Teaching at Kinkaid

General Facts

• Sixty-five-acre campus in residential Houston
• Plant valued at $62.9 million
• Endowment of $86.5 million (7/31/12)
• Three libraries
• A 57,000 sq. ft. Lower School opened in January 2001
• A 60,000 sq. ft. Performing Arts Building, including a 780-seat theatre, opened Fall 2002
• Center for Student Life, Fine Arts, and Administration opened Fall 2003
• Active and supportive parent body
• Excellent athletic facilities, including three gymnasia and fitness center
• The Kinkaid Backyard, on-campus environmental education center
• State-of-the-art Ethernet network with fiber optic backbone
• Approximately 1000 desktop and laptop computers, 99% of them Macs, for daily use by students, faculty, and staff, 130 ceiling mounted projectors, and 98 mounted Promethean boards

The Faculty

The Kinkaid faculty consists of 195 women and men, educated throughout the United States and in several foreign countries.  Faculty, in addition to teaching, serve as advisors to students and sponsors of an extracurricular student club or organization.  There also is the opportunity to coach interscholastic athletics in a variety of sports at all levels of competition.  The Kinkaid School encourages applications from candidates of all races and cultures.

• Average years of experience: 19
• 62% hold advanced degrees
• $156,000 for faculty professional development in 2012-2013
• Teacher salary range (2012-2013): $48,000 - $104,400 (median:  $68,800)

Students and Programs

Students at The Kinkaid School are distinguished by their ability to do rigorous academic work while engaging in rich extracurricular activities in the arts and athletics.  Art and music are emphasized in all three divisions, and competitive athletic opportunities abound for students in the Middle and Upper Schools.  Middle and Upper School students engage in a variety of community service projects, and an Honor Code is in effect in the Upper School.  The Kinkaid community emphasizes character: honesty, responsibility, respect, and kindness.

• 9.6:1 student-to-teacher ratio
• Outstanding performance groups in band, chorus, dance, drama, and orchestra. Many students receive regional and national recognition. Varsity and junior varsity athletics in baseball (b), basketball, cheerleading, cross country, field hockey (g), football (b), golf, karate, lacrosse, soccer, softball (g), swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and wrestling (b). Kinkaid teams and athletes gain regional and national recognition
• Courses in photography, debate, and journalism
• Active student government in Lower and Middle Schools and student-faculty Governing Council in Upper School
• Student publications:  literary magazines and yearbooks in Middle and Upper Schools and a newspaper in the Upper School
• Community service clubs:  American Field Service, Amnesty International, Kinkaid Organization for Community Involvement, SHADES (support for students of color)
• Upper School January Term offering a wide selection of courses, travel opportunities, community service, cultural programs, and senior internships
• The Wells Fellow and Papadopoulos Programs, bringing to campus outstanding speakers and scholars from many fields (e.g., John McPhee, James Michener, Barbara Jordan, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Ken Burns, Jane Goodall, David Brooks)
• The Authors Series annually brings to campus two or more outstanding writers or illustrators of children's books (e.g., Eric Carle, Madeline L'Engle)
• In the class of 2013, 34 students (26%) recognized by the National Merit Corporation, including 7 Semifinalists and 30 Commended Scholars
• Of 511 Advanced Placement tests taken in 2012, 75% grades of 4 or 5 and 94% 3 or higher
• Mean SAT I scores for class of 2012:  641 reading, 656 mathematics, 651 writing
• Students attend a variety of the most competitive colleges and universities across the nation.