Company Description
KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a national network of free, open enrollment, college preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and life. There are 285 KIPP schools across the nation and the District of Columbia, serving more than 175,000 students and alumni with more than 15,000 educators.
Founded in 2008 with 50 students in 5th grade, KIPP Columbus currently educates more than 2,000 students in grades Kindergarten through twelfth. With a mission to, together with families and the community, create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choosecollege, career, and beyondKIPP has maintained excellence in its growth, and will improve upon that standard - proving what is possible in public education.
KIPP Columbus continues to see incredible academic results, including in our early literacy program where more than 80% of kindergarten and first grade students ended last school year reading on grade level. In addition, in our first four graduating classes (in spring 2020 -2023) 100% of students were accepted to college and/or military service and 100% graduated.
In addition to academic excellence, KIPP Columbus also partners with nearly 100 community organizations to provide extracurricular activities, programming, health and wellness services, meals, and more to KIPP students, families, and the broader community. The KIPP Columbus learning campus will continue to advance student learning, expand partnerships, enable superior programming, and serve as a teaching and leadership lab for schools nationwide, reimagining education through a deeper lens of antiracism, excellence, and joy as we expand to educate nearly 4,000 students on our learning campus in the coming years.
Interested in learning more about our school? Please check out our website: https://www.kippcolumbus.org/
The Opportunity
At KIPP Columbus, we recognize the critical importance of finding, developing, and supporting the best possible teammates to ensure our KIPPsters can be their best. To that end, our team is accepting applications for the Resident Assistant School Leader position, a 1-year position that supports future assistant school leaders in their development as they prepare to lead a school. After completion of the 1 year residency, our goal is that they become an Assistant School Leader, overseeing one of our schools on the KIPP Columbus campus in partnership with the School Leader.
The Resident Assistant School Leader has a leadership position at KIPP Columbus, where they will receive:

• Professional development and personalized coaching tailored to individual needs,
• Access to a network of high-performing educators and support teams on our campus and across the KIPP network.
• On-the-ground learning at a placement school, with the opportunity to gain experience across our campus, learning from different grades and school leaders.
• Detailed career plan mapping and consistent analysis of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to ensure professional and personal growth.

Job Description
Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:
Coaching/Support:

• Support teachers in planning and delivering high-quality instruction.
• Observe teachers and share feedback in coaching sessions.
• Facilitate content lead or department team meetings.
• Provide ongoing instructional support and step in as lead teacher, as needed, to ensure students receive high-quality instruction at all times.
• Analyze assessment data for action planning.
• Plan and facilitate professional development.

Positive School Culture

• Plan and lead school-wide events, celebrations, and gatherings.
• Manage student behavior systems.
• Embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion work.
• Lead teachers and students so that in all ways, we leave places, people and ideas better than we found them.

Strategic Project Initiatives

• Ensure alignment of school practices to school-wide priorities.
• Support day-to-day operations of the school, including regular data monitoring and progress towards goals.
• Model, promote, and coach others toward effective communication with families, cultivating engagement in their child's success and the KIPP Columbus mission.
• Lead projects related to a specific content area or aspect of their school.
• Lead school-wide working groups to solve problems.
• Represent KIPP Columbus at external events and/or meetings.

Qualifications

• A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum of three years of successful, full-time, lead teaching experience
• Experience in a teacher leadership or other leadership role, such as Dean, highly preferred.
• Strong track record of results and leadership in a school setting
• Experience in analyzing student data and using data to inform instruction
• Belief that outstanding school leaders, staff, and teachers can achieve excellent outcomes for all students
• Ability to persevere with a sense of optimism, strong problem solving skills, and desire to learn and grow in a collaborative professional learning community
• Willingness, and commitment, to go above and beyond to prove the possible with students.
• Ability to multi-task and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving, start-up environment, while driving toward clarity and solutions
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities
• Model the values of KIPP Columbus (Imagine, Navigate, Seek, Persevere, Integrity, Responsibility, and Empathy)

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.
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