KIPP Public Charter Schools

Company Description

KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) is a non-profit network of 13 college-preparatory, public charter schools serving 6,200 elementary, middle, and high school students, and over 1,500 alumni. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: To build academically excellent schools that create unlimited opportunity for all students. For over 15 years, we have a proven track record of preparing students for success in college, career, and beyond.

At KIPP, you have the freedom to innovate and the support to grow. You never stop learning, and you’re part of a national network that’s leading the way in getting students from underserved communities to and through college. As we grow to serve more students in communities across the country, we need passionate teammates to join us and make their impact at KIPP. Where will YOU take us? Click here to learn more about teaching and working at KIPP New Orleans Schools!

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race/ethnicity, economic status, age/ability, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, country of origin, language(s) spoken, and/or other diverse backgrounds.

Job Description

The Dean of Student Support Services is responsible for ensuring that all students receiving special education services receive comprehensive, compassionate, and equitable services in order to achieve significant academic gains for all of our students with IEPs. 

The Special Education Achievement Manager will also be responsible for supporting Deans of Student Support and Special Education Teachers in delivering data driven high-quality special education services. 

The Dean of Student Support will work collaboratively with all SST Teammates (SW, Psychologist, MTSS Coordinator and SLP), Service Providers and families to provide a strong educational program for all KIPPsters.

The Dean of Student Support will lead the implementation, and management of KNOS Special Education Program, policies, and procedures.

Key DSS Leadership Skills:

• Ability to execute consistent and effective coaching cycle with sped teachers (aligned to KNOS coaching focus)
• Ability to unpack curriculum/standards & develop backwards plans to target Sped Specific instructional needs Ability to develop urgent and targeted sped teacher & personal schedules and expectations that drives urgent academic & compliance outcomes
• Ability to analyze student achievement data (Progress Monitoring & Checkpoint/Unit) and develop strategic plans that target student/teacher gaps
• Ability to manage a team of SST Members to rigorous outcomes (Sped Teachers, Social Worker, ESL Teacher, SLP & Psychologist- in collaboration with Regional Manager)
• Ability to navigate Sped Specific & KNOS Data Platforms (SER to manage & maintain student records & Tableau & Powerschool)
• Establish & maintain organization systems for IEP Meetings & IEP Student Records maintenance (SER/Binders)
• Establish & execute system audits for IEP Meetings & Student Records (SER/Binders)
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with families to ensure deep partnership & transparency in supporting student with IEP
• Ability to engage and model restorative approaches to discipline with students, families and teachers serving students with IEPs

Dean of Student Support Instructional Duties:

• Engage in observation, real-time coaching & feedback cycle for ALL Sped Teachers on Instructional Coaching caseload
• Plan, Prepare and execute weekly coaching check-ins with ALL Sped Teachers on Instructional Coaching caseload
• Review and province feedback on ALL WAGS, Modified Lesson Plans & Student Materials for ALL Sped Teachers 
• Develop, maintain & audit Sped Teacher urgent schedules to ensure maximized instructional minutes aligned to IEP minutes 
• Manage Sped Teachers to collect, analyze & inform Re-teach plans with progress monitoring data 

Dean of Student Support Compliance Duties:

• Train case-managers on how to effectively write an IEP, Track IEP Goals & hold IEP meetings
• Attend all IEP meetings within timeline & provide feedback to case-managers on 100% of IEPs before finalizing IEPS in SER 
• Develop, maintain and share IEP calendar with all key stakeholders to ensure case managers are able to execute 100% of IEP meetings in timeline 
• Develop and execute cycle of bi-weekly Student Records audits & provide feedback to ALL sped Teachers to ensure clean Sped Records
• Ensure that all teachers are aware of scholars ELL, IEP and 504 accommodations and modifications.
• Collaborate w/ RTI Team to develop & monitor 504 plans & organize & communicate accommodations to all teachers, families & administrators 
• Manage service providers through weekly check-ins to ensure all compliance outcomes within timeline
• Collaborate with Psychologists to meet all evaluation deadlines and remove barriers through weekly check-ins
• Collaborate with Manager of ELL & Special Programs to coordinate and manage ESL & AFS/BSP services 
• Collaborate with SOL to coordinate & problem solve ongoing Special Transportation challenges (Special Transportation is owned by School based SOL) 

