Job Description
Role Responsibilities and More About How You’ll Spend Your Time in this Role
Professional Responsibilities
- Believe deeply in the mission, values, and Race, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (RIDE) commitments of KIPP Colorado Schools and that all children can and will learn
- Assume personal responsibility for student achievement
- Read, internalize, and adhere to the KIPP Colorado Policies and Procedures manual and guidelines
- Provide an active presence, strategic supervision, and intentional monitoring to ensure student safety and engagement in rigorous learning (regardless of my role and its proximity to students)
- Take ownership for the development of your craft (meet 1x/1-2 weeks with a manager, implement feedback, engage in active practice, etc.)
- Commit to being prepared. Such as: internalizing and preparing for lessons; preparing for O3s/coaching, preparing for meetings, coaching, PD, etc.
- Meet professional obligations including and not limited to meeting deadlines and honoring schedules
- Consistently leverage existing professional tools, including but not limited to Google Suite (google documents, etc.) and Microsoft Suite (including but not limited to your KIPP Colorado email, Teams chat / meetings, Teams phone, and Microsoft outlook)
- Maintain strong attendance each day and be on time to all responsibilities
- Collaborate with colleagues and seek feedback in the spirit of continuous improvement
- Reflect on professional practices to meet individual professional development goals
- Actively participate in professional development, grade level, and department meetings
- Actively engage and implement in all school-wide and Org wide professional development
- Serve as a positive, contributing member of a grade team or functional team, collaborating with colleagues to tackle common challenges and implement org and grade-wide initiatives
- Share candid, solutions-oriented feedback with peers and leadership on a regular basis, assuring that feedback is shared directly with the intended recipient. Ensure that feedback is focused on improving outcomes and experiences for students
- Assist with both student and staff recruitment and engagement- including events, home visits, calls home, and other determined and related requirements
- Know that you role, professional development, org wide meetings, etc. may require you to travel around Denver to other KIPP Campuses, our Home Office, or other KIPP or PD events
- Assist with other duties as assigned (such as but not limited to, lunch duty, arrival/dismissal duty, bathroom duty, school support duties, etc.)
Campus Community and Culture Leadership
- Partner with the APO to support the development of processes and protocols for enhancing school culture
- For supported grade levels, partner with APC to determine when and how to modify rituals, systems and practices for the overall betterment of the school
- Where applicable, manage, evaluate, develop, and coach Restorative Practices Coordinators or Behavior Specialists / Interventions (or equivalent)
- Manage and oversee Grade Level Chairs; support them in school-wide systems alignment, MTSS implementation, development, data analysis, and planning and running team meetings
- Partner with APC to ensure accountable implementation of school-wide systems, including duties, PBIS, MTSS, and classroom behavior systems
- Evaluate whole school performance data to make holistic as well as individual recommendations for improving school-wide cultural practices, with specific attention to supporting Multilingual Learners and Students with Disabilities (especially those with Behavior Intervention Plans)
- Partner with AP of Instruction, AP of Culture, and Deans of Instruction to ensure consistent implementation of whole-school systems and coaching / support for staff
- Consistently implement and uphold all campus and regional cultural expectations
- Manage Grade Level Chairs’ implementation of grade level and school-wide culture plans
- Develop teachers’ capacity with classroom management and student culture knowledge, skills, and mindsets
- Support teachers with student accountability and discipline matters, including coordinating and facilitating student-teacher interventions and parent-teacher-student interventions.
