Assistant Principal of Instruction

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 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 environment.

We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni, operating as KIPP Texas since 2018. Our mission is to create classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy.

The Assistant Principal of Instruction supports the school in driving academic and student culture outcomes as a key member of the school’s leadership team. Through supervising, coaching, training, and developing a cohort of teachers, managing key student culture initiatives and supporting other school‑wide priorities, the Assistant Principal commits to creating joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond.

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Please note that this is a general posting for internal candidates. We are collecting applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply. Your application will be reviewed and considered for any opportunity that matches your skills and experience.

• Achieve an A or B rating at 100% of KTX schools
• 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 one AP/IB exam
• 80% of students matriculate to a 4‑year college
• 97% Average Daily Attendance
• 100% BOY Enrollment by Day 10
• 80% of staff retained

• Act as a member of the School Leadership Team.
• Support the development and implementation of the School Leader’s school‑wide vision and mobilize teachers to achieve collective goals.
• Own implementation of select school‑wide priorities and initiatives as directed by the School Leader.
• Champion KIPP TX core values and build a community of team and family members dedicated to achievement and collaborative opportunities.
• Operationalize school‑wide academic and student culture systems, processes, and routines.
• Lead the annual goal‑setting process for assigned grade levels and/or departments reflective of regional and school‑wide vision and goals.
• Effectively action‑plan and monitor progress toward goals utilizing campus and regional enabling systems.
• Troubleshoot and respond to concerns escalated from students, staff, and/or families.
• Support the School Leader in identifying and developing teacher leaders through coaching, feedback, and leadership development opportunities.

• Manage and coach a team of teachers, including special education teachers, to achieve student academic and culture results.
• Develop deep mastery of the academic standards in the subjects/grades for which you coach, and its implications across all subjects/grades.
• Lead the implementation and internalization of rigorous, standards‑aligned curriculum that meets the needs of diverse learners, including weekly content team meetings and lesson internalization.
• Implement regular coaching cycles through observation and real‑time feedback.
• Coach a cohort of up to 9 teachers, including special education teachers, and collaborate with instructional staff to develop knowledge, design, and implement effective instructional strategies that address the needs of all students.
• Support the coordination and implementation of school‑wide assessments and analyze assessments to identify trends, gaps, and opportunities for intervention.
• Monitor student academic progress toward goals with data‑driven instructional practices and data analysis meetings.
• Evaluate classroom teacher performance using KIPP TX’s teacher evaluation rubrics.
• Lead teacher instructional development with support of the academics team and school leader.