KIPP Durham Principal Resume Collection

Position: [2026 - 2027] KIPP Durham Principal Resume Collection
Principal  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, Halifax, Northampton, and Mecklenburg counties. At KIPP NC, we are dedicated to improving life outcomes for North Carolina's children through research-based, rigorous curricula and by clearing paths for students to achieve their unique definitions of success.
At KIPP, we recognize that the strength of a school begins with its leadership. As a Principal, you are the driving force behind your school's vision, culture, and academic success. Your leadership inspires teachers, guides students, and empowers families to be active partners in the educational journey. We celebrate your unique abilities to lead with purpose, build community, and achieve ambitious goals for all.
We are committed to supporting Principals in their mission to create transformational schools. With competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and ongoing professional development, we ensure you have the resources and opportunities to thrive as a leader. You'll be supported by a collaborative KIPP Team and Family, with access to robust networks of peers and staff dedicated to helping you succeed.
At KIPP NC, our collective ambition is a future without limits for every student. As a Principal, you'll play a pivotal role in turning that vision into realityone school, one student, every day.
Join KIPP NC and lead the charge in shaping brighter futures for our communities.

Role Overview  The Principal's primary job is to drive academic and character outcomes for students. We expect our Principals to focus the majority of their time on instructional leadership, specifically all of the activities involved in leading and developing teachers to improve their instruction and drive student achievement.

Job Summary  Reporting to and supervised by the Head of Schools, the Principal will lead all instructional activities and programming with the goal of setting a clear school vision that is ambitious and rigorous, while driving student achievement and instructional leadership.

Key Responsibilities  Instructional Leadership   Set ambitious school-wide vision and goals, aligned with KIPP NC, that lead students on a path to and through college, career, and beyond.
Build own and school staff's knowledge and expertise in effective instructional design and academic standards
Develop teachers' conceptual understanding of what students must know and be able to do and what instructional methods drive student mastery
Develop knowledge of how standards map to curricula and assessments
Develop teachers to provide rigorous and high quality instruction
Lead analysis of and develop teachers' ability to analyze student data to identify strategies that will move students toward mastery. Document all feedback and observations within the state-wide tracking system.
Regularly observe and coach instructional leaders to ensure they are providing high-impact, actionable and bite-sized feedback to teachers on a weekly basis.
Ensure teachers can collaborate, analyze their practice and their student data, and adjust instruction in content teams.
Lead whole-school professional development workshops that drive highest-impact improvements in teacher practice.
Manage and develop a strong school leadership team (including Assistant Principals, Deans of Culture & Instruction, and Director of School Operations) that supports teachers and staff to provide strong student outcomes.
Manage People   Oversee, lead, and communicate the vision of the school that informs the school's culture, goals, and behavior management
Develop leadership team members by teaching and insisting that they are true owners of the work and coaching and designing stretch activities
Model expectations for leaders, teachers, and students on school-wide practices for a positive learning culture
Pursue challenging professional goals each year
Receive and implement constructive feedback to develop your skills
Problem solve around school-wide issues to best support your Team and Family
Hold team members accountable to the behavior management systems and school expectations
Build systems, structures, and relationships to develop and retain diverse, highly-effective staff
Create an effective, collaborative team of people jointly responsible for the attainment of school goals and committed to achieving excellence.
Hold direct reports accountable to performance expectations and follow through with school protocols and procedures
Partner with the People Operations Team to manage human resource concerns at school site
Partner with the Talent Acquisition Team to recruit, select, hire, and manage the performance of all staff
Continually monitor progress on all measures of school and staff performance
The following are managed by the Director of Operations (DoO) but supported by the Principal:
Manage the school budget, attending monthly meetings…