Director of Regional Boards

Company Description

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59 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 Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

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

Job Description

ROLE OVERVIEW:
This person will also lead the vision, direction, and day-to-day operations of the Regional Boards. Responsibilities include, but not limited to, executing the vision for the Regional Board meetings, onboarding, and recruitment. Additionally, this individual will be responsible for building meaningful relationships with key stakeholders such as with the Board Chairs, Chief of Staff team, Office of CEO, Development, Community Partnerships, and other departments. Reporting to the Deputy Chief of Advancement, the individual will plan, strategize, and lead the work with Regional Boards, including but not limited to, Board Meetings, Regional Board Member recruitment, and onboarding.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

The Director of Regional Boards will:
1. Execute the strategy and vision for Regional Board Meetings
a. Work with the Managing Director of Development & Regional Boards and the Deputy Chief of Advancement to create and execute on the long and short-term strategy for Regional Boards
b. Work with team to execute against strategy and meet annual goals
c. Engage members of the various KIPP Texas departments to gather the appropriate information for the pre-read deck, live deck, and memo for the Regional Boards
d. Motivate and inspire non direct reports to enable an excellent pre-read and post follow up materials

2. Lead the strategy and execution of onboarding new Regional Board of Directors
a. Create a road map that all Regional Boards will follow to properly onboard new Regional Board Members
b. Ensure that all Board Chairs are aligned with the onboarding plan
c. Collaborate with Board Chairs, Managing Director of Development & Regional Boards, Deputy Chief of Advancement, and any other key and relevant stakeholders to ensure there’s stakeholder buy in for the onboarding process
d. Plan a welcome new Board Member dinner

3. Lead the strategy and execution of recruitment new Regional Board of Directors
a. Create a road map that all Regional Boards will follow to recruit new Regional Board Members
b. Update the Board Matrix for each Regional Board to identify the need for every region
c. Collaborate with Deputy Chief of Advancement, Board Chairs, and Directors of Development to identify Board Member prospects in each region
d. Ensure all Board Member prospects are following the recruitment process and there isn’t a gap in following through from KIPP’s end to move to the next phase

4. Ensure that all the logistics are taken care of for all Regional Board Meetings
a. Collaborate with Regional Superintendents’ Executive Assistants to ensure all Regional Board Meetings have the materials needed to host the meeting
b. Secure a meeting location, food, and technology needs for the meeting
c. Ensure all facilitators have the ensure they need to attend and present at the Board Meeting
d. Ensure all internal and external stakeholders have the information they need to successfully execute each Board Meeting

5. Build and maintain internal KIPP relationships with schools, Inc. staff, and other externally-facing functions
a. Develop an understanding of each KIPP school’s culture and