Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics

Position: Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics (26-27)
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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 together with our 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!

As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas-founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since

2018-we hire dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will

succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy.

If you are passionate about joining a mission-driven community that wants every child to "run to school," the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you! KIPP Public Schools 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. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

Please note that this is a general posting for current and potential future opportunities. At this time, there may or may not be a vacancy. We are collecting applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply. Your application will be reviewed and considered for any opportunity that matches your skills and experience. Please be aware that you may not receive communication regarding next steps until an aligned opportunity becomes available.

We appreciate your interest in the role and KIPP Texas.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics job is to support the school in driving academic and student culture outcomes for students, particularly in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs. The Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics serves as a member of the school's leadership team and leads school-wide initiatives and goal progress monitoring. Through supervising, coaching, training, and developing a cohort of AP/IB teachers, managing key student culture initiatives and supporting other school wide priorities, our Assistant Principals of Advanced Academics commit to creating joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare 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 fair world.

As an Assistant Principal of Advanced Academics you will internalize and drive towards cohort-specific academic and culture-related goals in pursuit of supporting KIPP Texas Public Schools in meeting organizational goals;

● 100% of KTX School achieve an A or B rating - TBD

● 95% of K-2 students reading on grade level DIBELS

● KTX earn 90/75/40 on Reading STAAR
● KTX earn 90/75/40 on Math STAAR

● 60% of seniors graduate having scored a 3+ on at least a AP/IB exam

● 80% of student matriculate to a 4-year college

● 97% Average Daily Attendance

● 100% BOY Enrollment by Day 10

● 80% of Staff Retained

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Act as member of School Leadership Team

● Support the development and implementation of the School Leader's school-wide vision and take an active

role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school

● Identify and own select school-wide priorities and initiatives in support of school-wide vision and short and

long- term academic and culture goals

● Lead the school's advanced academics program, including the identification and implementation of new

AP/IB course offerings

● Champion KIPP TX core values and build a community of team and family members dedicated to

achievement and collaboration.

● Operationalize school-wide academic and student culture systems, processes, and routines

● With guidance from the School Leader, lead the annual goal-setting process for assigned grade levels and/or

departments…