- Co-manage and co-lead the school’s summer orientation sessions
- Manage responses to parent concerns not resolved at the teacher or Grade Level Chair Level, especially associated with concerns about behavior, classroom culture, or discipline policies in the grade levels directly supported
_ School Operations_
- Manage academic and cultural programming in all designated grade levels
- Coordinate all logistics and planning for end-of-year trips and quarterly team and family trips, including planning and implementing trip preparations throughout the year
- Co-manage Summer School (if applicable)
- Co-plan and lead all Data Days
- Co-manage Detention (or equivalent) with the Leadership Team
- Co-manage duties (arrival, dismissal, hallway transitions, lunch, recess) Lunch Duty with the Leadership Team
- Co-lead Saturday School with the Leadership Team (if applicable)
_ Family Engagement_
- Works with Family Engagement Coordinator (FEC) or campus equivalent on events to include, educate, and build relationships with families and students
- Works with Family Engagement Coordinator (FEC) or campus equivalent to oversee family classes
- Supports teachers with student of concern parent meetings
- Attends all parent/family engagement meetings (such as Cafecito or CSC)
- Implement systems to monitor and respond to family communication in IC behavior and conference tab usage by teachers
_ Student Identity Development & Culturally Responsive Teaching_
- Collaborate with Principal, APC, and Instructional Leaders to create, design, and execute e professional development to teachers on culturally sustaining and culturally responsive teaching
- Supports the creation and planning of events to celebrate and promote diversity, including but not limited to cultural celebrations (AAPI Month, Women’s History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month)
- Work with Principal, APC, and APO on ensuring visual culture reflects culture priorities, student and family identities, and strategic plan
_ Student Culture_
- Coaches classroom teachers in strong behavior and culture practices to enable rigorous and engaging academic instruction to thrive
- Work with student leaders and staff to ensure a school culture where we are recognizing and celebrating excellence
- Partners with Assistant Principal of Culture to develop, implement, and maintain school-wide culture systems
- Co-leads and participates in monthly culture walkthroughs with leadership team
- Assist with student behavior infractions when they occur, and lead the school in setting up and maintaining system for implementing effective restorative practices work with the Assistant Principal of Operations to plan and execute student opportunities, including: field trips, student conferences, student leadership opportunities, and summer programs for students (in collaboration with KIPP Forward staff)
- Set goals and progress monitors teacher effectiveness with upholding consistent culture and systems through quarterly culture walkthroughs
- Implement PBIS, restorative justice and discipline programming and data monitoring
- Implement whole school culture plan
_ Student Leadership Development_
- Implement and partner with APC to refine the plan for developmentally appropriate and values-aligned student voice and leadership
- Work with student leaders to create systems and structures that promote student voice, agency, and leadership opportunities
- Work with staff and students to ensure our students are gaining the professional skills and knowledge to be successful at any college and in any career
- Coordinate and progress monitor non-academic activities such as overseeing after-school clubs and co-curricular opportunities
- In collaboration with KIPP Forward, build partnerships with external entities that will provide growth and leadership opportunities for our students
- Work with students, families, and teachers to help students successfully apply to external opportunities
_ Restorative Practices_
- Partner with APC to ensure effective delivery of restorative practices, anchored in Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports
- Ensures restorative practices are utilized with fidelity, including providing development and coaching for all campus-based staff
- Ensures constant oversight of the schools climate in regards to the of the use of restorative practices
_ Student Discipline Policies and Practices_
- Oversees planning and execution of parent meetings addressing behavioral concerns and disciplinary incidents
- Oversees and reviews all threat assessments conducted in response to major behavior events
- Creates and oversees implementation of Safety Plans written for students as a result of major behavior events
- Oversees Title IX’s and incidents of harassment
- Oversees ISS/OSS discipline practices and data collection
_ Advisory Coordination_
- Support implementation and strong execution of plan for advisory instruction in collaboration with grade level chairs
- Work with APC, teachers and school leaders to develop a scope and sequence for advisory curriculum
- Work with APC and grade level leads and appropriate Home Office Team Members to create an advisory curriculum and resources
_ Supporting All Learners_
- Partner with AP of Special Services to ensure effective, equitable, and excellent implementation of all Behavior Intervention Plans and behavior MTSS systems
- Support and coordinate MTSS implementation at grade levels MTSS Chair with fidelity checks, progress checks, support in interventions, identifying gaps
_ Additional Responsibilities_
- Participate in active presence and strategic supervision and monitoring to ensure student safety and engagement in rigorous learning
- Partner with the Dean of Special Services and Special Education Teachers to ensure proper implementation of 504s, BIPs, IEPs, safety plans, accommodations, modification, and language support for students
- Enforce positive behavior systems and monitor behavior data
- Attend designated school functions outside of school hours (Back to School Night, Report Card Conferences, Community Events, etc.)
- Perform necessary support duties including (but not limited to) bus, lunch, and dismissal duties, chaperone field trips. Participate in parent meetings, conferences, and periodic evening events
- Develop strong relationships with the families of students through home visits, participation in school events and phone calls home
- Communicate regularly with families about academic progress and behavior
- Participate in daily duties (i.e. breakfast, lunch, dismissal) to support school operations
- Maintain accurate records and student data tracking systems
- Assist with both student and staff recruitment
- Other duties as assigned