KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to 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.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

You can see all our job opportunities at https://kipptexas.org/join-our-team/.

The Opportunity

The Director of Teacher Development will play a critical role in developing, coaching, and creating the platform for excellent teachers to continue to choose KIPP Texas as the destination for a lifelong career in teaching. The Director of Teacher Development will Champion Distinguished and Master teacher development through innovative professional development, building rewards and recognition; coach Assistant Principals and School Leaders in supporting our top performing teachers; launch the inaugural KIPP Texas National Board Certification cohort; and ensure the Teacher Career Pathway is executed with fidelity, supporting teacher development and retention.

Role Responsibilities 

• Develop the leadership and coaching capacity of instructional coaches
• Design professional development and other development opportunities for the most advanced teachers on the Teacher Career Pathway
• Build multi-year strategy for teacher’s in our most advanced stages of the Teacher Career Pathway 
• Partner with School Leaders, APs, and other SSP teams to differentiate development for advanced teachers 
• Case study and replicate best practices around fostering and creating the platform for teachers to thrive at KIPP Texas
• Monitor the execution of the TEA Teacher Incentive Allotment grant 
• Design and launch the inaugural KIPP Texas NBCT cohort  
• Partner with School Leaders, APs, and other campus leaders to shepherd teachers voice and expertise
• Manage the Manager(s) of the Teacher Career Pathway to continued excellent outcomes
• Support KIPP Texas in the pursuit of TEA Teacher Incentive Allotment application and subsequent management of grant 

• Minimum 4 years exemplary teaching experience with outstanding student achievement results
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a full-time coaching role (assistant principal, dean of instruction, instructional coach, school leader, etc.) with demonstrated success in getting academic results through others
• Experience having been a excellent teacher or excellent teacher coach
• Knowledge of teacher development and supports, current educational trends, methods, research, and technology, professional development design, and program planning and implementation
• A commitment to promoting equity through the identification and removal of barriers, facilitation of learning, cultivation of community, and empowerment of people 
• Experience leading engaging and effective professional development for adults
• Strong communication skills and follow-through
• Demonstrated initiative in prioritizing amidst complex needs and strategically planning to get results
• Flexibility and ability to multi-task within an ambiguous, fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment while also driving toward clarity and solutions

Compensation and Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary scale, a part of KIPP Texas’ competitive benefits options, KIPP offers all employees an $0 HMO plan for the employee only. In addition to our $0 plan, KIPP provides a $600 employer contribution towards a Health Savings Account and a variety of other supplemental benefits such as Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Life, etc.