Associate Director of Teacher Residency

About the role

The Associate Director of Teacher Residency owns the implementation and continuous improvement of KIPP NorCal’s teacher residency program, ensuring residents and mentor teachers receive the coaching, development, and support needed to grow into highly effective educators.

Responsibilities

• Owns the instructional experience for teacher residents by teaching weekly seminars, which include designing and facilitating professional learning that develops strong instructional practice and accelerates readiness for lead teaching roles.

• Coaches residents and mentor teachers through observation, feedback, modeling, and individualized development planning to improve instructional effectiveness and student outcomes.

• Uses observation, performance, and program data to identify development needs and adjust coaching and learning experiences to maximize participant growth.

• Aligns support for Resident-Mentor pairs by partnering with school leaders, assistant principals, and instructional coaches to create coherent development experiences across schools.

• Mentor Development and Partnership: Designs and facilitates mentor teacher learning experiences that strengthen coaching capacity, improve resident support, and increase program quality across the network.

• Oversees ongoing support structures for mentor teachers, ensuring consistent implementation of residency expectations and instructional best practices.

• Aligns stakeholder expectations across schools and program partners to create a high-quality and equitable residency experience.

• Resident Recruitment and Pipeline Development: Drives recruitment efforts that build and sustain a diverse, high-quality resident pipeline aligned to KIPP NorCal staffing needs and teacher pathway goals.

• Oversees candidate screening and selection processes to ensure residents demonstrate the potential to become highly effective educators.

• Promotes the residency program and increases awareness of teacher pathway opportunities across the organization.

• Monitors recruitment, placement, retention, and completion data to strengthen resident outcomes and improve long-term teacher retention.

• Program Design and Graduate Coursework: Internalizes, adapts, and teaches graduate-level coursework that aligns academic learning with residency experiences, KIPP NorCal instructional priorities, and Alder Graduate School of Ed.

• Evaluates resident performance through coursework, assessments, and coaching evidence to ensure participants meet program expectations and credentialing requirements.

• Drives continuous improvement efforts by gathering participant feedback, analyzing outcomes, and recommending enhancements to curriculum and program design.

• Program Operations and External Partnerships: Oversees residency program operations, including event coordination, stakeholder communications, and program logistics that support a seamless participant experience.

• Manages the relationship with Alder Graduate School of Education through ongoing collaboration, participation in partnership meetings, and alignment of program goals.

• Coordinates program milestones, reporting requirements, and annual planning processes to ensure strong execution and compliance.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of professional experience in K–12 education, including at least three years of classroom teaching experience.

• At least two years of experience coaching teachers, developing educators, or leading adult learning initiatives.

• Demonstrated success managing projects involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.

• Familiarity with California teacher credentialing requirements and educator preparation pathways.

• Master’s degree required.

• Ability to serve as an instructor for graduate-level coursework through Alder Graduate School of Education.

• Strong expertise in instructional coaching, adult learning theory, teacher development, and observation and feedback practices.

• Ability to analyze qualitative and quantitative data to identify trends and drive program improvements.

• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills for both small-group coaching and large-group professional development.

• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across schools, departments, and external partners.

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and educational opportunity for historically underserved students.