About KIPP Nashville Public Schools 

KIPP Nashville Public Schools is a network of high-performing, free, open enrollment K-12 schools that has been committed to positively affecting student outcomes in Nashville since 2005. KIPP Nashville is part of the acclaimed KIPP Network, which educates 100,000+ students nationwide and supports students from Kindergarten through college, career and beyond. Through the KIPP Forward program, our team helps students identify their career of highest aspiration and develop the skills and confidence to chase their dreams.
  
KIPP Nashville currently operates 3 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school and we are excited to open our doors to a 2nd high school in 2023. Our student community consists of over 3,000 students in North, East and South Nashville. 94% of our students identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and 26% are identified as diverse learners. We are excited to continue our growth to ensure all students in Nashville have access to an excellent education and the resources necessary to push past any boundaries that may stand in their way.
 
The mission of KIPP Nashville is to, together with families and communities, create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence they need to pursue the paths they choose - college, career and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. If you share in this belief, if you have a proven willingness to do what it takes for students to be their best, if you thrive in an environment that is both collaborative and entrepreneurial, then you are already a KIPPster.

Position Overview

We believe a strong Principal is integral to a school’s success. As we grow to educate more students in Nashville, KIPP Nashville is dedicated to developing our future Principals while providing them with the development and exposure to excel. A KIPP Nashville Principal In Residence is someone who is interested in moving into the following role within the next 1-3 years:

• Open a new KIPP Nashville school as the Founding Principal

• Become the Successor Principal at an existing KIPP Nashville school

The Principal in Residence will serve on the Leadership Team within an existing KIPP Nashville school and receive personalized development while they advance towards a Principal position. In the semester before opening, Founding Principals will have modified responsibilities to support start-up planning.

Key Responsibilities & Supports

KIPP Nashville’s Principals In Residence will uphold the following responsibilities at their school:

• Model and support implementation of the school’s vision and goals

• Contribute to school-wide planning and prioritizes time to accomplish goals

• Develop emerging leaders with Principal’s guidance

• Model strong staff and student culture and manage school-wide character development and behavior management systems

• Collaborate with Principal on retaining diverse, highly-effective teachers and school staff

• Build own and direct reports’ instructional knowledge of standards, content and instructional methods

• Develop and manage teachers to provide rigorous and high quality instruction

• Prioritize Principal In Residence’s own success and sustainability by engaging lifelines and renewing to get stronger

KIPP Nashville Principals in Residence can expect the following supports:

• Receive personalized development from KIPP Nashville’s Regional Leadership Team, as well as access to national development opportunities through the KIPP Foundation and excellent school visits.

• KIPP Nashville believes that the best development and training happens through the 70-20-10 model of leadership development – 70% on-the-job learning, 20% coaching, mentoring and social learning and 10% formal learning. The PIR program is designed with this model in mind.

• Robust development roadmap to readiness with regular checkpoints and opportunities to reflect, give and receive feedback and plan for development next steps.

• Eligibility for forthcoming founding and successor Principal opportunities, identified each Winter.

• Strong support from KIPP Nashville’s School Support Team for relevant school start-up activities, including but not limited to: student recruitment, staff recruitment, curriculum & assessment planning and marketing.

Qualifications:

• Evidence of significant and consistent personal and professional achievement

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred

• 4+ year(s) of experience as a classroom teacher AND

• 2+ year(s) experience leading and/or coaching teachers, including but limited to roles such as Assistant Principal, Principal, Dean of Instruction, Dean of Academics, etc.

Desired Competencies

• Student Focus: Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school’s unique community

• Direction Setting: Ability to set direction for a team and motivate others to action

• Achievement Orientation and Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages

• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives

• Instructional Leadership: Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data

• Instructional Leadership: Expertise in what the  school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students’ knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery; able to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies

• Instructional Leadership: Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies (e.g. make kids sweat, pacing, stretch it, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy

• Relationship Building: Expertise in cultivating relationships and managing a diverse group of stakeholders

• Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes

Desired Characteristics

• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Nashville’s mission, students, families, and community

• Excellent communication skills with diverse constituents; clear writer, facilitator and speaker and eagerness to collaborate

• Demonstrate commitment to continue their professional development individually, eager to offer and respond positively to feedback

• Passionate about data-driven instruction

• Passionate and committed to being a leader for racial justice and equity, and working in an organization committed to anti-racism

• Ability to tackle multiple projects and initiatives at once with a strong sense of organization, prioritization, follow through and results orientation

• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit, be flexible, and willing to go above and beyond to meet the varied needs of students

Salary is competitive, commensurate with experience, and includes benefits. This position will work and be compensated according to a 12 month administrative schedule.

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

KIPP Nashville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual preference, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.