Manager of Multilingual Operations & Compliance

Company Description

About KIPP Texas Public Schools

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre-K - 12 schools across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work together with our families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond! Our schools provide a high-quality, well-rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way!

As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas—founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018—we hire dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission-driven community that wants every child to "run to school," the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!

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 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

The Multilingual Compliance Manager role is an exciting opportunity for an individual who has extensive experience with managing LPAC compliance documentation and language assessments; who believes that compliance provides the baseline to equity for multilingual learners; and who is committed to advancing the academic achievement of emergent bilingual learners. 

The Multilingual Compliance Manager will have the opportunity to play a significant role in supporting the implementation of the Bilingual and ESL programs compliance requirements throughout KIPP Texas. Collaborating with various shareholders to ensure accurate documentation and execution of all requirements throughout the school year. 

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Provides LPAC compliance guidance to campus administrators, campus multilingual specialists and teachers.

• Collaborates with Regional Program Managers to address compliance needs specific to emergent bilingual learners and support implementation of Bilingual/ESL state/district assessment and data collection programs.

• Manages ELLevation implementation for assigned campuses

• Compiles and tracks district and campus program data for multilingual students.

• Collaborates with the Director of Multilingual Compliance, Regional Compliance Managers, Senior Director of Assessments, and campuses to conduct TELPAS audits.

• Organizes and supports staff development sessions for compliance (LPACs, ELLevation, TELPAS, etc.).

• Supports parent training sessions for LPAC representatives in English and Spanish. 

• Collaborates with PEIMS department to ensure proper coding of students in Bilingual and ESL programs.

• Conducts ongoing campus and online audits to validate compliance documents and reports.

• Coordinates oral language proficiency assessment to monitor students’ performance in Bilingual and ESL programs.

• Designs support systems for campus emergent bilingual learner data collection and responds to campus requests as needed.

• Collaborates with campus Multilingual Specialists in the LPAC process ensuring procedures and paperwork are maintained.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s degree Preferred

• 3+ years of experience teaching in an ESL or Bilingual setting (K-12 preferred)

• 3+ years successful experience in leading LPAC campus/district implementation

• TEA LPAC Framework Training

• Valid Bilingual Education Certification and/or ESL Supplemental Certification (preferred)

• Experience with planning and presenting staff development presentations at campus/district level

• Previous experience leading LPAC compliance for Bilingual/ESL department preferred

COMPETENCY AND SKILLS:

• Knowledge of state and federal guidelines and policies for Bilingual and ESL programs 

• Experience with evaluation of EB compliance documentation and LPACs

• Knowledge of ELLevation, preferred

• Knowledge of language assessments such as TELPAS, Pre-LAS, LAS Links and IOWA, preferred

• Expertise in Skyward (preferred) and PEIMS

• Detail oriented and able to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously 

• Ability to manage co