Dean of Academic

Overview

Job Status:
This is a general posting for current and potential future opportunities. Applications are collected on a rolling basis; you may or may not have a vacancy at this time. Your application will be reviewed for opportunities that match your skills and experience. Communication regarding next steps may be limited until an aligned opportunity becomes available. We appreciate your interest in the role and KIPP Texas.

About KIPP Texas Public Schools: KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre-K–12 schools across Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work with families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond. Our schools provide a high-quality, well-rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way.

KIPP Texas is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all.

Job Description:

A KIPP Texas Dean of Academic Progress provides assistance to the School Leader and/or Leadership Team with the administration of systems related to high school matriculation and graduation. The Dean supports a school culture that empowers students to develop the knowledge, skills, and character necessary to pursue a college education and a life of value, joy, and integrity.

• Assist with the registration, enrollment, withdrawal, and transfer of students and process applicable records
• Verify the accuracy and thorough completion of all student registration packets and determine eligibility for enrollment
• Enter all campus student information into the district student information system
• Communicate daily with campus administrators and special program coordinators to identify and correct missing or incorrect information in physical and electronic student data files
• Stay current with changes in Texas Education Agency governing documents pertaining to the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS)
• Coordinate campus-wide attendance process and work to maintain campus-wide compliance, accuracy and timeliness
• Maintain all digital course records and teacher/administrative access to online gradebook
• Process and transmit requests for student information, including verification of enrollment and transcripts for colleges and universities
• As directed, coordinate and manage state, district, and local testing
• Performs other duties as assigned

• Develop and maintain coherent, state-compliant transcripts that prepare students for college and career (CTE, where applicable, and Advanced Placement)
• Develop and implement structures for clear graduation planning (Personal Graduation Plan) including electives, enrichment, credit recovery, and AP courses
• Monitor overall academic progress for all students
• Monitor and follow-up with students failing one or more courses each grading period, during the first four semesters in high school
• Coordinate teacher and advisor responsibilities to drive students’ academic progress through goal-setting and intrinsic motivation
• Intervene with support when students have challenges with attendance, academics, or discipline
• Maintain and monitor academic compliance in areas such as Special Education, 504, LPAC and At-Risk students
• Coordinate verification and correction of grades, and printing and distribution of report cards
• Assist School Leader and Assistant Principals with campus and student scheduling
• Maintain student transcripts; ensure transfer grades and GPAs are calculated correctly in the student information system
• Parent Outreach

• Host parent events such as workshops, student-led parent conferences, open houses, or other events that support academic transitions to and through college
• Ensure parents know the benefits of attending a KIPP high school and how to best support their student

• Support leadership with building a student culture of achievement through investment, rewards,…