Assistant Principal High School

Position Overview

The Assistant Principal serves as a key member of the school leadership team and works in close partnership with the Principal to ensure every student experiences a safe joyful rigorous and supportive learning environment. The Assistant Principal helps translate the schools academic and cultural vision into strong daily execution by developing teachers strengthening instruction supporting student culture using data to drive action and leading assigned schoolwide priorities.

This is a highly visible student-centered leadership role that requires a strong instructional foundation the ability to coach and develop adults sound judgment and a deep belief in the potential of every student. The Assistant Principal maintains a consistent presence in classrooms and throughout the school building strong relationships with students staff and families while holding high expectations for academic achievement and student success.

The specific portfolio of the Assistant Principal may vary based on school needs and may include responsibility for particular grade levels content areas instructional priorities student culture initiatives or other schoolwide functions. Regardless of assignment the Assistant Principal shares responsibility for improving student outcomes developing excellent educators and creating the conditions in which students and adults can thrive.

Key Responsibilities

Instructional Leadership & Student Achievement

• Partner with the Principal and instructional leadership team to implement a clear data-driven academic vision aligned with KIPP Tulsas academic priorities and state standards.

• Support the consistent implementation of rigorous standards-aligned and engaging instruction across assigned classrooms grade levels or content areas.

• Conduct frequent classroom observations and learning walks to assess instructional quality identify trends and provide teachers with timely and actionable feedback.

• Coach and develop teachers through regular observation feedback modeling practice goal-setting and progress monitoring.

• Facilitate or support professional development instructional team meetings data meetings and collaborative planning.

• Analyze assessment results student work classroom performance and other academic indicators to identify strengths gaps and opportunities for improvement.

• Partner with teachers and leaders to translate academic data into clear instructional actions and monitor whether those actions improve student outcomes.

• Support the implementation of intervention and acceleration strategies to ensure students receive appropriate academic support and challenge.

• Help monitor the effectiveness of multi-tiered systems of support and collaborate with appropriate team members to address the needs of students requiring additional support.

• Support schoolwide efforts to strengthen literacy numeracy academic achievement and readiness for students next educational and career pathways.

• Maintain high expectations for the academic growth and achievement of every student.

School Culture & Student Experience

• Partner with the Principal and school leadership team to build and sustain a joyful safe structured inclusive and academically focused school culture.

• Maintain a highly visible presence in classrooms hallways arrival dismissal transitions meals and other areas of school life.

• Build authentic relationships with students and ensure they feel known valued supported and held to high expectations.

• Support teachers in establishing strong classroom cultures routines relationships and student engagement.

• Ensure consistent implementation of schoolwide expectations behavior systems restorative practices and student support structures.

• Respond to student behavior concerns in a manner that balances accountability restoration student dignity and the needs of the broader school community.

• Analyze attendance behavior academic and student engagement data to identify trends and develop appropriate interventions.

• Collaborate with counselors teachers families and other team members to support students experiencing academic behavioral attendance or social-emotional challenges.

• Celebrate student growth achievement leadership character and contributions to the school community.

• Help ensure compliance with student safety discipline child protection and other applicable policies and procedures.

Teacher Development & Adult Culture

• Directly coach develop and evaluate an assigned portfolio of teachers or staff members.

• Establish clear expectations for performance and provide consistent feedback and support to help team members meet those expectations.

• Build strong trusting relationships with staff while maintaining accountability for instructional quality professional responsibilities and student outcomes.

• Help create an adult culture characterized by high expectations collaboration continuous improvement professionalism joy and shared responsibility for students.

• Identify teacher strengths and growth areas and develop individualized coaching strategies that accelerate professional growth.

• Support the planning and delivery of professional development based on school priorities student data classroom observations and identified staff needs.

• Recognize and celebrate strong performance while addressing performance concerns promptly clearly and constructively.

• Support the onboarding and development of new teachers and staff members.

• Identify and cultivate teacher leadership and support team members interested in taking on additional leadership responsibilities.

• Participate in recruitment interviewing selection and retention efforts to help build and sustain a high-performing school team.

Data-Driven Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Regularly review academic achievement attendance behavior student engagement classroom observation and other school performance data.

• Identify trends disparities strengths and areas requiring additional attention within assigned areas of responsibility.

• Lead teachers and teams in moving from data analysis to clear action plans with measurable goals and defined next steps.

