Job Details
Position Summary
At KIPP Public Schools Northern California, we believe that Content Specialists are our future Assistant Principals. The Content Specialist should gradually build capacity to lead a KIPP school as an Assistant Principal.
The Content Specialist s job is to support the school in driving academic and social emotional learning outcomes for students as a key member of the school s leadership team. Content Specialists are expected to lead both instruction and school culture, while developing the skills of the school's emerging leaders.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience:
- A minimum of 4 years teaching with demonstrated student results.
Education:
- Bachelor s Degree (required)
- A valid teaching credential in California or a transferable credential from another state
Knowledge/skills required:
- Student Focus: Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school s unique community
- Achievement Orientation and Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that they manage
- Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes
- Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives
- Instructional Leadership: Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data
- Instructional Leadership: Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies (e.g. make kids sweat, pacing, stretch it, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy
- Relationship Building: Expertise in cultivating relationships and managing a diverse group of stakeholders
Essential Functions And Responsibilities
Model and support implementation of the school s vision and goals
Support the Schools Leader's vision and take an active role in mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school.
With guidance from the School Leader, leads the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments that they coach and ensures alignment with school-wide goals.
Contribute to school-wide planning and prioritizes time to accomplish goals. Provide input into the strategic planning of the school, and identify areas of ownership for self and direct reports.
Model strong staff and student culture and manage school-wide character development and behavior management systems. Support teachers in student support and behavior intervention systems to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline
Manage parts of the daily school operations (e.g. arrival/dismissal, lunch/recess, school trips) Act as a contact for student intervention and parent engagement; determine next steps for issues that are above the teacher/grade level; serve as member of COST team and lead for MTSS system on campus; serve as Lead for Student Support.
Collaborate with School Leader on hiring diverse, highly-effective teachers and school staff
Build own direct reports' instructional knowledge of standards, content, and methods
Content (Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment):
Studies curriculum and assessment in order to develop understanding of content mastery, and what is required of students and teachers to accomplish mastery
Coaches teachers on how to assess for both student mastery and growth towards college readiness, and practices data driven instruction based on assessment
Research-based Instructional Practices (Methods and Time):
Develops own and teachers knowledge of best practices in instructional methods and coaches teachers on how to match particular strategies to gaps in student mastery; Teaches at least 2 courses to help model best practices and support student academic growth
Develop teachers to provide rigorous and high-quality instruction and support School Leader in planning, implementing, and enabling systems of the Academic Strategies Pyramid.
- Data Analysis (Data-driven Instruction and Progress Monitoring): Lead data-driven instruction. Coach teachers to determine how data aligns to end-of-year goals; break-out data to analyze how different student groups are performing; determine what data indicates about areas of student mastery and growth; and identify specific instructional actions and adjustments to fill students knowledge and skill gaps within an appropriate timeline
- Teacher Instructional Development (Instructional Coaching, Content Teams, and Workshops):
- Provides high-quality instructional coaching with frequent and scheduled teacher observations, actionable and bite-sized feedback, and accountability for adjustment in practice
- Coaches emerging leaders on their instructional coaching practice
- May lead or coach others who lead department/content/grade-level meetings that focus on planning for, and norming on, instruction and culture, practicing instructional strategies, and progress monitoring the department/content/grade level
- Perform other duties as required and assigned
- Demonstrate knowledge of, and support the KIPP Public Schools Northern California mission, vision, value statements, standards, policies and procedures, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
- Adhere to KIPP s health and safety guidelines as outlined by the CDC, CDE, and public health agencies recommendations
Physical, Mental and Environmental Demands
Physical: Ability to navigate office and school campuses, and hold meetings in different spaces. Traditionally, much of the day involves sitting. Ability to access and utilize technology. Occasional lifting/carrying of equipment 20 lbs. Physical agility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively, which may include kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping and reaching overhead
Mental: Stress of deadlines and normal work standards, ability to analyze problems and generate alternatives, work with interruptions, concentrate for long periods of time, read, calculate, perform routine math problems, memorize and recall objects and people.
Environmental: School and classroom environment subject to constant interruptions and distractions. Adhere to KIPP s health and safety guidelines as outlined by the CDC, CDE, and public health agencies recommendations.
Classification
This is a full-time exempt position based on a full year calendar cycle based out of our school site.
About KIPP Public Schools Northern California
We are a thriving nonprofit network of free, public charter schools open to all students. At KIPP, we believe all children should grow up free to create the future they want for themselves and that schools can and should be a critical factor in making that vision a reality. 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.
Our student community consists of over 7,000 elementary, middle, and high school students in East Palo Alto, Oakland, San Francisco, San Lorenzo, San Jose Redwood City, and Stockton. 79% qualify for free or reduced price lunch, 23% are multilingual learners, and 10% have special needs. We strive to cultivate a representative team of teachers and leaders that reflect our students diversity.
Compensation
KIPP Northern California is dedicated to you and your family's well-being! We offer a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and transportation benefits.
We benchmark annually against comparably-sized non-profit organizations in the regions where we operate, to offer competitive salaries. The salary range for this position is between $85,000 and $95,000.
How to Apply
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