Company Description

Together | A Future Without Limits

KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) is a non-profit network of 13 college/career-preparatory, public charter schools serving approximately 5,000 elementary, middle, and high school students, and over 2,000 alumni. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: To build academically excellent schools that create unlimited opportunity for all students. For 20 years, we have a proven track record of preparing students for success in college, career, and beyond.

At KIPP, you have the freedom to innovate and the support to grow. You never stop learning, and you’re part of a national network that’s leading the way in getting students from underserved communities to and through college, and beyond. As the largest charter school management organization in New Orleans, we serve nearly 15% of the city’s students, so we need passionate teammates to join us to make their impact at KIPP. Where will YOU take us? Click here to learn more about teaching and working at KIPP!

Job Description

Resume Drop Note: We review School Leader resumes on a rolling basis to build a long-term talent pipeline. This is not an active vacancy, and submitting your resume will not initiate an immediate interview process. Our team periodically reviews submissions to identify potential future matches and will reach out if/when there’s alignment with a posted opening.

Job Description

At KIPP, the School Leader drives student-centered outcomes by leading self, leading people, and leading results, creating conditions for adults and students to thrive. Grounded in student focus, they set a compelling vision and rigorous goals, then organize time, people, and resources to achieve them. School Leaders at KIPP devote the majority of their time to instructional leadership—planning and prioritizing, solving problems, making decisions, and creating data routines that distinguish outcomes from effort to drive results. They build trusting relationships; cultivate a joyful team culture, and develop and manage people through clear expectations, frequent coaching/feedback, and accountability. Ultimately, in partnership with families, staff, and the community, our School Leaders build joyful, academically excellent, identity-affirming schools that prepare students to pursue the paths they choose in life.

 As a KIPP New Orleans School Leader, your core responsibilities include:

• Set ambitious school-wide vision and goals, aligned with the KIPP New Orleans region, that lead students on a path to a life of unlimited opportunity:
  • Analyze assessment data and set goals for ongoing improvement in coordination with other administrators and teachers
  • Share the school’s mission with the community and lead team members in actively engaging the community to support and assist in accomplishing that mission
  • Ensure compliance with all policies and state and federal laws
     
• Plan and prioritize time and resources to achieve annual goals:
  • Drive the creation of systems and the initiative to create the necessary instructional leadership, management, and curriculum support 
  • Ensure that the school curriculum and programming aligns with the mission, beliefs, priorities, and initiatives of KIPP New Orleans Schools
     
• Establish a leadership team with a clear vision and understanding of their roles and responsibilities in regards to operations, budgeting and compliance and provide necessary oversight and guidance
• Cultivate a diverse, high-potential school leadership pipeline (from teacher leader to AP to successor) and develop leadership team members by teaching and insisting that they are true owners of the work and coaching and assigning stretch activities
   
• Develop teachers to provide rigorous and high quality instruction:
  • Lead analysis of and develop teachers’ ability to analyze student data to identify strategies that will move students toward mastery
  • Regularly observe and coach instructional coaches to ensure they are providing high-impact, actionable and bite-sized feedback to teachers on a weekly basis
  • Ensure teachers can collaborate, analyze their practice and their student data, and adjust instruction in content teams 
  • Lead whole-school professional development workshops that drive highest-impact improvements in teacher practice
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• Model expectations for leaders, teachers, and students on school-wide practices for a positive learning culture
  • Support efforts to make all staff members feel valued and successful including recognizing and rewarding outstanding performance and behavior
  • Provide guidance and oversight of the leadership team and teachers as they work proactively to develop a student discipline management system that enhances the school environment develops excellent student character, and positive student behavior
     
• Work in coordination with Talent and Human Resources teams to recruit, interview, select and onboard  diverse, highly-effective staff
   
• Build own and school staff’s knowledge and expertise in effective instructional design and academic standards
  • Develop teachers’ conceptual understanding of what students must know and be able to do and what instructional methods drive student mastery
  • Develop knowledge of how standards map to curriculum and assessment
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• Cultivate School Leader’s own success and sustainability by engaging lifelines and renewing to get stronger

Qualifications

The following are required of all KIPP New Orleans School Leaders:

• Bachelor’s degree.
   
• 3–5+ years effective K–12 teaching with evidence of student growth.
   
• 2+ years school leadership (e.g., AP, Dean, Instructional Coach) leading adults through observation/feedback, data meetings, and PD cycles—preferably in public, urban, or charter settings; Demonstrated achievement on state/interim proficiency or growth, attendance/chronic absenteeism, discipline disproportionality, and teacher effectiveness/retention.
   
• Deep understanding of standards-aligned curriculum & assessment; MTSS/RTI; effective literacy & math practices; IDEA/504, ELL supports, behavior systems, and assessment security; School culture systems that are identity-affirming, safe, and consistent.
   
• Data fluency with SIS/LMS and assessment tools (e.g., PowerSchool/Infinite Campus, Illuminate, NWEA/MAP) and productivity suites (Microsoft Office/Google Workspace).

The following are strongly preferred for all KIPP New Orleans Assistant Principals:

• Master’s in Educational Leadership/Administration; current principal license.
   
• Prior success as a Principal/Head of School or as an AP leading whole-school initiatives (instruction + culture + operations).
   
• Demonstrated turnaround/improvement results in urban, open enrollment schools.

Additional Information

• Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience, and we routinely engage in compensation analysis for all roles across the organization to ensure that we remain competitive in the market.
   
• 403(b) retirement plan – KNOS matches 100% of employee contribution up to the first 5% of salary and any bonuses. Vested immediately in 403(b).
   
• KNOS employees are eligible for health and wellbeing benefits starting the first day of the month following their Date of Hire.
   
• Comprehensive, customizable health coverage, including disability, life insurance, hospital indemnity, FSAs for health and dependent care, and free dental and vision for employees.
   
• KNOS employees are provided ~30 paid holidays and additional paid time off.
   
• Opportunities for on-going professional development.

Disclaimer:

• Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

• This job description shall not constitute or be construed as a promise of employment or as a contract between KNOS and any of its employees.

KIPP New Orleans Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer:

At KIPP New Orleans Schools, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran service, genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. KNOS expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on any of the characteristics listed here. Improper interference with the ability of KNOS employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.

KNOS complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the KNOS has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

Contact Us:

Please contact our regional Talent Team at talent@kippneworleans.org with any questions.