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Organization: KIPP Austin Comunidad
Position: KIPP Austin - Bilingual Assistant Principal
Job Type: Instructional
Subject: All Subjects
Grade: K-4
Start Date: 07/01/12
City: Austin
State: TX
Elementary School Bilingual (English/Spanish) Assistant Principal
KIPP Austin Comunidad
OVERVIEW:
KIPP Austin Public Schools is a network of free, public, open enrollment schools for low?income and historically underserved students in East Austin, Texas. Since 2002, KIPP Austin Public Schools has empowered students to strengthen the academic skills, intellectual habits, and character traits necessary to thrive in, and graduate from, four?year colleges and universities, giving them the freedom to shape their futures and positively affect their communities. The students we target and serve are overwhelmingly low?income and come from traditionally underserved ethnic populations in Austin, Texas. To meet the need of Austin’s large and growing population of underserved students for high?quality college?preparatory education, KIPP Austin Public Schools will expand its network to include ten schools that serve students from Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Our growth plan calls for phased development of two feeder patterns of five schools each—two elementary (K through 4), two middle (5?8) and one high school (9?12); each school will be founded with its base grade, and grow by an additional grade each year. When fully enrolled, KIPP Austin Public Schools will serve over 5,000 students.
KIPP Austin Public Schoolsis part ofKIPP, the Knowledge is Power Program (). KIPP is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools with a track record of preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. There are currently 109 KIPP schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia serving more than 32,000 students.
As one of the locally run KIPP regions, we at KIPP Austin Public Schools take a "No Shortcuts, No Excuses" approach to all we do, and combine that with high expectations and a desire for excellence. We look for the same from likeminded job applicants.
Schools in the KIPP Austin Public Schools network:
* KIPP Austin College Prep middle school (5-8); established 2002
* KIPP Austin Collegiate high school (9-12); established 2008
* KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters middle school (5, 6, 7); established 2009
* KIPP Austin Comunidad elementary school (K, 1); established 2010
* KIPP Austin Connections elementary school (K); established August, 2011
* KIPP Austin will open two new middle schools, each starting with a 5thgrade, in August 2012
Each of our elementary schools uses a rigorous two-way language immersion program to help all students become fully bilingual and biliterate in both English and Spanish. The dual language program at KIPP Austin Public Schools helps students build a strong foundation in their native tongue while simultaneously learning a new language. KIPP Austin’s dual language immersion program will ultimately support academic achievement in all subject areas.
KIPP Austin Comunidad is entering its second year of operation and currently serves 264 students in Kindergarten and 1stgrade. Through a team-centered and collaborative approach, staff empowers children to learn in an educational model that values community and encourages familial support. Teaching and learning occurs in English and Spanish.
Job Description:
To qualify for this position, candidates must be of native-level fluency or highly fluent in the Spanish language.
KIPP Austin staff members are responsible for ensuring that every KIPP Austin student achieves the academic skills, intellectual habits and character traits necessary to succeed in the nation’s top colleges and universities. The KIPP Austin Comunidad elementary school Assistant Principal (AP) actualizes this objective by facilitating a culture of constant learning through implementing a professional development program to guide instructional staff members to become master teachers. The AP will provide and secure meaningful and relevant professional development, serve as a model of a strong KIPP Austin teacher and develop systems and protocols to ensure the school culture consistently reflects the values and goals of all KIPP Austin Public Schools. In addition, the AP will work collaboratively with the KACD Principal and KIPP Austin Public Schools’ Academic team in the evaluation, modification and development of instructional and school culture best practices that can be shared and established across all KIPP Austin Public Schools.
Reports to: Principal
Responsibilities:
* Collaborate with Principal on a comprehensive and evolving professional development program for KIPP Austin Comunidad teachers; this includes, but is not limited to:
* Writing and leading workshops to train assigned staff
* Researching best practices and current trends in curriculum development
* Assessing common areas for improvement in overall instructional delivery and pedagogical strategies
* Advise, support and mentor individual teachers to improve instruction through:
* Consistently observing classroom instruction and providing meaningful feedback
* Facilitating one-on-one curriculum planning and evaluation meetings
* Promoting continuous and frequent assessment as a means for evaluating student achievement; support the creation of rubrics and assessments
* Lead staff members to achieve high performance through goal setting, providing feedback, and evaluation
* Develop and manage school-wide academic programming, including, but not limited to quarterly report card processing, tutoring program scheduling, academic goal setting and testing scheduling
* Guide the character development of students through deliberate programming practices and by serving as a mentor and advisor to individual students
* Evaluate whole school performance data to make holistic as well as individual recommendations for improving school-wide instructional practices
* Help shape and develop a school-wide atmosphere and culture of achievement that best suits the needs of our students, teachers, and families
* Create processes and protocols for enhancing school culture and determine when and how to modify rituals, systems and practices for the overall betterment of the school.
* Advise the Principal and Academic team on design and implementation of school-wide assessments and work collaboratively with principal and Shared Services team to make instructional decisions based on student performance
Qualifications:
* Strong record of helping early childhood students achieve academic success, primarily with minority and low-income students
* Strong Spanish written language and oral language skills required
* Significant success with interdisciplinary curriculum development, pedagogy and alignment
* At least 2 years of teaching experience
* Experience in analyzing student data
* Experience leading adults in the development of curricula
* Experience managing adults; goal-setting, providing meaningful feedback and setting professional development plans
* Multi-faceted, multi-skilled, resourceful, and willing to do whatever it takes to help our students reach a level of academic excellence
* Possess an entrepreneurial spirit, be flexible, willing and able to play different roles at the school, and to go above and beyond to meet the varied and constant needs of the students at KIPP Austin Comunidad
* Model positive and healthy character traits and habits, such as being organized, consistent and understanding
* Excellent organizational, communication and facilitation skills
* Comfort and willingness to actively participate in school community as staff, including, but not limited to: tutoring students, and chaperoning local and out-of-state, overnight school trips
* Unquestioned integrity and commitment to the KIPP Austin mission and willingness to serve the KIPP Austin community
* Bachelor’s degree (required)
Compensation:Salary is based on years of experience, degree of education, and level expertise in the classroom as indicated in past performance with students.
To apply, and click on the CAREERS tab. Please apply for “Elementary School Bilingual (English/Spanish) Assistant Principal: KIPP Austin Comunidad.”
Please note our application deadlines:
Sunday, November 13th, 2011 (Early Bird Deadline)
Sunday, January 29th, 2012 (Priority Deadline)
Sunday, March 11th, 2012 (Deadline 3)
Sunday, April 15th, 2012 (Deadline 4)
As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.
The School
KIPP Austin Comunidad
8509 FM 969 Building 628
Austin, TX 78724-5720
School Leader: Mr. Justin Scott
Year established: 2010
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