Associate Director of Teacher Residency

Associate Director of Teacher Residency 

About KIPP NorCal 

We are a thriving nonprofit network of 23 free, public charter schools open to all students. At KIPP, we believe all children should grow up free to create the future they want for themselves and that schools can and should be a critical factor in making that vision a reality. 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. 

Our student community consists of over 7,100 elementary, middle, and high school students in East Palo Alto, Oakland, San Francisco, San Lorenzo, San José, Redwood City, and Stockton. 80% qualify for free or reduced price lunch, 27% are multilingual learners, and 17% receive special education services. We strive to cultivate a representative team of teachers and leaders that reflect our students’ diversity. 

Role Overview 

The Associate Director of Teacher Residency owns the implementation and continuous improvement of KIPP NorCal’s teacher residency program, ensuring residents and mentor teachers receive the coaching, development, and support needed to grow into highly effective educators. This role serves as the primary instructional lead for the residency experience, partnering with school leaders, mentors, and Alder Graduate School of Education to develop a strong and diverse teacher pipeline for KIPP NorCal schools. 

In this role, you own a defined set of department Key Results and decide how to achieve them. You escalate trade-offs that require your Director’s authority. 

Core Responsibilities 

Residency Instruction, Coaching, and Development 

• Owns the instructional experience for teacher residents by teaching weekly seminars, which include designing and facilitating professional learning that develops strong instructional practice and accelerates readiness for lead teaching roles. 

• Coaches residents and mentor teachers through observation, feedback, modeling, and individualized development planning to improve instructional effectiveness and student outcomes. 

• Uses observation, performance, and program data to identify development needs and adjust coaching and learning experiences to maximize participant growth. 

• Aligns support for Resident-Mentor pairs by partnering with school leaders, assistant principals, and instructional coaches to create coherent development experiences across schools.

Mentor Development and Partnership 

• Designs and facilitates mentor teacher learning experiences that strengthen coaching capacity, improve resident support, and increase program quality across the network. 

• Oversees ongoing support structures for mentor teachers, ensuring consistent implementation of residency expectations and instructional best practices. 

• Aligns stakeholder expectations across schools and program partners to create a high-quality and equitable residency experience. 

Resident Recruitment and Pipeline Development 

• Drives recruitment efforts that build and sustain a diverse, high-quality resident pipeline aligned to KIPP NorCal staffing needs and teacher pathway goals. 

• Oversees candidate screening and selection processes to ensure residents demonstrate the potential to become highly effective educators. 

• Partners with school teams to promote the residency program and increase awareness of teacher pathway opportunities across the organization. 

• Monitors recruitment, placement, retention, and completion data to strengthen resident outcomes and improve long-term teacher retention. 

Program Design and Graduate Coursework 

• Internalizes, adapts, and teaches graduate-level coursework that aligns academic learning with residency experiences, KIPP NorCal instructional priorities, and Alder Graduate School of Ed.

• Evaluates resident performance through coursework, asse