Principal In Residence, Leadership Pipeline (SY 25-26)

Company Description

At KIPP Chicago, we are guided by a simple, yet powerful mission: Together with families and communities, we 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. Our campuses are located in the Austin, Englewood, North Lawndale, and West Humboldt Park neighborhoods. KIPP Chicago also advises over 2000 KIPP alumni currently in high school or college through our KIPP Forward program. KIPP Chicago is the highest-performing network of schools in Chicago, as measured by our city’s school quality index. We attract, develop, and retain a diverse and talented staff of educators. Our students and families choose our schools because our teachers are exceptional educators who work together as a collective to ensure students achieve and thrive. For more data and information about our successes and vision for the future, visit

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The Principal in Residence (PIR) program is a two-year residency that prepares rising leaders to become a successor leader at an existing KIPP Chicago school. The residency combines on-the-job learning, professional development, and mentorship and coaching opportunities to prepare participants to create and lead excellent schools. Principals in Residence (PIR) are full-time members of their residency school leadership teams and will have daily opportunities to practice the skills and competencies required to lead high-performing schools.

A Principal in Residence (PIR) is an aspiring principal preparing to lead a KIPP Chicago school in 1-2 years. PIRs are committed to and actively contribute to the success of their placement school and KIPP Chicago’s ability to achieve our mission.

As a Principal in Residence, leaders will:

• Act as a member of the school leadership team and gradually transition to school leadership responsibilities.
• Actively develop School Leader leadership skills & competencies.
• Benefit from on-the-job mentorship.
• Receive ongoing one-on-one coaching.
• Participate in Readiness Checkpoints.
• Engage in Formal Professional Development.
• Build & Engage Lifelines.

Key Responsibilities

Model and support implementation of the school’s vision and goals

• Supports development of School Leader’s school-wide vision and takes an active role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school.
• With guidance from the School Leader, leads the planning and goal setting for the grades/departments that he/she coaches.

Contribute to school-wide planning and prioritize time to accomplish goals

• Provides input into the strategic planning of the school, and identifies areas of ownership for self and direct reports.
• Effectively plan to meet goals through prioritization and excellent time management.

Develop teacher and emerging leaders with School Leader’s guidance

• Leads grade level/department level collaboration and learning.
• Effectively manages and develops teachers of a wide range of skill and experience level.
• Supports the School Leader in developing emerging teacher leaders.

Model strong staff and student culture and manage school-wide behavioral systems

• Manages parts of the daily school operations.
• Acts as the first Leadership Team contact on student intervention and parent engagement.
• Supports teachers in understanding process and roles in student support and intervention.

Collaborate with School Leader to hire and retain diverse, highly-effective staff

• Build own and team’s content knowledge.
• Develops deep mastery over the academic standards, curriculum and assessments.
• Collaborates with content coaches to support teachers.
• Identifies gaps across grade level or department.

Develop and coach teachers

• Leads data-driven instruction.
• Provides high-quality instructional coaching.
• Leads effective school-wide professional development.

Model personal leadership traits

• Embody personal leadership traits by building trusting relationships and demonstrating a growth mindset.

Qualifications

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• At least two years of experience as an Assistant Principal or equivalent school-wide role (Required).
• A combination of five years of teaching and school-level instructional experience.
• Possesses a deep commitment to both racial and educational equity.
• Demonstrated ability to drive student academic results.
• Demonstrated leadership, management and coaching experience.
• Experience teaching core academic subjects.
• Active Illinois Teaching License (PEL) or equivalent out of state teaching license (Preferred).
• Cleared CPS background check and Faith's Law attestation before start of employment (Required).

Additional Information

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

KIPP Chicago Schools offers a competitive compensation and benefits package:

• Salaries based on experience.
• Competitive rates for medical insurance.
• Dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance.
• 403(b) retirement account with match.
• Robust professional development.

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

KIPP Chicago Public Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment.