2026-27 Elementary Multilingual Learner Teacher

KIPP Nashville Public Schools•Nashville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The ML Teacher will manage a caseload for students acquiring the English language and provide Direct Services to those students. The ML Teacher will provide critical guidance to Lead Teachers to ensure that all staff are complying with Individualized Learning Plans and meeting the needs of multilingual students. The ML Teacher will provide a variety of Direct Services such as: ELD Sheltered, Content Based Instruction, Structured English Instruction, and other TNDOE approved Service Models, depending on school and student needs. They will meet with general education teachers to answer questions, provide strategies and supports, give input for Individualized learning plans, collaborate on lesson plans, and track student progress towards student’s ILP goals. They will also work with General Education teachers to adapt and differentiate weekly lesson plans, assessments and homework to meet individual student goals. The role involves identifying and screening qualifying multilingual students using the Universal WIDA Screener or W-APT, using data to create and monitor Individualized Learning Plans (ILP), ensuring compliance with federal, state and district ML regulations, and following KIPP: Nashville Developed processes for entering and exiting students into services. Additionally, the ML Teacher will administer and implement accommodations for relevant assessments (including, but not limited to WIDA screener and WIDA ACCESS, TNReady, and other content assessments) and create and maintain ILPs for all ML students and former ML students, tracking transitional students (T1-T2) who have already exited to monitor growth or reassess services. The role also includes curriculum development and instruction, planning and using appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of individual students, using progress-monitoring tools to analyze student results for the purpose of modifying and adjusting strategies and programming, using data to inform instructional decisions, and providing students with daily feedback on mastery performance in character and academics and planning for individual learning needs. The ML Teacher will demonstrate strong pedagogy and work collaboratively with their school team and those across KIPP Nashville, helping to develop school-wide culture that best fits the needs of students, teachers, and families. They will attend and participate in all staff meetings and communicate openly with staff, develop positive rapport with students, and create and foster a positive and calm learning environment, while enforcing, upholding, and exhibiting school values, student management policies, and culture. Establishing and maintaining strong communication lines with all parents and sharing progress is crucial, as is being available for open houses, parent-teacher conferences, and other events involving parents, and making oneself available to students, parents, and other staff members. The role requires pursuing challenging professional goals each year, being willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues to create a professional working atmosphere conducive to change and improvement, and participating in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year.

Requirements

Valid Tennessee teaching license with English as a Second Language Pre-K-12 (490) endorsement 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 (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

Manage a caseload for students acquiring the English language and provide Direct Services.
Provide critical guidance to Lead Teachers to ensure compliance with Individualized Learning Plans and meeting the needs of multilingual students.
Provide Direct Services such as ELD Sheltered, Content Based Instruction, Structured English Instruction, and other TNDOE approved Service Models.
Meet with general education teachers to provide strategies, supports, and input for Individualized learning plans.
Collaborate on lesson plans and track student progress towards ILP goals.
Adapt and differentiate weekly lesson plans, assessments, and homework to meet individual student goals.
Identify and screen qualifying multilingual students using the Universal WIDA Screener or W-APT.
Use data to create and monitor Individualized Learning Plans (ILP).
Ensure compliance with federal, state, and district ML regulations.
Follow KIPP: Nashville Developed processes for entering and exiting students into services.
Administer and implement accommodations for relevant assessments.
Create and maintain ILPs for all ML students and former ML students.
Track transitional students (T1-T2) to monitor growth or reassess services.
Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment.
Use progress-monitoring tools to analyze student results and adjust strategies.
Use data to inform instructional decisions.
Provide students with daily feedback on mastery performance and plan for individual learning needs.
Demonstrate strong pedagogy.
Work collaboratively with school teams and across KIPP Nashville.
Help develop school-wide culture.
Attend and participate in all staff meetings and communicate openly.
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 parents.
Be available for open houses, parent-teacher conferences, and other parent events.
Make oneself available to students, parents, and other staff members.
Pursue challenging professional goals each year.
Offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues.
Participate in school-wide and individual professional development.

Benefits

Medical insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Disability insurance
Supplemental insurance
Life insurance policy options
Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System pension plan (TCRS)
401k
Laptop computers with access to the internet and or email
Master Teacher Program stipend ($5,000) and professional development funds ($2,000) after two consecutive years of employment
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%
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