Director of Talent Development

KIPP Texas Public Schools; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and视ion

PTO and paid time off

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Flexible spending account

Job summary

KIPP Texas Public Schools is seeking a Director of Talent Development to accelerate student achievement by driving high-impact professional learning and coaching across the region. Reporting to the Managing Director, this leader ensures leaders are equipped to improve teacher practice and student outcomes through data-driven design.

You will partner with Academic teams to align coaching with system goals, design statewide and regional development experiences, and lead large-scale events.

Qualifications

• Experience in school leadership or campus management.
• Proven track record designing and facilitating high-impact professional learning for educators and leaders.
• Experience coaching and developing teachers and leaders through observation and feedback cycles.
• Ability to lead cross-departmental initiatives and drive results through influence.

Responsibilities

• Design & deliver high-impact professional learning aligned to learning criteria and 70/20/10 model.
• Plan statewide and regional development experiences for returning and novice leaders.
• Ensure quality design and logistics of professional learning events and training.
• Lead large-scale professional learning events (e.g., Summer PL) and train-the-trainer programs.
• Collaborate with Academics and School Management to support novice leaders and improve results.
• Use real-time data to adjust coaching strategy and measure impact of learning initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Data analysis

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

MS Office

Job description

• Department: Regional Support and Leadership
• Compensation: USD 90,000 - USD 100,000 - yearly

Company Description

About KIPP Texas Public Schools

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre-K - 12 schools across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work together with our families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond! Our schools provide a high-quality, well-rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way!

As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas—founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018—we hire dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission-driven community that wants every child to "run to school," the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of 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 with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.

Job Description

The Director of Talent Development plays a key role in accelerating student achievement across KIPP Texas by driving excellence in formal and on-the ground professional learning.. Reporting to the Managing Director, this leader is responsible for implementing high-impact, data-driven professional learning and coaching experiences that build the proficiency and retention of our emerging campus leaders and ensure alignment to our KTX frameworks. The Director directly supports KIPP Texas’s promise to families by ensuring leaders are equipped to improve teacher practice and student outcomes.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design & Deliver High-Impact Professional Learning

Design and facilitate professional learning aligned to the KIPP Texas Professional Learning Criteria Success and 70/20/10 learning model.

Support the planning and delivery of statewide and regional development experiences tailored to the needs of returning and novice leaders.

Drive systems for ensuring all professional learning created by the Academics team is high quality and meets the bar of excellence in design.

Drive excellence in professional learning logistics to ensure that the focus is on content delivery

Serve as Site Lead for large scale professional learning events such as Summer Professional Learning.

Ensure quality facilitation of professional learning by creating and executing train the trainer and feedback systems across the Academics team.

Support the design and execution of asynchronous learning across the state with a focus on required training and supporting mid-year instructional hires.

Drive Academic Excellence through Strategic Cross-Departmental Collaboration

Partner with the Academics (Instructional Excellence, Curriculum & Instruction) and School Management teams to ensure novice leaders are supported in delivering academic results and developing proficiency as instructional leaders.

Align coaching and learning experiences to meet the following system-level goals:

85% of professional learning participants agree the experience supported their growth in alignment with the Framework for Effective Teaching.

70% of Critical Need Teachers coached earn an Effective+ rating on priority indicators on the teacher coaching and evaluation rubric. .

Coach & Develop Instructional Leaders

Provide responsive, role-specific coaching and support to a portfolio of leaders across the state, with a focus but not limited to novice instructional coaches, in the following areas:

Leading teacher quality through the Framework for Effective Teaching

Leading content through curriculum-aligned practices

Leading assessment through strong data practices

Support leaders in using student and teacher performance data to drive decision-making and adapt leadership practices.

Provide required coaching and support for current Year 2 Principals in Residence and PIR alums.

Use Data to Drive a Multi-Tiered Approach to Development & Intervention

Monitor leader progress and proactively identify areas for targeted support and coaching.

Leverage real-time data to adjust coaching strategy, differentiate support, and inform broader learning designs.

Track and report on the impact of professional learning and coaching initiatives for their assigned portfolio

Using data to partner with regional and school leaders to ensure all teachers get the required observations as part of the KTX Teacher Evaluation System, in partnership with Talent Management.

Contribute to a Strong, Inclusive Team Culture

Participate in team planning, calibration, and continuous improvement efforts

Contribute to a culture of feedback, innovation, and shared responsibility for student success.

Support the vision of the Managing Director by aligning day-to-day coaching with long-term talent development strategy.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

Experience in school leadership and campus management preferred

Proven track record designing and facilitating high-impact professional learning for educators and leaders

Experience coaching and developing teachers and leaders through observation and feedback cycles

Demonstrated ability to lead cross-departmental initiatives and drive results through influence rather than direct authority

Evidence of developing and executing against a strategy with measurable outcomes

Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

COMPETENCY AND SKILLS:

Alignment with KIPP Texas's mission and commitment to providing safe, clean, well-maintained learning environments for students and staff.

Professionalism and trusting relationships: Operate with professional demeanor in even the most challenging situations. Work with teammates, teachers, leaders, and regional stakeholders, in a way that demonstrates confidence, initiative, and dedication to meeting commitments. Expresses professional presence with external stakeholders in a way that exemplifies KIPP’s values in person, verbally, in writing, on social media, and at events.

Critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making: Ability to analyze data and make strategic interventions to help close gaps in data being presented (student achievement, school culture, etc).

Organizational ability and accuracy (strategic planning and prioritization): excellent attention to detail in written communication, exemplary calendar management, commitment to data fidelity, and consistency in executing next steps.

Impact and influence: Ability to impact and influence stakeholders to action based on compelling recommendations based in data

Continuous learning: Investing in one self to continually learn and make impactful growth in focus areas.

Systems thinking and change management: Ability to develop problem statements, analyze data and provide recommendations at a systems level that designs talent development systems to appropriate scale and helps stakeholders navigate through change and evolutions

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The person in this position needs to be able to move about inside and outside the school throughout the workday.

The candidate is expected to attend conferences, meetings and training sessions both virtually and in person within the Region.

Additional Requirements:

Reliable transportation is needed for travel between campuses

Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.

Work with frequent interruptions.

Hybrid work - Reports to the central office or schools at least three days a week

Travel Requirements:

Some travel: May travel to other school sites or regional offices for professional learning, meetings and other work related activities.

Additional Information

What We Bring to the Table:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with coverage options for employees and their families.


• Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.


• Paid family leave.


• Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.


• Employee assistance programs.


• KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance.

EEO:

KIPP Texas is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KIPP Texas ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, or disability. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact the Talent Team.

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