Dean of Teaching

Who We Are

KIPP SoCal Public Schools is a nonprofit organization that operates 20 tuition-free, open-enrollment charter public schools, within 20 Local Education Agencies (LEA), educating more than 10,000 students and supporting 6,800 alumni to and through college and beyond.

What We Believe

KIPP SoCal believes that the purpose of education is for liberation. This means that we see, develop, and inspire the limitless potential in each and all of our KIPPsters.

What We Do

At KIPP SoCal we build trusting relationships that are strengthened by high expectations and collaboration alongside laughter and joy. We set ambitious goals and hold each other accountable for students achieving their greatest potential. We work together with each other and in partnership with families and communities in the active pursuit of a more equitable world. We do the right thing, even when it's not always comfortable standing up and speaking out against anti-blackness, racism, oppression, and injustice. We persevere through obstacles and treat failure as an opportunity to learn and grow.

The dean of teaching role is an instructional staff and manager position. The dean’s job is to support the school leader and/or ASL in driving academic and character outcomes for students as a key member of the school’s leadership team. Deans lead both instruction and school culture. The dean will work in conjunction with the school leader and other members of the school leadership team to invest a team of mission-driven educators to execute on the necessary components to meet the vision of the school. Key components of this job include:

- Modeling and executing the implementation of school-wide vision and goals

- Contributing to school-wide planning and prioritizing time to accomplish goals

- Building own and others’ instructional knowledge of standards, content and instructional methods

- Developing teachers to provide rigorous and high quality instructionLeading data-driven instruction

- Modeling strong staff and student culture  

• Demonstrated passion for KIPP SoCal’s mission
• Bachelor’s Degree (required); Master’s Degree (preferred).
• A minimum of three to five years successful full-time teaching experience, preferably serving a similar student population
• Possession of a valid preliminary or temporary/short term credential document authorizing service as a teacher issued by the California Commission on Teacher credentialing is strongly recommended

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.