Middle School Assistant School Leader (Assistant Principal)

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

1. Instructional Excellence & Student Outcomes

• Drive measurable improvement in student achievement across assigned grade levels/content areas

• Establish and reinforce clear expectations for high-quality instruction and curricular fidelity aligned to school-wide academic priorities

• Regularly observe classrooms directly coach teachers and evaluate instructional quality using consistent rigorous criteria

• Lead data cycles that translate student performance data into actionable instructional next steps and prioritization

2. Coaching & Teacher Development

• Serve as a lead instructional coach for a portfolio of teachers

• Deliver frequent high-quality coaching cycles that include observation feedback real-time coaching and modeling unit and lesson-level internalization and planning and data analysis

• Hold teachers accountable for implementing feedback and improving instructional practice over time

• Identify instructional strengths and gaps across staff and design and learning experiences targeted support to improve practice

• Contribute to formal evaluation of teacher performance in partnership with the School Leader

3. Academic Systems & Professional Learning

• Design and facilitate professional development aligned to instructional priorities and student achievement goals

• Lead weekly content team meetings to support lesson internalization data analysis and continually content knowledge building and best practice sharing.

• Support alignment of lesson planning curriculum implementation and assessment practices across grade levels/content areas

• Monitor instructional consistency and ensure school-wide adoption of agreed-upon academic practices

• Collaborate with leadership and regional support team members to refine instructional priorities based on student performance trends

4. Culture for Learning (Instructional Lens)

• Support the development of classroom environments where rigorous learning and strong relationships coexist

• Coach teachers on strategies that build student engagement academic persistence and productive classroom culture

• Partner with school leadership to address instructional barriers that impact student learning outcomes

Qualifications :

• A Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university (required)

• Minimum of 3 years of successful full-time lead teaching experience with strong student outcomes

• Prior experience in instructional leadership (e.g. instructional coach dean assistant principal lead teacher) strongly preferred

• Demonstrated ability to improve teacher practice through coaching and feedback

• Strong record of driving student academic growth

• Experience analyzing student performance data and translating it into instructional action

• Deep belief that high-quality instruction is the primary lever for student success

• Strong ability to give direct actionable feedback and hold others accountable to high standards

• Comfort operating in a fast-paced high-expectations school environment

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Alignment to KIPP Columbus values: Imagine Navigate Seek Persevere Integrity Responsibility and Empathy

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Additional Information :

Compensation and Benefits

At KIPP Columbus we strive for clarity equity and to be highly competitive with our compensation and benefits offered to our team.  KIPP Columbus offers a robust benefits package including medical dental and vision insurances as well various voluntary benefits (such as short term disability long term disability life insurance and participation in the Ohio SERS/STRS retirement plan.)  We also offer seasons of life support with 10 weeks paid maternity leave and 4 weeks paid spousal leave/adoption leave.  

Statement of Non-Disclosure

KIPP Columbus is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying to the school for consideration of any position (admission employment etc.). KIPP Columbus does not discriminate on the basis of disability gender nationality race or ethnicity religion sexual orientation or any other characteristic that is contained in the definition of hate crimes set forth in Section 4112.02 of the Ohio Revised Code.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time