Director of Student Experience
KIPP NYC Public Schools
- Camden, NJ
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Our high expectations are rooted in clear, consistent, rational guiding systems and routines;
- Universal responses, conversations, incentives, recognition, and consequences are methods that we use to teach necessary skills for students to make more informed choices
- All members of the school community exhibit cultural humility and respect for each other
- Staff members equitably support 100% of our students to meet their potential
- Staff create a balance of proactive and reactive approach to student challenges
- Students take responsibility for their own actions and their own learning
- Serve on the culture leadership team that drives our region-wide vision and philosophy of student culture.
- Design, develop and drive our school culture systems, identify action plans for continued improvement and lead the change management process in our schools and at regional level.
- Assess and monitor school culture data, report out on high level trends to assess progress towards the school culture and the student experience goals.
- Analyze data from major milestones with culture leaders at each school and make recommendations for process and system improvements.
- Plan and execute professional development that aligns with priorities and goals in support of our culture vision.
- Collaborate with regional leadership to identify strategies that are responsive to the needs of Culture leaders and schools based on data.
- Work with culture leaders in each school, by engaging in walk-throughs, observing O3s, observing and monitoring culture team meetings to provide feedback, identify best practices, and provide support.
- Support our schools to get results for kids' experiences, by engaging in coaching & strategy sessions with each school based on needs.
- Manage oversight of HIB investigations and data to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with state regulations and reporting requirements and effectuate action plans with any data gaps.
- Attend all long-term suspension hearings and ensure that there is consistency across school types for these consequences.
- Provide crisis intervention support to the Managing Director of Operations, School Leaders, Heads of Schools, and Executive Director.
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders to gather necessary data and investigation information for entry into the state portal system.
- Proactively address data discrepancies to identify and resolve promptly.
- Propose and implement data entry process improvements to enhance efficiency and accuracy.
- Provide training and support to staff members responsible for data entry to ensure consistency and adherence to established procedures.
- Monitoring of all suspension data in conjunction with APs of Culture to identify trends and recommended targeted action in response.
- Ensure compliance with all federal and state laws regarding student suspensions.
- Lead and participate in meetings with Heads of Schools, School Leaders, and APs, so that student experience vision is upheld and students have consistent experience across schools.
- Facilitate meetings with various stakeholders to problem solve, engage in strategic work together, and respond to the most pressing needs of our schools to ensure that our students are meeting our academic and student culture bar.
- Achievement Orientation: Has demonstrated results and experience leading a high-performing school (student achievement and leadership development); upholds a high bar for excellence.
- Mission Commitment: Believes in our mission of college access for all
- Knows, models, and lives our Heartbeat.
- Critical Thinking/Problem Solving
- Strong judgment/decision making skills
- Experience coaching different types of leaders in a variety of contexts and a track record of developing leaders
- Proficiency in MS Office, google suite, excel and customary school database systems.
- Ability to be in schools aminium of at least 3x a week
- Ability to coach, develop and mentor leaders
- Ability to analyze and create an action plan in response to data
- Ability to plan and execute professional development for large groups
- Demonstrated ability to create and execute long term vision and strategy across multiple stakeholder groups.
- Bachelor's Degree
- Multiple years of school based leadership experience
- Successful track record as an Assistant School Leader and/or School Leader
- Prolonged periods of sitting, standing and walking.
- Weekend and evening work will often be necessary to carry out the requirements of this job.
- Travel between New Jersey regions and our schools.
- A certain number of days per week in the office or at schools is required.