[2025 - 2026] Assistant Principal

Assistant Principal

KIPP Capital Region is a part of a national network of high-performing public Charter Schools committed to creating joyful, academically excellent, and prepared students with the skills, ability, and confidence to pursue their paths to college, career, and beyond. Located in both Albany and Troy, NY, KIPP Capital Region serves 2,500+ students in grades K-12 across seven schools. We believe every individual walks through the doors of schools bearing gifts. Talent. Perspective. Drive. Inspiration. So at KIPP Capital Region, we support every student and educator to see those gifts, then build the skills and confidence they need to thrive. We are committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all of our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students, together.

The Assistant Principal supports the school in driving academic outcomes for students as a key member of the school's leadership team. The Assistant Principal leads instruction and helps develop leadership among the school's emerging leaders. At KIPP, we believe that the Assistant Principal is the School Leader's successor and is actively developed for school leadership. The AP should consider themselves apprentices to the School Leader, and the AP should gradually build the capacity to lead a KIPP school.

The core responsibilities of this position include :

• Supports the development of the School Leader's school-wide vision and takes an active role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; owns the implementation of select school priorities in support of the school-wide vision.
• With guidance from the School Leader, the AP leads the planning and goal setting for the grades / departments they coach and ensures alignment with school-wide goals.
• Provides input into the school-based strategic planning, including identifying what the school's strategic plan means for their leadership and the people they manage.
• Supports the School Leader in identifying and developing emerging and teacher leaders (Department Heads and Grade Level Chairs) through goal setting, coaching, and providing feedback.
• Supports teachers in understanding processes and roles in student support and intervention and develops systems and structures to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline.
• Manages parts of the daily school operations (e.g., arrival / dismissal, lunch / recess, school trips).
• Builds owns and directs reports' instructional knowledge of standards, content, and instructional methods.

Content (Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment) :

Research-based Instructional Practices (Methods and Time) :

Data Analysis (Data-driven Instruction and Progress Monitoring) :

Teacher Instructional Development (Instructional Coaching, Content Teams, Workshops) :

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE / SKILLS / ABILITIES

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE

Additional Information

When you join KIPP Capital Region, you are joining in on our promise to families that their children will enter college and the professional world able to thrive academically due to their literacy, numeracy, and core knowledge in science and social studies. We also promise that our students will develop a passion for learning and the drive necessary to persevere as they climb the mountain to and through college and career. Our graduates will be prepared to return to their community as teachers, leaders, and architects of continued growth in the Capital Region. And while the biggest perk to working at KIPP Capital Region is doing work that makes a lifelong difference in the lives of our students, you'll find that's not the only benefit we offer :

Learn More : KIPP Capital Region offers a competitive salary ranging from $85,500 - $94,500.

Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience relevant to the role and longevity within the KIPP network. KIPP Capital Region will evaluate and determine the step / level a new hire will be placed within our teacher salary scale at point of hire.

All staff and educators at KIPP Capital Region are committed to anti-racism and inclusion, are part of a close-knit diverse community, and are encouraged to show up authentically, inspiring our children to do the same. Learn more about what it's like to work at KIPP Capital Region : kippcapital.org / join-our-team / .

This role is located at KIPP Capital Region schools in Albany & Troy, NY.