[EVERGREEN] Principal - Candidate Pipeline

Company Description

KIPP Capital Region is a part of a national network of high-performing public Charter Schools committed to creating joyful, academically excellent, and prepared students with the skills, ability, and confidence to pursue their paths to college, career, and beyond.

Located in both Albany and Troy, NY, KIPP Capital Region serves 2,500+ students in grades K-12 across seven schools. We believe every individual walks through the doors of schools bearing gifts. Talent. Perspective. Drive. Inspiration. So at KIPP Capital Region, we support every student and educator to see those gifts, then build the skills and confidence they need to thrive.

We are committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all of our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students, together.

Job Description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Principal is the primary school leader responsible for driving academic and character outcomes for students, and the main focus is on instructional leadership and the development of school educators to improve their instruction and drive student achievement.

DUTIES / RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee, lead, and communicate the vision that informs the school's culture, goals, and behavior management.
• Partner with the school's Director of Operations to effectively co-lead the instructional and operational goals of the school, as well as foster consistency in academic and behavioral expectations.
• Manage and develop a strong school leadership team (including Assistant Principals, Deans of Students, Instructional Coaches, and Special Education Coordinators) that supports teachers and staff to provide strong student outcomes.
• Regularly observe and coach instructional leaders to ensure they are providing high-impact, actionable, and bite-sized feedback to teachers weekly.
• Evaluate qualitative feedback, quantitative data, and observations on a regular basis to inform strategy, decision-making, and accountability.
• Manage whole-school professional development workshops that drive the highest-impact improvements in teacher practice.
• Collaborate with Talent and HR, build systems, structures, and partnerships to recruit, hire, manage, grow, and retain diverse and high-achieving employees that adhere to organizational guidelines.
• Build systems, structures, and relationships to create equitable, inclusive environments for students, families, and employees that honor and support a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives through modeling and facilitating courageous conversations.
• Builds and fosters relationships with community leaders and organizations, including maintaining a robust database of community organizations.
• Represent the district, region, or school in workgroups or projects as assigned.

KIPP Capital Region

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Additional Information

WORK PERKS

When you join KIPP Capital Region, you are joining in on our promise to families that their children will enter college and the professional world able to thrive academically due to their literacy, numeracy, and core knowledge in science and social studies. We also promise that our students will develop a passion for learning and the drive necessary to persevere as they climb the mountain to and through college and career. Our graduates will be prepared to return to their community as teachers, leaders, and architects of continued growth in the Capital Region. And while the biggest perk to working at KIPP Capital Region is doing work that makes a lifelong difference in the lives of our students, you'll find that's not the only benefit we offer :

Learn More :

KIPP Capital Region offers a competitive salary ranging from $114,000 - $126,000.

Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience relevant to the role and longevity within the KIPP network. KIPP Capital Region will evaluate and determine the step / level a new hire will be placed within our teacher salary scale at point of hire.

All staff and educators at KIPP Capital Region are committed to anti-racism and inclusion, are part of a close-knit diverse community, and are encouraged to show up authentically, inspiring our children to do the same. Learn more about what it's like to work at KIPP Capital Region : kippcapital.org / join-our-team /

We are very excited by your interest and are looking forward to reviewing your application. Our team will be in touch within 5-7 days after receiving your application submission.