ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:

By 2025, KIPP DC will build upon two decades of proven results to develop into a more impactful, innovative, and inclusive school system that provides joyful, identity-affirming learning experiences so that all students and alumni achieve extraordinary outcomes. We are a network of 20 schools educating 7,000 students and employing 1,400 teachers, leaders, and staff members dedicated to our mission.

Our work is grounded in a commitment to excellence, equity, and justice. We believe all students have the right to rigorous, relevant, and joyful learning experiences led by exceptionally talented and diverse educators who promote student achievement and a sense of belonging. We pride ourselves on providing unparalleled professional development and leadership opportunities. We acknowledge the demands of the teaching profession and continually seek to improve sustainability, benefits, and supports for teachers. We seek out teachers who are passionate about educational equity, driven by student and family relationships, and constantly seeking to grow.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The floating administrator’s job is to support an affirming and joyful culture for students, build strong relationships, collaborate and problem-solve with a variety of colleagues to best serve the academic and social-emotional needs of students, and serve as a key member of a school’s leadership team when a vacancy or opening appears. The person in this position will demonstrate a relentless drive toward excellence and a commitment to ensuring that our teaching and learning puts students on a successful path to choice filled lives. This person will serve on the leadership team of a single or various leadership teams depending on the needs and vacancies across KIPP DC. The type of school (early childhood, elementary, middle and high school) and specific role (grade level/content level supported) will be determined based on school need and candidate experience and expertise. This is an excellent opportunity for a flexible, adaptable and open-minded individual with previous school leadership experience who is interested in exploring opportunities and becoming familiar with KIPP DC. Floating administrators will be considered for permanent school leadership positions at a specific school if/as opportunities become available.

Floating administrators are an exempt role, and will report to either the Deputy Chief Academic Officer/Head of Schools for a specific grade band or the principal at the school where they are assigned.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Vision & Goals
  • Support development of School Leader’s school-wide vision and take an active role in motivating and inspiring staff to achieve the goals of the school and of the specific grade/department being supported
  • Support SL in upholding excellence with systems that support vision
  • Connect team/s' vision, goals and actions to KIPP DC's goal of becoming an anti-racist organization
• Plan & Prioritize
  • Collaborate with principal and leadership team in determining team priorities
  • Prioritize and manage own time to deliver on short and long-term goals or priorities
  • Support teachers in planning and prioritizing their time
• Lead School Culture
  • Lead an affirming and joyful culture for students; monitor, follow in and refine PBIS systems
  • Work with staff and families to build an inclusive school environment for special populations (i.e. students with IEPs, students with 504s, ELL students, new students, students with HCYP status, etc.)
  • Plan for and predictably respond to student behavior that doesn't meet school culture expectations; follow up with teachers to coach and empower them to plan and respond more effectively next time
  • Drive and prioritize the work of relationship building across school community members and parlay relationships into a positive learning culture
• Instructional Leadership
  • Communicate and invest teachers and staff in a clear, inclusive instructional vision for all students; follow through on all instructional commitments
  • Be a frequent, regular presence in all classrooms you coach and manage
  • Support a culture where teachers are invested in and prepared for whole staff adult learning; work with Leadership Team to facilitate engaging, effective, relevant meetings
  • Explain and describe grade level/subject's curriculum, pedagogical practices, standards, and assessments and how they connect to larger beliefs about teaching and learning
• Develop & Manage
  • Build trusting, strong relationships with teachers and school staff as the foundation for development and management work
  • Develop, rely on, and refine systems that result in the effective coaching of all teachers
  • Identify an academic gap across a grade level or department and develop and execute a plan that results in improved student experiences and outcomes
• Hire & Retain
  • Actively and regularly communicate with principal about progress, strengths, areas of growth, and potential trajectories of individual team members
  • Collaborate with SL to run school based internal hiring processes for teacher leader positions where applicable
  • Understand and practice fair and legal employment practices
• Operations Management
  • Support the leadership team in executing school operational systems such as arrival and dismissal, mealtimes and COVID-related operations including weekly testing, creating and supporting coverage plans so people can quarantine, reaching out to families, etc.

COMPETENCIES

• Student Focus: builds strong relationships and holds high expectations for students, holds students’ best interests in mind, keeps owns commitments to students and makes sure others do the same and builds a culture of respect for all students

• Results Driven: sets challenging goals for self and others, takes initiative to go above and beyond to to achieve results, follows through on commitments, demonstrates resilience and flexibility

• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving: Gathers information from multiple sources, sorts out complexity, anticipates problems, breaks down information and effectively analyzes

• Self-Awareness: demonstrates understanding of own identity, privilege and power, understands strengths and weaknesses and the impact on others’ perceptions, seeks feedback and self-development

• Equitable Practices: Believes that equity is something that can constantly drive one’s approach, rather than a lens that can be used sometimes, defines and communicates beliefs around racial and educational equity and leans into conversations about this,Creates an inclusive environment that promotes a genuine sense of belonging for school community members across lines of difference

• Impact and Influence: Is as clear on the purpose of actions as action themselves; effectively and reliably communicates "the why" to many stakeholders, adapts leadership style to influence others, takes the lead when there's a need; demonstrates growth mindset and learns from mistakes when they inevitably happen

• Empowering Others: Actively listen to other school community members; seeks to understand others’ views and needs, intentionally builds trust within and across teams of people to promote collaboration and opportunities for shared ownership, consistently demonstrates respect and appreciation for others by empathizing, valuing their time and contributions, and being available and responsive to their needs

KIPP DC is looking for Floating Administrators candidates who are committed to KIPP DC’s mission that all students can learn and achieve at high levels, have a strong teaching background, a commitment to creating identity-affirming learning experiences, and are looking to develop the leadership skills necessary to lead great schools. Specifically, candidates should have:

• Bachelor’s degree

• Minimum of three years teaching experience

• Minimum of one year of school leadership experience

• Demonstrated academic results as a teacher or leader

• Demonstrated record of professionalism

• Experience teaching core subjects (Preferred)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT

KIPP DC Public Schools does not discriminate against, or tolerate discrimination against, employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis or protected class including, but not limited to, actual or perceived race; color; national origin; immigration status (except as necessary to comply with federal, DC, state, or local law); religion; sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions); age; physical or mental disability; medical condition; sexual orientation; gender (including gender identity or expression); marital status (including domestic partnership status); genetic information; political affiliation; pregnancy; family responsibilities; personal appearance; veteran status; uniform service member status; status of being unemployed; status as a victim or family member of a victim of domestic violence, sexual offense, or stalking; matriculation; or any other protected class under federal, state, DC, or local law.

Click here or here to review KIPP DC’s non-discrimination policy and KIPP DC’s Title IX Coordinator’s contact information.

KIPP DC requires all staff to provide proof that they have had all doses of a primary COVID vaccine or obtain approval for exemption for medical or religious reasons before beginning employment. New hires who have not received all doses of a COVID vaccine or who are awaiting approval for exemption will not be able to begin employment.

All KIPP DC staff are strongly encouraged to stay up to date on their vaccinations. The CDC currently defines being up to date on the COVID vaccine as having had all doses of a primary vaccine and as having received a booster, if eligible.