KIPP Miami is excited to announce that we are hiring for a high school School Leader to found & lead KIPP Miami’s first high school, which will open its doors to students in Fall 2026.  Individuals who are interested in leading KIPP Miami’s high school should apply for this opportunity by Friday, Nov. 15th.  We anticipate holding interviews for this role in January 2025, for Summer/Fall 2025 start date.Here’s what you need to know:The School Leader’s primary responsibilities are to drive outcomes for students and to develop talent within the building and for the network. We expect our School Leaders to focus 75% of their time on instructional leadership, specifically focused on instruction, talent development and hiring and retention.  We also expect our School Leaders to build lasting and sustainable organizations by developing strong internal capacity in teaching and leading, a pipeline of future School Leaders for their school and the network, and creating systems for the ongoing development of school staff. Good leaders create good leaders, and we ultimately define good leadership by the results leaders get for kids. Finally, we expect our School Leaders to perform their role through an equity lens, with an eye toward outcomes for traditionally underrepresented students and staff members. Here’s what you’ll be doing:Instructional LeadershipDrives and owns all instructional results for all studentsStrong content knowledge: knows essential content, rigor of standards, and highly effective teaching strategies well enough to establish and maintain a standard and coach it; is able to readily adapt to leverage resources across less-known or more nuanced subject areasDevelops the capacity of leaders in driving results and developing teacher/leader capacity through  observations, walkthroughs, real time coaching, and data analysis through O3s focused on student data and coaching towards goals, weekly walkthroughs, and frequent observation of leader workLeads weekly conversations with school leadership team focused on progress monitoring, student achievement data and establishing strategies to meet school-wide goals; delegates system of instructional leadership expectations to teamDevelops intervention systems that address gaps in sub-groups of students based on race, gender, SPED, or other identity marker.Maximize the impact of formal PD time (including Content Team Meetings) by ensuring all sessions are well-planned and ample practice is prioritized such that it results in improved teacher effectivenessStudent CultureEstablishes a clear vision for excellent school culture and regularly articulates this vision to leaders, students, staff, and familiesConsistently reinforces high expectations for all students all the timeActively develops school culture where students find joy in learning and where students are joyful and engagedCreates a culture in which teachers build strong and lasting relationships with students, especially the most challengingDevelops, upholds, maintains, and course-corrects clearly articulated systems for how the school culture will function (e.g., behavior, recognition, consequences)School meets all org-mandated, federal, and state student compliance expectationsCommunity EngagementEngages families and community stakeholders proactively and productively as partners in school goals. Performs this through various opportunities for families to engage (e.g., virtual and in-person Town Hall events)Creates a culture and expectation that teachers reach out to parents and enlist their proactive support in their child’s long-term success Talent ManagementActively seeks to recruit, cultivate, and retain high-quality candidates; prioritizes building a diverse staff and emphasizing staff that share similar backgrounds as our studentsIdentifies top performing teachers and leaders at regular points throughout the school year and works strategically to retain themManages struggling performers through goal setting and increased support and manages-out underperformers where necessary.Strengthen the NetworkProvides input to strengthen regional support: seeks to cultivate a partnership and proactively works to ensure a true feeling of team and family throughout the organization. Specifically:Collaborates with Achievement Directors and other Teaching & Learning TEAMmates to monitor achievement data and inform the instructional leadership development of Assistant PrincipalsPrepare for and participate in regional selection, progress monitoring calls and professional developmentCollaborates in a forthright manner with Talent team to make sure hiring needs of their campus and other campuses are metEnsures that all school functions (operations, electives, instruction, leadership, etc.) have systems to coordinate and communicate with one anotherAttends monthly school leader PD to hone content and instructional expertise
Job Details
ID | #53145802 |
State | Florida |
City | South florida |
Job type | Full-time |
Salary | USD TBD TBD |
Source | KIPP |
Showed | 2024-12-24 |
Date | 2024-12-24 |
Deadline | 2025-02-22 |
Category | Et cetera |
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HS School Leader - Miami
Florida, South florida, 33101 South florida USA