finances, and talent are sound. This is an ideal opportunity for a dynamic and visionary organizational leader with significant experience leading schools (particularly in transformation settings) to improve and become a premier campus marked by academic excellence and joy.

    Qualifications
    • Bachelor's degree; Master's degree in education or related field from an accredited college or university highly preferred
    • 3 years of teaching experience with a record of results of leading students to significant academic growth.
    • 3-5 years experience as a principal leading schools serving a similar student population to KIPP Texas; experience leading school improvement preferred.
    • Demonstrated success leading teams to accelerate progress for students in transformation settings.
    Skills
    • Demonstrated leadership with the ability to lead people and get results through work with others.
    • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, demonstrating strong prioritization, organization and follow-up skills.
    • Demonstration of effective teaching and learning practices
    • Excellent interpersonal, human relations, and stress and conflict management skills
    • Excellent planning, goal setting, coordinating, problem analysis and decision-making skills
    • Ability to facilitate and lead change initiatives and embrace innovation
    • Enthusiasm to engage parents and community
    Additional Information

    What We Bring to the Table
    • The starting point for the salary range for this position 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
    • Reports to school site Monday-Friday.
    • Typical school environment with frequent interruptions.
    Travel Requirements
    • Minimal travel; may travel to other school sites or regional office for professional learning or meetings.
    KIPP 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.


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