24-25 Dean of Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS Grades PreK-12 / Next Year Opening)

Company Description

KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) is a non-profit network of 13 college-preparatory, public charter schools serving 6,200 elementary, middle, and high school students, and over 1,500 alumni.  While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: To build academically excellent schools that create unlimited opportunity for all students. For over 15 years, we have a proven track record of preparing students for success in college, career, and beyond.

At KIPP, you have the freedom to innovate and the support to grow. You never stop learning, and you’re part of a national network that’s leading the way in getting students from underserved communities to and through college. As we grow to serve more students in communities across the country, we need passionate teammates to join us and make their impact at KIPP. Where will YOU take us?  Click here to learn more about teaching and working at KIPP New Orleans Schools!

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race/ethnicity, economic status, age/ability, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, country of origin, language(s) spoken, and/or other diverse backgrounds.

Job Description

The Dean of MTSS will provide leadership to the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) structure team to ensure all essential components of MTSS are implemented and monitored with fidelity and lead to dramatic and quantifiable academic, social-emotional, and behavioral achievement results for students.

Daily: 

• Coach & manage interventionists on following: Implementation fidelity, assessment administration & data collection 

• Manage & maintain Intervention Progress Monitoring Tools

• Implement Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions 

Weekly: 

• Lead weekly MTSS Meeting (Collect MTSS Referral Forms before MTSS Meetings)

• Coordinate intervention services for all components of MTSS. 

• Disseminate & collect screening packets to teachers

• Communicate with families and gain consent for Tier 2 and Tier 3 interventions (Invite Families to MTSS meetings)

Quarterly:  

• Collaborate with Leadership team to coordinate universal screening and intervention placement tests.

• Collaborate with Leadership team to create intervention schedule for Teachers and Students.

• Analyze progress monitoring Data and modify interventions. 

• Analyze intervention data to determine if a student needs to be referred for an evaluation.

Key MTSS Compliance Leadership Responsibilities:

• 2/1 Tiered Projections: Collaborate with SL, MTSS Coordinator & Psychologist to develop 2/1 Tiered Projections

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
   
• 2-3 years teaching experience in urban, open enrollment schools and demonstrated student results at an exemplary level
   
• Successful completion of State and Federal Criminal Background Check
   
• Personal affinity to our mission and vision, as well as demonstrated commitment to our 5 core beliefs - Relentlessness, Equity, Achievement, Community, and Hope

• Deep understanding intervention curriculum/standards, Tier I core curriculum, continuum of services and research best practices within MTSS

• Ability to regularly analyze intervention & progress monitoring to inform decisions about modifying interventions and/or referral to evaluation

• Strong organization systems and ability to develop aligned backwards plans 

• Deep understanding of AIMsweb and other normed data collection tools (setting goals, adjusting goals, etc.)

• All employees hired after Friday, August 20, 2021 must be able to provide documentation that either the new-hire employee has received a COVID-19 vaccination or has requested and been granted reasonable accommodation from the KNOS Director of HR to be exempted from the requirements of this policy

The following are strongly preferred for all KIPP New Orleans Deans of MTSS:

• Masters in Education or aligned content
• 2-3 years teaching experience with at least 2 years of leadership experience in urban, open enrollment schools and demonstrated student results at an exemplary level in both roles
• State issued teaching credential

The physical demands and environment