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About the Role
KIPP Public Schools is seeking an AI expert to develop and lead the network's AI strategy, focusing on enhancing teaching, learning, and operations. This role involves advising on AI tools, managing pilot programs, and ensuring alignment with KIPP's mission and values.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead KIPP's multi-year, network-wide AI strategy.
- Serve as the AI expert and advisor for the KIPP Foundation, regions, and leadership.
- Own KIPP's position on instructional AI and the standard for judging AI tools.
- Manage the AI pilot group, setting priorities and evaluation standards.
- Design and administer the measurement system for AI pilots.
- Apply a common evaluation framework to all AI tools under consideration.
- Serve as the final recommender on AI vendors, uses, and approaches.
- Make scale, continue, or stop recommendations for AI tools based on pilot data.
- Identify, negotiate, and steward partnerships with research and development partners.
- Help Foundation teams use AI more effectively in their work.
- Coordinate AI work across KIPP regions, maintaining an inventory of tools and outcomes.
- Advise regions on how tools fit KIPP's approach and evidence requirements.
- Broker multi-region pilots with shared challenges and common evaluation designs.
- Build KIPP's relationships with funders investing in AI in education.
- Represent KIPP at conferences and forums related to AI in education.
- Carry pilot learnings into national guidance and the annual One KIPP planning cycle.
Requirements
- 7-10+ years of professional experience, including 5+ years in K-12 education.
- Progressive leadership responsibility in complex, mission-driven organizations.
- Deep, current expertise in AI and its uses in education.
- Credibility to advise school leaders, system leaders, and senior executives on AI capabilities and limitations.
- Experience teaching or leading in schools serving students like those KIPP serves.
- Proven record of leading strategy or major initiatives across a school system, CMO, or multi-region network.
- Demonstrated experience designing measurement or evaluation systems for programs or pilots.
- Proven record of negotiating and managing partnerships with vendors, research organizations, or universities.
- Working knowledge of student data privacy, FERPA, and operating across multiple state regulatory environments.
- Experience building relationships with funders or securing philanthropic support preferred.
- Experience with budget ownership and vendor contract management a plus.
Skills
- Mission and Student Focus
- Self Management
- Work Management
- Process Management
- Data-Driven Actions and Decisions
- Communication and Change Management
- Collaboration
- AI Expertise and Evaluation
Location
- Remote
- New York City
- Chicago
Work Type
- Full-time
- Exempt
Experience Level
- 7-10+ years of professional experience
- 5+ years in K-12 education
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
- Advanced degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $156,000-$188,500
Benefits
- 25 holidays + 18 days additional flexible PTO (increasing with tenure)
- 100% paid parental leave
- 100% medical/dental/vision premium coverage for employee and 75% for employee + family
- Wellness benefits (fitness reimbursements, discounted tickets, backup care, employee assistance program)
- 401K retirement plan with 4% match
- Employer-sponsored legal plans
- Life/disability insurance
- Flexible spending accounts
About the Company
- KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public charter schools preparing students for future success.
- The KIPP Foundation supports KIPP public charter schools by developing educators, providing resources, promoting innovation, and facilitating knowledge exchange.
- KIPP values excellent results for students, collective impact, and courageous action.