Director of College and Career Readiness

2026-27 Director of College and Career Readiness

• Full-time
• Subject:
  College and Career Readiness
• Start Date:
  
  Next year opening

About KIPP Nashville Public Schools

KIPP Nashville Public Schools is a network of high-performing, free, open-enrollment K-12 schools that has been committed to positively affecting student outcomes in Nashville since 2005. KIPP Nashville is part of the acclaimed KIPP Network, which educates 100,000+ students nationwide and supports students from Pre-Kindergarten through college, career and beyond. Through the KIPP Forward program, our team helps students identify their career of highest aspiration and develop the skills and confidence to chase their dreams.

KIPP Nashville currently operates 4 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools and educates over 3,000 students in the Nashville metropolitan area.

The mission of KIPP Nashville is together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence they need to pursue the paths they choose - college, career and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. Our core values are GROWTH, TEAM, and SHINE. If you share in these beliefs and values, if you have a proven willingness to do what it takes for students to be their best, if you thrive in an environment that is both collaborative and entrepreneurial, then you are already aKIPPster.

The Director of College and Career Counseling 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 a college and career coach, the DCCC will drive the school wide plan, alongside the Principal and Assistant Principals, regarding grade point average and standardized testing goals and programming in support of postsecondary planning.

Responsibilities of the Director of College and Career Counseling will include, but are not limited to:

College and Career Knowledge and Skills

Maintain current knowledge on policies and updates on postsecondary education, financial aid, and special populations (undocumented students, students with special needs, IEPs) and share implications and changes that impact our students

Be knowledgeable to advise and coach all students, including all postsecondary pathways and students with unique circumstances through the postsecondary planning and application process

Create access to postsecondary resources and opportunities available to support underrepresented populations

Organize family engagement workshops related to postsecondary education options

Team Management

Develop an inclusive, positive, and effective team culture by developing ambitious team goals, building the team’s competencies

Create a collaborative team with consistent communication with key stakeholders, teammates, and families

Directly manager junior and senior college and career teachers, supporting with:

Lesson planning, lesson internalization and execution, and classroom management

Student postsecondary guidance, coaching, and goal setting to define success for the semester/year and beyond

Conduct weekly one-on-one check-ins with direct reports and participate in weekly one-on-one check-ins with the Principal and the Director of KIPP Forward along with mid-year and end-of-year evaluations

Progress monitor all postsecondary access goals

Oversee KIPP Forward campus team expenditures

Data Management

Maintain constant and consistent communication on the data progress of students with key stakeholders including but not limited to: KIPP Foundation, College personnel, CBOs, Career Partners, school and regional leadership, and state leadership, along with students and families

Plan and lead cyclical data at Monthly Match Meetings with leadership to compare progress against milestones, assess areas for improvement and adjust plans to achieve intended outcomes

Set up, utilize, train, and support counselors with various student management platforms to track, progress monitor, and submit student data, including, but not limited to Salesforce, Overgrad,…