KIPP Public Schools Northern California - San Francisco

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Application Deadline

7/31/2025 11:55 PM Pacific

Date Posted

7/10/2025

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Number of Openings

1

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Length of Work Year

2025-2026SY

Employment Type

Full Time

About the Employer About KIPP Public Schools Northern California We are a thriving nonprofit network of 17 free, public charter schools open to all students. At KIPP, we believe all children should grow up free to create the future they want for themselves and that schools can and should be a critical partner in making their vision a reality. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. Our student community consists of over 6,000 elementary, middle, and high school students in East Palo Alto, Oakland, San Francisco, San Lorenzo, San Jose, Redwood City, and Stockton. Our student community demographics are: 94% identify as students of color, 79% qualify for free or reduced price lunch, 23% are English language learners, and 10% receive special education services. We strive to cultivate a representative team of teachers and leaders that reflect our students’ diversity. Job Summary Job Summary Position Summary At KIPP Public Schools Northern California, we believe that Assistant Principals are our future school leaders. We actively develop Assistant Principals for School Leadership and feel the Assistant Principal should consider themselves as an apprentice to the School Leader. The Assistant Principal should gradually build capacity to lead a KIPP school. The Assistant Principal’s job is to support the school in driving academic and social emotional learning outcomes for students as a key member of the school’s leadership team. Assistant Principals are expected to lead both instruction and school culture, while developing the skills of the school's emerging leaders. Preferred Qualifications Experience: Minimum 3-5 years of experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community Previous Leadership or Teacher-Leader experience preferred (ex: Grade Level Lead, Instructional Coaching, Content Lead, etc.) Education: Hold a B.A/B.S degree from a regionally accredited institution Meet one of the following eligibility requirements: Hold a valid California teaching credential, or Out-of-state equivalent credential or license Knowledge/skills required: Student Focus: Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school’s unique community Direction Setting: Ability to set direction for a team and motivate others to action Achievement Orientation and Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives Instructional Leadership: Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data Instructional Leadership: Expertise in wh

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2017-2018 Assistant Principal

This is the application for all assistant principal roles at KIPP Bay Area Schools in the 2017-2018 school year. Please indicate your interest in a specific position in your application essay. You can see a full list of our openings here.

About KIPP Bay Area Schools

KIPP is a national network of 200 college-preparatory public charter schools with a 20-year track record of preparing students in educationally underserved communities for success in college and in life.

There are currently 11 schools in the Bay Area serving 4,700 students. These innovative, college-prep public schools are located in underserved neighborhoods of Oakland, San Francisco, San Lorenzo, San Jose, and Redwood City. Our newest elementary school will open in East Palo Alto, CA in the Fall of 2017.

Role Overview

The Assistant Principal’s job is to support the school in driving academic and social emotional learning outcomes for students as a key member of the school’s leadership team. Assistant Principals are expected to lead both instruction and school culture, while developing the skills of the school's emerging leaders.

At KIPP Bay Area, we believe that our Assistant Principals are our future school leaders and are being actively developed for school leadership. This Assistant Principal should consider him/herself an apprentice to the School Leader and the AP should gradually build capacity to lead a KIPP school.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Model and support implementation of the school’s vision and goals

• Supports the Schools Leader's vision and takes an active role in mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; Supports the Schools Leader's vision and takes an active role in mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school...
• With guidance from the School Leader, leads the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments that he/she coaches and ensures alignment with school-wide goals

2. Contribute to school-wide planning and prioritizes time to accomplish goals

• Provides input into the strategic planning of the school, and identifies areas of ownership for self and direct reports

3. Develop emerging leaders with School Leader’s guidance

• Supports the School Leader in identifying and developing emerging leaders (Department Heads and/or Grade Level Chairs) through goal setting, coaching and feedback

4. Model strong staff and student culture, and manage school-wide character development and behavior management systems

• Support teachers in student support and behavior intervention systems to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline.
• Manage parts of the daily school operations (e.g. arrival/dismissal, lunch/recess, school trips)
• Acts as the first Leadership Team contact for student intervention and parent engagement; determines next steps for issues that are above the teacher/grade level/department chair

5. Collaborate with School Leader on hiring diverse, highly-effective teachers and school staff

6. Build own and direct reports’ instructional knowledge of standards, content and methods

• Content (Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment):
  • Studies curriculum and assessment in order to develop understanding of content mastery, and what is required of students and teachers to accomplish mastery
  • Coaches teachers on how to assess for both student mastery and growth towards college readiness, and practices data driven instruction based on assessment
  • Research-based Instructional Practices (Methods and Time):
  • Develops own and teacher’s knowledge of best practices in instructional methods and coaches teachers on how to match particular strategies to gaps in student mastery

7. Develop teachers to provide rigorous and high-quality instruction, and support School Leader in planning and implementing enabling systems of the Academic Strategies Pyramid

• Data Analysis (Data-driven Instruction and Progress Monitoring):
  • Lead data-driven instruction. Coach teachers to determine how data aligns to end-of-year goals; break-out data to analyze how different student groups are performing; determine what data indicates about areas of student mastery and growth; and identify specific instructional actions and adjustments to fill students’ knowledge and skill gaps within an appropriate timeline
• ?Teacher Instructional Development (Instructional Coaching, Content Teams, and Workshops):
  • Provide high-quality instructional coaching with frequent and scheduled teacher observations, actionable and bite-sized feedback, and accountability for adjustment in practice
  • Coach emerging leaders on their instructional coaching practice
  • May lead or coach others who lead department/content/grade-level meetings that focus on planning for, and norming on, instruction and culture, practicing instructional strategies, and progress monitoring the department/content/grade level
  • Recommend to the School Leader what school-wide professional development will be the highest leverage in improving student results; lead engaging, actionable, adult-learning workshops; and hold staff accountable for implementation of the workshop practices

8. Prioritize Assistant Principal’s own success and sustainability by engaging lifelines and renewing to get stronger

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Student Focus: Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school’s unique community
• Direction Setting: Ability to set direction for a team and motivate others to action
• Achievement Orientation and Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages
• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives
• Instructional Leadership: Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data
• Instructional Leadership: Expertise in what the school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students’ knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery; able to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies
• Instructional Leadership: Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies (e.g. make kids sweat, pacing, stretch it, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy
• Relationship Building: Expertise in cultivating relationships and managing a diverse group of stakeholders
• Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes

Compensation

We are dedicated to you and your family's well-being! KIPP offers a competitive salary as well as comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and transportation benefits.

How to Apply

We recommend that you become thoroughly familiar with www.kippbayarea.org before applying. To officially submit an application, do so here: [http://kippcareers.force.com/JobDetail?id=a0Xd0000007yxFH].

Questions? Email Ale Ceja at teach@kippbayarea.org.

KIPP Bay Area Schools is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin. We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural staff and encourage applications from traditionally under-represented backgrounds.

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