Filling two Regional Superintendent seats in the same window is a hard ask for any team. We brought KIPP two leaders with real, CEO-level turnaround credibility, without slowing down for either seat.
KIPP Foundation needed a Regional Superintendent who could coach Executive Directors toward consistent academic results across an entire region, someone with a genuine turnaround record, not just central office experience. Each of KIPP's 28 regions depends on dedicated senior coaching, and without the right person in the seat, the network risked inconsistent academic support across an entire region of schools.
Central office experience was not enough; the seat demanded someone with a genuine, proven record of turning around school results.
Each of KIPP's 28 regions depends on dedicated senior coaching, and a gap in either seat risked inconsistent academic support across an entire region.
KIPP had been stretching its central coaching team across multiple regions, an approach that worked for a while but would not hold as the network grew.
Conducted two concurrent Regional Superintendent searches in the same window, since Executive Directors could not go without consistent coaching in either seat.
Identified a finalist with proven turnaround credibility: sitting CEO of a public charter network in the Denver area that she had just guided through a full turnaround and merger.
Narrowed a pool of 2,000 applicants to 27 who advanced to a phone interview, filling both open Regional Superintendent seats with proven turnaround leaders in the same month.
Both candidates brought us proven, CEO-level turnaround experience, exactly the credibility our regions needed. That kind of depth is hard to find on your own, and Stronger met our aggressive timeline.
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