2026-27 Elementary Assistant Principal

KIPP•Nashville, TN

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Assistant Principal assumes the primary responsibility for supporting a school culture that sets high-expectations and empowers students to develop the knowledge, skills, and character traits necessary to pursue a choice-filled life. As an instructional coach, and through the direct coaching of teachers, the Assistant Principal will focus on maximizing school-wide academic growth and character development. In partnership with the Principal, the Assistant Principal will ensure that teachers and students feel well supported in their daily work. The Assistant Principal has a strong understanding of race and equity, and is passionate about developing teachers to become stronger leaders. This position requires an organized and consistent educator with a concrete vision of excellence, adult leadership experience, the ability to build outstanding relationships with students, teachers, and families, and a talent for building a school culture. The Assistant Principal will report to the Principal.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
3+ year(s) of experience as a classroom teacher with a proven record of high achievement
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
Unwavering commitment to KIPP Nashville’s mission, 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 anti-racist educators for racial equity.
Passionate about data-driven instruction
Excellent communication skills with diverse constituents; clear writer, facilitator and speaker and eagerness to collaborate
Eager to receive, implement and offer feedback
Ability to tackle multiple projects and initiatives at once with a strong sense of organization, prioritization, follow through and results
Possesses an excellence reflex, including both a desire and ability to lead others toward a high bar for excellence

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred
Experience and demonstrated success teaching students from educationally under-resourced communities (highly preferred)
Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to go above and beyond

Responsibilities

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)
Act as the first contact for student behavior support that are flagged by teachers
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
Proactively builds and maintains strong relationships with all families beginning in the summer and serves as a model for strong family engagement in the school
Develop ongoing professional learning experiences to build the skill of strong family engagement in staff
Assist teachers to develop strong partnerships with parents by enhancing communications
Work closely with faculty to develop strategic plans to monitor family engagement and act proactively
Design and execute plan for involving parents in students’ academic and character development
Conduct meetings with students and families
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
Lead ongoing parent workshops focused on academics and character
Coach teachers toward development goals related to classroom culture, management and instruction once a week, as well as deliver instructional professional development school-wide
Provide feedback on aims and assessments weekly
Conduct data meetings with teachers after each benchmark assessment, and monitor overall academic progress for students
Assist in writing and revising benchmark assessments
Assist Principal in coordinating and managing state, MAP and interim assessments
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
Perform duties such as monitoring lunch, arrival, dismissal, covering classes, etc.
Carry out any additional daily school duties as decided upon by the Principal
Responsible for school in the Principal’s absence
Ensure effective field lessons, school events, and extracurricular activities
Model school core values and character strengths at all times

Benefits

medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance policy options
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System pension plan (TCRS)
401k
29 paid days throughout the 10 month work schedule (including holidays, fall break, thanksgiving break, winter break) as well as summer break
6 PTO days
10 additional days to take during the summer break
an 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 and 2 weeks parental leave for the secondary caregiver paid at 100%
laptop computers with access to the internet and or email