Assistant School Leader- Instruction (Middle School)

Company Description

Who we are: KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis city. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.

Mission: Together with families and communities, we create 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 just world.

Vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

Equity Statement: KIPP St. Louis is committed to becoming an anti-racist and anti-sexist organization by confronting inequities, barriers, and oppressive policies and systems.

KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and at full growth, we will educate nearly 3,600 students and hundreds of alumni. Today, our St. Louis network consists of two middle schools, three elementary schools, and a high school.

KIPP St. Louis Assistant School Leader of Instruction

The Assistant School Leader of Instruction is responsible for driving strong academic results for scholars through demonstrating instructional leadership competencies, establishing a clear instructional vision and motivating others to follow that vision. The ASL of Instruction strategically implements the school and region’s instructional mission and vision by managing teachers, leading and participating in professional development, and working to help create a positive school culture as a part of the school leadership team.

Position type: Full time, 12 months, exempt

As a KIPP St. Louis Assistant School Leader of Instruction, your core responsibilities include:

Data-Driven Instructional Leadership

• Drive teacher performance and student outcomes through regular student data analysis cycles post assessments, including action planning for grade levels and/or content teams coached and planning for follow up data analysis.
• Manage the performance of teachers to achieve outcomes for scholars through weekly O3s with each content teacher he/she coaches, including development of instructional strategies and feedback based on observations, content internalization, creation of development goals, and data analysis. Evaluates teachers following the regional evaluation tools.
• Facilitate interim assessment data cycles, including weekly quizzes and lesson internalization, unit internalization and action planning, and quarterly data analysis cycles.
• Work with the ASL of Operations to manage and facilitate all elements related to the administration of assessments, including NWEA, MAP, STEP, and interim benchmarks as well as weekly quizzes. Work with the ASL of Operations to manage and track technology equipment inventory and distribution.
• Track all data, including data meetings, lesson planning or internalization feedback, and observation feedback data in Whetstone as well as individual teacher’s student achievement data in the school-preferred data system.
• Develop proficiency in Observation Feedback, Weekly Data Meeting and Lesson Internalization protocols.

Performance Management and Professional Development

• Build and facilitate effective teams, characterized by trust, investment in goals, accountability for required actions and clear ownership of academic results and culture on the team.
• Maintain personal organizational systems, project prioritization decision making, and strong time management skills, including updated and intentional weekly calendar that aligns to other members of the leadership team.
• Identify high potential talent and develop staff members accordingly, manage performance with the support of the school leader, manage the growth and capacity building of next-ready leaders (GLCs, Department Chairs, and high-potential teachers)
• Lead teacher cohort(s) to set and achieve individual development goals, based on school or region-wide goals and grounded in student achievement data.
• Own his/her professional development and growth by leveraging lifelines within the region and the broader KIPP network, asking for and implementing feedback weekly, and pursuing additional professional development and growth opportunities both within and outside the region.
• Collaborate with the ASLs of Culture and Operations to execute school-wide rituals, like community meetings, pep rallies, whole school assemblies, field trips, and various year-long incentive systems (Accelerated Reader, MAP, NWEA, etc). ○ Collaborate with ASLs of Culture and Operations to create systems that support and empower scholars, families and staff to be successful in their roles and feel valued as employees.
• Develop and support the teachers she/he manages and hold them accountable so that they meet deadlines and meet or exceed school goals.
• Manage and coordinate outside of school partnerships at the discretion of the School Leader.
• With the support of the School Leader, plan and lead whole school academic professional development and create systems of follow through, progress monitoring and accountability.

School Culture and Climate

• Plan and lead or co-lead school-wide rituals, like community meetings, pep rallies, whole school assemblies, and various year-long incentive systems (Accelerated Reader, MAP, NWEA, etc).
• Establish and uphold school culture norms and hold teachers and scholars accountable to norms and expectations, both in classrooms and in shared spaces.
• Own a minimum of one school wide routine and/or initiative in its entirety: write or revise the routine, lead Professional Development, progress monitor and close gaps as they arise based on the regional routines rubric. Ensure that the routine is “proficient” and maintains this score throughout the year.
• Conduct weekly walk-throughs in his/her grade levels specifically focused on urgent academic monitoring and respond to observation data in the moment through real time coaching. Utilize data from walkthroughs to follow up with OF coaching sessions and/or strategic reteaching.

Leadership Mindset and Action

• Participate in all diversity, equity and inclusion work at a school and regional level. Embody mindsets that work towards equity for our scholars and staff and model person-first thinking and the ability to have discussions about identity (race, gender, ethnicity, etc.)
• Sees the leadership team as “the first team” and acts to ensure the team is united in messaging and communication. Immediately follows through on next steps and acts urgently, when needed, so that the leadership team consistently moves the school forward.
• Lives the values and expectations of all staff every day and in all spaces and embraces challenging conversations, speaking directly with the appropriate person to solve problems.
• Participate in and collaborate as a member of the school leadership team, instructional leadership team and regional leadership team to ensure all students meet school goals.

Qualifications

What you bring to the table:

The following are required of KIPP St. Louis leaders:

• Bachelor’s Degree (required), Master’s Degree (preferred)
• Teaching Certificate required; Administrator Certificate (preferred)
• Excellent computer skills, including all Google based systems.
• An uncompromising belief that all students can learn
• Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that you manage
• A relentless work ethic and a high degree of patience to push through difficult challenges
• Experience coaching teachers to instructional excellence
• Excellent organizational skills
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a team of teachers
• Demonstrated commitment to closing the opportunity gap
• Pass Criminal Background Check

Additional Information

What we bring to the table:

We are a fast-paced, energetic team and family with passionate people who are leading a movement to cultivate their best working environment we provide the following:

• On-going professional development opportunities:
• Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability
• Weekly coaching sessions
• Longevity Bonuses: 2, 5, and 10-year financial rewards
• Public Service student loan forgiveness program qualified employer
• Employee Recognition: When we succeed together, we celebrate together with our annual gala award ceremony and more!
• Paid leave for illness, personal days, bereavement, jury duty, and military-related leave
• Paid parental leave for new families
• $50,000 life insurance policy at no cost to the employee
• Weekly school-based professional development
• Five in-person PD days during the year for all KIPP St. Louis teachers
• Granted holidays, as well as a one-week Thanksgiving break, a two-week winter break, a week-long spring break
• $0 deductible healthcare plan option, including medical, vision, and dental.
• Generous time off:
• Retirement plan through PSRSSL with a 14% match and an optional 403b as a supplement to our pension program
• Wellness days and Fabulous Fridays (leave at 1:30 on Friday once a month)

If you are interested in working at KIPP St. Louis, please visit our website to find out how to apply!

www.kippstl.org/apply

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KIPP St. Louis is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our students, families, teachers, staff and community members. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.