The Katherine Anne Porter School is a free public charter school located in Wimberley, Texas serving students in Wimberley and many surrounding areas including Hays, Blanco, Comal, Travis and Williamson Counties. In the 2024/2025 school year, we will serve approximately 125 8th-12th grade students. KAPS is a creative community celebrating diversity and freedom in learning. Our mission is to educate and empower our students with knowledge, skills, and practices to be successful and compassionate in school and life. We seek a Superintendent guided by our foundational values: Respect, Trust, Responsibility, Caring, Citizenship, and Environmental Stewardship. We encourage you to learn more about the school at www.kapschool.org
We are seeking a visionary and passionate leader to serve as Superintendent. A successful leader will ensure staff, students, and their families are supported utilizing an individualized, relational approach. This individual will exemplify the qualities of compassion, open-mindedness, adaptability, inclusivity, and creative problem solving as they serve as a culture leader for the KAPS community. They will be a strategic thinker who can develop and implement a shared vision for the district, and a collaborative leader who can build strong relationships with staff, guardians, and the community.
Overall Responsibilities:
Standards for Evaluation
The KAPS board uses the following standards to support and evaluate superintendent performance.
Qualifications
1. Commitment to results
a. A systems thinker who is student focused and goal driven
b. Identifies relevant information and translates this information into individual and organizational knowledge and learning
c. Action oriented and innovative
d. Translates broad goals into achievable steps
e. Anticipates and solves problems and takes advantage of opportunities. A self-starter and team player
2. Business savvy
a. An individual with knowledge of and experience in management and administration
b. Demonstrated experience in integrating and coordinating diverse areas of management
c. Possesses knowledge and has competencies in human services, finance, personnel matters, verbal and written communications, planning and evaluation, and governance
d. Some experience in the field of philanthropy, not-for-profit management and governance, and community relations is preferred; general knowledge of fund development is also preferred
e. A high level of interpersonal skill is required to make formal, persuasive presentations to groups and to deal effectively with people from all segments of the community
f. Must be comfortable with diversity and respectful of a wide range of faiths, beliefs and experiences, embracing the idea that everyone at KAPS is celebrated for bringing all of who they are
3. Leading Change
a. Skilled at relational leadership
b. Shares KAPS’s mission, vision, values and commitments
c. Consistently displays compassion, models behavior, develops people, and builds teams and consensus
d. Manages continuity, change, and transition with a contagious zeal for the work e. Proactively seeks feedback from community members and responds to opportunities for growth
4. Relationship Skill
a. Ability to establish robust rapport with students, staff, families, and the community b. Skilled at fostering trust and building community internally and externally
c. Strong communication skills and competence in leading with transparency
d. Knows how to empower and support others
e. Fosters enthusiasm within the community to develop partners and volunteers who embrace and support KAPS
5. Preferred Professional Experience
This is not an exhaustive list of qualifications. We encourage all interested candidates to apply.
Posting date:
Submission deadline: April 26, 2024
Salary Range: $75,000—$85,000 Depending on qualifications and experience
KAPS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KAPS is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.
To apply, send résumé or CV with cover letter to:
KAPS Board of Trustees
KAPS Executive Search Committee Chair, Erin Stonehawk-Hearn
ehearn@kapschool.org
Questions may be addressed to the above contact. Please do not call the school.
On-call as needed, $65/half day or $125/full day. See job description HERE.
To apply, send resume and cover letter to:
Jennifer Bravo at
jbravo@kapschool.org.
We are seeking an experienced and qualified individual for a position as a School Bus Driver. In this position, you pick up and drop off children along predetermined routes and maintain a safe and friendly atmosphere for all riders in your care. Our ideal candidate has prior experience driving a school bus or other passenger service buses and the patience and calm demeanor required when transporting a bus full of students.
Duties and Responsibilities
School Bus Driver Requirements and Qualifications
non-CDL - Starting at $15 per hour
CDL Bus Driver - Starting at $17 per hour
See full job description here.
To apply, send resume and cover letter to:
Travis O'Brien at tobrien@kapschool.org.