Secondary STEM Achievement Director; Grades 6-12

26-27 Secondary STEM Achievement Director (Grades 6-12)

• Full-time
• Start Date:
  
  Next year opening
• Department:
  Regional Support and Leadership

About KIPP Miami

KIPP Miami is part of the KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) national nonprofit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools educating elementary, middle and high school students. KIPP has a 25-year track record of preparing students for success in college and life. Founded in 2018, KIPP Miami operates two nonprofit charter schools in Greater Miami’s Urban Core community. Currently, KIPP Miami educates students in grades K-4 at KIPP Royalty Academy and 5-8 middle school students at KIPP Courage Academy, and is opening three new schools in the  school year.

At KIPP Miami, Achievement Directors serve first as members of our K-12 multi-city Teaching & Learning TEAM, and then as leaders of their discipline in the academic program. Using best practices, standards knowledge, vertical thinking, input and feedback from a wide range of stakeholders, and an equity lens for developing content, Achievement Directors develop and manage our curriculum and assessment model, with the goal of improving long-term learning for kids.

In addition to managing curriculum and assessments, Achievement Directors are responsible for increasing the instructional leadership capacity of school-based leaders (including Heads of Schools, School Leaders, and Assistant Principals) by deepening everyone’s subject matter expertise and modeling and coaching the instructional power moves.

Specifically, Achievement Directors are responsible for driving academic achievement
and
growth on:

Reporting dotted line results and recommendations to the Managing Director of Teaching and Learning

State and standardized tests (FAST, EOCs, etc.)

Internal assessments (i-Ready, iXL, unit-level tests, quarterly and mid-quarterly assessments, midterms, finals)

The STEM Achievement Director will…

Design and Deliver Responsive Curriculum & Assessments in Middle and High School Math & Sciences

• Support the implementation of curriculum across grades 6-12, in alignment with our Vision for STEM in all of our schools. This will include fully internalizing the curricula’s materials and assessments, as well as publishing and packaging them for leaders and teachers that are in alignment with state standards and meets the academic requirements and demands of that subject and/or grade level
• Develop and/or finalize a rigorous assessment model that aligns to the region’s overall math and science department vision for college and career ready which includes, but are not limited to, grade level expectations, standardized test preparedness, and a robust STEM experience for students.
• Prepare module overviews and guidance for internalization for each unit of study for each grade and content.
• Monitor the implementation of the curriculum, make and communicate changes and improvements to content as needed.
• Become the expert on all adopted curriculum and act as a liaison between the region and curriculum vendors
• Review and respond to assessment data by making adjustments and modifications to curriculum materials and/or by deploying coaching support to places most in need.

Coach and Support the Implementation of the Academic Program

• Support our schools to get extraordinary results in both growth and achievement in math and science, by engaging in coaching & strategy sessions with each school as aligned to that school’s plan for coaching and development.
• By working with instructional leaders in each school, build our school-based leaders’ content knowledge and instructional leadership capacity -- this will include engaging in walk-throughs, student work analysis protocols, coaching O3s, leading and monitoring content meetings, supporting PD implementation, and more.
• Ensure that every one of our schools is creating equitable experiences for students by increasing support at high-needs campuses when needed, and partnering with the Managing Director of Schools and Heads of Schools in order to drive rapid improvement in key academic systems and processes.
• Participate in routine meetings with Managing Director of Teaching and…