Dean of Instruction at KNDLA;

Dean Of Instruction

As a Dean of Instruction, your primary role is to manage, develop, and coach teachers to drive exceptional student experience and academic outcomes that equip all 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 just world. In support of the mission, vision, values, and strategic plan of KIPP Colorado, the Dean of Instruction is responsible for leading and building capacity of all teachers to implement and continuously develop exceptional instruction, a strong focus on results and continuous improvement, and a culture of consistent and high expectations.

The Dean of Instruction works from the belief that excellent schools develop and sustain the capacity for teachers to lead and take ownership of their classroom, grade level, and school's success. KIPP Colorado Deans of Instruction are instructional leaders who prioritize the coaching and development of teachers to drive student success in the short and long-term aligned to KIPP Colorado's instructional vision and academic priorities.

The Dean of Instruction reports to the Assistant Principal of Instruction.

The Dean works in close partnership with the Home Office to create a cohesive, coherent experience for our students and families and to realize the goals and priorities of our Strategic Plan. This includes (but is not limited to): aligning core work in their functional area to KIPP Colorado's organizational vision, mission, strategy, priorities and scorecard; investing in and leading change management as we shift operating models and increase organizational alignment across KIPP Colorado;

partnering deeply with the Home Office Team to execute strategy (including priorities and initiatives) and develop staff; building context and sharing context to ensure alignment of campus-based work with broader vision and strategy; implementing and progress monitoring organizational priorities and initiatives at the campus level; championing and stewarding KIPP Colorado's vision, values, RIDE Commitments, and strategy; providing input and insight to shape organizational strategy, including priorities, initiatives, and implementation.

Instructional Leadership includes managing a cohort of teachers to achieve KIPP Colorado's Big 3 and Wildly Important Goals by providing continuous coaching and evaluation through regular observation, coaching, development, and support; supporting the development teachers and realization of student achievement goals through frequent and consistent coaching protocols, including lesson/unit internalization, observation-feedback, and review of and action planning from student work and student data;

performing performance reviews of assigned direct reports including the cohort of teachers that you manage; at the direction of the Assistant Principal of Instruction, designing, planning, and implementing teacher professional development that drives to teacher mastery; ensuring that all teachers have the knowledge, skills, and mindsets to support learning for all learners including the implementation of IEPs, 504s, ALPs, BIPs, strategies for multilingual learners, and universal design.

Data-Driven Instructional Leadership includes leveraging instructional data (e.g. benchmark, formative, and summative) to make instructional decisions to support student growth and development. In collaboration with your Principal, make recommendations for staffing to support student learning; evaluating cohort performance data to make holistic as well as individual recommendations for improving school-wide instructional practices; leading Teachers to ensure the effective execution of curricular based assessments (e.g. CKLA, Fishtank, Illustrative Math, Novel ELA) including reaching 95%+ completion on assessments to inform instruction;

regularly monitoring and holding teachers and leaders accountable to grading timelines, deadlines, and communication to students and families about their academic progress; planning and executing ongoing data-driven instructional cycles to respond to data and build a culture of data-driven…