• Monitor implementation and progress toward academic cultural and organizational goals and adjust strategies when results indicate a need for change.

• Help establish routines that ensure teachers and teams regularly use evidence to evaluate the effectiveness of their practice.

• Communicate progress challenges and emerging trends to the Principal and leadership team.

• Maintain a solutions-oriented approach to school improvement and consistently seek opportunities to strengthen systems and practices.

School Leadership & Execution

• Serve as an active member of the schools leadership team and partner with the Principal to execute schoolwide priorities.

• Lead assigned strategic initiatives grade levels content areas or schoolwide programs based on the needs of the school.

• Translate school priorities into clear plans expectations timelines and actions for assigned areas of responsibility.

• Monitor the implementation of schoolwide systems and routines and address inconsistencies when identified.

• Help ensure strong execution of key school processes which may include assessments scheduling arrival and dismissal student supervision professional development family events and other schoolwide priorities.

• Collaborate closely with school operations staff to ensure academic and operational systems effectively support teaching and learning.

• Participate in school improvement planning and contribute data observations and recommendations to inform schoolwide priorities.

• Anticipate challenges identify root causes and develop practical solutions in partnership with the Principal and other team members.

• Assume additional school leadership responsibilities when the Principal is unavailable or as assigned.

Family & Community Partnership

• Build positive trusting and productive relationships with students families and caregivers.

• Communicate proactively with families regarding student academic progress attendance behavior celebrations and areas requiring additional support.

• Partner with families to develop solutions when students experience academic behavioral attendance or other challenges.

• Support family conferences school events workshops and other opportunities that strengthen family engagement.

• Ensure family concerns are addressed with responsiveness professionalism empathy and appropriate follow-through.

• Collaborate with community organizations and partners when appropriate to expand opportunities and support for students.

• Represent KIPP Tulsa professionally and positively in interactions with families community members and external partners.

Leadership Development & Professional Growth

• Seek receive and apply feedback from the Principal and other leaders to continuously strengthen leadership practice.

• Set meaningful professional growth goals and take ownership of progress toward those goals.

• Develop leadership capacity in instructional leadership teacher coaching student culture data-driven decision-making talent management family engagement and school operations.

• Demonstrate self-awareness and a willingness to reflect on leadership decisions successes and areas for improvement.

• Build the knowledge skills judgment and experience necessary to take on increasing levels of school leadership responsibility.

• Model KIPP Tulsas values and expectations for professionalism continuous improvement collaboration and commitment to students.

Qualifications :

• Bachelors degree required; Masters degree in education educational leadership curriculum and instruction or a related field preferred.

• Valid Oklahoma administrator certification or eligibility and willingness to obtain appropriate certification as required for the position.

• Minimum of 35 years of successful experience as an educator with demonstrated leadership experience such as instructional coaching grade-level or department leadership dean responsibilities teacher leadership or school administration.

• Demonstrated evidence of contributing to improved student academic outcomes and supporting the success of students with diverse learning needs and backgrounds.

• Strong knowledge of effective instructional practices standards-aligned curriculum assessment and data-driven decision-making.

• Demonstrated ability to observe instruction provide actionable feedback coach educators and support adult professional growth.

• Experience analyzing student achievement attendance behavior and/or other school performance data and translating findings into action.

• Ability to establish and maintain a positive structured student-centered school culture characterized by high expectations belonging consistency and joy.

• Strong relationship-building communication problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills.

• Ability to lead adults with a balance of support accountability empathy and high expectations.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities make sound decisions and remain solutions-oriented in a fast-paced school environment.

• Commitment to building authentic partnerships with students families staff and the broader school community.

• Commitment to continuous learning receiving and applying feedback and growing as a school leader.

• Unwavering belief in the brilliance potential and ability of every student to achieve at high levels and pursue the future they choose.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation and Benefits:

This is a Full-Time 12-month position. 

The salary range for the Assistant Principal is $60000$70000 annually commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Employees are eligible to participate in employer benefits including health dental life accidental death and dismemberment short-term and long-term disability and participation in Oklahoma Teacher Retirement plans.

As an equal opportunity employer KIPP Tulsa does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion (creed) gender age national origin (ancestry) disability marital status sexual orientation military status or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal state or local laws or regulations.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time