Dean of Students - (24-25) | KIPP Mosaic Primary

Company Description

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 57 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to 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.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

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 280 schools, nearly 15,000 educators, and 175,000 students and alumni.

You can see all our job opportunities at https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/.

Job Description

Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Texas Public Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our students have the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career and beyond. Our educators are passionate advocates for their students and their families, working tirelessly to ensure that our students have access to opportunity. In our classrooms and across the KIPP family we embrace, honor and celebrate our differences across several characteristics that construct our unique identities in our little and big KIPPsters. We are especially committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences of our students because we believe the best work we do is grounded in the realities and experiences of our families and KIPPsters.

A KIPP Dean will provide assistance to the School Leader with the overall administration of instructional programs and the school.  An Dean may focus on a specific area such as faculty, students, or culture or may handle all areas on the campus.

The Dean furthers the mission of KIPP Texas by supporting a school culture that empowers students to develop the knowledge, skills, and character traits necessary to pursue a college education and a life of value, joy, and integrity. As an instructional coach, and through the direct management of teachers, the Dean will focus on maximizing school-wide academic growth and character development. The Dean will work to support KIPP Texas' regional mission and culture of achievement.  We are committed to establishing high-achieving schools that are diverse, equitable, and partnered strongly with the communities they serve. 

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

Depending on the focus of the position, the Dean will be responsible for:

Instructional Management

• Participate in the development and evaluation of educational programs

• Encourage and support development of innovative instructional programs, helping teachers pilot such efforts when appropriate

• Assess curriculum by monitoring syllabi, course overviews, and lesson plans

• Maintain internal and external assessment systems and help teachers use assessment data to further improve the quality of instruction

• Manage academic support programs such as Saturday School, tutoring, service learning work, etc.

School Culture

·  Regularly check in with faulty to help mediate conversations between faulty members and assess overall morale at school

• Support leadership with faculty reward programs and activities

Faculty Management

• Observe employee performance, record observations and conduct evaluations

• Conduct one on ones teachers and grade level or department chairs

• Collaborate and advise teachers on classroom management methods and interventions

• Ensure the continuous professional development of all staff by collaborating with other Leadership Team members to design, develop, and execute individual and staff-wide professional development

• Assist School Leader in