25-26 Director of Operations

Company Description

About Us

KIPP is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools in educationally underserved communities.  Over 120,000 students attend one of the 275 KIPP schools that operate in 27 regions across the United States.  KIPP Philadelphia Schools Public Schools (KPPS) is a part of the national KIPP network and currently leads eight schools serving approximately 3,200 students in North and West Philadelphia. 

Our Mission

Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Life at KPPS

We know that talented, committed, culturally competent teachers and leaders have the power to amplify our children’s potential by creating a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges them each day. We seek to create a professional environment full of joy, candor, care and community where excellent educators can make a long-term home. Educators at KIPP –

• Are committed to anti-racism, equity and inclusion
• Are part of a close-knit, diverse community of educators
• Show up as themselves, inspiring our children to do the same
• Access resources and affinity spaces that support well-being and sustainability
• Lead with care and candor and take ownership of our children’s learning and growth
• Evolve their craft via 1:1 coaching and quality professional development
• Have access to leadership pathway programming and opportunities to grow their career
• Enjoy a competitive, equitable, transparent approach to compensation, comprehensive health benefits for employees and their families, a 403B matching program, and free access to financial advising services

Job Description

Position Overview 

We are seeking a talented, committed, culturally competent Director of Operations [DOO] to join KIPP Philadelphia. A successful DOO will operate with innovativeness, dynamism and strategic decision making in order to drive and implement school operational systems and infrastructure. This forward thinking DOO will cultivate operational excellence across our schools. With the close partnership and support of the school Principal, the school based leadership team, and our regional operations team, you will design, implement, and continuously improve systems that enable your school to operate efficiently so that instruction and academic excellence can remain at the forefront! 

Key Responsibilities

Lead and Manage the Operations Team's Responsibilities

• Directly manage, coach and support an operations team
• Coordinate transportation services including working with the school district to set and adjust routes, hire/supervise bus monitors, and work with families to resolve bus issues
• Oversee food services including working with partners to make sure school needs are being met and National School Lunch protocols are followed
• Supervise the main office, including answering phones, meeting visitors, and other office responsibilities
• Maintain personnel, student and compliance files
• Work with the school leader and regional office staff to prepare the school budgets and track micro-budgets for school with budget managers
• Oversee and place all purchase orders
• Maintain and utilize PowerSchool, including attendance, student demographics and grade entry
• Prepare and distribute student report cards
• Manage all forms of official KIPP communication, including communicating excessive student absences, weekly parent bulletins and monthly calendars
• Create strong operations systems to ensure that day-to-day operations run smoothly and that all school staff members have what they need to effectively do their jobs
• Monitor supply levels for school, managing classroom inventories and replenishing them as needed

Student Enrollment 

• Manage and oversee entire student enrollment, home visit, and registration process throughout the year
• Develop and execute student recruitment efforts that target families with school-aged children immediately surrounding each school
• Lead a team to recruit new families with specific applicant goals per grade level by attracting high quality applicants that ultimately lead to enrolled students
• Ensure all new families are effectively welcomed into the community and persist through their first year
• Comply with all federal, state, and organizational student registration requirements throughout the enrollment process (i.e. transfers, testing, etc.)

Maintain and Build Operational Systems

• Implement effective school