2026-27 Middle School Multilingual Teacher

KIPP • Nashville, TN

4d • $56,171 - $100,974 • Onsite

About The Position

KIPP Nashville Public Schools is seeking a Middle School Multilingual Teacher for the 2026-27 school year. This role is crucial in supporting students acquiring the English language and ensuring compliance with Individualized Learning Plans (ILPs). The ML Teacher will collaborate with Lead Teachers and General Education teachers to provide direct services, adapt instruction, and monitor student progress. KIPP Nashville is a network of high-performing, free, open-enrollment K-12 schools committed to academic excellence and preparing students for college, career, and beyond. Our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence they need to pursue the paths they choose, so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. We operate 4 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools, educating over 3,000 students in the Nashville metropolitan area.

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 a 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 meet the needs of multilingual students.
• Provide a variety of Direct Services such as: ELD Sheltered, Content Based Instruction, Structured English Instruction, and other TNDOE approved Service Models.
• 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.
• Work with General Education teachers to 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 (including, but not limited to WIDA screener and WIDA ACCESS, TNReady, and other content assessments).
• Create and maintain ILPs for all ML students and former ML students.
• Track transitional students (T1-T2) who have already exited to monitor growth or reassess services.
• Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of individual students in accordance with their ILPs and grade level expectations.
• Use progress-monitoring tools to analyze student results for the purpose of modifying and adjusting strategies and programming.
• Provide students with daily feedback on mastery performance in character and academics.
• 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’s 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 off (including holidays, fall break, spring break, Thanksgiving break, winter break, summer break)
• 6 PTO days
• Additional 2 days of PTO 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
• 2 weeks parental leave for the secondary caregiver
• Laptop computers with internet and/or email access

What This Job Offers

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