KIPP
The nonprofit KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP public schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organizations.
KIPP is hiring a Remote Director, K-8 Mathematics
Job Description
Position Overview
The Director, K-8 Mathematics will provide hands-on and direct support with a portfolio of small regions (Regions with less than 6 schools) to pursue their regional math achievement and instructional goals. In this role, you will collaborate with Instructional Leaders to build effective regional professional learning and academic systems through 1:1 check-ins, facilitating Professional Learning Communities (PLCs), and similar community learning spaces where you would work side by side work in schools and regions on formal professional development. You will also support program implementation as regions adopt new curricular or assessment resources, instructional coaching systems, or other academic programs related to math instruction by supporting planning, codifying and sharing effective practices, and collaboratively problem-solving. The position reports directly to the Senior Director, K-8 Math. They will work in close partnership with KIPP Foundation colleagues and KIPP network leaders, to support KIPP leaders and teachers in their daily work.
Key Responsibilities and Duties
Direct support and coaching of regional teams and school-based leadership
Build and refine their lens for excellent and equitable math instruction and math coaching.
Create routines and relationships for effective school visits.
Coach through layers as coaches of coaches.
Monitor, track and analyze student achievement data to drive content development and support math strategy.
Monitor and improve the quality of instructional coaching and teacher development.
Establish effective professional learning cycles from planning and execution of professional learning experiences, monitoring of participant learning and reactions, school support and implementation of new learning, to impacts on student outcomes.
Facilitate communities of practice to support program implementation
Set and monitor goals for inputs, process, and outputs for communities of practice and regional implementation of aligned programming.
Plan and facilitate professional learning experiences for instructional leaders, including formal professional learning and collaborative workspaces.
Support implementation of shared learning through 1:1 coaching, on the ground support, resource development and curation, and codifying and sharing effective practices.
Evaluate and iterate on program implantation in region and design of community of practice.
Establish a logic model/theory of impact for programs and supports with aligned goals around input, process, and outcomes.
Gather, analyze, and respond to data on programming and program impact aligned to logic model/theory of impact.
Support regional implementation of effective data practices aligned to program implementation.
Contribute to the strategy, vision setting, program research and design, and cross team-collaboration in response to Foundation and Network priorities
Collaborate with teammates across contents and or teams in programs with shared goals.
Participate in cross-team advisory, planning, or similar work in support of KIPP Foundation or Network priorities. Research, design, and lead projects emerging in response to emerging needs or priorities, in partnership with KIPP Foundation and Regional Stakeholders.
Manage resource creation and development of supports for specific curricula.
Manage partnerships with vendors and partners.
Make recommendations into team’s budget planning, and responsible for managing against the grant budget and/or reporting on progress towards milestones.
Qualifications
Skills
Mission & Student Focus: Demonstrated commitment to education equity; a passion for KIPP’s mission; desire and ability to uphold KIPP’s values (Focus on Excellent Results, Courageous Action, and Resilient Solutions Focus)
Instructional Fluency in K-8 Mathematics: Strong math instructional and coaching expertise including deep K-8 math content knowledge, math pedagogical knowledge, knowledge of culturally relevant teaching practices and familiarity with current research; knowledge and skilled in effective professional learning and instructional coaching techniques. Understanding of teaching that is procedural based and focused on telling versus teaching in which the teacher facilitates student learning through rich tasks and understanding
Achievement Orientation: infuses clarity in accountability and goals, ensuring measures of success are tied to student outcomes; Eliminates unnecessary bureaucracy/inefficiencies in pursuit of outcomes; record of results in achieving strong results in mathematics instruction.
Process & Project Management: Can effectively manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders to deadlines while balancing multiple short- and long-term projects; demonstrates disciplined, independent, and innovative approach to translating strategy into priorities and project plans, even in unstructured spaces; continually applies strong attention to detail to the execution of all projects and constantly looks for ways to improve and to scale learning quickly.
