Managing Director of Academics Teacher Development 2526

About the Managing Director of Academics & Teacher Development: The Managing Director of Academics and Teacher Development (MDATD) role will be an essential partner to the Chief Schools & Program Officer (CSPO) Principal Team and the Academic Leadership Teams. This role will partner closely with KIPPs school leaders instructional staff and external stakeholders and will have the unique opportunity to contribute to the overall impact of KIPP CO. The role reports directly to the CSPO. The MDATD will support the educational performance of KIPP Colorado contributing to a clear vision and strategic direction for KIPP Colorados curriculum instruction and school improvement initiatives. This role will provide coaching mentorship and development of Home Office Academics Team Leaders at KIPP Colorado schools to foster healthy schools and overall academic achievement as well as support leader development for assistant principals including instructional and culture leaders. The MDATD will play a leadership role in academic systems and program design aligned with our 2025 strategic plan. The MDATD will consistently demonstrate their experience in designing integrating and implementing a large complex system to improve student results as well as knowledge of curriculum instructional practices school improvement and leadership development.

About KIPP: Together with families and communities KIPP creates joyful academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choosecollege career and beyondso they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. KIPP is a national network of tuitionfree public charter schools open to all students. There are 255 collegepreparatory KIPP schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia serving more than 100000 students. Nationally KIPP students are graduating from fouryear colleges at three times the national average for lowincome students.

Who we are: KIPP Colorado Public Schools is a network of six free collegepreparatory public charter schools open to all students. Our 350person staff educates 2600 students from ECE to 12th grade. At KIPP Colorado we partner with our KIPPsters educators families and communities to ensure that we are all united around the goal of a choicefilled future for our KIPPsters. Our KIPP Forward Team supports our 1000 high school Alumni as they create their own paths. Our core values of excellence belonging belief advocacy and courage are central to who we are and how we operate at all levels of our organization.

What we do: We believe in the unique gifts and brilliance of every student. We believe in setting a high bar for joy and academic excellence to ensure that the infinite possibilities our students have before them become a reality. We aspire to create and reinforce a culture of achievement belonging and support. We know that every student is different and we personalize learning based on a students needs skills and interests.

Professional Responsibilities

• Believe deeply in the mission values and Race Inclusion Diversity and Equity (RIDE) commitments of KIPP Colorado Schools and that all children can and will learn
• Assume personal responsibility for student achievement
• Read internalize and adhere to the KIPP Colorado Policies and Procedures manual and guidelines
• Provide an active presence strategic supervision and intentional monitoring to ensure student safety and engagement in rigorous learning (regardless of my role and its proximity to students)
• Take ownership of the development of your craft (meet 1x/12 weeks with a manager implement feedback engage in active practice etc.
• Commit to being prepared. For example: internalizing and preparing for lessons O3s/coaching meetings coaching PD etc.
• Meet professional obligations including but not limited to meeting deadlines and honoring schedules
• Consistently leverage existing professional tools including but not limited to Google Suite (Google Documents etc. and Microsoft Suite (including but not limited to your KIPP Colorado email Teams chat / meetings Teams phone and Microsoft Outlook)
• Maintain strong attendance each day and be on time to all responsibilities
• Collaborate with colleagues and seek feedback in the spirit of continuous improvement
• Reflect on professional practices to meet individual professional development goals
• Actively participate in professional development grade level and department meetings
• Actively engage and implement in all schoolwide and orgwide professional development
• Serve as a positive contributing member of a grade team or functional team collaborating with colleagues to tackle common challenges and implement org and gradewide initiatives
• Share candid solutionsoriented feedback with peers and leadership on a regular basis ensuring that feedback is shared directly with the intended recipient. Focus all feedback on improving outcomes and experiences for students. Assist with both student and staff recruitment and engagement including events home visits calls home and other determined and related requirements
• Know that your role professional development orgwide meetings etc. may require you to travel around Denver to other KIPP Campuses our Home Office or other KIPP or PD events

• Assist with other duties as assigned (such as but not limited to lunch duty arrival/dismissal duty bathroom duty school support duties etc.

Vision Setting

• In collaboration with the CSPO set the organizations ECE12 vision for educational excellence including academics student culture student experience and the of regional curriculum and instructional initiatives
• Promotes the regional academic and cultural vision strategy and goals by leveraging demonstrated success and learnings as an instructional expert
• Identify opportunities to improve current instructional practices in collaboration with KIPP Foundation and regional academic and school leaders using rigorous student growth and achievement data
• Design and implement a strategy for curriculum and assessment adoption and/or modification and improvement to meet the demands of the range of standardized tests we hold as our north star: iReady mCLASS DIBELS CMAS ANET P/SAT and AP.
• Designs and implements a Teacher Development and Effectiveness strategy and approach
• Supports in the development of stateoftheart Teacher evaluation processes teacher coaching approaches and strong onboarding of new teachers

