Deputy Chief Schools Officer

Company Description

KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools is part of the KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) national network of free, open enrollment, college preparatory schools dedicated to ensuring that every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. There are 280 KIPP schools in 21 states and the District of Columbia serving more than 175,000 scholars and alumni. KIPP Metro Atlanta currently operates 11 schools including five primary schools, six middle schools and one high school, as well as KIPP Forward which supports scholars on their journey to a choice-filled life. We are a social justice organization and our vision and mission require the work of dedicated, bold and skilled leaders, educators, and support staff who are committed to serving as the catalyst for joyful, academically excellent schools and the foundation for building a more just and equitable world for our scholars.

Job Description

The Deputy Chief Schools Officer (DCSO) is charged with setting and implementing the vision for learning at KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools to ensure that all KIPPsters experience academically excellent and joyful schools. Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer, the DCSO will manage the Head of Schools, Senior Head of Academics, and three school principals to improve outcomes for all scholars, while upholding the bar of excellence for teaching and learning, driving academic achievement, growth and fostering inclusive positive school cultures.  The DCSO serves as a critical member of the KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools Executive Team and provides trusted advice to the Chief Executive Officer and partners with other members of the Executive Team to support regional priorities.

This job description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by the employee.

Job Responsibilities:

Organizational Leadership 30%

• Support and provide strategic advice to the CEO, and represent the CEO as an official of the organization as needed
• Serve as a key contributor to organizational direction setting with the Executive Team and align and coordinate the allocation of resources
• Partner with the Executive Team to advance priorities, empower effective decision-making, monitor progress and clear obstacles to success and ensure compliance needs are met
• Proactively solicit feedback on organizational priorities and programming to inform organizational strategy and decisions
• Support the response to organizational challenges that arise as part of daily school management
• Provide regular updates about academic programming to all key stakeholders

Team Leadership & People Development 30%

• Build capacity in direct reports through comprehensive development including the establishment of performance goals, regular check-ins, observations, timely feedback and professional development opportunities
• Hold team accountable to performance goals and metrics identified through organizational planning and as part of their day-to-day duties
• Serve as a thought partner to direct reports as they lead their respective teams, and coach and support direct reports to address their key roles and responsibilities
• Works in collaboration with the Talent Team to hire school principals and assistant principals and execute the organization’s talent strategy in schools including providing best-practice coaching and development, annual goal setting, and succession planning
• Work collaboratively with regional support team to ensure that all of the operations, technology, talent, and financial needs of the schools are met
• Serve as regional leader for crisis management for portfolio of supported schools

Strategic Planning & Execution 40%

• Design a compelling vision and strategy for learning, inclusive of both academics and school culture, at KIPP Metro Atlanta Schools that aligns with KIPP Metro Atlanta’s vision and mission and long term strategic plan
• Ensure strong organization-wide systems are in place to support learning vision, including planning and budgeting, goal-setting and progress monitoring, data collection and analysis and professional development and cohort learning
• Communicate, train and support high-quality implementation of the learning vision and strategy to regional and school leaders, while fostering collaboration between the regional and school teams
• Establish key metrics for success and track results in order to identify trends and diagnose root causes to improve and adjust KIPP Metro Atlanta’s learning strategy
• Maintain an awareness of emerging innovations in educational programing and identify opportunities to improve programming with research-