Communications Skills: Clear and effective communicator; Ensures content is written persuasively, clearly, and professionally, using correct grammar, vocabulary, and tone; Responds promptly to concerns and ensures that stakeholders are aware of actions that are being taken and explains the rationale for decisions and/or outcomes to the stakeholder; Asks questions to maintain clear communication regarding mutual and realistic expectations, desires or needs for improvement.
Critical Thinking and Strong Judgement: Proven track record of exemplary performance in analytic and problem-solving skills; defining problems, framing options, conducting analysis and integrating new information, synthesizing and developing strategies; ability to navigate and lead through complexity; effectively leverages data effectively for strategic decision-making and driving improvement; can make courageous yet necessary decisions in the interest of students.
Impact & Influence and Stakeholder Management: Track record of exemplary performance in a team-based environment with multiple stakeholders and in roles using creativity, relationship-building with wide range of audiences; achieving results while operating within dynamic, fast-paced environment in the face of ambiguity; able to stimulates others to act and accomplish goals, even when no direct reporting relationship exists. Gains the trust of key stakeholders by active listening and seeking to understand their views and needs.
Cultural Competence & Commitment to Equity: A proactive cultural leader and team player who thrives on collaboration and learning in a dynamic work environment; can effectively collaborate with teammates across lines of difference; Commitment to anti-racism.
Experience & Qualifications
4+ years of math teaching experience.
2+ years of math instructional coaching/curriculum development/program implementation or similar out-of-classroom experience.
2+ years of experience math instructional leadership at a district/regional level or similar role supporting across multiple schools (preferred)
Understanding of teaching that is procedural based and focused on telling versus teaching in which the teacher facilitates student learning through rich tasks and understanding
Experience teaching or supporting Illustrative Mathematics, Open Up Resources, or Eureka Math2 (preferred)
Strong math instructional expertise including deep K-8 math content knowledge, math pedagogical knowledge, knowledge of culturally relevant teaching practices and familiarity with current research.
Strong math instructional coaching expertise and knowledge of effective professional learning and instructional coaching techniques.
Successful project management experience with demonstrated ability to appropriately scope projects and work plans and to allocate resources accordingly.
Track record of exemplary performance in a team-based environment with multiple stakeholders and in roles using creativity, relationship-building with wide range of audiences; achieving results while operating within dynamic, fast-paced environment in the face of ambiguity.
Proven track record of exemplary performance in analytic and problem-solving skills; defining problems, framing options, conducting analysis and integrating new information, synthesizing and developing strategies, and implementation plans).
Experience developing and leading professional development sessions for adult learners.
Experience navigating complex academic and professional learning systems in education and navigating systems change.
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KIPP is hiring a Remote Senior Director, Major Gifts Officer
Job Description
About the position
KIPP Foundation is raising funds to fuel our ambitious plan: One KIPP. Centered on K12 academic excellence, our strategy entails a shift to aligning all regions and schools to a core set of best practices in K8 literacy, K8 math, high school, Match, and leadership development. By implementing these practices with high-quality, we will achieve our goal of having 75% of students ready for positive college and career outcomes. At KIPP’s scale, tens of thousands of students from Black and Latinx communities coast-to-coast will be pursuing college degrees, equipped with the knowledge and skills required to graduate and succeed in their chosen career.
Expanding the set of champions invested in and engaged with KIPP, at the national and regional level, is critical to deliver our ambition. Under the leadership of Chief Development Officer (CDO) Ben Cope, a longtime KIPP leader with a track record of raising gifts from high net worth individuals and institutions, our talented, passionate development team seeks to add three Senior Directors, Major Gifts who will each play a pivotal role in fueling the One KIPP plan and advancing educational opportunity.
