Location: KIPP Kirkpatrick Elementary

Salary Range: BA Scale $55,000-$90,000 | MA+ Scale $60,000-$98,000 

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 Pre-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, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools and we are excited to open our doors to one additional elementary school in 2025 in response to strong community demand.

The mission of KIPP Nashville is together with families and communities, we 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. Our core values are GROWTH, TEAM, and SHINE. If you share in these beliefs and values, 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.

Responsibilities of the Instructional Coach will include, but are not limited to:

• Student Culture
  • Work closely with the Principal to establish a loving, structured, and achievement-oriented school culture
  • Facilitate faculty training and support around discipline, relationships, expectations, consistency, and management
  • Coordinate and implement a school-wide discipline system with meaningful incentives and consequences in multi-class settings (i.e. buses, arrival, dismissal, breakfast, lunch, and recess)
  • Conduct regular school culture walkthroughs and audits to help staff maintain a high bar of excellence
  • Problem-solve with students, teachers, and families to improve behavior of individual students over time
• Instructional Excellence and Managemen
  • Provide weekly one-on-one coaching for teachers on classroom culture, management, and instruction.
  • Lead content internalization sessions to deepen instructional knowledge.
  • Deliver school-wide instructional professional development.
  • Provide feedback on aims and assessments weekly
  • Conduct weekly data and planning/internalization meetings with teachers after each benchmark assessment, and monitor overall academic progress for students
  • Internalize and adapt grade-level scopes and sequences as needed.
  • Support the Principal in coordinating and managing state and interim assessments.
  • Knowledgeable about the science of reading and the foundations of literacy. 
  • Strong understanding of the conceptual framework for mathematics. 
• Growth Mindset
  • Willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to change and improvement
  • Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year
• Other
  • Assist with daily school operations, including lunch, arrival, dismissal, and class coverage.
  • Carry out any additional daily school duties as decided upon by the Principal
  • Ensure effective field lessons, school events, and extracurricular activities
  • Model school core values and character strengths at all times
  • Support the behavior support team with behaviors across K-4

Required Experience

• 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 with a proven record of high achievement AND
• 1+ year(s) experience leading and/or coaching teachers, including but limited to roles such as Assistant Principal, Principal, Dean of Instruction, Dean of Academics, Instructional Coach, Teacher Coach, etc.
• Clear understanding of culturally responsive pedagogy and leadership
• Experience teaching or supporting English Language Learners, preferred

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
• 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
• Hold a high bar and high expectations for themselves and others
• Exude professionalism in all areas of the work
• Be able to connect with families in a warm, demanding, and equitable manner

Compensation and Benefits

• KIPP Nashville is committed to offering competitive compensation, providing salaries that are 5% more competitive for individuals with both bachelor's and master's degrees. Starting salary for first year teachers begins at $55,070 for those with a conferred advanced degree begins at $60,695. Salary is commensurate with experience. Staff members typically receive a 2% yearly raise. To establish consistent salary practices, the compensation package is derived from the regional KIPP Nashville Public Schools pay scale. This position is exempt and will follow a 10-month work schedule.
• Robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, supplemental insurance,  and life insurance policy options. Application for these benefits may be made immediately upon employment. The policy is effective upon the first of the month following the first day of work.
• Certificated staff have access to the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System pension plan (TCRS). Eligible employees contribute 5% and KIPP matches up to 6%. Employees may also be eligible for 401k in which KIPP will contribute 5%.
• The vacation package for salaried employees includes 29 paid days throughout the 10 month work schedule (including holidays, fall break, spring break, thanksgiving break, winter break, as well as summer break). In addition employees in this role are allotted 6 PTO days. Employees are allotted an additional 2 days after every 2 consecutive years of employment. Eligible staff members receive payment for unused PTO days at the end of the fiscal year.
• Adoption/Parental Caregiver Leave- up to 10 weeks parental leave for the primary caregiver and 2 weeks parental leave for the secondary caregiver paid at 100%.
• Teachers are provided with laptop computers with access to the internet and or email to assist them in performing their job responsibilities.
• Certificated staff are eligible for the Master Teacher Program after two consecutive years of employment with KIPP Nashville. Master teachers receive a $5,000 stipend and $2,000 towards professional development.

Apply online at https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/KIPP/nashville. Please contact recruiting@kippnashville.org 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.