High School Assistant School Leader of Instruction (Immediate Opening)

Company Description

Who we are: KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis City. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.

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.

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

KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and at full growth, we will educate nearly 3,600 students and hundreds of alumni. Today, our St. Louis network consists of two middle schools, three elementary schools, and a high school. 

Job Description

The Assistant School Leader of Instruction is responsible for driving strong academic results for scholars through demonstrating instructional leadership competencies, establishing a clear instructional vision and motivating others to follow that vision. The ASL of Instruction strategically implements the school and region’s instructional mission and vision by managing teachers, leading and participating in professional development, and working to help create a positive school culture as a part of the school leadership team. 

Position type: Full-time, 12 months, Exempt 

Location: KIPP St. Louis High School 

As a KIPP St. Louis Assistant School Leader of Instruction, your core responsibilities include: 

Data-Driven Instructional Leadership 

• Develop proficiency in Observation Feedback, Weekly Data Meeting, and Lesson Internalization protocols. 

• Manage the performance of teachers to achieve outcomes for scholars through weekly O3s with each content teacher he/she coach, including development of instructional strategies and feedback based on observations, content internalization, creation of development goals, and data analysis. Evaluates teachers using the regional evaluation tools. 

• Track all data, including data meetings, lesson planning or internalization feedback, and observation feedback data in Whetstone as well as individual teachers’ student achievement data in the school-preferred data system.

• Facilitate interim assessment data cycles, including weekly quizzes and lesson internalization, unit internalization and action planning, and quarterly data analysis cycles. 

• Drive teacher performance and student outcomes through regular student data analysis cycles post assessments, including action planning for grade levels and/or content teams coached, and planning for follow-up data analysis.

• Work with the ASL of Operations to manage and facilitate all elements related to the administration of assessments, including NWEA, MAP, STEP, and interim benchmarks, as well as weekly quizzes. Work with the ASL of Operations to manage and track technology equipment inventory and distribution. 

Performance Management and Professional Development 

• Lead teacher cohort(s) to set and achieve individual development goals, based on school or region-wide goals and grounded in student achievement data. 

• Collaborate with the ASLs of Culture and Operations to execute school-wide rituals, like community meetings, pep rallies, whole school assemblies, field trips, and various year-long incentive systems (Accelerated Reader, MAP, NWEA, etc). ○ Collaborate with ASLs of Culture and Operations to create systems that support and empower scholars, families, and staff to be successful in their roles and feel valued as employees. 

• Build and facilitate effective teams, characterized by trust, investment in goals, accountability for required actions, and clear ownership of academic results and culture on the team. 

• Develop and support the teachers she/he manages and hold them accountable so that they meet deadlines and meet or exceed school goals. 

• With the support of the School Leader, plan and lead whole school academic professional development and create systems of follow-through, progress monitoring, and accountability.

• Own his/her professional development and growth by leveraging lifelines within the region and the broader KIPP network, asking for and implementing feedback weekly, and pursuing additional professional development and growth opportunities both within and outside the region. 

• Maintain personal organizational systems, project prioritization, decision making, and strong time management ski