About the KIPP Puentes Program Coordinator Role: The Puentes Program Coordinator will be responsible for the management of the KIPP Colorado Puentes Program within the KIPP Forward team. This position oversees the implementation and management of the Puentes Grant, which includes recruitment and selection of scholars, advising of scholarship cohort, and programming for scholars within the program. This position is responsible for implementing an inclusive and holistic academic, financial, and social-emotional advising model that will empower alumni as they progress toward college graduation. The KIPP Forward's alumni priority is working towards our aspirational goal of 75% graduation within six years. The Puentes Program Coordinator will report directly to the Director of KIPP Forward.
About the Puentes Scholars Program: The Puentes Scholars Program aims to help undocumented KIPP Colorado alumni live their full potential by providing financial assistance, programming, and holistic services that support their college and career aspirations. This position oversees all aspects of the program from recruitment, advising, programming, and grant management.
About KIPP: Together with families and communities, KIPP creates 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 just world. KIPP is a national network of tuition-free, public charter schools open to all students. There are 255 college-preparatory KIPP schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia, serving more than 100,000 students. Nationally, KIPP students are graduating four-year colleges at three times the national average for low-income students.
Who we are: KIPP Colorado Public Schools is a network of six free college-preparatory public charter schools open to all students. Our 350-person staff educates 2,600 students from ECE to 12th grade. At KIPP Colorado, we partner with our KIPPsters, educators, families and communities to ensure that we are all united around the goal of a choice-filled future for our KIPPsters. Our KIPP Forward Team supports our 1,000+ high school Alumni as they create their own paths. Our core values of excellence, belonging, belief, advocacy and courage are central to who we are and how we operate at all levels of our organization.
What we do: We believe in the unique gifts and brilliance of every student. We believe in setting a high bar for joy and academic excellence to ensure the infinite possibilities our students have before them become a reality. We aspire to create and reinforce a culture of achievement, belonging and support. We know that every student is different and we personalize learning based on a student's needs, skills, and interests.
Role Responsibilities and More About How You'll Spend Your Time in this Role
Professional Responsibilities
• Believe deeply in the mission, values, and Race, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (RIDE) commitments of KIPP Colorado Schools and that all children can and will learn
• Assume personal responsibility for student achievement
• Read, internalize, and adhere to the KIPP Colorado Policies and Procedures manual and guidelines
• Provide an active presence, strategic supervision, and intentional monitoring to ensure student safety and engagement in rigorous learning (regardless of my role and its proximity to students)
• Take ownership for the development of your craft and engage actively in coaching sessions (meet 1-2 times every 1 or 2 weeks (depending on need and role) with a manager, receive coaching, implement all provided feedback, engage in active practice, etc.)
• Commit to being prepared. Such as: internalizing and preparing for lessons, preparing for O3s/coaching, preparing for meetings, coaching, PD, reading and internalizing written communication, etc.
• Meet professional obligations including and not limited to meeting deadlines and honoring schedules
• Consistently leverage existing professional tools, including but not limited to Google Suite (google documents, etc.) and Microsoft Suite (including but not limited to your KIPP Colorado email, Teams chat / meetings, Teams phone, and Microsoft Outlook calendar)
• Maintain strong attendance each day and be on time to all responsibilities
• Collaborate with colleagues and seek feedback in the spirit of continuous improvement
• Reflect on professional practices to meet individual professional development goals
• Actively participate in professional development, grade level, and department meetings
• Actively engage and implement in all school-wide and Org wide professional development
• Serve as a positive, contributing member of a grade team or functional team, collaborating with colleagues to tackle common challenges and implement org and grade-wide initiatives
• Share candid, solutions-oriented feedback with peers and leadership on a regular basis, assuring that feedback is shared directly with the intended recipient. Ensure that feedback is focused on improving outcomes and experiences for students
• Assist with both student and staff recruitment and engagement- including events, home visits, calls home, and other determined and related requirements
• Know that your role, professional development, org wide meetings, etc. may require you to travel around Denver to other KIPP Campuses, our Home Office, or other KIPP or PD events
• Assist with other duties as assigned (such as but not limited to, lunch duty, arrival/dismissal duty, bathroom duty, hallway duty, school support duties, etc.) Strong Transition
• Develop and execute a strong transition plan with high school match teams to ensure graduating Puentes Scholars transition into their postsecondary plan smoothly and successfully
• Build relationships with graduating seniors entering the Puentes Scholarship Program and complete pre-enrollment benchmarks for those students
• Complete strategic outreach to graduating seniors who are most at-risk for summer melt
• Identify, develop, and leverage resources deemed critical in improving student retention, persistence and success
• Promote college matriculation, persistence; summer and bridge programs; scholarships, life skills, career, and networking opportunities; and other resources available to college-going alumni within the Puentes Program Advising
• Connect with the entire Puentes Cohort (virtually/in-person) to strengthen and maintain relationships and a sense of belonging throughout the term
• Complete persistence benchmarks to drive insight-driven, personalized, transformational coaching
• Provide effective coaching on the keys to student success: 1) Have A Passion, Purpose, & Plan 2) Focus on Academics 3) Network & Navigate 4) Be Financially Fit 5) Know Who You Are
• Foster and support self-advocacy and help-seeking behaviors in alumni
• Backwards plan outreach efforts to support alumni passion/purpose/plan, academics, social-emotional and financial challenges
• Backwards plans outreach efforts to support alumni passion/purpose/plan, academics, social-emotional and financial challenges
• Plan and implement professional development for scholars through programming and events Data Management
• Own and maintain accurate record keeping for Puentes funds and student data , and present data to partners, stakeholders, and KIPP Colorado Board of Directors
• Conduct a data deep dive following each benchmark/transcript period to prioritize caseloads and strategize interventions for the next semester
• Collect and input transcript and financial aid data for all alumni on caseload
• Analyze benchmark and transcript trends
• Accurately provides bi-weekly data reports and monitors progress towards prioritized goals in college persistence and alumni advising
• Maintain constant and consistent communication on the data progress of alumni on caseload with key stakeholders including but not limited to: KIPP Foundation, high school match teams, and KIPP regional leadership
• Utilize data management platforms to track, progress monitor, and report data on participating alumni, including, but not limited to Salesforce, Overgrad, etc. Partnership & Project Management
• Recruit new scholars to apply to the scholarship and manage the selection process including interviews, selection, and induction of new scholarship cohort
• Manages the Puentes Scholarship grant through with fidelity, tracking expenses, ensuring scholarship payments, and management of funds
• Manage, cultivate and maintain relationships/partnerships with colleges, universities, summer programs, scholarship programs, and community organizations, to ensure alumni have the resources and connections necessary to matriculate and graduate from college.
• Develop partnerships with key stakeholders at partner colleges to ensure alumni are connected to resources and programs that will enrich their experience and ensure degree completion
• Develop innovative and creative solutions through programming and one-on-ones that solve challenges related to persistence and degree completion Role Level Specifics, Scope of Work, and Level of Responsibility
• For more about how you'll lead at this level, please visit the KIPP Colorado Role Levels Matrix (this is an internal document, only) . click apply for full job details
Date Posted: 23 April 2025
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