Director of Curriculum and Instructional Excellence, Humanities; 3rd-5th

Overview

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. We are 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.

The Director of Curriculum and Instructional Excellence leads the work of strengthening teaching and learning across KIPP Texas schools, with a focused emphasis on campuses in transformation. This role is anchored in three core priorities: professional learning, deep curriculum expertise, and high-impact instructional coaching.

• Serve as a content and curriculum expert within an assigned grade band and subject area, ensuring clear understanding of KIPP Texas's adopted high-quality instructional materials and supporting execution to excellence (e.g., Amplify Texas, Amplify ELAR Texas, HMH Into Literature).
• Develop deep expertise in curricular frameworks and ensure fidelity, rigor, and alignment to standards.
• Design and facilitate high-quality professional learning for teachers and school leaders; plan and lead professional development experiences to strengthen content knowledge and instructional capacity.
• Provide direct, job-embedded coaching to teachers and instructional leaders, including modeling instruction, classroom observations, actionable feedback, and coaching capacity building.
• Use data-driven progress monitoring and sustained professional learning structures to advance instructional excellence and improve student outcomes across campuses.
• Support portfolio of schools in meeting STAAR targets, contributing to student growth and school ratings, including achieving A or B ratings and reading/math STAAR targets.
• Focus on transformation: support schools with significant instructional transformation, holding high expectations for leaders and teachers.
• Demonstrate instructional expertise in curricular frameworks, pedagogy, and instructional materials; experience with KIPP Texas curricular products.
• Lead instructional improvement efforts on transformation schools through PLCs, classroom observations, and actionable feedback.
• Provide coaching to transform primary and secondary schools by partnering with school leadership, coaching assistant principals, observing instruction, and developing actionable strategies for improving instruction.
• Support teachers in setting clear, measurable instructional goals and provide ongoing guidance and professional development.
• Establish and maintain positive, growth-oriented relationships with teachers and leaders.
• Lead small group instruction during Crescendo season as needed.
• Plan and co-lead weekly content team meetings, lead practice clinics, and provide resources to support evidence-based instructional strategies.
• Engage in continuous data analysis and action planning; support leaders and teachers with progress monitoring and data practices; craft organization-wide improvement plans as needed.
• Coach leaders and teachers on data practices, including daily data dives, exit ticket trackers, and other formative assessment processes.
• Speak to formative student outcome data to support regional coaching and response plans.

• Bachelor’s degree;
  Master’s degree in Education preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience as an assistant principal, school leader, or instructional coach.
• Proven track record of instructional growth.
• Deep knowledge of content and pedagogy in a specific content area; experience as a content expert in K-5 ELA/SS, 6-8 ELA/SS, or 9-12 ELA/SS.
• Experience implementing curricular products such as Amplify Texas, Amplify ELAR Texas, HMH Into Literature, SAVVAS, or McGraw Hill.

• Strong ability to set clear metrics for success, monitor progress, and persist in overcoming obstacles to achieve goals.
• Strategic thinking and leadership judgment; ability to translate instructional expertise into practice in complex situations.
• High self-awareness, humility, and integrity with exceptional coaching skills to improve instructional effectiveness.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made for disabilities to perform essential functions.
• Ability to move about inside and outside the school throughout the workday.
• Ability to attend conferences, meetings, and training sessions virtually or in person within the region.

• Reliable transportation for travel between campuses.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress; ability to work with frequent interruptions.

Hybrid work arrangement; significant time spent in KIPP Texas schools with hybrid options when not in classrooms.

Moderate travel:
Regular travel to school sites, regional offices, or external locations for professional learning and meetings. Travel time typically 20% - 60%…