Director, Data Driven Leadership Middle Schools

About KIPP Texas Public Schools

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a free, public charter school network with more than 45 Pre-K - 12 schools across Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. With over 30 years in Texas, we work together with our families and communities to prepare students for college, career, and beyond! Our schools provide a high-quality, well-rounded education built on academic success and personal growth, where all students learn and thrive in a productive, safe, and joyful way!

As one of the earliest charter networks in Texas—founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018—we hire 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 academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission-driven community that wants every child 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.

The Director of Data Driven Leadership, Middle Schools requires deep knowledge of data-driven instruction, data analysis, progress monitoring, curriculum and instruction, and middle school academic systems to play a critical role in advancing KIPP Texas’ academic priorities. This role is responsible for driving improved student results across middle schools, including academic growth and achievement, STAAR performance, grade-level mastery, strong academic independence, and successful transition to high school. The role serves as a key lever in strengthening academic systems and ensuring schools have the clarity, support, and strategic direction needed to accelerate readiness for high school success and close the achievement gap.

The Director of Data Driven Leadership, Middle Schools is responsible for ensuring KIPP Texas and its individual cities take a strategic approach to reaching academic goals by engaging with regional and school leaders in professional dialogue about best practices in order to improve and accelerate student achievement through quality curriculum and instruction. With a strong focus on middle school success indicators, including academic growth, STAAR performance, grade-level mastery, and high school readiness. This role consistently demonstrates expertise in data-driven instruction, data analysis, progress monitoring, and curriculum and instruction to improve student results, strengthen accountability, and drive sustained academic excellence across middle schools.

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Role Responsibilities

Data Driven Leadership and Coaching

- Lead a culture that recognizes data use as a tool for continuous improvement and decision-making across middle schools
- Coach regional leaders, middle school leaders, and key stakeholders on how to analyze data, identify performance gaps, diagnose root causes, and take action to improve student achievement, academic rigor, and high school readiness outcomes
- Support leaders in effectively presenting data reports to teachers, families, and staff to build shared ownership and accountability for outcomes
- Ensure data conversations lead to clear instructional adjustments and measurable improvements across middle schools

Academic Insights

- Responsible for conducting ongoing data analysis and creating custom data visualizations and reports to identify strengths and opportunities across middle school performance indicators
- Analyze both quantitative and qualitative data across student, teacher, leader, and school-level performance indicators
- Make bold recommendations based on data and provide insights to KIPP Texas leaders on a recurring basis (e.g., weekly)
- Use data storytelling to clearly communicate findings and drive strategic decision-making

Progress Monitor Top Metrics

- Create and inform the creation of systems and structures to progress monitor metrics to ensure KIPP Texas middle schools are on track to meet and exceed academic goals
- Establish routines for regular review of leading indicators, outputs, and outcome metrics across schools and regions
- Ensure leaders have the tools, systems, and visibility needed to monitor progress toward academic achievement, STAAR performance, and high school readiness goals
- Identify barriers early and support solutions that improve execution and student outcomes

Responsibilities

Provide guidance and co-create strategies for the portfolio of middle schools, grounded in accountability and designed to increase student growth, achievement, academic rigor, and readiness for high school success; Develop annual goals, major milestones, and success metrics that create clarity across all levels of the organization; Ensure strategies are aligned to state accountability systems, internal academic priorities, and long-term student achievement outcomes, including STAAR performance, Algebra readiness, and high school readiness goals; Collaborate with schools translate high-level goals into specific actions that drive execution and improve student results

Requirements

Regions and schools are implementing effective progress monitoring systems; Regions and schools are driving towards rigorous, multi-year targets as well as meeting baseline metrics for a healthy school; School and regional leaders are using data proactively to make instructional decisions and improve student outcomes; Academic leadership has clear, timely, and actionable insights that support decision-making; Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience required; Master’s degree preferred; Strategic thinker with strong judgment and the ability to prioritize mission-critical work; Exceptional data analysis skills with the ability to interpret trends, identify root causes, and translate findings into action; Strong understanding of foundational statistics and data-driven decision-making; Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences; Skilled in influencing, coaching, and leading through relationships rather than direct authority; Strong project management and execution skills with attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities; High level of ownership, initiative, and problem-solving in complex environments; Results-driven with a strong focus on accountability, outcomes, and continuous improvement; Collaborative and relationship-oriented with the ability to build trust across diverse stakeholders; Deep cultural competence and commitment to educational equity and student achievement