KIPP Texas Public Schools
Senior Director of Primary STEM
🇺🇸 Dallas, TX
🕑 Full-Time
💰 TBD
💻 Instructional Design
🗓️ August 29th, 2025
K-12
Edtech.com's Summary
KIPP is hiring a Senior Director of Primary STEM to lead the planning, development, and evaluation of STEM curriculum and instructional services across the district. The role involves managing curriculum alignment with state standards, overseeing assessment processes, driving data-informed curriculum adjustments, and providing professional development to improve student achievement in math and science.
Highlights
- Lead STEM curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation for math and science at the district level.
- Ensure alignment of curriculum and assessments with state standards and Advanced Placement success criteria.
- Use data to monitor student achievement and guide curriculum improvements.
- Plan and facilitate professional learning and model best instructional practices for schools and regional teams.
- Manage curriculum writing teams and oversee creation of assessment tools and state-wide assessment calendar.
- Collaborate with academic programs and regional leadership to support diverse student needs.
- Oversee curriculum budget ensuring fiscal responsibility aligned with state priorities.
- Strong knowledge of curricular frameworks, pedagogy, and high-quality instructional practices required.
- Demonstrated leadership skills including team building, coaching, and conflict resolution.
- Experience applying systems thinking, data-driven decision making, and project management in educational settings.
Senior Director of Primary STEM Full Description
Company Description
About KIPP Texas
KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 54 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 32,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more fair world.
Founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, we are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in belongingness, academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission and values-driven community who wants every child to want to run to school, the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of public charter schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to create the future they want for themselves, their communities, and us all. We are a network of 278 schools with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni.
Job Description
The Senior Director of Primary STEM will provide leadership and vision in the ongoing planning, development, direction, review and evaluation of the district’s STEM curriculum and instructional services, federal programs, career and technical education services, assessment, research and evaluation services. The Senior Director ensures that the district/school education objectives are aligned to state frameworks and to instructional practices that yield the highest standards of student achievement and instructional excellence. The Director of STEM reports to the Managing Director of Primary Curriculum and Instruction, and participates as a member of the Curriculum and Instruction team. Leads team in curriculum implementation, revision and professional development with a college-ready bar.
General Role Description
● Curriculum and Assessment Management: Manage the creation and vetting of curriculum materials and
assessments that align to and then exceeds the expectations of state standards and meets the preparation and
success bar for Advanced Placement (AP) success in high school (including AP English and History Courses).
● Student Achievement: Ensure that curriculum is responsive to student achievement and create the
expectation that all curriculum specialists and implementation leads are oriented that way by leading a team
that embraces accountability and outstanding student results
● Data Driven Curriculum Creation: Lead curriculum team on the use of data to drive student achievement andhold team accountable for adjusting curriculum for continuous improvement
● Professional Learning: Planning professional development and model exemplar implementation of the
curriculum and best practices for lesson planning and delivery leveraging the curriculum to direct reports
Duties and Responsibility
The Senior Director of Primary STEM Curriculum’s responsibilities will include, but not be limited to the
following:
● Manage the development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive curriculum implementation plan for the following: math and science
● Plan and facilitate professional learning related to curriculum implementation and best practices for regions and schools; as well as professional learning for the state teaching and learning team
● Develop a comprehensive process for creation and vetting curriculum, curriculum resources and assessments
● Supervise the creation and analysis of all state and regional assessments, including the creation of an annual
state-wide assessment calendar
● Consistently analyze data from assessments to evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum and lead the team in making the appropriate adjustments
● Manage and vet the curriculum implementation supports and data driven curriculum resources created by the
STEM curriculum team
● Recruit, select and retain outstanding curriculum writers for the state level team
● Support in managing the curriculum budget for math and science, ensuring alignment to state-wide priorities and maintains the principles of fiscal responsibility
● Collaborate with the Academic Programs team to ensure adequate supports, resources and
considerations are embedded in curriculum to support students with additional needs
● Development and implementation of clear communication strategies regarding the curriculum and assessment
initiatives, new resource creation and other pertinent information regarding curriculum and assessment
● Work closely with key members of regional teams (Deputy Chief of Academic Achievements and other
leaders) and the state academics teams (Academic Achievement and Academic Programs)
● Analyze statewide and regional data, in collaboration with the state academics team and provide strong
recommendations to ensure regions and schools are on track to achieving EOY targets and 2020 goals
Qualifications
Skills and Competencies
Instructional Knowledge and Expertise
● Proven ability to develop and deliver programming that drives improved academic performance for all student
populations; knows effective practice for differentiating instruction
● Deep understanding of curricular frameworks, pedagogy, and quality classroom materials; experience developing and implementing curriculum for a wide variety of grade levels and subjects
● Strong knowledge of high-quality instructional practices and the ability to lead others to implement these practices consistently across classrooms and school sites
● Thorough knowledge of effective instruction and knowledge of current theories of curriculum instruction and
assessment
Instructional Knowledge and Expertise
● Proven ability to develop and deliver programming that drives improved academic performance for all student
populations; knows effective practice for differentiating instruction
● Deep understanding of curricular frameworks, pedagogy, and quality classroom materials; experience developing and implementing curriculum for a wide variety of grade levels and subjects
● Strong knowledge of high-quality instructional practices and the ability to lead others to implement these practices consistently across classrooms and school sites
● Thorough knowledge of effective instruction and knowledge of current theories of curriculum instruction and
assessment
Empathy and Commitment to Cause
● Deep understanding of the urban school system environment and commitment to improving student achievement
● Passionately believes that all students can achieve at high levels
● Demonstrates cultural competence
● Deep understanding of the urban school system environment and commitment to improving student achievement
● Passionately believes that all students can achieve at high levels
● Demonstrates cultural competence
Communication, Interpersonal and Team Skills
● Builds and maintains strong relationships
● Works successfully alone or on a team
● Coaches, coordinates, and leads teams
● Strong verbal and written communication skills; tailors message for the audience, context, and mode of
communication
● Actively listens to others and able to effectively interpret others’ motivations and perceptions.
