Director, High School Advancement

About The Position 

KIPP Foundation is seeking a Director of High School Advancement to play a critical role in shaping and implementing key strategies focused on ACT/SAT performance, Academic Health, and high school systems to drive outcomes at the high school level. This leader will help establish a clear and ambitious vision for high school excellence aligned to those pillars, while also directly supporting regional leaders across our network to drive outcomes for their high schools. This is an ideal opportunity for a seasoned high school leader with a strong track record in one or more of the following areas: leading ACT/SAT improvement efforts, driving GPA growth across a grade level, or building and sustaining high school academic outcomes generally. This role is designed to impact some of our most critical network-wide outcomes, tied to One KIPP’s anchor metrics. 

The Director of High School Advancement will be a key member of the High School Advancement team, reporting to the Team Lead who will also be part of the overall team structure. As part of the larger Schools Team that supports One KIPP implementation, the High School Advancement team is charged with improving academic performance, strengthening school culture, and maximizing college readiness across KIPP’s 47 high schools nationwide. This team will work in close collaboration with the high school curriculum workstream, the KIPP Forward team, and the Region and School Support team and must bring a mindset that is innovative, flexible, and forward-thinking. A strong focus on results will be essential to guide both strategic decisions and execution timelines. Specifically, the Director of High School Advancement will be responsible for driving year-over-year improvements in key indicators such as 9th grade GPA and ACT/SAT performance. 

Responsibilities 

Leads and Develops Toward Excellence  

• Drive vision for 9th grade Academic Health, ACT/SAT and high school systems in collaboration with the full team.  

• As part of our K-12 Academics Team, develop high-leverage resources for network leaders to utilize (i.e. turnkey PDs, mastery trackers) that not only serve as model of excellence but also provide a direct value-add to the network – support leaders to ensure strong execution and maximum impact.   

• Provide network-wide development opportunities on a set of core leader moves and in response to school and regional need  

• Collaborate and provide regular feedback and support to teammates on all aspects of HS work, including curriculum and assessments, leader training, college match supports, high school design, and more to ensure we are collectively having the intended impact we seek in an environment that is collaborative, and accountable for student results 

• Plan and lead professional development with regional leaders – focused on building mastery of core leadership skills in alignment to High School Advancement priority.   

• Lead school and regional site visits that will include: observation of key regional practices, review of regional performance and progress data, school walk throughs, and feedback/coaching sessions.  

Progress Monitoring and Ensuring Excellence  

• Drive high school improvement through key anchor metrics from One KIPP work: 9th grade GPA and ACT/SAT 

• Support in designing and executing of long-term strategy and aligned plays in defining the High School Advancement workstream in alignment to key anchor metrics: 9th grade GPA and ACT/SAT 

• Planning with individual network leaders with a focus on how to drive high school academic results within broader regional/network academic strategy 

• Monitor portfolio and school-level progress and performance, both remotely and on-site, to ensure clear lines of sight into what is happening on-the-ground and to provide a pathway to improvement for school and regional leaders via rapid feedback. This will include regular tracking and data collection to monitor progress and improvement.