2026-27 College and Career Readiness Teacher at KIPP Nashville Collegiate High School

KIPP • Nashville, TN

13d • Onsite

About The Position

KIPP Nashville Public Schools is seeking a dedicated College and Career Readiness Teacher for the 2026-27 school year. This role is crucial in preparing students for their post-secondary paths, whether that be college, career, or other endeavors. The teacher will be responsible for developing and implementing engaging curriculum, fostering a positive classroom environment, and collaborating with colleagues, families, and the wider KIPP Nashville community. KIPP Nashville is committed to providing joyful, academically excellent education to students from educationally under-resourced communities, with a mission to equip students with the skills and confidence needed to pursue their chosen paths and build a more just world. The school network currently operates multiple elementary, middle, and high schools and is expanding in response to community demand.

Requirements

• Valid Tennessee teaching license OR proof of enrollment in a job-embedded Educator Preparation Program
• Conferred Bachelor’s degree
• Pass Criminal Background Check

Nice To Haves

• Commitment to working with students from educationally under-resourced communities (highly preferred)
• Experience and demonstrated success teaching students from educationally under-resourced communities (highly preferred)
• At least two years of teaching experience in Math or ELA (preferred)
• Passionate about data-driven instruction
• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Nashville’s mission, core values, students, families, and community
• Demonstrates excitement in growing students into their highest selves and believes that providing students with an excellent education is our largest lever as educators to wholly improve student outcomes
• Eagerness to collaborate and problem-solve with a variety of stakeholders
• Demonstrate commitment to continue their professional development individually
• Demonstrates excitement in growing students into their highest selves

Responsibilities

• Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of individual students.
• Use progress-monitoring tools to analyze student results for the purpose of modifying and adjusting strategies and programming.
• Use data to inform instructional decisions.
• Provide students with daily feedback on mastery performance in character and academics and plan for individual learning needs.
• Demonstrate strong pedagogy.
• Work collaboratively with your school team and those across KIPP Nashville.
• Help develop school-wide culture that best fits the needs of our students, teachers and families.
• Attend and participate in all staff meetings and communicate openly with staff.
• Develop positive rapport with students.
• Create and foster a positive and calm learning environment.
• Enforce, uphold, and exhibit school values, student management policies and culture.
• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents and share progress.
• Be available for open houses, parent teacher conferences and other events involving parents.
• Make oneself available to students, parents and other staff members.
• Pursue challenging professional goals each year.
• 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.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Supplemental insurance
• Life insurance policy options
• Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (TCRS) pension plan
• 401k
• 29 paid days throughout the 10-month work schedule (including holidays, fall break, spring break, Thanksgiving break, winter break, as well as summer break)
• 6 PTO days
• Additional 2 days after every 2 consecutive years of employment
• Payment for unused PTO days at the end of the fiscal year
• Up to 10 weeks parental leave for the primary caregiver paid at 100%
• Up to 2 weeks parental leave for the secondary caregiver paid at 100%
• Laptop computers with access to the internet and/or email
• Master Teacher Program eligibility after two consecutive years of employment (includes $5,000 stipend and $2,000 towards professional development annually)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level