Dean of Instruction at KSPA

About the role

The role is at KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy - Middle School. As a Dean of Instruction, your primary role is to manage, develop, and coach teachers to drive exceptional student experience and academic outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Believe deeply in the mission, values, and RIDE commitments of KIPP Colorado Schools and that all children can and will learn.
• Assume personal responsibility for student achievement.
• Read, internalize, and adhere to the KIPP Colorado Policies and Procedures manual and guidelines.
• Provide an active presence, strategic supervision, and intentional monitoring to ensure student safety and engagement in rigorous learning.
• Take ownership for the development of your craft and engage actively in coaching sessions.
• Commit to being prepared, such as internalizing and preparing for lessons, preparing for O3s/coaching, preparing for meetings, coaching, PD, reading and internalizing written communication, etc.
• Maintain strong attendance each day and be on time to all responsibilities.
• Collaborate with colleagues and seek feedback in the spirit of continuous improvement.
• Reflect on professional practices to meet individual professional development goals.
• Participate in professional development, grade level, and department meetings.
• Engage and implement in all school-wide and Org wide professional development.
• Serve as a positive, contributing member of a grade team or functional team, collaborating with colleagues to tackle common challenges and implement org and grade-wide initiatives.
• Share candid, solutions-oriented feedback with peers and leadership on a regular basis, assuring that feedback is shared directly with the intended recipient.
• Aid with both student and staff recruitment and engagement, including events, home visits, calls home, and other determined and related requirements.
• Assist with other duties as assigned (such as but not limited to, lunch duty, arrival/dismissal duty, bathroom duty, hallway duty, school support duties, etc.).

Data-Driven Instructional Leadership

• Leverage instructional data (e.g. benchmark, formative, and summative) to make instructional decisions to support student growth and development.
• In collaboration with your Principal, make recommendations for staffing to support student learning.
• Evaluate cohort performance data to make holistic as well as individual recommendations for improving school-wide instructional practices.
• Lead Teachers to ensure the effective execution of curricular based assessments (e.g. CKLA, Fishtank, Illustrative Math, Novel ELA) including reaching 95%+ completion on assessments to inform instruction.
• Ensure the effective execution of curricular based assessments (e.g. CKLA, Fishtank, Illustrative Math, Novel ELA) including reaching 95%+ completion on assessments to inform instruction.
• Regularly monitor and hold teachers and leaders accountable to grading timelines, deadlines, and communication to students and families about their academic progress.
• Plan and execute ongoing data-driven instructional cycles to respond to data and build a culture of data-driven instruction in your school.

Campus Leadership and Additional Responsibilities

• Sit on the Instructional Leadership Team and partner with teammates to ensure consistent implementation of whole-school systems.
• Participate in active presence and strategic supervision and monitoring to ensure student safety and engagement in rigorous learning.
• Partner with the Dean of Special Services and Special Education Teachers to ensure proper implementation of 504s, BIPs, IEPs, safety plans, accommodations, modification, and language support for students.
• Enforce positive behavior systems and monitor behavior data.
• Attend designated school functions outside of school hours (Back to School Night, Family Conferences, Community Events, etc.).
• Perform necessary support duties including (but not limited to) bus, lunch, and dismissal duties, chaperone field trips.
• Participate in parent meetings, conferences, and periodic evening events.
• Develop strong relationships with the families of students through home visits, participation in school events and phone calls home.
• Communicate regularly with families about academic progress and behavior.
• Participate in daily duties (i.e. breakfast, lunch, dismissal) to support school operations.
• Maintain accurate records and student data tracking systems.
• Aid with both student and staff recruitment.