Assistant Principal of Operations - (Immediate) KIPP Un Mundo Primary

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Job description

Job Description

The Opportunity

The School Operations Team is focused on creating the conditions by which our schools can thrive by designing and leading efficient, safe, joyful, and just systems; working to remove obstacles to learning and finding creative solutions to challenges to enable the highest level of teaching and learning; and providing best-in-class customer service to families and staff members to ensure they feel welcomed, cared for and a valued member of our community. The Assistant Principal of Operations (APO), a key member of the school's Leadership Team, will lead implementation and maintenance of clear operational systems while building a data-driven, service-oriented culture. This position is central to the realization of our mission as it provides the School Leader and Assistant Principals (APs) the opportunity to focus almost exclusively on teaching and learning within the schools. The APO will, therefore, be an individual who embraces innovation and continuous improvement, is willing to jump into projects, and relishes the challenge of finding ways to work smarter and more efficiently, all in support of ensuring the instructional staff and leaders can stay focused on teaching and learning.

Key Responsibilities

Recruits, Hires, Onboards, Develops and leads a high-performing team

Builds a strong and diverse team with an inclusive culture that brings out each team member's strengths and ignites actions

Manages and develops others toward excellence in their role and with an eye toward their long-term development

Establishes ongoing, regular cadence to facilitate collaboration, training and support of the team

Progress monitors execution of responsibilities of the team in order to drive operational excellence

Creates and Drives school-based strategies to ensure kids are in seats every day and year over year

Partners with families to set attendance expectations for new and existing families

Tracks data on a daily and cumulative basis and engages with key stakeholders weekly to identify trends and actionsEnsure that substitutes are booked and given attendance roster materials

Works with school lead teams to train, invest, motivate and implement attendance procedures

Partners with SRE team to execute student recruitment efforts

Develops and execute school-based re-enrollment and cultivation plans

Design and continually evolve school-based operations policies and procedures such as arrival and dismissal

Implements an ongoing monitoring system that reviews and addresses parent, teacher, and student feedback

Completes safety drills and audits on given schedule

Manages operational components of field lessons

Maintain regular communication rhythms with families regarding important school information

Informs and manages the school budget in partnership with the School Leader

Provides insight into non-personnel spending and data that can be used create a budget that meets the school's current and future needs

Leverages district tools to simplify purchasing, and ensure school is in compliance with proper account management

Partners with School Support Partners (SSP) to ensure campus is safe and well maintained

Serves as Campus Incident Command Leader and main point of contact for campus emergency management and communication

Ensures students and staff have needed access to appropriate software and hardware and technology issues are addressed promptly

Provides day-to-day tactical support in the areas of Transportation and Child Nutrition

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