JOB DESCRIPTION:
About The Role:
Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Texas Public Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our students have the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career and beyond. Our educators are passionate
advocates for their students and their families, working tirelessly to ensure that our students have access to opportunity. In our classrooms and across the KIPP family we embrace, honor and celebrate our differences across several characteristics that construct our unique identities in our little and big KIPPsters. We are especially
committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences of our students because we believe the best work we do is grounded in the realities and experiences of our families and KIPPsters.
The School Operations Team is focused on creating the conditions by which our schools can thrive by successfully driving attendance, enrollment, and school wide systems; leading safety and crisis management; and providing exemplary customer service for students, families and staff members..
The Assistant Principal of Operations (APO), a key member of the school’s Leadership Team, will lead implementation and maintenance of clear operational systems while building a data-driven, service-oriented culture. This position is
central to the realization of our mission as it provides the School Leader and Assistant Principals (APs) the opportunity to focus almost exclusively on teaching and learning within the schools. The APO will, therefore, be an individual who embraces innovation and continuous improvement, is willing to jump into projects, and relishes the challenge of finding ways to work smarter and more efficiently, all in support of ensuring the instructional staff and leaders can stay focused on teaching and learning.
ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:
Recruits, Hires, Onboards, Develops and leads a high-performing team
● Builds a strong and diverse team with an inclusive culture that brings out each team member’s strengths and ignites actions
● Manages and develops others toward excellence in their role and with an eye toward their long-term development
● Establishes ongoing, regular cadence to facilitate collaboration, training and support of the team
● Progress monitors execution of responsibilities of the team with a high bar for accountability in order to drive operational excellence
Creates and Drives school-based strategies to ensure kids are in seats every day and year over year
● Partners with families to set attendance expectations for new and existing families
● Ensure attendance is captured accurately every day
● Analyzes data on a daily and cumulative basis and engages with key stakeholders weekly to identify trends and key actions to improve results
● Works with school lead teams to train, invest, motivate and implement attendance procedures
● Partners with recruitment team to execute student recruitment efforts
● Oversees enrollment, onboarding, verification, and documentation compliance
● Leads development and planning of cultivation efforts that ensure both new and current families feel informed and invested in their school
Design and continually evolve school-based operations policies and procedures such as arrival and dismissal
● Implements an ongoing monitoring system that reviews and addresses family, teacher, and student feedback
● Completes safety drills, audits, and documentation on given schedule
● Ensures all staff are trained and understand relevant day to day and safety procedures
● Ensure the front office and all family-facing systems are organized, welcoming, and responsive
● Oversees regular communication rhythms with families regarding important school information
Informs and manages the school budget in partnership with the School Leader
● Provides insight into non-personnel spending and data that can be used create a budget that meets the school's current and future needs
● Leverages district tools to simplify purchasing, and ensure school is in compliance with proper account management
Partners with School Support Partners (SSP) to ensure campus is safe and well maintained
● Serves as school safety lead and main point of contact for campus emergency management and communication
● Ensures students and staff have needed access to appropriate curriculum and technology
● Partner with Facilities, Transportation, Child Nutrition, and IT teams to resolve issues quickly