Director of Academic Compliance & Policy Strategy

Austin, TX, USA
Full-time

Start Date:

Immediate opening
Department:
Regional Support and Leadership

Company Description

About KIPP Texas Public Schools

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre-K - 12 schools across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work together with our families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond! Our schools provide a high-quality, well-rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way!

As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas-founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018-we hire dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission-driven community that wants every child to "run to school," the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!

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 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

The Director of Academic Governance and Compliance is responsible for ensuring that KIPP Texas remains in full alignment with all Texas Education Agency (TEA) academic mandates, state laws, federal policies, and charter school accreditation standards. This role serves as the primary architect for academic policy execution and institutional quality assurance, translating complex legislative and accreditation requirements into operational reality. By coordinating across the Academics division, this individual ensures that the organization is compliant, documented, and prepared for state audits and accreditation reviews.

Goals:

• 100% Compliance on all TEA monitoring visits and state audits related to HB 1416 and HB 3.
• Successful Charter Renewal and maintenance of "Accredited" status with zero high-risk findings from TEA or regional accreditors.
• On-time completion and 100% approval rate for all Campus Improvement Plans (CIPs).
• Successful execution of the Local Instructional Material Review process for all newly adopted curricula.
• Zero findings in annual external audits regarding academic state/federal fund usage.

• Act as the primary internal expert on new and existing TEA policies and accreditation criteria, providing clear summaries and action plans for executive leadership.
• Lead the technical execution of state mandates and accreditation standards, ensuring that all regional and campus-level academic procedures meet or exceed Texas statutory requirements.
• Establish a rigorous internal monitoring system to track adherence to State Board of Education (SBOE) rules, federal ESSA guidelines, and Charter School Performance Frameworks.

• Lead the self-study and evidence-collection processes required for regional accreditation (e.g., Cognia) and TEA charter performance reviews.
• Manage the academic components of the charter contract renewal process, ensuring all performance exhibits and governance documents demonstrate high-quality academic standing.
• Conduct internal "mock" accreditation visits to campuses to ensure alignment with instructional and governance standards.

• Oversee the tracking and documentation of required tutoring hours for students who do not perform satisfactorily on STAAR/EOC exams, ensuring 100% compliance with state reporting.
• Coordinate the development and monitoring of high-school, college, career, and military readiness (CCMR) plans and early childhood literacy/math proficiency plans.
• Maintain "audit-ready" documentation for all House Bill requirements to ensure no loss of funding or accreditation status.

• Lead the annual creation, mid-year review, and end-of-year evaluation of Campus Improvement Plans (CIPs) for all KTX schools.
• Facilitate the Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) process at each campus to ensure improvement plans are data-driven and address specific student population gaps.
• Ensure all plans are uploaded and approved within the required state timelines and meet all Title I school wide program requirements.

• Design and lead the process for the selection and adoption of instructional materials, ensuring they meet the requirements of the Texas Resource Review and local community transparency standards.
• Stay ahead of TEA Proclamation cycles to ensure the organization is prepared for upcoming textbook and digital resource adoptions.
• Maintain and update the KIPP Texas Academic Policy…