ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW:

By 2025, KIPP DC will build upon two decades of proven results to develop into a more impactful, innovative, and inclusive school system, that provides joyful, identity-affirming learning experiences so that all students and alumni achieve extraordinary outcomes. We are a network of eighteen schools educating nearly 7,000 students and employing 1,200 teachers, leaders, and staff members dedicated to our mission.

POSITION OVERVIEW:
The Capital Teaching Residency (CTR), housed within KIPP DC, is a teacher training program committed to increasing the number of highly effective educators in the District of Columbia. We fulfill this mission by training and certifying aspiring teachers through an intensive one-year residency in a high-performing KIPP DC school and by retaining our most effective teachers in partner schools across the DC region. CTR serves as a model of excellence for teacher training programs across the country. Please see our website for more information: www.capitalteachingresidency.org.

The CTR Manager of Professional Development will be responsible for all professional development and certification coursework delivered to approximately 70 early childhood and elementary teaching residents each school year. This individual will ensure that these teachers in training receive the support, instruction and practice they need in order to become successful lead teachers and receive their teaching certification. This individual will also manage other aspects of the program including online platforms, data oversight and communication about residents’ progress with various stakeholders in the organization. The CTR Manager of Professional Development will report directly to the Associate Director of the Capital Teaching Residency.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Professional Development Planning and Execution

•  Manage CTR summer programming, including logistics, the training scope and sequence, and coordination with internal and external facilitators

• Design or refine school year professional development sessions and certification coursework for 70 early childhood and elementary teaching residents with support from the Associate Director

• Manage CTR interns throughout the summer and school year

• Deliver weekly or bi-weekly professional development sessions to residents and/or train and support other internal and external facilitators to deliver content

• Manage all logistics associated with professional development sessions including data collection, communication about session location and prework, materials prep, supply ordering, etc. with support from the team Program Associate

• CTR Support, Progress Monitoring and Communication

• Serve as an advisor to a group of about 35 teaching residents including grading coursework assignments and providing one-on-one support

• Regularly design data collection tools (i.e. weekly exit slips, resident surveys, etc.) to learn how residents experience the various aspects of the CTR program

• Craft weekly announcements that communicate programmatic updates and reminders to residents

• Regularly review CTR program and performance data, set and execute appropriate next steps and intervene when performance flags are elevated

• Manage systems to communicate regularly with school leaders and other stakeholders about professional development content and resident progress in the program

• Systems Management

• Build and manage various virtual platforms including, but not limited to, Canvas and Box, that communicate programmatic details to residents, team members, and other stakeholders

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A strong record of leading effective professional development for teachers

•  Outstanding project management, organizational and event execution skills, and extraordinary attention to detail

•  Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines

• Strong writing and communication skills

• An understanding of school building dynamics and a customer service-oriented perspective

• Empathy, tenacity, high quality work, resourcefulness, teamwork, and a sense of humor

• Proactive, results-oriented team player who is dedicated to getting the job done and taking on additional tasks as needed

• Flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate a high level of responsibility and multiple priorities

• Articulate, professional demeanor with strong self-confidence, initiative, and leadership skills

• Commitment to performing role through a lens of diversity, equity and inclusion

• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to KIPP DC’s and CTR’s mission and a passion for education

• Flexibility to work some weekday evenings and Saturdays

• A minimum of two years teaching in an early childhood or elementary urban school

• Bachelor’s Degree required; advanced degree and/or a degree in education is a plus

• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook

HOW TO APPLY:

 Please visit www.kippdc.org to complete an online application (including submission of a resume and cover letter) for the Campus Support Associate role. The start date for this position is immediate. Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

KIPP DC Public Schools does not discriminate against, or tolerate discrimination against, employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis or protected class including, but not limited to, actual or perceived race, color, national origin, immigration status (except as necessary to comply with federal, DC, state, or local law), religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, gender (including gender identity or expression), marital status (including domestic partnership status), genetic information, political affiliation, pregnancy, family responsibilities, personal appearance, veteran status, uniform service member status, status of being unemployed, status of victim a survivor of domestic violence, sexual offense or stalking, matriculation or any other protected class under federal, state, DC, or local law. 

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