Director, Data Driven Leadership Middle Schools

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About 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.

The Director of Data Driven Leadership, Middle Schools requires deep knowledge of data-driven instruction, data analysis, progress monitoring, curriculum and instruction, and middle school academic systems to play a critical role in advancing KIPP Texas' academic priorities. This role is responsible for driving improved student results across middle schools, including academic growth and achievement, STAAR performance, grade-level mastery, strong academic independence, and successful transition to high school.

The role serves as a key lever in strengthening academic systems and ensuring schools have the clarity, support, and strategic direction needed to accelerate readiness for high school success and close the achievement gap.

The Director of Data Driven Leadership, Middle Schools is responsible for ensuring KIPP Texas and its individual cities take a strategic approach to reaching academic goals by engaging with regional and school leaders in professional dialogue about best practices in order to improve and accelerate student achievement through quality curriculum and instruction. With a strong focus on middle school success indicators, including academic growth, STAAR performance, grade-level mastery, and high school readiness.

This role consistently demonstrates expertise in data-driven instruction, data analysis, progress monitoring, and curriculum and instruction to improve student results, strengthen accountability, and drive sustained academic excellence across middle schools.

• Regions and schools are implementing effective progress monitoring systems
• Regions and schools are driving towards rigorous, multi-year targets as well as meeting baseline metrics for a healthy school
• School and regional leaders are using data proactively to make instructional decisions and improve student outcomes
• Academic leadership has clear, timely, and actionable insights that support decision-making

• Lead a culture that recognizes data use as a tool for continuous improvement and decision-making across middle schools
• Coach regional leaders, middle school leaders, and key stakeholders on how to analyze data, identify performance gaps, diagnose root causes, and take action to improve student achievement, academic rigor, and high school readiness outcomes
• Support leaders in effectively presenting data reports to teachers, families, and staff to build shared ownership and accountability for outcomes
• Ensure data conversations lead to clear instructional adjustments and measurable improvements across middle schools

• Provide guidance and co-create strategies for the portfolio of middle schools, grounded in accountability and designed to increase student growth, achievement, academic rigor, and readiness for high school success
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