Senior Director of Compliance and Assessment

Job Description

Job Description

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, we are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in belongingness, academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission and values-driven community who wants every child to want to run to school, the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!

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.

Job Description

The Senior Director of Compliance and Assessment provides statewide leadership, vision, and oversight for all compliance, assessment, and related services functions across Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and Dallas. This leader ensures that KIPP Texas meets or exceeds federal and state legal requirements while also building systems that support schools to deliver high-quality services, timely evaluations, and reliable

assessments. The Senior Director reports to the Managing Director of Academic Programs and directly supervises the Director of Compliance, Director of Assessment, Manager of Instructional & Related Services, Manager of Statewide Services, and Manager of Legal Compliance. Together, this team builds systems that ensure every student, particularly those with disabilities and special populations, receives a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) in compliance with IDEA, Section 504, and TEA requirements.

Role Description

Compliance Team

• Oversee development, monitoring, and training for standards-based IEPs, eligibility determinations, LRE, ARD timelines, SHARS, transportation, graduation planning, assistive technology, BIPs, and collaboration with LPACs.
• Support schools through Open Office Hours, ARD Facilitators, and direct intervention when compliance actions are required.
• Supervise the Director of Compliance, who manages ARD Coordinators for school-level fidelity in ARD processes and IEP implementation.

Assessment Team

opportunities. Instructional & Related Services Team

Statewide Services & Legal Compliance

Duties and Responsibilities

The Senior Director of Compliance and Assessment’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to :

Qualifications

Skills and Competencies

Compliance & Assessment Expertise

Empathy and Commitment to Cause

Communication & Team Skills

Problem Solving & Systems Thinking

Leadership

Additional Information

Compensation and Benefits

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 with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, life insurance, and disability plans.

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.