2025-2026 Assistant Principal of Student Culture - High School

Position Overview

The Assistant Principal of Culture will oversee the development of a safe and inclusive learning environment and a culture of joy across all spaces of our school community. In collaboration with the Assistant Principal of Teaching and Learning the Assistant Principal of Culture will work to ensure that teachers have all of the support that they need to maximize the potential of all instruction. The Assistant Principal of Culture works from the belief that excellent schools develop and sustain the capacity for staff to lead and take ownership of classroom grade level and wider schools success.  The Assistant Principal manages and guides staff to be their most effective in empowering students to achieve at high levels and grow in personal character. The Assistant Principal of Culture reports to the Principal. 

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Schoolwide Vision and Goals Planning and Implementation:  

• Supports the development of the Principals schoolwide vision and takes an active role in investing and mobilizing staff to achieve the collective goals of the school
• Owns the implementation of select school priorities in support of the schoolwide vision 
• With guidance from the Principal leads the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments that they coach and ensures alignment with schoolwide goals
• Provides input into the schoolbased strategic planning and identifies what the schools strategic plan means for their leadership and people that they manage

Management Coaching and Supervision:

• Directly manage support and coach the Directors or Assistant Directors of Students of Upper or Lower Schools (Deans) the Fairness Committee Coordinator and the Advisory Coordinator.  
• Supervise the Security team and collaborate with the Sr. Director of Operations to ensure that all staffing and tech needs (Camera System) are in place to ensure community safety. 
• Work with community leads to provide our staff students and parents with development/growth opportunities that are culturally relevant. 
• Coordinate with the OCA in their management of the FCA (Family Community Association) in supporting our parents and our community connections 
• Creates and executes coaching plans and evaluations to ensure the development of staff leadership 

Student Progress Monitoring & Intervention:

• Responsible for the development progress monitoring and of the tiered interventions at KIPP NYC College Prep. These interventions encompass a broad range of services from referrals to restorative circles and mediations to suspension hearings.
• Supervise develop and monitor regular Gradelevel Student Progress meetings for all grades and support staff.
• Promotes and develops strong teams of deans and counselors who collaborate communicate and work together to ensure the success of atrisk students in the CPHS community 
• Plans and leads professional development that results in improved pedagogy and student achievement 
• Provide access to or develop training for the staff members directly related to restorative practices
• Drive results toward college and careerready academic and character development benchmarks

External Relationships:

• Build and develop relationships with regional stakeholders that communicate important information to the community. (Legal Consult Regional Managers and Shared Services) accordingly.  
• Build and Develop relationships with community stakeholders that collaborate with our community to ensure the safety of all and to grow the strength of our community relations. (local precinct HOSTOS local stores BOOM Health Lincoln Hospital)
• Lower School AP: Collaborate with KIPP NYC Middle School liaisons and Lower School DOO in order to ensure a smooth and aligned transition to high school. 
• Upper School AP: Collaborate with the Lower School AP of Culture and Lower and Upper School DOOs in order to ensure a smooth and aligned transition to upper school. 

School Operations:

• Manage cultural programming in all grade levels.
• CoManage Summer School (if applicable).
• Regularly update and maintain the CPHS Culture Playbook and Deans Handbook 
• Monitor and respond to student progress through existing platforms: Deanslist Cohort and Suspension Tracker Schoolzilla PowerSchool etc. 
• Monitors the growth and development of the student handbook and expectations to ensure that it is in line with our lived experiences in the building. 

Qualifications :

KIPP NYC is looking for exceptional individuals who have a strong interest in building a school of excellence. We are seeking individuals from all backgrounds who believe in KIPP NYCs mission and who have the potential to excel as professionals and leaders within our building.

• Masters degree or completion of equivalent leadership program
• At least three years of experience leading managing and coaching a team of at least 5 or more adults including leaders that demonstrates the ability to drive results through others
• Experience leading adults in a school environment.
• The ability to think and make sound decisions during moments of crisis
• Openness to feedback with a desire for selfimprovement 
• Selfawareness with an ability to treat all members of the schools community with respect and an accurate idea of ones own strengths and weaknesses 
• Ability to analyze data and develop a plan of action to improve the school community
• Strong collaboration interpersonal and communication skills including working effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives 
• Strong organizational selfmanagement and problemsolving skills with the ability to handle many responsibilities simultaneously 
• Flexibility and willingness to participate in the school community including but not limited to: chaperoning school trips participating in schoolorganized events and working with parents and families.
• Outstanding organizational skills and close attention to detail; exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities inherent in an educational environment.
• Proactive problem solver who demonstrates initiative and teamwork.
• Strong work ethic coupled with an enthusiastic and passionate approach to ones work.
• Commitment to the belief that all students can learn and to the mission of educational equity.
• Flexibility including the ability to adjust to requirements in a dynamic work environment.
• Ability to gather information on community occurrences and put action steps in place that address the needs of community members
• A passion for being part of a teamoriented missiondriven school culture.

Additional Information :

Compensation and Benefits:

KIPP NYC offers a competitive salary ranging from $139364 $203010. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience relevant to the role and the scope of responsibility within the role. KIPP NYC will evaluate a candidates years of experience at point of hire to determine the step/level a new hire will be placed within our Dean salary scale.

KIPP NYC offers a generous benefits package including but not limited to the following:

• Robust benefits that include medical dental and vision.
• Generous TimeOff including 5 school vacation weeks sick and personal days and an extended summer break.
• Up to 12 weeks 100 parental leave.
• Bright Horizon Backup Child and Elder care.
• Employer paid Life Insurance and Short term/Long term disability.
• Employee incentives including 8 Weeks paid Sabbatical after 10 years annual professional development funds and tuition reimbursement

This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position.  It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by the employee.

This role is based in NYC and will require travel to our schools. If you relocate outside of a commutable distance or out of the state of NY your employment will be subject to review which may include separation from KIPP NYC. You must notify HR if you move or have plans to relocate.

KIPP NYC LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KIPP NYC LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.

KIPP NYC LLC does not offer visa sponsorship or work authorization. 

KIPP NYC LLC is an antiracist organization that believes in the importance of being diverse equitable and inclusive. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment that includes employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving students and families throughout New York City.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime