Kipp
Assistant Principal of Operations - (Immediate) | KIPP Un Mundo Primary
Kipp, San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78208
Company Description
KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 54 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 32,000 students across Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to 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.
Founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, offices, and communities is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and
champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy,
and help us
rise together .
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.
You can see all our job opportunities at https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/.
Job Description
The Opportunity
The School Operations Team is focused on creating the conditions by which our schools can thrive by designing and leading efficient, safe, joyful, and just systems; working to remove obstacles to learning and finding creative solutions to challenges to enable the highest level of teaching and learning; and providing best-in-class customer service to families and staff members to ensure they feel welcomed, cared for and a valued member of our community. The Assistant Principal of Operations (APO), a key member of the school's Leadership Team, will lead implementation and maintenance of clear operational systems while building a data-driven, service-oriented culture. This position is central to the realization of our mission as it provides the School Leader and Assistant Principals (APs) the opportunity to focus almost exclusively on teaching and learning within the schools. The APO will, therefore, be an individual who embraces innovation and continuous improvement, is willing to jump into projects, and relishes the challenge of finding ways to work smarter and more efficiently, all in support of ensuring the instructional staff and leaders can stay focused on teaching and learning.
Key Responsibilities
Recruits, Hires, Onboards, Develops and leads a high-performing teamBuilds a strong and diverse team with an inclusive culture that brings out each team member's strengths and ignites actionsManages and develops others toward excellence in their role and with an eye toward their long-term developmentEstablishes ongoing, regular cadence to facilitate collaboration, training and support of the teamProgress monitors execution of responsibilities of the team in order to drive operational excellenceCreates and Drives school-based strategies to ensure kids are in seats every day and year over year
Partners with families to set attendance expectations for new and existing familiesTracks data on a daily and cumulative basis and engages with key stakeholders weekly to identify trends and actions
Ensure that substitutes are booked and given attendance roster materials
Works with school lead teams to train, invest, motivate and implement attendance proceduresPartners with SRE team to execute student recruitment effortsDevelops and execute school-based re-enrollment and cultivation plansDesign and continually evolve school-based operations policies and procedures such as arrival and dismissal
Implements an ongoing monitoring system that reviews and addresses parent, teacher, and student feedbackCompletes safety drills and audits on given scheduleManages operational components of field lessonsMaintain regular communication rhythms with families regarding important school informationInforms and manages the school budget in partnership with the School Leader
Provides insight into non-personnel spending and data that can be used create a budget that meets the school's current and future needsLeverages district tools to simplify purchasing, and ensure school is in compliance with proper account managementPartners with School Support Partners (SSP) to ensure campus is safe and well maintained
Serves as Campus Incident Command Leader and main point of contact for campus emergency management and communicationEnsures students and staff have needed access to appropriate software and hardware and technology issues are addressed promptlyProvides day-to-day tactical support in the areas of Transportation and Child NutritionQualifications
Unwavering commitment to the KIPP Texas mission, core values and willingness to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students, families, and staffEffective people manager and are energized by developing and coaching others to do their best work while fostering a positive, inclusive team cultureStrong project and time management skills; ability to effectively backwards plan, juggle multiple priorities with great attention to detail, and deliver consistent and timely resultsStrong strategic and analytical skills with an aptitude for shifting from in moment troubleshooting to systems-buildingAbility to pause and reflect to identify opportunities to improve procedures to make them more effectiveSense of humility, customer service mindset, and shows urgency and the ability to proactively solve problems and make decisions quicklyAbility to lead, influence, and hold others accountable to upholding high standards of operational excellenceSkilled at leveraging communication, understanding of the perspectives of internal and external stakeholders, and collaborative approach to navigate complex and sometimes ambiguous situations in order to get work doneAbility to be calm under pressure, especially in difficult conversations with parents and staffDesire to continuously learn and evolve as a professionalPhysical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.Considerable time is spent at a desk using a computer/laptopAttending conferences or training sessions
Additional Information
Compensation and Benefits
Salary is based on years of experience, degree of education, and level of expertise.
As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas' benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices, including medical, dental, and vision options, as well as life insurance, fertility, and disability plans starting as low as $25/month.
KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
Videos To Watchhttps://youtu.be/Pi7oWleqM00
KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 54 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 32,000 students across Austin, Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to 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.
Founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, offices, and communities is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and
champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy,
and help us
rise together .
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.
You can see all our job opportunities at https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/.
Job Description
The Opportunity
The School Operations Team is focused on creating the conditions by which our schools can thrive by designing and leading efficient, safe, joyful, and just systems; working to remove obstacles to learning and finding creative solutions to challenges to enable the highest level of teaching and learning; and providing best-in-class customer service to families and staff members to ensure they feel welcomed, cared for and a valued member of our community. The Assistant Principal of Operations (APO), a key member of the school's Leadership Team, will lead implementation and maintenance of clear operational systems while building a data-driven, service-oriented culture. This position is central to the realization of our mission as it provides the School Leader and Assistant Principals (APs) the opportunity to focus almost exclusively on teaching and learning within the schools. The APO will, therefore, be an individual who embraces innovation and continuous improvement, is willing to jump into projects, and relishes the challenge of finding ways to work smarter and more efficiently, all in support of ensuring the instructional staff and leaders can stay focused on teaching and learning.
Key Responsibilities
Recruits, Hires, Onboards, Develops and leads a high-performing teamBuilds a strong and diverse team with an inclusive culture that brings out each team member's strengths and ignites actionsManages and develops others toward excellence in their role and with an eye toward their long-term developmentEstablishes ongoing, regular cadence to facilitate collaboration, training and support of the teamProgress monitors execution of responsibilities of the team in order to drive operational excellenceCreates and Drives school-based strategies to ensure kids are in seats every day and year over year
Partners with families to set attendance expectations for new and existing familiesTracks data on a daily and cumulative basis and engages with key stakeholders weekly to identify trends and actions
Ensure that substitutes are booked and given attendance roster materials
Works with school lead teams to train, invest, motivate and implement attendance proceduresPartners with SRE team to execute student recruitment effortsDevelops and execute school-based re-enrollment and cultivation plansDesign and continually evolve school-based operations policies and procedures such as arrival and dismissal
Implements an ongoing monitoring system that reviews and addresses parent, teacher, and student feedbackCompletes safety drills and audits on given scheduleManages operational components of field lessonsMaintain regular communication rhythms with families regarding important school informationInforms and manages the school budget in partnership with the School Leader
Provides insight into non-personnel spending and data that can be used create a budget that meets the school's current and future needsLeverages district tools to simplify purchasing, and ensure school is in compliance with proper account managementPartners with School Support Partners (SSP) to ensure campus is safe and well maintained
Serves as Campus Incident Command Leader and main point of contact for campus emergency management and communicationEnsures students and staff have needed access to appropriate software and hardware and technology issues are addressed promptlyProvides day-to-day tactical support in the areas of Transportation and Child NutritionQualifications
Unwavering commitment to the KIPP Texas mission, core values and willingness to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students, families, and staffEffective people manager and are energized by developing and coaching others to do their best work while fostering a positive, inclusive team cultureStrong project and time management skills; ability to effectively backwards plan, juggle multiple priorities with great attention to detail, and deliver consistent and timely resultsStrong strategic and analytical skills with an aptitude for shifting from in moment troubleshooting to systems-buildingAbility to pause and reflect to identify opportunities to improve procedures to make them more effectiveSense of humility, customer service mindset, and shows urgency and the ability to proactively solve problems and make decisions quicklyAbility to lead, influence, and hold others accountable to upholding high standards of operational excellenceSkilled at leveraging communication, understanding of the perspectives of internal and external stakeholders, and collaborative approach to navigate complex and sometimes ambiguous situations in order to get work doneAbility to be calm under pressure, especially in difficult conversations with parents and staffDesire to continuously learn and evolve as a professionalPhysical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions.Considerable time is spent at a desk using a computer/laptopAttending conferences or training sessions
Additional Information
Compensation and Benefits
Salary is based on years of experience, degree of education, and level of expertise.
As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas' benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices, including medical, dental, and vision options, as well as life insurance, fertility, and disability plans starting as low as $25/month.
KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
Videos To Watchhttps://youtu.be/Pi7oWleqM00