KIPP Charlotte Principal Resume Collection

Organizational Overview

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.

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.

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.

• 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.

• Oversee, lead, and communicate the vision of the school that informs the school’s culture, goals, and behavior management.
• Develop leadership team members by coaching, insisting that they are true owners of the work, 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.
• Support the Director of Operations with school budget meetings and student recruitment, as necessary.

• Build effective relationships among teachers, parents, and the community to improve student performance.
• Exhibit a high degree of professionalism in all elements of this position, while serving as a contributing member of the school team and a dedicated role model…