Legacy Learning Center Assistant Program Director

Company Description

About KIPP DC Public Schools

By 2025, KIPP DC will build upon two decades of proven results to develop into a more impactful, innovative, and inclusive school system that provides joyful, identity-affirming learning experiences so that all students and alumni achieve extraordinary outcomes.

Our work is grounded in a commitment to excellence, equity, and justice. We believe all students have the right to rigorous, relevant, and joyful learning experiences led by exceptionally talented and diverse educators who promote student achievement and a sense of belonging. We believe students and teachers best succeed when surrounded by an ecosystem of supports, including our central headquarters team that supports KIPP DC’s 20 schools, 7,300 students, and 1,500 teachers, leaders, and staff members dedicated to this mission.

About the Legacy Learning Center Assistant Program Director Role

The Legacy Learning Center is a 9-12th grade program located within Legacy College Preparatory High School that serves students whose Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) indicate that they require specialized instruction in a full time setting. The Legacy Learning Center uses multiple adults per classroom and wrap-around services to effectively support every student.

The Legacy Learning Center Assistant Program Director leads the program in driving academic outcomes, care, and a sense of belonging for our students as a key member of the leadership team. Through goal setting and planning, designing meaningful school culture, strong instructional leadership, coaching staff, and managing operations, this person will set the vision for a rigorous and joyful school for all.

The Assistant Program Director is an exempt role and reports to the Principal of the school, and serves on the school leadership team.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities

• Vision & Goals
  • Support development of School Leader’s school-wide vision and takes an active role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; owns the implementation of select school priorities in support of the school-wide vision
  • With guidance from the School Leader, leads the planning and goal setting for the Legacy Learning Center program teachers and ensures alignment with school-wide goals
  • Set, communicate, and execute a vision for a program-wide initiative/priority that addresses an inequity
  • Connect teams' vision, goals and actions to KIPP DC's goal of becoming an anti-racist organization
• Plan & Prioritize
  • Prioritize and manage own time to accomplish short and long-term goals or priorities
  • Demonstrate strong judgment and data-based, timely decision-making
  • Act decisively to overcome barriers and make difficult choices with the long‐term and short‐term impact in mind 
• Lead School Culture
  • Lead an affirming and joyful culture for students; monitor, follow in and refine PBIS systems
  • Work with staff and families to build an inclusive school environment for special populations (i.e. students with IEPs, students with 504s, ELL students, new students, students with HCYP status, etc.)
  • Plan for and predictably respond to student behavior that doesn't meet school culture expectations; follow up with teachers to coach and empower them to plan and respond more effectively next time
  • Maintain calm and poise in unpredictable, potentially stressful, situations with students
• Instructional Leadership
  • Establish & communicate experiential and academic goals for students dependent on students IEPs
  • Communicate and invest teachers and staff in a clear, inclusive instructional vision for all students; follow through on all instructional commitments 
  • Collaborate with instructional coaches to support teachers with clear, meaningful, and realistic unit and lesson internalization strategies while simultaneously growing teacher understanding of curriculum, pedagogy, standards, and assessments
  • Be a frequent, regular presence in all classrooms you coach and manage
  • Support a culture where teachers are invested in and prepared for whole staff adult learning; work with Leadership Team to facilitate engaging, effective, relevant meetings
  • Lead a culture where special educators, instructional assistants, dedicated aides and other team members collaborate to meet the needs of unique learners 
• Manage & Develop
  • Builds trusting, strong relationships with teachers and school staff as the foundation for development and management work
  • Capture sharp, meaningful evidence during observations
  • Ground feedback and next steps for teachers