Regional Manager of Writing

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Company: KIPP Foundation
Location: Nashville, TN

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About KIPP Nashville
KIPP Nashville is a network of high-performing, college preparatory public schools that has been committed to creating a vibrant, college-going culture in Nashville since 2005. KIPP Nashville is part of the acclaimed KIPP Network, which educates 100,000 students nation-wide and supports students from educationally under-resourced communities to college graduation through our KIPP Through College program.

KIPP Nashville currently operates 3 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. 100% of our 2018 alumni graduated high school with acceptance to 4 year colleges and are projected to complete college at a rate 4x that of their peers. We are excited to expand our Kinder-College continuum and continuing our growth until all students in Nashville have access to an excellent education.

The mission of KIPP Nashville is to cultivate in its students the character and academic skills needed to succeed in college and have an opportunity-filled life in the world beyond. If you share in this belief, if you have a proven willingness to do what it takes for students to achieve, if you thrive in an environment that is both collaborative and entrepreneurial, then you are already a KIPPster.

Position Overview:
KIPP Nashville is committed to providing a college preparatory literacy education to all students. The Regional Manager of Writing plays a critical role in realizing this mission by providing schools with high-quality curriculum materials that are vertically aligned, ensuring that every KIPP Nashville student is ready to matriculate into rigorous high school literacy courses. The Regional Manager of Writing will report directly to the Director of Humanities.

Position Responsibilities:
Responsibilities of the Regional Manager of Writing will include, but are not limited to:

Curriculum Frameworks

  • Revise, curate, and expand regional writing curriculum with scope and sequences, units, exemplars, daily aims, and culminating tasks
  • Build regional grammar curriculum with scope and sequences and lesson examples
  • Drive unit launch and lesson study structures, including internalization templates, schedules and protocols for the above

Assessment and Data-Driven Instruction

  • Publish writing assessments – writing interim assessments and quarterly grammar assessments
  • Drive writing assessment cycles at the regional level including establishing timelines, communicating school scheduling and instructional goals, and providing principal or AP support in scoring/norming
  • Vet assessments, author assessments, and/or project manage assessment writing for writing including on-demand tasks, IA writing assessments, and quarterly grammar assessments.
  • Manage yearly literacy assessment calendars and scope and sequences for the region
  • Analyze writing data and support APs with action-plans based on results
  • Curate student writing samples and create a scoring library for our on-demand tasks
  • Capture and share best practices with the regional writing team

Professional Development

  • Plan and lead summer PD to launch shared vision and build teacher toolkit
  • Plan and lead shared PD calendar during the year to support teacher execution
  • Lead “Looking at Student Work” sessions with teachers on data days
  • Join Principal Meetings to develop Principals toward writing instructional priorities, as needed

Desired Qualifications:

  • At least three years of work experience teaching secondary writing courses (5-12)
  • Model of effective and high-quality writing instruction
  • Demonstrated ability to drive student success
  • Experience in curriculum support, such as assessment writing and/or scope and sequence management
  • Strong project management skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
  • Excellent communicator, who can work with internal and external stakeholders
  • Bachelor’s degree required

Desired Characteristics

  • A passion for being part of a team-oriented, mission-driven school culture
  • Firm belief in affirming the identity of students, families and staff
  • Ability to multitask and work within an ambiguous, fast-moving, start-up environment, while driving toward solutions
  • Team player: demonstrates maturity, growth mindset, strong work ethic, follow-through and flexibility
  • Eagerness to collaborate and problem-solve with a variety of stakeholders

Compensation
Salary is competitive, commensurate with experience, and includes benefits. This position will work and be compensated according to a 12 month administrative schedule.