About KIPP Miami 

KIPP Miami is part of the KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) national nonprofit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools educating elementary, middle, and high school students. KIPP has a 25-year track record of preparing students for success in college and life. Founded in 2018, KIPP Miami operates four nonprofit charter schools in Greater Miami’s Urban Core communities providing a world-class education for students in grades K-8. To learn more, visit www.kippmiami.org.

The Deputy Director of Teaching & Learning, KIPP Miami serves as a key member of the Teaching & Learning TEAM at KIPP New Jersey and KIPP Miami. This role will be largely Miami-based, with only periodic travel to New Jersey. 

Build and Lead a Teaching & Learning TEAM in the KIPP Miami Region

• Serve as the on-the-ground point person for all academics and academic operations matters in the region, including but not limited to: report cards, grading and gradebooks, state testing coordination, curriculum implementation, data and progress monitoring of academics, region-wide academic course correction, etc. 
• Work as a “bridge” between program and school management, by building relationships and investment with all parties and supporting the efficacy of T&L teammates in our schools. 
• Directly manage other members of the Teaching & Learning TEAM in the KIPP Miami region, including but not limited to weekly check-ins, observations and feedback on practice, and curriculum and artifact review. This will include working in elementary schools as well as secondary schools. 
• Develop the short-term and long-term strategy for growth and build-out of the Teaching  & Learning TEAM in KIPP Miami, as well as other potential Florida regions. 
• Design and implement a  strategy for curriculum and assessment adoption and/or modification and improvement, to meet the new demands of the Florida B.E.S.T standards and assessments.
• Establish a positive presence and strong relationships between T&L teammates, school-based teams, and school management teams, as well as other critical roles that support school health in KIPP Miami and other prospective regions in Florida. 
• Develop and/or cultivate subject matter expertise across grades and disciplines K-12, in order to inform Florida-specific academic policies and decision-making about programs.
• Collaborate with Executive Directors and Heads of Schools in KIPP Miami and other prospective Florida regions in order to diagnose and support overall School Health.
• Collaborate with members of the KIPP NJ Teaching & Learning team on decisions of horizontal and vertical alignment in program and coaching methods.
• Report to the KIPP TEAM & Family Schools Chief Academic Officer on key school health metrics, with dotted line reporting to the regional Executive Director. 

Manage and Deliver Responsive Curriculum & Assessments in Our Elementary School

• Manage an early elementary school academic program (curriculum, assessment, implementation support) that upholds our vision for literacy and math instruction and long-term learning at KIPP New Jersey and KIPP Miami, specifically focused on Grades K - 2. 
• With support and oversight from the broader T&L TEAM, adapt and/or create curriculum and assessments to meet the demands of the KIPP: Miami context, prioritizing places where the data most demands it.
• Work from the curriculum resources our schools have adopted, and continue to iterate on and modify these materials based on data and needs.
• Develop or modify rigorous assessments that align to the grade level expectations for each grade, and progress developmentally as our students advance in reading level proficiency. 
• Develop (and modify as needed) the scope and sequence of lessons across Grades Kindergarten through 2nd. 
• Prepare module overviews and guidance for internalization for each unit of study. 
• Monitor the implementation of the curriculum, and make and communicate changes and improvements to content as needed.
• Review and respond to assessment data by making adjustments and modifications to the curriculum and/or by deploying coaching support to places most in need.
• Collaborate with the broader Teaching & Learning team to design and implement superior protocols for intellectual preparation, looking at student work, and responding to data. 

Coach and Support the Implementation of the Academic Program 

• Provide direct support to our elementary schools in Grades K - 2, by engaging in coaching & strategy sessions with each elementary school in our Miami region.  
• By working with instructional leaders in each school across K - 8, build our school-based leaders’ content knowledge and instructional leadership capacity -- this may include engaging in walk-throughs, student work analysis protocols, coaching O3s, leading and monitoring content meetings, supporting PD implementation, and more. 
• Analyze data and student work from major assessments with instructional leaders at each school and make recommendations about responding to misconceptions and implementing instructional next steps.
• Serve as a point person for all things programmatic, operational, data-related, and logistical – from assessment questions to materials management – related to early elementary education in KIPP Miami. 

Lead and Engage in Professional Development

• As a resident content expert, lead professional development for leaders and teachers in accordance with the T&L team’s annual professional development strategy, including AP Cohort Meetings, One TEAM, One Sound, Leading For Learning, Heartbeat Summit, etc. Note that, depending on the PD strategy, group sizes for professional development sessions may exceed 100 depending on the PD venue.
• Support content TEAM meetings in elementary literacy or math, on an as-needed basis.
• Engage in research and professional development opportunities within and outside of the T&L team, to continuously grow and develop our team’s knowledge based, spread best practices, and improve on our collective coaching and leadership skills. 

Serve as an Outstanding TEAMmate on the Miami Regional Leadership TEAM and Teaching & Learning  TEAM 

• Serve as a key member of the Miami Regional Leadership TEAM, supporting with region-wide decision-making, communication, and collaboration. 
• Collaborate with the CAO (both regions) and other Directors and Achievement Director(s) in KIPP New Jersey, thought partnering on how to modify curriculum and program to fit the Miami context. 
• Participate in the EKG Walk-Through process, to objectively score schools on instructional practice and to generate feedback designed to move schools forward.
• Participate in teacher rubric scoring and rating, to help schools norm their scoring and calibrate the rubric scores for all teachers in a building.
• Participate in routine meetings with the Miami RLT and the T&L team, to solve tactical matters, engage in strategic work together, build vertical content knowledge and program, etc. 
• Participate in routine and non-routine meetings with Heads of Schools, School Leaders, and APs, to solve tactical matters, engage in strategic work together, and respond to the most pressing needs our schools have. 

Must-Haves:

• Kid- and teacher-focused: makes recommendations and plans based on what is best for kids and teachers; exhibits a front-line obsession.
• Leadership experience  --  has served as a School Leader or network leader for two years or more. As a coach and leader for other leaders in our organization, the person in this role needs to have walked the walk. 
• Exceptional content knowledge and alignment to our instructional vision -- knows the ins and outs of everything related to standards, assessments, and best practices within the discipline.
• Strong data analysis skills: can look at an assessment and data set (including sets of student work), diagnose challenges, and immediately recommend clear next steps for instructional leaders and/or teachers.
• Presence and gravitas: can command the attention of a room when delivering feedback, explaining data, or leading professional development.
• Responsiveness, service orientation, and ability to invest and inspire others -- the T&L TEAM exists to support and serve our schools, and so a top-down mentality will not work well.
• Big picture thinking -- can develop and drive a vision that will serve schools across multiple cities. Does not get bogged down by logistics or uncertainty.  
• Detail-orientation -- while keeping an eye trained on the big picture, simultaneously does not let important details slip through the cracks.
• Excellent communication skills -- can speak and write compellingly about the discipline and all the nitty gritty details stakeholders will need to know in order to achieve results.
• Proactiveness – does not wait for explicit direction but rather asks the appropriate questions and self-directs; takes on additional projects without compromising the integrity of existing ones.
• Flexibility -- sees unforeseen obstacles and challenges as an opportunity to design a better solution
• Content knowledge and expertise -- ideally in the early elementary school context, but if not, the ability to quickly and comprehensively learn content in order to consistently coach to a higher bar. 

Compensation & Benefits

KIPP Miami offers a full comprehensive benefits plan, including health care, competitive 403(B) plan, an optional subsidized wireless plan through Verizon, and a school laptop.

KIPP New Jersey | KIPP Miami is an equal opportunity employer