[2024-25] Principal In Residence

Company Description

KIPP Capital Region is a part of a national network of high-performing public Charter Schools committed to creating joyful, academically excellent, and prepared students with the skills, ability, and confidence to pursue their paths to college, career, and beyond. 

Located in both Albany and Troy, NY, KIPP Capital Region serves 2,500+ students in grades K-12 across seven schools.  We believe every individual walks through the doors of schools bearing gifts. Talent. Perspective. Drive. Inspiration. So at KIPP Capital Region, we support every student and educator to see those gifts, then build the skills and confidence they need to thrive.

We are committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all of our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students, together.

Job Description

Position Overview

The KIPP Capital Region Principal in Residence program is a two-year, regionally-operated residency to prepare aspiring Principals in the adaptive and technical skills needed to lead a KIPP Capital Region school as either a successor or a founder. Successful applicants to the program will have a minimum of two years of instructional leadership experience, likely as an Assistant Principal, veteran Instructional Coach, or Dean. PIRs are full-time members of their residency school leadership teams and will have daily opportunities to practice the skills and competencies required to lead high-performing schools. This may require moving to a new school site for additional growth and development.

Duties/Responsibilities

KIPP Capital Region Principals in Residence report to the Principal and are responsible for creating a positive, structured, disciplined school culture and for ensuring that students’ learning experiences are exciting and rigorous. The Principals in Residence coach teachers, assess student and teacher performance and lead professional development. Our PIRs are also masters of content, experts in building relationships with families, and demonstrate an unwavering commitment to holding high expectations. The core responsibilities of this position include:

• Supports the development of School Leader’s school-wide vision and takes an active role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; owns the implementation of select school priorities in support of the school-wide vision
• 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
• Sets, communicates and executes a vision for a school-wide initiative/priority that addresses an inequity
• Prioritizes and manages own time to accomplish short and long-term goals or priorities
• Demonstrates strong judgment and data-based, timely decision-making
• Manages and develop groups of teachers
• Leads grade-level/department-level collaboration and learning
• Effectively manages and develops teachers of a wide range of skill and experience levels by defining responsibilities, setting goals, and providing ongoing high-impact feedback and support
• Sets a vision of excellence for student and staff culture, along with the School Leader, and executes plans to uphold it
• Supports teachers in leading classrooms with high-quality student learning and engagement
• Manages parts of the daily school operations (e.g. arrival/dismissal, lunch/recess)
• Acts as the first Leadership Team contact on student intervention and parent engagement hierarchy and determines appropriate next steps
• Supports teachers in understanding processes and roles in student support and intervention and develops systems and structures to execute those roles
• Supports teachers in building an inclusive environment for all students
• Participate in key leadership responsibilities such as recess and lunch duty, monitoring transitions, and any other support necessary in school operations
• Designs and leads a project or event that will proactively engage and communicate with families
• Leads a reset in student and staff culture when needed
• Consistently communicates to teachers, through words and actions, that they are valued, supported, and cared for
• Implements staff retention strategies
• Acts as the hiring manager for at least one instructional position
• Develop deep mastery of the academic standards, curriculum, and assessments in the subjects/grades for which they coach
• Engages in self-driven, ongoing learning regarding curriculum, pedagogy, coaching, and school leadership
• Collaborates with content coaches to support teachers in instructing and a