High School Principal - Lead Equity, Growth & Excellence

KIPP; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 100,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools (KPPS) in Philadelphia seeks a Principal to lead a nine-school network and drive joyful, academically rigorous experiences for students while partnering with families and communities. The role emphasizes equity, strong school culture, and instructional leadership across KPPS campuses.

The Principal will collaborate with regional offices, KPPS leadership, and the KIPP Foundation to align strategic priorities, mentor leaders, and ensure consistency in practices

Responsibilities

• Establish, communicate, and build investment in an ambitious school-wide vision aligned to the KIPP Philadelphia region-wide vision for learning, school experience, and culture that sets the stage for both children and staff to grow and thrive
• Create a welcoming, inclusive school environment, and operate with a mindset of families as authentic partners in children's school experience
• Operate with strong knowledge of the core academic and social-emotional skills, knowledge, and mindsets that are essential for children's development and success across middle school, ensuring that all students are challenged with rigorous, grade‑appropriate content
• Ensure that school programming effectively serves all students, monitoring and enhancing special education, intervention, and student support services as needed, ensuring compliance with state law
• Set a vision for student culture that ensures all children are affirmed, valued, and challenged on a daily basis, and ensure that all student culture approaches, systems, and strategies are grounded in equity, are clear, effectively communicated, and are implemented by all staff
• Plan and prioritize time and resources to achieve annual goals and the broader vision of the school, analyzing and acting on data on a regular basis to identify, plan for, and drive the success of key initiatives and improvements in practice
• Prepare an annual operating school budget, detailing projected revenues and expenditures, conduct regular budget reviews to compare actual spending against projections, adjusting for unforeseen changes.

Job description

KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools (KPPS) in Philadelphia seeks a Principal to lead a nine-school network and drive joyful, academically rigorous experiences for students while partnering with families and communities. The role emphasizes equity, strong school culture, and instructional leadership across KPPS campuses.

The Principal will collaborate with regional offices, KPPS leadership, and the KIPP Foundation to align strategic priorities, mentor leaders, and ensure consistency in practices