Assistant Director of Admissions

Company Description

KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a national network of free, open enrollment, college preparatory public schools dedicated to preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and life. There are 285 KIPP schools across the nation and the District of Columbia, serving more than 175,000 students and alumni with more than 15,000 educators. 

Founded in 2008 with 50 students in 5th grade, KIPP Columbus currently educates more than 2,000 students in grades Kindergarten through twelfth. With a mission to, together with families and the community, create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose -- college, career, and beyond --  KIPP has maintained excellence in its growth, and will improve upon that standard – proving what is possible in public education.

KIPP Columbus continues to see incredible academic results, including in our early literacy program where more than 80% of kindergarten and first grade students ended last school year reading on grade level. In addition, in our first four graduating classes (in spring 2020 -2023) 100% of students were accepted to college and/or military service and 100% graduated. 

In addition to academic excellence, KIPP Columbus also partners with nearly 100 community organizations to provide extracurricular activities, programming, health and wellness services, meals, and more to KIPP students, families, and the broader community. The KIPP Columbus learning campus will continue to advance student learning, expand partnerships, enable superior programming, and serve as a teaching and leadership lab for schools nationwide, reimagining education through a deeper lens of antiracism, excellence, and joy as we expand to educate nearly 4,000 students on our learning campus in the coming years. 

Interested in learning more about our school?  Please check out our website: https://www.kippcolumbus.org/

The Opportunity

The Assistant Director Operations: Admissions is responsible for setting the vision for the team’s work on enrollment, enrollment compliance and student recruitment. The Assistant Director Operations: Admissions plays a critical role in realizing our mission of providing all students at KIPP Columbus with an excellent educational option by overseeing all student recruitment and enrollment strategy and processes. The Assistant Director Operations: Admissions will report directly to the Director of School Operations.

To be successful in this role, the Assistant Director Operations: Admissions brings a track record for designing and implementing successful recruitment and enrollment strategies; and experience building and maintaining relationships with community members and partners. The Assistant Director Operations: Admissions should be comfortable working in an environment that requires you to project manage multiple priorities and competing deadlines, while never losing sight of the overarching goals and desired outcomes.  The Assistant Director Operations: Admissions must always have a working understanding of KIPP Columbus’ enrollment numbers, and actively make strategic decisions based on what the data is showing.  The Assistant Director Operations: Admissions must be available to work flexible hours, including nights and weekends depending on event coordination duties. 

Job Description

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Strategy and Vision Setting

• Lead the development and implementation of a regional vision and strategy for student recruitment and enrollment, ensuring full enrollment of 100% of KIPP Columbus schools throughout the year
• Create and implement a regional student recruitment strategy plan which includes enrollment targets, measurements, and an emphasis on online/social media outreach, and community partner outreach
• Define metrics, set targets, and track progress against recruitment and enrollment goals
• Develop and update standard operating procedures for student recruitment and enrollment, ensuring that all practices and policies are in full compliance with local and federal regulations
• Train and launch student recruitment and enrollment cycles in conjunction with school teams
• Develop and deliver a comprehensive training and support program-including leading on-the-ground efforts around family and community engagement, canvassing, etc
• Partner with School Teams to oversee execution of information sessions, lottery, and new family orientations
• Partner with Director of School Operations and School Leaders to oversee management of student and family enrollment process from lottery to first day of school
• Collaborate with the Family Engagement Coordinator to engage families in the enrolment and recruitment process
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