Senior Director of Diverse Learners

Job Description

KIPP Indy Public School’s Senior Director of Diverse Learners works intensively with Directors of Diverse Learners, School Leaders, Assistant School Leaders, academic team leaders, teachers, and students to support students at KIPP Indy. Reporting to the Managing Director of Diverse Learners, the SD, DL will play a lead role in strengthening their academic skills, intellectual habits, and character traits needed to succeed in the nation’s most competitive colleges, universities, post-secondary programs, and careers.

Responsibilities

• Oversee school-level data collection and support desktop monitoring for audits and State/Federal Accountability Measures
• Oversee progress monitoring fidelity of IEP implementation
• Support Special Education programming, compliance, initiatives and evaluations, through oversight, development, implementation monitoring, and communication
• Foster collaboration and alignment between all stakeholders
• Create and lead professional development opportunities for DL and larger school teams to ensure best practices with content differentiation, modification, accommodation, and IEP implementation
• Serve as Public Agency Representative
• Coaching, managing, and completing evaluations for all direct reports
• Maintain positive relationships with partnering agencies
• Maintain all data dashboards and relevant SIS/PowerSchool data to ensure information accuracy and accessibility
• Collaborate with MD, Diverse Learners on all Manifestation Determination

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of exemplary teaching experience with strong student achievement results
• Minimum 2 years of exemplary, full-time teacher coaching and adult management experience
• Minimum 2 years curriculum development and management
• Hold current licensure in Special Education
• Demonstrated ability to drive student success
• Experience planning and leading engaging and effective professional development for adults
• Experience in curriculum support, such as assessment writing and/or scope and sequence management
• Strong project management skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
• Excellent communicator, who can work with internal and external stakeholders

Most Critical Competencies

• Focuses upon results and how they are achieved
• Stimulates others to take action and accomplish goals, even when no direct reporting relationship exists
• Uses data to assess areas for improvement accurately and teaches others to do the same
• Accurately scopes and secures resources needed to accomplish projects

Additional Information

Licensed teacher starting at $80,000 Salary is commensurate with experience and includes a highly competitive benefits package. Opportunities for performance-based bonuses are also available.

Benefits Include:

• Up to 12-weeks paid parenting leave
• Two PPO Health Plan Options
• Vision Dental
• Accident Insurance
• Critical Illness FSA
• HSA
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• Licensure & Tuition Assistance
• 403B/401K Roth Retirement Options with employer match up to 10%
• Employee Assistance Program
• Extended Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Time Off with unlimited rollover
• End of the year Merit Increase
• Annual Wellness Screenings

KIPP Indy is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.