KIPP Durham Dean of Culture​/Dean of Students Resume Collection

Organizational Overview

The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) North Carolina is a network of eight tuition‑free, college‑preparatory public charter schools serving approximately 3,000 students in grades K‑12 across Durham, Northampton, and Mecklenburg counties. At KIPP NC, we are committed to transforming the life outcomes of North Carolina’s children through research‑based, rigorous curricula and by clearing pathways for students to achieve their unique definitions of success.

At KIPP, we understand that a school’s culture is the foundation for academic achievement and personal growth. As a Dean of Culture, you play a vital role in shaping a safe, inclusive, and empowering environment where students and staff thrive. Your leadership fosters strong relationships, builds community, and ensures that every student feels seen, valued, and supported in their journey.

We are deeply invested in your success as a Dean of Culture. Through competitive compensation, robust benefits, and personalized professional development, we provide the tools and resources you need to lead with confidence. As part of the KIPP Team and Family, you’ll be supported by a collaborative network that shares best practices and innovative strategies for cultivating school culture and student character.

Together, our students, schools, families, and communities share a bold vision: a future without limits. As a Dean of Culture, you will be at the forefront of this mission, nurturing the mindsets and relationships that empower students to excel academically and beyond.

The Dean of Culture and Instruction (DCI) serves as an active member of the School Leadership Team and reports to the Principal. They are instrumental in ensuring and maintaining a safe and nurturing learning environment for students and staff. The DCI will oversee and lead the development and growth of a positive, structured, and achievement‑oriented school and student culture. In addition, they will support teachers to effectively develop a strong classroom culture and model for student behavior management.

They will work with students and families to improve student behavior in order to ensure success in the classroom. Finally, they will develop and encourage a positive staff culture.

• Model positive interactions with students, and provide a variety of ways (principles of Love and Logic, Lemov techniques, etc.) to handle misbehavior and disruptions.
• Plan, implement, and provide ongoing professional development and feedback to all staff focused on building positive student relationships, student culture, and classroom community.
• Support teachers in class to problem‑solve ways to address challenging student behavior.
• Serve as a resource for teachers to determine best ways to develop student management techniques.
• Collaborate with the school social workers to support at‑risk and in‑crisis students.
• Provide students in crisis with a space and strategies to cope, and/or improve in‑class behaviors.
• Serve as the coordinator and leadership point person for student removals/in‑school or out‑of‑school suspensions.
• Communicate with families of students in crisis on a regular basis, and collaborate/problem‑solve the best ways to address student behaviors and support student needs.
• Lead or assist in the creation and implementation of individual behavior plans for students who need extra support.
• Lead pairing meetings with co‑teachers to discuss individual student needs, as well as classroom needs (as necessary).

• Provide teachers with professional development/resources to build a positive student and classroom culture.
• Lead the implementation of KDCP values integration/character development/Social Emotional Learning into classroom community.
• Plan and manage advisory/community meetings and pride time.
• Create structures and expectations for increasing student independence in the classroom and throughout the school.

• Prioritize staff training needs and organize a plan for individual and staff‑wide professional development focused on school and student culture, discipline,…