Director of Student Health Services

The KIPP Texas Director of Student Health Services will support schools to foster healthy and safe environments for students to reach optimum achievement and health, serving as a thought partner, problem solver, and change agent to internal and external stakeholders with steadfast commitment to action. Since health and educational goals are interdependent, this position furthers the mission of KIPP Texas as it helps ensure that all students have access to care that meets their diverse emotional and behavioral needs.  The KIPP Texas Director of School Health Services is a senior leader and will lead the implementation of the strategic direction for School Health Services, initiating new strategy as well as implementation of project timelines of the strategic plan. He/she will work cooperatively with regional and school leaders, school-based school health staff as well as the state team to ensure the delivery of high quality programs, services and improved results in student achievement.  

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES: 

Strategic Planning & Program Management

• Lead collaborative departmental meetings supporting strategic initiatives, including developing a 'Student Health arc of the year' roadmap.

• Routinely evaluate the KTX Student Health program to ensure student education objectives are met and program performance tracks against annual targets.

• Identify, analyze, and apply current nursing and medical research findings to drive health care delivery and strategic improvements.

Operational Oversight & Compliance

• Provide operational leadership to School Health Services, ensuring quality programming, consistent intervention support, and adherence to state statutes regarding protected health information.

• Maintain district compliance through accurate state-required reporting, consistent policy updates in alignment with state guidance, proper maintenance of student health data, and the development of proactive disease prevention/response systems.

• Ensure all student health concerns are documented and supported to allow for student success in the classroom

• Partner with the Special Education team to manage Individual Health Plans, including one-to-one nursing and homebound services.

• Coordinate implementation of state mandates (e.g., CPR/AED, screenings, immunizations, Type 2 Diabetes) and serve on relevant health advisory/safety committees.

Team Leadership & Resource Management

• Supervise Student Health staff, including performance evaluations and improvement planning.

• Manage the Student Health budget to ensure financial responsibility and efficient resource allocation.

• Lead hiring efforts for district and campus-level staff by establishing criteria for education, experience, and departmental staffing needs.

• Ensure the state and regional Student Health teams provide excellent communication and customer service.

Capacity Building & Stakeholder Engagement

• Coordinate professional learning for school teams and individual Student Health providers to drive continuous growth and support system understanding.

• Collaborate with external partners (e.g., Legacy Community Health) and internal constituents to optimize systems, utilization, and knowledge.

• Spend approximately 50% of time in schools working directly with teams to improve health programming.

• Manage other duties as assigned by the Managing Director of School-Based Mental Health