2026 Principal (pool)

QUALIFICATIONS/MINDSETS:

Student Focus: Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school’s unique community

Direction Setting: Ability to set direction across an entire school and motivate others to action

Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results from teachers and leaders that he/she manages and coaches

Talent Development: Demonstrated success in developing leadership capacity in others

Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives

APPLY

To join the 2026–2027 candidate pool, please complete the online application and upload a resume via our job board. No applicants will be considered that submit resumes through other job postings. Link to job board here:

https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/KIPP/jacksonville

When submitting your application, you may indicate any preferred school locations. If and when a position opens, candidates from the pool will be considered for interviews based on fit and qualifications.

If selected for an interview and extended an offer, your compensation, school placement, and other terms will be outlined in writing.

If you're a current KIPP Jax team member, you should:

POSITION OVERVIEW

Please note this posting is for the School Principal position “pool” - meaning, while our team has not yet identified openings for this position, we will interview potential candidates for future, possible openings. Please only apply to this role if you meet the specific requirements outlined at the bottom of the posting.

At KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, the School Principal’s primary role is to be the instructional leader of their building. The School Principal drives high-quality academic and school environment outcomes for their students and staff. In the event our organization has an opening, we would select a School Principal from the School Principal pool to be a “successor” to a sitting School Principal

The School Principal should spend about 70-75% of their time daily on instructional leadership - specifically, leading and developing their administration team and their teachers to improve outcomes for student achievement. The School Principal builds lasting and sustainable systems for the ongoing development of their team. Typically, a School Principal manages their team of Assistant School Principal a school-based operations leader, school counselors, and other teacher leaders at their school. They report directly to the Chief Schools Officer and work closely with a variety of stakeholders including the shared services team for KIPP Jacksonville, families, etc.

School Principal are vision-setters and are skilled at building a culture for their team that has commitments for social justice and educational equity for all students that mirror the region’s vision and goals.

As a school-based administrator, this position is year-round and performs duties as assigned by their manager. Typical hours for school-based leaders vary Monday through Friday and there may be occasional meetings, special school events, or commitments that fall outside of typical business hours and days.

KIPP

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public schools educating nearly 190,000 students in grades Prek-12 across 21 states and Washington, DC. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: Together, A Future Without Limits. You can learn more at

www.kipp.org

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WHY TEACH AT KIPP?

At KIPP, we see the gifts in everyone who walks through the doors of our schools - especially our teachers. Their skill. Energy, Love. Their determination. On the good days and on the hard days. So we support our teachers to make the most of those gifts