What are the responsibilities and job description for the Assistant Principal of Student Support position at KIPP?
Company Description
About KIPP Texas Public Schools
KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre-K - 12 schools across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work together with our families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond! Our schools provide a high-quality, well-rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way!
As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas—founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018—we hire dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission-driven community that wants every child to "run to school," the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!
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 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.
Job Description
The Assistant Principal of Student Support (APSS) is a vital member of the school leadership team, specifically charged with driving academic and cultural outcomes within the KIPP Texas Multilingual Program Models and ensuring multilingual learner supports are embedded within the school’s MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports). You will ensure that students achieve high levels of academic success - while fostering a joyful, inclusive environment. Through coaching, supervision of multilingual strategies, and community engagement, you will prepare emergent bilingual students for success in college, career, and beyond.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Instructional Leadership
Model Implementation: Drive the rigorous implementation of KIPP Texas’ multilingual program models , ensuring fidelity to program structures and language allocation.
Strategy Supervision: Coach program teachers on effective implementation of language instructional strategies, providing real-time feedback and regular coaching cycles.
Content-Based Language Instruction: Collaborate with other Assistant Principals of Instruction (APIs) to design and deliver professional development on content-based language instruction to support all emergent bilingual students.
Curriculum Internalization: Lead the internalization of standards-aligned curriculum, ensuring it meets the needs of diverse learners in both languages of instruction.
Integrate language development strategies within Tier 1 core instruction and intervention planning through MTSS structures.
Provide small group language interventions and support for beginner and newcomer students.
MTSS & Systems Leadership
Embed language development supports within Tier 1 instruction through alignment of the 80/20 model and content-based language instruction.
Design and implement MTSS support for all learners across Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3.
Partner with interventionists and instructional leaders to align academic interventions with language development needs.
Monitor student progress within campus MTSS data cycles and adjust supports accordingly.
Ensure all learner needs are addressed within campus instructional planning and problem-solving structures.
Assessment and Data Management
TELPAS Oversight:Serve as the campus lead for TELPAS coordination, training, and administration while ensuring TELPAS data informs MTSS supports and instructional planning.
Coordinate with the Regional LPAC facilitator to ensure high-quality language testing (preLAS, LasLinks, IOWA, etc.)
Language Development Growth: Monitor and analyze student language development progress to identify gaps and implement data-driven interventions.
Academic Achievement: Lead the annual goal-setting process for assigned grade levels, focusing on regional benchmarks such as mCLASS and STAAR performance.
Student Culture and Community Engagement
Parent and Family Coordination: Organize and lead events specifically for parents, families, and community members to support the success of emergent bilingual students through Title 3.
Restorative Culture: Manage school-wide culture systems and resolve disciplinary situations through a restorative lens aligned with the KTX code of conduct.
Core Values: Champion KIPP Texas core values, building a "Team and Family" dedicated to academic success and joy.
School Leadership Team Participation
Vision Alignment: Support the School Leader in implementing a school-wide vision and mobilizing teachers to achieve collective goals.
Operational Systems: Operationalize academic and student culture routines and respond to concerns from staff, students, and families.
Qualifications
QUALIFICATIONS:
Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university (required)
Primary - Texas Bilingual Teacher Certification (required)
Secondary - Texas ESL Teacher Certification (required)
2 years of teaching experience (required)
1 year teacher leader experience with a record of results managing and coaching teachers and/or teacher
leaders to improved academic and culture outcomes for students (e.g. content lead, grade level lead, etc.) (required)Experience working in education partnering with historically underserved communities and communities of color (preferred)
Previous school-level leadership experience (preferred)
COMPETENCY AND SKILLS:
Strong record of ensuring students achieve academic success in program language (required)
Fluency in both program languages (strongly preferred for this specific role).
Deep understanding of bilingual education and second language acquisition.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The person in this position needs to be able to move about inside and outside the school throughout the workday.
The candidate is expected to attend conferences, meetings and training sessions both virtually and in person within the Region.
Additional Requirements:
Reliable transportation is needed for travel between campuses
Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
Work with frequent interruptions.
Work Environment:
Reports to school site Monday-Friday.
Typical school environment with frequent interruptions.
Travel Requirements:
Minimal travel; may travel to other school sites or regional offices for professional learning or meetings.
Additional Information
What We Bring to the Table:
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage options for employees and their families.
Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.
Paid family leave.
Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.
Employee assistance programs.
KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance
EEO:
KIPP Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KIPP Texas ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact the Talent Team.
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