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KIPP Public Schools Northern California · 1 week ago

Content Specialist - High School (26-27)

San Lorenzo, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$92K/yr - $102K/yr

3+ years exp

KIPP Public Schools Northern California is a nonprofit network of free, public charter schools dedicated to creating a positive culture and academic success for students. The Content Specialist of Culture will collaborate with educators, families, and staff to foster a supportive school environment and implement programs that align with the school's values of Excellence, Belonging, Determination, and Integrity.

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Responsibilities

Model and support implementation of the school’s vision and goals with a specific focus on culture

Engage and invest staff, students, and families in executing the cultural vision of the school by leading PD, parent meetings, and student meetings focused on building and maintaining healthy and restorative school culture

Facilitate and drive continuous improvement of the school’s cultural enabling systems and structures including driving the execution of strong school wide routines, serving as a member of the coordination of student services team, leading and modeling restorative conferences and attendance meetings

Manages campus monitors and school safety structures

Supports teachers in student support and behavior intervention systems to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline

Manages and/or support parts of the daily school operations (e.g. arrival/dismissal, lunch/recess, school trips)

Acts as a contact for student intervention and parent engagement; determines next steps for issues that are above the teacher/grade level

Creates and facilitates school culture PD to teachers and leaders regarding behavioral management best practices

Provides real time coaching to teachers and leaders school wide on classroom cultural excellence

Ensures strong execution of school-wide routines

Collects, analyzes and disseminates data on culture systems to drive continuous academic improvement

Organizes (in partnership with the school leadership team) school wide academic, non-academic and identify affirming celebrations

Develops and is responsible for the scope and sequence for Advisory

Responds to and navigates behavioral crisis-intervention and acute behavioral issues (breach of classroom and student community expectations)

Collaborate with teachers, students, and families to create, implement and monitor individual behavior plans

Leads Restorative Conferences

Manage the reflection room and disciplinary process for students

Drive MTSS system by collaborating with School Leader and school staff to implement strategies, routines and procedures for MTSS

Co-facilitate COST Team to assess student needs, identify students not making adequate academic progress and ensure appropriate interventions

Collaborate with Mental Health Counselor(s) to ensure continuous improvement and coordination of mental health services

Coordinate and facilitate 504 meetings and follow through with monitoring teacher implementation of accommodations

Monitor the efficacy of supports, services, interventions, and resources to ensure they are based on need and resulting in increased access and outcomes for students

Provide professional development in tiered systems of support for socio-emotional, behavioral and academic programs, grounded in restorative practices and non-violent communication

Support the implementation and maintenance of an MTSS data system

Manage Ed Specialists to ensure continuous improvement and coordination of Special Education services and compliance for Students with IEPs

Review caseloads with Ed Specialists and SPED Program Specialists on a regular basis to ensure consistency, compliance, and maximization of resources on campus

Serve as an administrator at IEP meetings

Coach and support Ed specialist in instructional best practices

Collaborate with regional leaders to uphold our co-teaching model

Serve as a point of contact for direct reports for any issues or concerns

Hold direct reports accountable to performance expectations and follow through with school protocol and procedures

Qualification

Teaching experienceCalifornia teaching credentialCultural competenceInstructional leadershipData analysisAchievement orientationDirection settingRelationship building

Required

Minimum 3-5 years of experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community

Hold a B.A/B.S degree from a regionally accredited institution

Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school's unique community

Ability to set direction for a team and motivate others to action

Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages

Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives

Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data

Expertise in what the school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students' knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery; able to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies

Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies (e.g. pacing, stretch it, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy

Expertise in cultivating relationships and managing a diverse group of stakeholders

Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes

Preferred

Previous Leadership or Teacher-Leader experience preferred (ex: Grade Level Lead, Instructional Coaching, Content Lead, etc.)

Preferred: Meet one of the following eligibility requirements: Hold a valid California teaching credential, or Out-of-state equivalent credential or license