Director, Literacy

KIPP
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public schools educating 120,000 students in grades Prek-12 across 21 states and Washington, DC. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: Together, A Future Without Limits. You can learn more at www.kipp.org.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools
KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools is part of the KIPP national network. 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.

In the 2025-26 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating more than 3,000 students, kindergarten through twelfth grade in the North and West sides of Jacksonville, Florida.

• KIPP Impact Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade

• KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade

• KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade

• KIPP Bold City High School: 9th - 12th grade

For the current school year, teachers at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools work the following hours Monday through Friday and may have occasional meetings or special school events outside of these hours. Hours for teachers and students may vary slightly by school.

• K-8 Staff: 7:30am - 4:30pm K-8 Students: 8:00am - 3:30pm, Wednesday K-8 dismissal is at 1:30pm

• High School Staff: 6:45am - 3:45pm, High School Students: 7:15am - 2:30pm, Wednesday High School dismissal is at 12:30pm.

Every Wednesday is a student early release day, which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development and content team meetings. *This doesn’t include Wellness Wednesdays when all staff leave at student dismissal.

To support these schools, we will employ more than 300 full-time staff members. We seek educators and colleagues that represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. To learn more about what it is like to work and teach at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, please visit www.kippjax.org/teach where you can also view all of our job postings.

Ideal Start date for this position is June 2025

POSITION OVERVIEW
The Director of Literacy (DL) oversees the full implementation of K-12 curriculum to lead KIPP Jacksonville students to the highest literacy achievement results possible. The DL ensures that student learning experiences are rigorous, engaging, and aligned to standards. The DL also engages leaders and teachers in professional development about best practices, drives data-driven conversations about student progress, models appropriate teacher coaching or lesson delivery, and offers support where needed. This role reports directly to the Senior Director of Teaching and Learning and oversees literacy programming for grades K-12 as part of the larger Academic team’s strategic plan.

Success in this role would be measured by student achievement results in literacy, curricular implementation success, the codification of systems and procedures, alignment with State, District, and KIPP Foundation expectations, partners with external stakeholders to support building content knowledge for KIPP Jackonville teachers and leaders, while also taking on a curricular based workstream in K-5 or 6-12.

The DL is a full-time role on the Shared Services Team, which oversees four schools and is actively planning for growth in future school years. As a member of the Shared Services Team, this individual would ensure that students develop the knowledge, skills, and character strengths they need to succeed throughout their education and in the competitive world beyond.

This position is year-round and performs duties as assigned by their manager. Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but vary for this role based on the season. Some travel between school locations or other training during/after normal business hours would be required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Literacy Curriculum Leadership

• Internalizes State, District, and KIPP Foundation compliance measures

• Collaborate with regional and school-based leaders to develop and refine a horizontally and vertically aligned K-12 ELA framework

• Oversee the full implementation of CKLA Skills (K-2), CKLA Knowledge (K-2), CKLA Core(3-5), Amplify ELA(6-8), and INTO LIT (9-12) curricula across grade levels K-12

• Manage the Literacy Curriculum Specialist who prioritizes on K-5 or 6-12 instructional bands.

• Collaborate with school-based Literacy Coaches and school-based leaders to provide an excellent literacy experience for our students

• Monitor and evaluate literacy interventions across the region

• Oversee the creation and revisions of regional curriculum pacing calendars

• Ensure alignment of curriculum to standards and state assessments

• Monitor Regional benchmark assessment and progress monitoring

• Serve as a liaison to school-based content leads with curriculum related questions

• Analyze regional data in collaboration with regional and school-based leadership to identify areas of need, and support the facilitation of region-wide instructional initiatives that lead us to our goals

• Work with Lead Reading Interventionist to ensure efficacy of interventions and plan weekly content team meetings.

• Other duties as outlined by a manager
  
  Instructional Leadership

• Develop and facilitate region-wide professional development for teachers, instructional leaders, and Principals in order to build our teachers’ and leaders’ capacity with ELA content, planning, and instructional execution

• Conduct regular instructional reviews

• Serve as a model teacher and assist as needed in the classroom setting

• Serve as a model coach and assist with leader coaching as needed to school-based content leaders

COMPENSATION

• The annual salary for this position is between $67,000 and $75,000. This does not include any stipends for which the person in this role would be eligible.

• Free individual health benefits (including medical, dental and vision)*

• 
  403(b) retirement program with a company match

• All staff members receive individualized support and professional development

• • Offerings are subject to change each school year. Details would be outlined in an offer letter, if issued.

REQUIRED

• KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools believes that our staff will represent our core values—high expectations, a growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. We search for established educators who embody them.

• Possesses a deep commitment to building a vibrant and welcoming school community that advances our mission.

• Master’s Degree

• Five (5) years of teaching experience

• Reading Endorsement or Certification

• Demonstrates strong student achievement results in literacy

• Experience with elementary and secondary literacy

• A relentless work ethic and a high degree of patience to push through difficult challenges

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a team of teachers and leaders

• Outstanding public speaking and writing skills

• Technological proficiency and adaptability

• Excellent organizational skills

HIGHLY PREFERRED

• Master’s Degree in literacy or curriculum & instruction

• Prior experience as an instructional coach or content specialist

• Prior experience as an Assistant Principal

• Florida Teaching Certification or Equivalent in relevant area

APPLY
Please complete an application and upload a resume via our job board. No applicants will be considered that submit resumes through other job postings. Link here: https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/KIPP/jacksonville

If you're a current KIPP Jax team member, you should:

1) Inform your current manager of your interest in the role and

2) Complete the online application

QUESTIONS

If you have questions about this position, please email Emma at ekosanda@kippjax.org. Please understand that resumes and/or cover letters are not accepted via email and you will be redirected to apply via the website.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment at our schools. KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.