Dean of Intervention - Elementary School

Job Summary
The Dean of Intervention (DOI) position is a member of the leadership team at KIPP DC Inspire Academy and reports to the principal. In partnership with the principal, the DOI provides leadership and support in meeting the tiered needs of students in the areas of: behavioral development, academic development for students with gaps in their learning, attendance, and overall student well-being. The DOI will ensure that the school follows consistent practices, fosters a culture of achievement, and creates a sense of belonging for students, staff, and families. This position has a July 13th, 2026 start date.

Location and Type of Work
Fully In-Person (5 days per week onsite)

This is an in-person, school-based instructional role located at a KIPP DC campus in Washington, DC. KIPP DC schools serve students and families in person, and this position requires daily on-site presence to deliver instruction, provide student support, collaborate with teammates, and engage with families.

Deans are responsible for supporting classroom instruction during the student day (generally 8:00 am to 3:30 pm). Dean work hours are typically 7:30 am to 5:00 pm two days per week, and 7:30 am to 4:00 pm three days per week, to allow for duties, collaboration, and professional development.

Key Responsibilities
The percentages for each key responsibility are estimates, and other duties may be assigned. Flexibility and responsiveness are encouraged to accommodate organizational needs.

• Partners with the principals and school leadership team to develop and implement academic support interventions that enable students with gaps in their learning to make progress and move toward academic proficiency.
• Analyzes the effectiveness of academic interventions by supporting school leaders and teachers to consistently review data, identify trends, and revise plans as needed.
• Collaborates with regional leaders, school leaders, teachers to develop, implement and progress monitor school-wide attendance intervention systems.
• Create data analysis systems to support data collection for academic, behavioral interventions.
• Manages family outreach to communicate student progress with tiered supports, academic interventions and behavioral support plans.
• Supports the principal in the development & implementation of the school's comprehensive improvement and priority plans.
• Leads meetings with teachers and leaders to analyze data, review and write student support plans, and provide development in other areas as needed.
• Collaborates and attends meetings with regional Student Support Team, Attendance Team, and Academic Team leaders to improve student outcomes.
• Work with the leadership team to ensure that the school uses an equity based mindset when designing and implementing interventions.
• Additional responsibilities may be given by the principal during the school year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required
• Experience in an instructional leadership capacity (e.g. grade level chair, teacher leader, vice principal, academic team leader, etc.)
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to lead people and provide direction.
• At least 4 years teaching experience required
• Knowledge of federal and state laws related to special education, 504, and the MTSS process.
• Ability to build relationships, impact & influence, and motivate action.
• Systems-orientation and thinking -- someone who can build from scratch and bring a vision to life
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff and families from diverse cultural, social, economic, and educational backgrounds.

Core Competencies:

KIPP DC Vision for Teaching Excellence:

• Student Focus: builds strong relationships and holds high expectations for students, holds students' best interests in mind, keeps owns commitments to students and makes sure others do the same and builds a culture of respect for all students
• Achievement Orientation: sets challenging goals for self and others, takes initiative to go above and beyond to to achieve results, follows through on commitments, demonstrates resilience and flexibility
• Continuous Learning: Takes responsibility for behavior, mistakes, and results, takes calculated risks, uses research to inform practice, continually seeks opportunity for improvement, values creativity and innovation, shares effective practices with others
• Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving: Gathers information from multiple sources, sorts out complexity, anticipates problems, breaks down information and effectively analyzes
• Self-Awareness: demonstrates understanding of own identity, privilege and power, understands strengths and weaknesses and the impact on others' perceptions, seeks feedback and self-development
• Cultural Competence: demonstrates knowledge and respect for cultures of community served, creates an inclusive environment, adjusts behavior according to cultural norms and cues, works effectively across difference, creates and sustains an environment in which people from diverse backgrounds can succeed
• Impact and Influence: adapts leadership style to influence others, anticipate reactions of others and makes a compelling case for a position, stimulates others to take action and accomplish goals
• Individual Reflection: Reflect on own identity; maintain strong self-care practices; demonstrate a growth mindset
• Stakeholder Management: expertise in cultivating trusting relationships; develops mutually beneficial relationships and partnerships, gains trust of key stakeholders, consistently demonstrates respect and appreciation for others

Benefits & CompensationKIPP DC offers an extremely competitive compensation and benefits package:

• When it comes to compensation, at KIPP DC we strive for clarity, equity, and to be highly competitive. We look at compensation benchmarks in schools across DC. The Dean of Intervention follows KIPP DC's Dean and Instructional Coach salary scale. This position is exempt and salary starts at $86,238 and increases with years of experience. Please see the salary scale here. Instructional coaches can earn up to $5,000 in renewal add-ons to their base salary each year they return to KIPP DC.
• KIPP DC offers a robust benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurances; various voluntary benefits; and employer paid benefits such as short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and a membership to One Medical.
• KIPP DC also offers a 403(b) retirement account with a 3% employer contribution and a 3% match with vesting after three years.
• Currently, individuals in this role have up to 10 paid sick days, 12 paid holidays, paid Thanksgiving week break, winter break, spring break, and summer break. This is subject to change and your exact schedule will be shared in your offer letter.
• All employees who use public transit through WMATA are eligible for pre-tax deductions for transportation costs.