Dean of Student Support Discipline Duties:

• Collaborate with Leadership Team to consult on and monitor suspensions of all students with IEPs & execute MDR Meeting when any students exceed 10 suspensions
• Collaborate with RTI Team and write behavior Intervention plans and attend all FBA/BIP Meetings

Key Sped Compliance Leadership Responsibilities:

• 10/1: 100% Sped students within jurisdiction & meet compliance requirements
• 2/1 Tiered Projections: Collaborate with SL, RTI Coordinator & Psychologist to develop 2/1 Tiered Projections 
• 2/1: 100% Sped students within jurisdiction & meet compliance requirements
• LEAP Connect Assessment Qualifications & Administration: 100% sped st. who meet requirements qualify & complete LEAP Connect assessment 
• KNOS & State Testing Accommodations, Groupings & Administration: 100% sped st. receive IEP aligned accommodations & complete all assessments
• Modification of KNOS Curriculum/Student Work: 100% sped st. receive IEP aligned modifications and accommodations in core content classes
• IEP Meetings: 100% of IEP meetings are held within timelines & all documentation is completed and organized in Students Records (SER & Binder)
• Student Records: Digitize, organize & maintain compliance student records for 100% of sped students

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 2-3 years teaching experience in urban, open enrollment schools and demonstrated student results at an exemplary level
• Successful completion of State and Federal Criminal Background Check
• Personal affinity to our mission and vision, as well as demonstrated commitment to our 5 core beliefs - Relentlessness, Equity, Achievement, Community, and Hope
• 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 do the heavy lifting, pacing, stretch-it, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy
• Instructional Leadership: Command of instructional design and the benefits and tradeoffs of school design decisions in driving student achievement
• Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes
• 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
• Talent Development: Demonstrated success in developing leadership capacity in others
• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honor and support a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives
• Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results from teachers and leaders that he/she manages and coaches
• Direction Setting: Ability to set direction across an entire school and motivate others to action
• Provide documentation of either 1) received a COVID-19 vaccination or 2) have requested, and been granted, reasonable accommodation from the KNOS Director of Human Resources to be exempted from the requirements of this policy

The following are strongly preferred for all KIPP New Orleans Deans of Student Support:

• Masters in Education or aligned content
• 2-3 years teaching experience with at least 2 years of leadership experience in urban, open enrollment schools and demonstrated student results at an exemplary level in both roles
• State issued teaching credential

The physical demands and environmental conditions described below are representative, but not exhaustive, of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the role. All of these physical requirements should be able to be performed with clarity, coherence and connectedness of the KNOS vision, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

• Must be able to sit and work at a desk/computer for extended periods of time
• Must be able to spend the majority of the day standing or mobile throughout the classroom, as well as talk, hear, grasp, reach and lift up to 30lbs with or without accommodations
• Ability to concentrate in active and noisy environments such as cafeterias and playgrounds, to more moderate situations such as classrooms or large group professional settings
• Must be able to have repetitive wrist/hand/finger movement to work on computer and/or related office equipment
• Ability to handle potential high stress conditions 

Additional Information

Salary for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience. Additionally, KIPP New Orleans Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package including health coverage and retirement.

• Healthcare (including vision, dental, and short-term disability) provided for employees
• 403(b) retirement plan with up to a 5% salary match
• On-going professional development opportunities:
• Mentor programs for new teachers
• School-based PD over the summer, including 3-5 regional PD days
• 3-4 regional PD days during the year for all KIPP New Orleans teachers
• Ongoing coaching and school-based PD throughout the year
• Generous time off:
• 90 PTO hours that equal 10 days a year
• 29 holidays a year including Mardi Gras, Juneteenth, Thanksgiving, and Winter Break

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.