Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics

Job Description

Job Status: Please note that this is a general posting for current and potential future opportunities. At this time, there may or may not be a vacancy. 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. Please be aware that you may not receive communication regarding next steps until an aligned opportunity becomes available.

We appreciate your interest in the role and KIPP Texas.

The Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics job is to support the school in driving academic and student culture outcomes for students, particularly in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. The Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics serves as a member of the school’s leadership team and leads school-wide initiatives and goal progress monitoring. Through supervising, coaching, training, and developing a cohort of AP/IB teachers, managing key student culture initiatives and supporting other school-wide priorities, our Assistant Principals of Advanced Academics commit to creating joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose — college, career, and beyond — so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more fair world.

As an Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics you will internalize and drive towards cohort-specific academic and culture-related goals in pursuit of supporting KIPP Texas Public Schools in meeting organizational goals:

• 100% of KTX School achieve an A or B rating - TBD
• 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 a 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 member of School Leadership Team
• Support the development and implementation of the School Leader’s school-wide vision and take an active role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school
• Identify and own select school-wide priorities and initiatives in support of school-wide vision and short and long-term academic and culture goals
• Lead the school's advanced academics program, including the identification and implementation of new AP/IB course offerings
• Champion KIPP TX core values and build a community of team and family members dedicated to achievement and collaboration.
• Operationalize school-wide academic and student culture systems, processes, and routines
• With guidance from the School Leader, lead the annual goal-setting process for assigned grade levels and/or departments reflective of set regional and school-wide vision and goals
• Effectively actioncemment and monitor progress towards goals utilizing established campus and  enabled systems
• Troubleshoot and respond to concerns escalated from students, staff, and/or families
• Support the School Leader in identifying and developing teacher leaders (Content Team Leaders and/or Grade Level Chairs) through providing coaching, feedback and opportunities for leadership development
• Collaborate with School Leader to retain and hire high quality, mission aligned, highly effective advanced academics staff

• Manage and coach a team of AP/IB teachers to achieve student academic and culture results.
• Develop deep mastery of the AP/IB courses in the subjects/grades for which s/he coaches, and its implications for all subjects/grades
• Drive alignment between advanced academic courses and other subjects/grades to ensure student readiness for AP/IB courses
• Lead the implementation and internalization of AP/IB 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 and collaborate with instructional staff to develop knowledge, design, and implement effective instructional strategies that address the…