Director of High School Academics

KIPP•Nashville, TN

10d•$80,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Director of High School Academics will serve as a leader on the KIPP Nashville Academics Team, reporting directly to the Chief Academic Officer. This role will oversee the execution of academic strategy, curriculum implementation, instructional leadership, and school improvement efforts across both KIPP Nashville Collegiate and KIPP Antioch Global High Schools. The Director of HS Academics will lead the implementation of the One KIPP curriculum initiative and ensure that all academic programming is aligned to Tennessee graduation requirements and KIPP Nashville’s College and Career Readiness vision. This role is ideal for a systems-level thinker with strong attention to detail, ability to manage multiple complex projects across a range of stakeholders, and a proven ability to drive outcomes at scale.

Requirements

Demonstrated success as a school-level leader, preferably in high school settings.
Experience in instructional leadership, curriculum design, and data-driven decision-making.
Strong desire to create systems of management and accountability to improve quality while simplifying the work for teachers and school leaders
Knowledge of Tennessee high school academic standards, graduation pathways, and assessment systems.
Experience implementing and supporting curriculum adoption and teacher professional development.
Excellent communication, coaching, and project management skills.
Deep commitment to educational equity and belief in the potential of all students.
Keen analytical and problem solving skills
Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
Strong time management and ability to prioritize
Strong judgment and decision-making skills
Flexible and strong ability to manage competing priorities
Goal and deadline-driven
Team-player capable of working both collaboratively and independently
Commitment to the mission of KIPP Nashville

Responsibilities

Own the high school regional academic calendar (including scopes and sequences, assessment calendars, etc.), grading guidance, and quarterly academic deliverables.
Lead school-level data reviews, interim analysis, and end-of-year academic reflection processes.
Own testing design and implementation for all state and national assessments (e.g., TCAP/EOC, ACT, AP, ASVAB, CLEP).
Monitor student performance trends across schools and support action planning to address gaps.
Partner with the Director of Operations and school operations teams on master schedule development, transcript review, and systems for credit accrual and recovery.
Ensure compliance with all academic documentation, grading policies, and promotion/retention standards.
Partner with the Director of KIPP Forward for state accountability reporting on College and Career Readiness (CCR) Data.
Lead the implementation of the KIPP Foundation’s One KIPP ELA and Math curriculum across both high schools, ensuring alignment, fidelity, and impact.
Monitor and evaluate the impact of curriculum adoption through walkthroughs, student work analysis, and outcome data.
Ensure high school course alignment with Tennessee graduation, college entrance, dual enrollment and CTE requirements.
Align school-level academic strategy to regional academic priorities and KIPP Nashville's strategic plan.
Lead the development of high school academic goals and progress monitoring dashboards in partnership with the Head of High Schools and regional Data team.
Create and execute AP development aligned to regional priorities in partnership with the Head of High Schools
Coordinate with relevant stakeholders on the design and execution of regional Professional Development days for the high schools.