Director of Professional Learning

The Director of Professional Learning serves as a strategic leader responsible for championing a vision of excellence in educator development across KIPP Texas. By leading the high-quality design and execution of professional learning—from teacher onboarding to multi-tiered development—the Director ensures a cohesive, year-long strategy aligned with adult learning principles and core academic goals. This role thrives on cross-departmental collaboration, managing internal partnerships to operationalize high quality professional learning execution at scale. Beyond strategy and design, the Director is a dedicated team leader who monitors rigorous success metrics to track outcomes and mastery for the purpose of impactful teacher development.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Oversee the preparation, execution and in-field follow up of professional learning aligned to the KIPP Texas Academic Strategy setting vision for teacher Summer and in-year Professional Learning; coordinating multi-tiered professional learning for teachers grounded in instruction, pedagogy, and content.

• Lead the design and facilitation of session content grounded in instruction, pedagogy, and content; coordinate with other functional teams on session design to ensure high-quality content aligned to adult learning principles.

• Lead the logistics planning for professional learning to ensure that the focus for participants is on content mastery.

• Set vision on and tracking success metrics  to support with progress of PL session execution and mastery of content

• Manage key partnership relationships with internal partners in service of executing a clear, comprehensive Professional Learning strategy, aligned to the KIPP Texas Academic Priorities.

• As needed, build a results-driven, mission-oriented team culture for any direct reports through establishing a clear vision for success; hire, build, develop and retain strong performers; demonstrate clear, concise direction, feedback, and coaching; hold direct reports accountable for meeting targets and adjusting course as necessary in pursuit of goals.

• serve as a key leader on the greater Professional Learning team; collaborate with team leaders to enhance state-wide strategy and evolve in service of the pursuit of transforming student results.

• Provide exemplary support to clients, including SSP leaders, school management teams and Assistant Principals/Principals in service of instruction, pedagogy, and content development on campuses.    

• Serves as an organizational leader on academic strategy, providing insight and expertise to strategic planning as well as organizational values-driven initiatives and plans.

• Operate with exemplary team spirit with eagerness to demonstrate flexibility and contribute to the overall needs of the team as they arise.