Vice President of Regional School Support

Company Description

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 275 schools, nearly 16,500 educators, and more than 175,000 students and alumni.  

Our mission: Together with families and communities, we 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. 

Our vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. 

The KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports KIPP schools across the country. The KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP public schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organization.

About Our Values: 

Focus on Excellent Results: Winning for Children and Families – Denying people of color and people experiencing economic hardship excellent outcomes from public organizations is longstanding and only perpetuates inter-generational racism and poverty.  We pursue excellence at a world-class level because our children and families deserve nothing less.  We focus on excellent results, generated by excellent daily action, because intentions alone will not enable our children to lead fulfilling lives. 

Courageous Action: We do Hard Things All day, Every Day – Our work is centered on reversing the impact of generational racism and poverty on children of color from low-income families.  This work is inherently challenging and will never be easy.  Our mission requires that, through concerted action, we embrace, confront, and overcome adversity. 

Resilient Solutions Focus – Find a Way or Make One – We doggedly pursue solutions to every problem we confront.  For every problem, we find or invent a solution.  We are smart, optimistic, and thoughtful in crafting solutions, but also timely, recognizing that our children only have one life to live.  We embrace a growth mindset, believing that simply because we have not achieved our ultimate aims today does not mean that we cannot tomorrow.  We chase the continuous improvement of ourselves, our interpersonal relationships, our teams, and our organization. 

Job Description

About The Position 

The KIPP Foundation is hiring four Vice Presidents of Regional School Support (RSS) who are responsible for driving a national One KIPP School vision within a portfolio of KIPP regions. In this position, you will have an opportunity to work deeply with a subset of KIPP school and regional leaders to leverage continuous improvement methods to drive specific student outcomes within the One KIPP Priorities. Each Vice President will manage a team of school Support Directors who work directly with Principals and Principal Managers in driving academics and culture across each region. They will also take on a portfolio of principal managers to whom they will provide direct support. The Vice President of School Support is a perfect position for a seasoned school systems leader, most likely a former Principal Supervisor, with a proven track record of driving results through others and who is now ready to make a wider impact on student outcomes across KIPP’s national school network.   

The Vice Presidents of RSS will report to the Senior Vice President of School Support and will be an integral member of the Schools Team driving One KIPP practices in the network and working closely with leaders to determine what it takes to replicate these practices elsewhere. The Vice President of School Support is in the business of building capacity - both in the specific individual leaders that they work closely with and via systems and structures in the schools and regions as a whole - that ensure an equitable and high-quality learning experience for all students. This individual will need to be able to build strong relationships with network leaders and be able to build credibility with key stakeholders by learning the needs or regions and schools and delivering differentiated support that meets them where they are.  

Responsibilities: 

Team Leadership and Management 

• Manages and coaches Senior Directors of School Support to provide excellent, in-region extended support to all schools in each assigned portfolio.  

• Builds a strong, cohesive team culture that reflects core KIPP Foundation values <