What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Principal (SY 25-26) position at KIPP Chicago?
Company Description
At KIPP Chicago, we are guided by a simple, yet powerful mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. Our campuses are located in the Austin, Englewood, North Lawndale, and West Humboldt Park neighborhoods. KIPP Chicago also advises over 2000 KIPP alumni currently in high school or college through our KIPP Forward program. KIPP Chicago is the highest-performing network of schools in Chicago, as measured by our city’s school quality index. We attract, develop, and retain a diverse and talented staff of educators. Our students and families choose our schools because our teachers are exceptional educators who work together as a collective to ensure students achieve and thrive. For more data and information about our successes and vision for the future, visit www.kippchicago.org
Job Description
KIPP Chicago seeks both internal and external candidates for Assistant Principal positions for SY 25-26. Assistant Principals at KIPP Chicago are key members of the school’s Leadership Team and report to the school Principal. While they may have a specific priority focus, Assistant Principals are both instructional and cultural leaders in the school. Assistant Principal development and impact is a key priority for KIPP Chicago and our larger KIPP national network. New Assistant Principals will start July 1, 2025.
At KIPP Chicago, elementary schools include grades K - 4 and middle schools include grades 5 - 8.. Currently, we have eight schools - KIPP Ascend Primary (K - 4), KIPP One Primary (K - 4), KIPP Bloom Primary (K-4), KIPP Academy Chicago Primary (K - 4), KIPP Ascend Middle School (5- 8), KIPP One Academy (5 - 8), KIPP Bloom College Prep (5 - 8), and KIPP Academy Chicago (5 - 8). Applicants for Assistant Principal will be considered for all open roles.
Responsibilities
Each of our KIPP Chicago schools is staffed with multiple Assistant Principals who are both instructional and cultural leaders of the school. Assistant Principals embody and operationalize the mission, vision, and strategic direction of the school to ensure a safe, predictable, and rigorous environment for all students. Depending on campus need, the Assistant Principal may have a majority instructional leadership or cultural leadership focus. Overall responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Instructional Leadership:
The minimum qualification for Assistant Principal are:
Compensation And Benefits
KIPP Chicago Schools offers a competitive compensation and benefits package:
KIPP Chicago Public Schoolsis committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment. KIPP Chicago does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic background. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
At KIPP Chicago, we are guided by a simple, yet powerful mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. Our campuses are located in the Austin, Englewood, North Lawndale, and West Humboldt Park neighborhoods. KIPP Chicago also advises over 2000 KIPP alumni currently in high school or college through our KIPP Forward program. KIPP Chicago is the highest-performing network of schools in Chicago, as measured by our city’s school quality index. We attract, develop, and retain a diverse and talented staff of educators. Our students and families choose our schools because our teachers are exceptional educators who work together as a collective to ensure students achieve and thrive. For more data and information about our successes and vision for the future, visit www.kippchicago.org
Job Description
KIPP Chicago seeks both internal and external candidates for Assistant Principal positions for SY 25-26. Assistant Principals at KIPP Chicago are key members of the school’s Leadership Team and report to the school Principal. While they may have a specific priority focus, Assistant Principals are both instructional and cultural leaders in the school. Assistant Principal development and impact is a key priority for KIPP Chicago and our larger KIPP national network. New Assistant Principals will start July 1, 2025.
At KIPP Chicago, elementary schools include grades K - 4 and middle schools include grades 5 - 8.. Currently, we have eight schools - KIPP Ascend Primary (K - 4), KIPP One Primary (K - 4), KIPP Bloom Primary (K-4), KIPP Academy Chicago Primary (K - 4), KIPP Ascend Middle School (5- 8), KIPP One Academy (5 - 8), KIPP Bloom College Prep (5 - 8), and KIPP Academy Chicago (5 - 8). Applicants for Assistant Principal will be considered for all open roles.
Responsibilities
Each of our KIPP Chicago schools is staffed with multiple Assistant Principals who are both instructional and cultural leaders of the school. Assistant Principals embody and operationalize the mission, vision, and strategic direction of the school to ensure a safe, predictable, and rigorous environment for all students. Depending on campus need, the Assistant Principal may have a majority instructional leadership or cultural leadership focus. Overall responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
Instructional Leadership:
- Ensure Consistent School-wide Routines and Procedures & Safe, Joyful Student Culture that is aligned to KIPP Chicago Excellence Playbook
- Drive Strong Student Academic Results in all assigned grades or content areas.
- Coach Staff & Developing Peer Leaders to meet or exceed school-wide academic priorities
- Ensure accurate, equitable, and timely documentation of student academic priorities
- Ensure Consistent School-wide Routines and Procedures & Safe, Joyful Student Culture aligned to KIPP Chicago Excellence Playbook
- Drive Strong Student Attendance
- Coach Staff, Culture & Academic Leaders to meet or exceed school-wide culture priorities
- Ensure accurate, equitable, and timely documentation of student culture priorities
- Manage peer leaders and teachers to drive cultural priorities and academic outcomes for students
- Conduct weekly one-on-one meetings with all direct reports
- Conduct regular classroom observations and provide follow-up feedback during one-on-one meetings and in written form
- Communicate teacher performance to the principal, highlighting teachers in need of additional coaching due to insufficient performance
- Recognize and celebrate staff professional growth and success
- Retain and develop top KIPP talent year over year
- Model our commitment to anti-racism in our words and actions
- Respond to feedback from formal and informal evaluations completed by teachers and the principal
- Receive and respond appropriately to feedback from students, parents and teammates
- View feedback as a tool to improve and grow in all teacher responsibilities, and use it in this capacity
- Actively pursue own professional development in areas that will have the greatest impact on student achievement
- Participate in school-wide professional development, such as content team meetings and one-on-one coaching with manager
- Provides classroom coverage for staff members during planned and unplanned time off as an exemplar teacher
- Contribute to School-wide Academic, Talent, and Culture Goals as a Leadership Team Member
The minimum qualification for Assistant Principal are:
- Bachelor’s degree or better from an accredited university or college (required)
- Four years or more of full-time teaching and/or leadership in an urban environment (required)
- Active Illinois Professional Educators License (PEL) Teachers Certification or active teachers license that can be transferred to IL (preferred)
- Experience supporting multilingual learners and students with disabilities in literacy development
- Demonstrated ability to drive student success, directly and through others
- Experience planning and leading engaging and effective professional development for adults
- Experience in curriculum support, such as assessment writing and/or scope and sequence management
- Strong project management skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
- Excellent communication, who can work with internal and external stakeholders
- A cleared CPS Background Check before first day of employment
Compensation And Benefits
KIPP Chicago Schools offers a competitive compensation and benefits package:
- Salaries based experience related to role and responsibilities
- Competitive rates for medical insurance and short-term disability insurance. Dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance are offered at no cost.
- Competitive retirement savings benefits
- For more detail about our Salaries and Benefits at KIPP Chicago, visit our website: https://kippchicago.org/join-our-team/apply-now/
KIPP Chicago Public Schoolsis committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment. KIPP Chicago does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic background. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
