Managing Director of Schools (K-8)

Responsibilities

• The Managing Director's responsibilities will be focused on the following:
• Using the CMO's strategic priorities, develop regional goals and academic goals with School Leaders which will be approved by the CAO and CEO to ensure alignment with the organization-wide strategic plan and academic priorities
• Provide management and support to the Head of Schools and individual School Leader(s), including executing professional development and making hiring and firing decisions
• Monitor key indicators of school health and ensure the schools are providing an excellent learning experience for their kids consistent with the organization-wide strategic plan and priorities
• Provide input to the CAO in curriculum and assessment development and ensure implementation with fidelity
• Provide input on org-wide instructional systems (e.g. data protocols, lesson plan internalization) and implement with fidelity
• Provide input to the Managing Director of Special Education in the development of the strategy for support of students with special needs and execute strategy with fidelity
• Organizational Culture: Develop strong organizational culture for the entire K-8 region, creating cohesion, accountability, and purpose for the entire region, including the leadership team, but not limited to them.
• Create alignment and collaboration between and among schools, school leaders, and other regional and school-based leadership.
• School Culture: Collaborate on the development of an organization-wide student culture system and execute with fidelity across schools
• Support the Head of Schools and School Leaders in the resolution of student and family grievances when necessary
• Talent Development Manage and lead a high performing, cohesive leadership team to ensure academic excellence in our schools and execute strategic plan programmatic priorities
• Develop or ensure the development of emerging leaders to foster regional growth and successful succession transitions through the development of HOSs
• In partnership with the Talent Team, recruit and develop future School Leaders and Heads of Schools
• Provide input on organization-wide talent acquisition, leadership development and retention strategies and and execute across schools with fidelity
• Provide input on organization-wide Race, Equity, & Inclusion (REI) strategy and execute with fideli
• Management The MDoS will manage the following staff:
• Heads of Schools (who manages three to five School Leaders)
• One or two School Leaders
• Director of Student Experience (2 - 3 per region)
• The T&L function for the grade span, via a Managing Director of Teaching & Learning or direct management of Achievement Directors
• The MDoS will have dotted line management responsibility for the following staff:
• The Director of Special Education
• System Leadership Serve as the primary point person and decision-holder for regional events like Heartbeat Day, Summer PD, One TEAM, One Sound, etc. with input from other MDs and dep

Benefits

Additional Information

The Managing Director of K-8 Schools, KIPP Newark will be responsible for leading and managing excellent K-8 KIPP schools in Newark that are academically high-performing and culturally affirming for students, families and staff. This leader will be deeply embedded in and connected to the communities they serve. The Managing Director will be responsible for ensuring that KIPP Newark K-8 schools are delivering an excellent college-preparatory educational experience to their students, marked by high academic performance and a learning environment in which kids feel so safe, known, and loved that they run to school everyday. Additionally, the Managing Director will be responsible for executing with fidelity the strategic plan priorities related to academic, talent, and equity initiatives across the schools.

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