KIPP Schools
Company Description
About KIPP Texas Public Schools
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, 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 Opportunity This is a pooled opportunity. We will be hiring on an ongoing basis and/or when a role becomes available.
The School Operations Team is focused on creating the conditions by which our schools can thrive by designing and leading efficient, safe, joyful, and just systems; working to remove obstacles to learning and find creative solutions to challenges to enable the highest level of teaching and learning; and providing best-in-class customer service to families and staff members to ensure they feel welcomed, cared for and a valued member of our community. The School Operations Manager (SOM) is a school based position that plays a central role in ensuring that students, families, and staff have the information and resources they need to succeed. SOMs primarily coordinate day-to-day operations systems and routines that allow the school to run seamlessly.
Key Responsibilities Day‑to‑day Operations
Manages day‑to‑day school based operations policies and procedures.
Implements the Great 8 procedures such as arrival and dismissal
Oversees daily busing operations for their school by processing changes, addressing challenges, and coordinating processes
Coordinates with Child Nutrition day-to-day logistics of service such as meal card replacement and rosters
Supports field lesson logistics by booking buses and ordering meals
Schedules shared space
Student Engagement & Community
Drives school based strategies to ensure kids are in seats.
Manages school event coordination such as Meet the Teacher Night and parent engagement sessions
Curates any school based social media communications and postings
Provides parent tours for prospective families
Serve as a key ambassador to the school’s larger community.
Effectively build relationships with family, staff, and community stakeholders with compassion, direct communication, and reliability
Inventory & Purchasing
Maintains school inventory system and implements purchasing and accounting best practices.
Purchases goods and services
Codes invoices, collects fees, and prepares deposits
Facilities & Technology
Partners with School Support Partners (SSP) and vendors to ensure campus is well maintained and runs efficiently.
Manages copier and teacher workroom supplies, troubleshoots copiers, trained on the copiers
Manages any student technology program the school runs
Staff Development
Manages and develops School Operations Associate towards excellence in their role and with an eye toward their long‑term development.
Qualifications
Bilingual English and Spanish preferred
Unwavering commitment to the KIPP Texas mission, core values and willingness to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students, families, and staff
Strong project and time management skills; ability to effectively backwards plan, juggle multiple priorities with great attention to detail, and deliver consistent and timely results
Sense of humility, customer service mindset, and shows urgency and the ability to proactively solve problems and make decisions quickly
Ability to calm under pressure, especially in difficult conversations with parents and staff
Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
Desire to continuously learn and evolve as a professional
Additional Information Compensation and Benefits The salary for this position ranges from $50,000 - $62,000 and placement in the salary range is commensurate upon experience and internal equity.
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, life insurance, and disability plans.
Temporary Position Some positions might be temporary and only available for the 2025-2026 school year.
EEO Statement KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
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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, 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 Opportunity This is a pooled opportunity. We will be hiring on an ongoing basis and/or when a role becomes available.
The School Operations Team is focused on creating the conditions by which our schools can thrive by designing and leading efficient, safe, joyful, and just systems; working to remove obstacles to learning and find creative solutions to challenges to enable the highest level of teaching and learning; and providing best-in-class customer service to families and staff members to ensure they feel welcomed, cared for and a valued member of our community. The School Operations Manager (SOM) is a school based position that plays a central role in ensuring that students, families, and staff have the information and resources they need to succeed. SOMs primarily coordinate day-to-day operations systems and routines that allow the school to run seamlessly.
Key Responsibilities Day‑to‑day Operations
Manages day‑to‑day school based operations policies and procedures.
Implements the Great 8 procedures such as arrival and dismissal
Oversees daily busing operations for their school by processing changes, addressing challenges, and coordinating processes
Coordinates with Child Nutrition day-to-day logistics of service such as meal card replacement and rosters
Supports field lesson logistics by booking buses and ordering meals
Schedules shared space
Student Engagement & Community
Drives school based strategies to ensure kids are in seats.
Manages school event coordination such as Meet the Teacher Night and parent engagement sessions
Curates any school based social media communications and postings
Provides parent tours for prospective families
Serve as a key ambassador to the school’s larger community.
Effectively build relationships with family, staff, and community stakeholders with compassion, direct communication, and reliability
Inventory & Purchasing
Maintains school inventory system and implements purchasing and accounting best practices.
Purchases goods and services
Codes invoices, collects fees, and prepares deposits
Facilities & Technology
Partners with School Support Partners (SSP) and vendors to ensure campus is well maintained and runs efficiently.
Manages copier and teacher workroom supplies, troubleshoots copiers, trained on the copiers
Manages any student technology program the school runs
Staff Development
Manages and develops School Operations Associate towards excellence in their role and with an eye toward their long‑term development.
Qualifications
Bilingual English and Spanish preferred
Unwavering commitment to the KIPP Texas mission, core values and willingness to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students, families, and staff
Strong project and time management skills; ability to effectively backwards plan, juggle multiple priorities with great attention to detail, and deliver consistent and timely results
Sense of humility, customer service mindset, and shows urgency and the ability to proactively solve problems and make decisions quickly
Ability to calm under pressure, especially in difficult conversations with parents and staff
Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
Desire to continuously learn and evolve as a professional
Additional Information Compensation and Benefits The salary for this position ranges from $50,000 - $62,000 and placement in the salary range is commensurate upon experience and internal equity.
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, life insurance, and disability plans.
Temporary Position Some positions might be temporary and only available for the 2025-2026 school year.
EEO Statement KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.
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