Reporting to the CDO, each Senior Director, Major Gifts is responsible for: identifying and cultivating individual donors to invest in KIPP at the national and regional level, raising $5-20 million per year, and managing and stewarding major gifts. They will partner with 2-5 KIPP regions to cultivate local donors for joint national and regional investments; this is a new approach to our work, and the person will be shaping the approach alongside our Chief Development Officer.
The right person will bring a passion for KIPP’s students; an unquenchable drive to meet ambitious goals; and experience inspiring high net worth individuals. They bring the highest level of care and intentionality to their work and are energized by serving as an external leader representing KIPP. The person in this role will join a talented, passionate development team with strong operations and communications capacity.
Fundraising: Identify and Cultivate Individual Donors
Raise $5-20 million per year, primarily from identifying new prospects and managing a portfolio of existing KIPP champions, to fuel KIPP Foundation and regions’ work in pursuit of One KIPP
Lead the acquisition of new donors and supporters for KIPP Foundation’s national work and KIPP regions’ work locally, including identifying new prospects, crafting engagement plans, and cultivating relationships. To this end, conduct outreach to a minimum of 20 prospective champions annually
Develop and execute comprehensive engagement, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship plans for each investor in portfolio
Serve as donors’ and prospects’ main point of contact, understanding and being positioned to communicate content and impact of One KIPP, nationally and regionally. As needed, seek input from KIPP Foundation and regional colleagues to fully address donors’ inquiries
Align all fundraising efforts to One KIPP priorities, both in pursuit of KIPP Foundation’s revenue goals and regional goals to fund its One KIPP efforts
Collaboration: Partner with 2-5 KIPP Regions
Build relationships with each region--Executive Director, development staff, and/or other regional leaders—to understand local story and needs, set shared fundraising goals, and collaborate on donor engagement
Conduct research to gain an understanding of local prospects and, in partnership with regions, build then lead outreach and engagement strategy
Partner with KIPP Foundation’s CEO, CDO, and region Executive Directors in relationship-building activities, including organizing regional visits from KIPP Foundation CEO and CDO to engage prospects in one-on-one meetings, small group dinners, and regions’ own events or galas
Serve as donors’ key point of contact, coordinating their engagement with KIPP Foundation and region
Qualifications
Skills
Mission & Student Focus - Passion for education equity and KIPP’s mission and values (sense of purpose, results, respect, constant learning & humility, and diversity & inclusivity)
Relentless Focus on Solutions and Results- Set culturally competent and ambitious goals with team to achieve measurable outcomes; fosters environment in which all systems and processes support high levels of efficiency to ensure that key priorities are accomplished successfully; champions the ongoing spirit of improvement and professional growth across the organization while holding self and teams accountable to results.
Communications- Effective communicator who can express KIPP’s brand, strategy, and stories of impact to inspire and motivate philanthropists; design messages that resonate and motivate, and ensuring messages are conveyed in right mediums and right channels to maximize reach and impact
Partnership, Alliance-Building, and Stakeholder Management- Can generate excitement, enthusiasm, and commitment across internal and external stakeholders (from students and families to board members and donors to KIPP educators and staff members) to advance KIPP’s Mission; has the interpersonal, diplomatic, and communications skills necessary to develop successful working relationships with diverse constituents.
Critical Thinking and Strong Judgement - Ability to problem solve and to navigate and lead through complexity; effectively leverages data effectively for strategic decision-making and driving improvement; can make courageous yet necessary decisions in the interest of students and families with experience working with and in the interests of communities of color; can maintain exemplary integrity, discretion, and cultural competence while working with staff and with confidential/sensitive information.
Cultural Competence & Commitment to Equity - A proactive cultural leader and team player who thrives on collaboration and learning; must possess intellectual curiosity and authentic interest in others; can effectively collaborate with teammates across lines of difference
Experience and Qualifications
10+ years of professional work experience, with a successful track record in fundraising that includes bringing new donors into an organization and maintaining donor relationships long-term
Experience working effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative working environment.
Experience working in the K-12 or charter school sector is strongly preferred
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