Director, Mathematics - 9-12

Company Description

About the Organization 

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools, nearly 16,500 educators, and nearly 190,000 students and alumni.    

Our 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 vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. 

The KIPP Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports KIPP schools across the country. The KIPP Foundation trains and develops outstanding educators to lead KIPP public schools; provides tools, resources and training for excellent teaching and learning; promotes innovation; and facilitates the exchange of insights and ideas across KIPP and other public schools and organizations. 

About Our Values: 

Excellent Results for Students: We value results over effort and know that our work is not finished until all students thrive. We maintain high expectations for self, team, and students. We drive outcomes by operating with agility, removing barriers, differentiating support, and prioritizing student-centered solutions—especially for those at the margins. 

Collective Impact: We are one team. We win together. We embody a one-team mindset by working collaboratively across teams, aligning goals, and leveraging the strengths of all teammates. We build trust-based relationships and ensure inclusive decision-making by engaging those closest to the work. We provide clarity through simple, repeatable systems and goals that enable transformational outcomes. 

Courageous Action: Our belief in what we can achieve is unwavering, fueling our optimism and commitment to overcome any challenge. We demonstrate an unwavering belief in students' potential and a commitment to addressing systemic inequities. We approach challenges with resilience, a solutions-focused mindset, and adaptability. We foster a psychologically safe environment centered on trust and accountability where feedback is encouraged. We leverage data to reflect on progress, own setbacks, celebrate successes, and continuously improve to maximize impact. 

Job Description

About The Position 

At KIPP, we believe that achieving our mission starts with supporting our students to become strong mathematicians so they can build confidence; develop critical skills, understandings, and practices that open doors of opportunity. We believe learning mathematics isn’t just about academic excellence; it’s about being able to access and reflect on the world around you. Also, it’s full of joy! As a Director of Mathematics, you will partner closely with regions to create sustaining systems and successfully implement all One KIPP K-12 Math initiatives including 100% implementation of Imagine IM Curriculum and driving towards the regional student-centered goals for students to be able to graduate ready for their post-secondary plans. We believe that regional outcomes are our outcomes! The Director of Mathematics -High School reports to the Vice President of STEM and is a member of the K-12 Teaching and Learning Team. The Director is responsible for driving improvement in student outcomes with an ongoing increase in proficiency year over year. The Director will support KIPP regions’ Math and Instructional Leaders to pursue their regional student achievement and instructional goals by building effective regional professional learning and academic systems. The director will do this by engaging in 1:1 check-ins, facilitating Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) and similar community learning spaces, working side by side in schools and regions, and conducting formal professional development.  

Responsibilities 

With the Vice President of STEM, the Director of Mathematics – High School, supports the implementation of our long-term One KIPP K-12 mathematics model to meet annual student outcome goals  

Curriculum and Assessment 

• Maintain and manage the implementation and roll-out of a comprehensive AP-aligned high school curriculum program (Imagine IM/Carnegie) across the KIPP Network. 

• Support the effective execution of our One KIPP high school assessment strategy in mathematics, including the administration of curriculum-embedded assessments, universal screeners and diagnostics in applicable grades, and college readiness exams, e.g. AP, ACT, SAT, etc.  

• Research and develop instructional coaching tools and resources that support the One KIPP high school curriculum and assessment strategy.  

• Participate in and support cross-team advisory, planning, or similar work in support of KIPP Foundation or Network priorities.  

• Drive year-over-year improvements in student outcomes on curriculum-embedded assessments, benchmark assessments, and state assessments. 

Professional Development  

• Support the development of regional and school-based academic leaders across KIPP in acquiring the content knowledge necessary to lead the implementation of high-quality math curricula at the high school level.  

• Co-design and co-facilitate monthly professional development sessions for regional and high school academic leaders across the KIPP network. Professional development sessions are rooted in evidence-based practices and include: 

• Curriculum Design  

• Instructional Coaching 

• Rubric Norming  

• Assist regional leaders with the strategic planning process that follows professional development. 

• Assist regional leaders to develop effective professional learning cycles from planning and execution of professional learning experiences, monitoring of participant learning and reactions, school support and implementation of new learning, to impacts on student outcomes. 

Regional Coaching Support 

• Coach regional academic leaders across KIPP in building the technical and adaptive coaching skills necessary to drive strong curriculum implementation and teacher development over time. 

• Partner directly with a 3 to 4 regions to build and/or refine their high school math systems (e.g., talent, curriculum and assessment, coaching) so that they create excellent and equitable experiences for all students. This includes: 

• Set and monitor student achievement goals 

• Monitor, track and analyze student achievement data to drive content development and support math strategy.  

