Superintendent, Education ​/ Teaching

Superintendent Job Summary

The Superintendent role is an integral part of the executive team, ensuring that KIPP DC's academic and school performance strategy translates from vision to results across all 22 schools through systems-level leadership, rigorous accountability, and trusted relationships with school communities.

The starting salary range for this role is $244,025-$269,712. This is a full-time, fully in-person role based at our KIPP DC’s headquarters office with an immediate start date.

For 25 years, KIPP DC has partnered with students, families, and the community to create joyful, academically excellent schools across the nation’s capital. Today, our network of 22 schools educate more than 7,500 students in grades PreK3-12, supported by 1,500 dedicated teachers, leaders, and staff.

Our work is grounded in five pillars–Academic Excellence, Joy & Sense of Belonging, Highly Effective Teachers and Leaders, Safe, Structured, and Nurturing Learning Environments, and Commitment to College Readiness–which ensure every student is equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to pursue success in college, careers, and beyond. Our schools combine high expectations with joyful, affirming environments that nurture academic success and personal growth for students and staff alike.

As part of the national KIPP network, we share best practices and innovations while maintaining deep roots in Washington, D.C. Together, we strive toward a future without limits for our students, alumni, and community.

The executive team is KIPP DC's senior leadership body, composed of the school system's functional leaders who drive strategic direction, operational performance, and organizational health.

The Superintendent sits on the executive team as a cabinet-level peer to the President & Chief Operating Officer and the Head of Strategy, Impact, and Transformation, providing systems-level leadership for academic and school performance across all 22 schools. This work — instructional strategy, school leadership, and everything that shapes what students learn and experience — is carried out through the teams of the Chief Academic Officer and the Chief of Schools, both of whom report to the Superintendent.

The Superintendent is responsible for system-level coherence, prioritization, and cross-functional alignment across both teams.

The Superintendent serves as KIPP DC's senior executive accountable for the coherence of academic strategy and school leadership across all 22 schools. This is a rare opportunity for a systems-level leader to guide a school system with 25 years of legacy and impact through a consequential academic transformation, with a focus on preparing all students to pursue the paths they choose — college, career, and beyond.

Fully on-site (5 days per week onsite). As a headquarters team that is focused on being responsive to our schools and meeting the needs of our students and families, we approach our work in a way that reflects these priorities. Schools operate in person and our students and families rely on us for in-person support which requires this position to be fully on-site.

This role is currently required to be on-site or in schools during regular work hours.

Lead academic and school performance transformation (35%)

• Shape the school system's academic vision for students within the direction set by the multiyear strategic plan, leading the integration of academic strategy and school leadership into a single, coherent academic and school performance strategy.
• Monitor academic and school performance across all 22 schools on a regular cadence, using that visibility to inform enterprise-level decisions and…