The Opportunity
The Director of Regional School Operations is responsible for leading and improving school operations
for 11+ schools while partnering with School Leader Management to upkeep, elevate, standardize and
progress monitor school operations. The strategic goals are to lead operational strategies that impact
the regional enrollment goals as well as meeting engagement and attendance metrics. As a member of
the operations leadership team, the Director of Regional School Operations is responsible for designing
and leading the school operations team to build systems, collaboratives and professional development
to implement scalable processes and systems.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, support, and oversee school operations, in conjunction with School Leaders, to ensure
efficiency, standardization, and improved support.
● Design in collaboration with State strategies standard and scalable processes, protocols, and
systems aimed at improving school operations and solving common challenges across schools.
● Develop State expectations of school operations and measure via Key Performance Indicators
(KPIs).
● Direct School Operation team members on the vision and direction for school operations.
● Serve as a regional and state liaison to all non-academic central operations functions impacting
school operations including but not limited to Facilities, Information Technology, Child Nutrition,
Student Transportation and Accountability (i.e. state reporting).
● Manage Regional School Operations budget and analyze monthly financial statements.● Support new school openings by participating and co-leading planning meetings so as to provide
best practices, train school operational faculty, and monitor implementation for a strong school
start.
Lead cross collaborate with city and statewide team members to support and implement the
upcoming KIPP Texas Strategic Plan.
● Work with the State cohort of Directors of School Operations to centralize best practices via
handbooks, toolkits, and playbooks. Lead training and implementation for school team
members.
● Build relationships with internal and external stakeholders that positively impact school
operations and foster KIPP’s competitive edge.
● Develop the future organization structure aligned to the strategic plan and operational vision in
collaboration with School Management, School Operational Leaders, School Leaders, and KTX
Operations.
● Create state collaboration knowledge base tools to reach operational excellence.
● Lead communication with internal and external stakeholders to efficiently inform members of
any emergent or planned protocol involving school operations.
● Work closely with the Managing Director of Operations to establish strategies and goals which
support the schools and the strategic plan.
● Attend relevant professional development training as requested by the Managing Director of
Operations.
● Take on additional roles and responsibilities as assigned.
Integrate teams and continuously seek operational innovation
● Lead regional school operation state initiatives by creating and influencing a cross collaborative
working culture.
● Lead school operation regional challenges and navigate solutions for school’s operational
excellence.
● Work in collaboration with the School Leader Management team to update on regional
operational bright spots, challenges, and to gain general feedback.
● As KIPP Texas continues to expand, this role might evolve into having direct reports.