● Builds consensus and resolves conflicts; exhibits willingness to have difficult conversations
● Skillfully navigates existing political structures/systems
● Builds and maintains strong relationships
● Works successfully alone or on a team
● Coaches, coordinates, and leads teams
● Strong verbal and written communication skills; tailors message for the audience, context, and mode of
communication
● Actively listens to others and able to effectively interpret others’ motivations and perceptions.
● Builds consensus and resolves conflicts; exhibits willingness to have difficult conversations
● Skillfully navigates existing political structures/systems
Problem Solving and Systems Thinking
● Understands how various systems / departments interact to achieve the long term goal
● Makes decisions using data and technology
● Takes initiative to solve problems and create stakeholder buy-in
● Identifies and prioritizes mission critical issues with alignment of people, time and resources
● Offer innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems.
● Exhibits strong focus on goals and results. Sets clear metrics for success
● Removes barriers or obstacles that make it difficult for principals to achieve their goals and ensures that school leaders have the resources they need to succeed
● Demonstrates excellent execution and project management skills, including attention to detail, organizational skills, ability to balance the big picture with detailed steps to reach the end goal, and ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines
● Understands how various systems / departments interact to achieve the long term goal
● Makes decisions using data and technology
● Takes initiative to solve problems and create stakeholder buy-in
● Identifies and prioritizes mission critical issues with alignment of people, time and resources
● Offer innovative solutions to seemingly intractable problems.
● Exhibits strong focus on goals and results. Sets clear metrics for success
● Removes barriers or obstacles that make it difficult for principals to achieve their goals and ensures that school leaders have the resources they need to succeed
● Demonstrates excellent execution and project management skills, including attention to detail, organizational skills, ability to balance the big picture with detailed steps to reach the end goal, and ability to balance multiple projects under tight deadlines
Leadership skills
● Motivates, inspires, and moves other adults to action to achieve ambitious goal
● Skilled at re-envisioning, building, and managing a team, especially in a time of growth and change; excellent at identifying talent and taking advantage of each person’s skills and contribution to team effort
● Builds and maintains positive relationships with individuals and groups
● Moves groups to consensus and resolves conflicts. Exhibits willingness to have difficult conversations
● Builds coalitions and works collaboratively with diverse stakeholders at all levels, including but not limited to region personnel, students, families, communities, and/or advocacy groups
● Establishes clear expectations, deliverables and deadlines
● Sets clear agendas and facilitates effective meetings
● Ability to train, supervise, and evaluate staff from different cultural backgrounds and skill sets
● Motivates, inspires, and moves other adults to action to achieve ambitious goal
● Skilled at re-envisioning, building, and managing a team, especially in a time of growth and change; excellent at identifying talent and taking advantage of each person’s skills and contribution to team effort
● Builds and maintains positive relationships with individuals and groups
● Moves groups to consensus and resolves conflicts. Exhibits willingness to have difficult conversations
● Builds coalitions and works collaboratively with diverse stakeholders at all levels, including but not limited to region personnel, students, families, communities, and/or advocacy groups
● Establishes clear expectations, deliverables and deadlines
● Sets clear agendas and facilitates effective meetings
● Ability to train, supervise, and evaluate staff from different cultural backgrounds and skill sets
Additional Information
Compensation & Benefits
As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, as well as life insurance and disability plans.
KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.
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