Assistant Principal - Student Services (SPED) - TK-8 - East Palo Alto
KIPP Public Schools Northern California
- Palo Alto, CA
- $92,000-102,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Minimum 3-5 years of experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community
- Previous Leadership or Teacher-Leader experience preferred (ex: Grade Level Lead, Instructional Coaching, Content Lead, etc.)
- Hold a B.A/B.S degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Meet one of the following eligibility requirements:
- Hold a valid California teaching credential, or
- Out-of-state equivalent credential or license
- Student Focus: Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school's unique community
- Direction Setting: Ability to set direction for a team and motivate others to action
- Achievement Orientation and Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages
- Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives
- Instructional Leadership: Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data
- Instructional Leadership: Expertise in what the school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students' knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery; able to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies
- Instructional Leadership: Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies (e.g. make kids sweat, pacing, stretch it, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy
- Relationship Building: Expertise in cultivating relationships and managing a diverse group of stakeholders
- Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes
- Supports the Schools Leader's vision and takes an active role in mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; Supports the Schools Leader's vision and takes an active role in mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school.
- With guidance from the School Leader, leads the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments that he/she coaches and ensures alignment with school-wide goals
- Collaborate with School Leader on hiring diverse, highly-effective teachers and school staff
- Provides input into the strategic planning of the school, and identifies areas of ownership for self and direct reports
- Supports the School Leader in identifying and developing emerging leaders (Department Heads and/or Grade Level Chairs) through goal setting, coaching and feedback
- Supports teachers in student support and behavior intervention systems to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline.
- Manages parts of the daily school operations (e.g. arrival/dismissal, lunch/recess, school trips)
- Acts as the first Leadership Team contact for student intervention and parent engagement; determines next steps for issues that are above the teacher/grade level/department chair
- Content (Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment):
- Studies curriculum and assessment in order to develop understanding of content mastery, and what is required of students and teachers to accomplish mastery
- Coaches teachers on how to assess for both student mastery and growth towards college readiness, and practices data driven instruction based on assessment
- Research-based Instructional Practices (Methods and Time):
- Develops own and teachers' knowledge of best practices in instructional methods and coaches teachers on how to match particular strategies to gaps in student mastery
- Data Analysis (Data-driven Instruction and Progress Monitoring):
- Lead data-driven instruction. Coach teachers to determine how data aligns to end-of-year goals; break-out data to analyze how different student groups are performing; determine what data indicates about areas of student mastery and growth; and identify specific instructional actions and adjustments to fill students' knowledge and skill gaps within an appropriate timeline
- Teacher Instructional Development (Instructional Coaching, Content Teams, and Workshops):
- Provides high-quality instructional coaching with frequent and scheduled teacher observations, actionable and bite-sized feedback, and accountability for adjustment in practice
- Coaches emerging leaders on their instructional coaching practice
- May lead or coach others who lead department/content/grade-level meetings that focus on planning for, and norming on, instruction and culture, practicing instructional strategies, and progress monitoring the department/content/grade level
- Recommends to the School Leader what school-wide professional development will be the highest leverage in improving student results; lead engaging, actionable, adult-learning workshops; and hold staff accountable for implementation of the workshop practices
Assistant Principal: between $102,000 - $125,000 (Bay Area)How to ApplyPlease submit a cover letter and resume by clicking apply on this page.Questions? Email