Teaching and Learning: Curriculum Instruction and Assessment

• Alongside the CSPO implements KIPP Colorados ECE12 instructional model to achieve breakthrough student results promotes a strong culture of teaching and learning excellence and fosters educational equity for all students
• Promote educational equity (equitable outcomes and processes) as a guiding principle across the entire school network and ensure it is reflected in curriculum instruction and assessment systems
• In collaboration with both the KIPP Foundation and regional and school leaders oversee the implementation of curriculum and assessments across all content areas for all schools including K4 58 and 912 grade bands Provides support to school academic leaders to implement curriculum effectively including facilitating professional development for teachers in pedagogy and their specific content areas in partnership with the CSPO Academic Leads and Principals
• Develop and oversee systems for datadriven instruction that facilitates the analysis of and response to mastery data and students GPA.
• Develop oversee and actively respond to data (achievement observation perception retention etc. to engage in yearoveryear improvement of the program midyear course corrections as needed and to make appropriate decisions about resource allocation and coaching support.
• Manage all academics and academic operations matters in the region including but not limited to: report cards grading and gradebooks state testing coordination curriculum purchasing data and progress monitoring of academics regionwide academic course correction scheduling etc.
• Lead regionwide processes for driving student outcomes such as state testing academic progress monitoring test preparation etc.
• Develop and/or cultivate subject matter expertise across grades and disciplines K12 to inform academic policies and decisionmaking about programs.

School Management and Support

• Work as a bridge between program and school management by building relationships and investment with all parties and supporting the efficacy of the Academic Leadership Team in our schools.
• Work with the CSPO to set clear expectations for school teams on academic outcomes school culture and student experience and related goals. Actively coach develop and mentor new school leaders to deepen their effectiveness across all aspects of school leadership
• Collaborate with Managing Directors of Schools to deploy talent and resources (e.g. additional coaching support model leadership etc. based on takeaways from academic progress monitoring.

Team Management

• Directly manage the 6person Academic Leadership Team including but not limited to weekly checkins observations and feedback on practice and curriculum and artifact review. This will include working in schools across PK12.
• Monitor progress to ensure all KIPP students are on track to achieve goals and graduate aims. Support the development and of strategy aligned with goals and academic vision. Programs include:
  • Leader Development (inclusive of PIR principals and all campusbased leaders)
  • Teacher Development
  • KIPP Forward
  • Special Services (IEP 504 G&T MTSS Mental Health and SEL)
  • Multilingual Education
  • Early Childhood Education
  • School Culture and Student Experience (inclusive of athletics)

Role Level Specifics Scope of Work and Level of Responsibility

• For more about how youll lead at this level please visit the KIPP Colorado Role Levels Matrix (this is an internal document only)

About the skills and qualifications you will bring to this role:

• Bachelors Degree (required)
• At least 8 years of schoolbased experience (required)
• 3 years of experience managing a team (preferred)
• A full understanding and Commitment to an Exceptional Student Experience (more about that HERE (required)
• Previous experience developing and facilitating adult learning/training (required)
• Adept at thinking strategically translating plans into action and exhibiting excellent judgment
• Detailoriented with exceptionally strong followup and followthrough skills
• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to KIPP Colorados mission and values including a strong commitment to the belief that all children can learn and deserve access to an excellent public education
• Naturally and readily assumes responsibility to fix problems and create improvements
• Ability to quickly and effectively build relationships with motivate and engage a diverse group of stakeholders
• Skilled at analyzing interpreting and using data to collaborate identify best practices and areas for improvement and drive results

Employee retention and satisfaction are imperative for KIPP Colorado. We seek to provide competitive compensation and benefits including the following:

• Competitive Market Salary: Starting salary for this role begins at $147900 and is commensurate with experience
  • Please submit a comprehensive resume to ensure all your experience is accounted for! Tip: We dont care if your resume is more than one page; we are eager to see and compensate you for all of your experience and accomplishments
• Excellent Healthcare Plan: 100 of employeeonly monthly premium paid by KIPP Colorado and options for family enrollment and coverage through United Healthcare

• Time Off !!!: More than 6 weeks of annual vacation and Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • Based on hire date employees are eligible for up to 8 days of Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • All employees receive summer break through an organizationwide closure based on work location and position
  • Access to parental and medical leave: includes 6 weeks paid and 6 weeks unpaid for a total of 12 weeks (after your first year)

• Career Trajectory: Access to opportunity to move up across schools and grow your career during weekly coaching sessions to refine your craft

• Mental Health Care: Immediate and ongoing access to mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program

• Technology & Access: Equipment provided: laptop & phone
• Retirement Planning: Participation in the Colorado PERA retirement program including a PERA 401k option

• Move to Join Us: Relocation reimbursement (when applicable)
• Additional Pay: Most schools offer various stipend opportunities
• Other Insurance Options:
  • Wellness reimbursement
  • Voluntary employee spousal and child life insurance
  • Voluntary longterm disability insurance
  • Voluntary shortterm disability insurance
  • Optional Basic Life and AD&D Insurance

• Additional Information: For more information you can view our benefits FAQ here

KIPP Colorado Schools is dedicated to equal employment opportunities and fair labor practices. KIPP Colorado Schools KIPP Denver Collegiate High School KIPP Northeast Denver Middle School KIPP Northeast Elementary KIPP Northeast Denver Leadership Academy KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy and KIPP Sunshine Peak Elementary provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals based on jobrelated qualifications and the ability to perform a job without regard to race color gender gender identity gender expression religious creed marital status age national origin ancestry genetic information legally protected medical condition veteran status sexual orientation or on any other basis made unlawful by federal state or local laws. It is our policy to maintain a nondiscriminatory environment free from intimidation harassment or bias based upon these grounds.