• Monitor and improve the quality of instructional coaching and teacher development. 

• Conduct at least 4 site visits with each partner region to support regional implementation and alignment with the high school math strategy through classroom observations, rubric evaluations, direct-to-source professional development planning and facilitation, and 6–8-week action planning sessions that focus on both teacher input and student outcome measures. 

• Lead regular advisory/coaching calls/office hours to support regional partners in developing and executing a program that meets their regional vision and goals in alignment with the KIPP K-12 math model, e.g., a coaching systems and structures, curriculum and assessment implementation supports, approach to teacher and leader development, etc.

Qualifications

Key Skills and Mindsets 

• Student and Mission Focus: Demonstrates passion and commitment to KIPP’s mission and possesses the desire and ability to uphold KIPP’s core values (Focus on Excellent Results, Collective Impact, and Courageous Action) 

• Instructional Expertise in Secondary Math Curricula: Strong math instructional and coaching expertise including deep secondary math content and pedagogical knowledge, knowledge of culturally relevant teaching practices and familiarity with current research; Demonstrated track record of results in advancing student outcomes. Knowledge of and skilled in effective professional learning and instructional coaching techniques. Understanding of the differences between teaching that is procedural based and focused on telling versus teaching in which the teacher facilitates student learning through rich tasks and understanding.  

• Achievement and Outcomes Orientation: Demonstrated record of setting ambitious goals and achieving them with consistency. Invests in developing teammates’ skills and mindsets to address gaps in achieving team growth; determines what quantitative and qualitative data are most relevant to their goals and supports the team in creating and monitoring systems for collecting, reviewing, and acting upon data to drive outcomes; able to monitor progress, communicating status to the right stakeholders and adjusting plans and use of time to ensure systems are yielding desired outcomes. 

• Instructional Leadership: Highly skilled and experienced in leading the Internalization and Planning process, conducting Observation/Feedback meetings, providing real-time feedback, leading Weekly Data Meetings, setting academic goals and monitoring progress.  

• Strategic Decision Making and Problem-Solving: Efficiently defines the right metrics to evaluate work and ensures critical team actions, decisions, and recommendations are driven by data; effectively works with team to resolve issues around data to ensure sound data-informed decisions. Effectively identifies and addresses root causes to the most important problem. 

• Change Management and Communications: Effectively articulates case for change through clear and compelling presentations and translates this into actional plans. Effectively tailors communications and engagement approach for different audiences to deepen investment and drive actions and behavior change that would lead to org-wide goals; acts as a champion for change with cross-team stakeholders. 

Experience and Qualifications 

• Demonstrated track record of student achievement in secondary mathematics, in their own teaching, through their coaching, and across multiple school sites. 

• Experience leading and managing major, complex efforts requiring strong process and project management as well as significant stakeholder engagement and management. 

• 4+ years of math teaching experience. Experience teaching or supporting Illustrative Mathematics, preferred.  

• 2+ years of math instructional coaching/curriculum development/program implementation or similar out-of-classroom experience. 

• 2+ years of experience math instructional leadership at a district/regional level or similar role supporting across multiple schools 

• Bachelor’s degree required

Additional Information

Work Conditions 

• Travel requirements: Approximately 30-40%

• Full-time, Exempt role 

• Some evening work/travel required

Location 

It is preferred, but not mandatory for this role to be based out of a KIPP Foundation office. This role also has the option of working from a remote office full-time. KIPP Foundation offices are in NYC and Chicago. 

Compensation and Benefits 

In compliance with local law, we are disclosing the compensation, or a range thereof, for roles in locations where legally required. Actual salaries will vary based on several factors, including but not limited to external market data, internal equity, and relevant experience.  The salary range for this position is $120,000-$145,000. In addition, KIPP Foundation provides a variety of benefits to employees, including:  

• 25 holidays for + 18 days additional flexible PTO days (flexible PTO increases to 23 days for years 3 and 4 and to 28 days for years 5+). 

• 100% paid parental leave 

• 100% coverage of the premium for employee and 75% for employee + family’s medical/dental/vision plans. 

• Wellness benefits such as fitness reimbursements, discounted tickets to theme parks/attractions, backup care support for children and adults/elders, and our employee assistance program 

• Finance Security benefits include such as a 401K retirement plan with 4% match, employer-sponsored legal plans, life/disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts 

KIPP Foundation embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects the diversity of the students and communities with whom we work and the world that around them. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, mental or physical disability, and genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status or any other category protected by law.