Vice President of Visual and Performing Arts

JOB TITLE:

Vice President of Visual & Performing Arts

REPORTS TO:

Chief Academic Officer

JOB SUMMARY:

LEAD Public Schools seeks a visionary, entrepreneurial, and student-centered Vice President of Visual & Performing Arts to develop and lead a comprehensive vision for arts education across LEAD Public Schools. As LEAD continues to strengthen the educational experiences available to students, the Vice President of Visual & Performing Arts will have a unique opportunity to build and expand high-quality arts programming from the ground up.

While LEAD currently has limited visual and performing arts programming, Nashville offers an extraordinary environment in which to imagine what is possible. The Vice President will assess existing programs and resources, establish a long-term strategy for arts education, strengthen instructional quality, and identify opportunities to expand student access to meaningful artistic experiences.

• Develop and lead a network-wide vision and multi-year strategy for visual and performing arts at LEAD Public Schools.

• Assess existing programming, staffing, resources, facilities, and student participation to identify opportunities for strategic growth.

• Develop and implement a roadmap for expanding high-quality arts programming based on student interests, school needs, available resources, and sustainability.

• Establish clear standards for high-quality arts programming aligned with LEAD’s academic vision.

• Build sustainable systems and structures that support the long-term growth of arts programming across the network.

• Provide instructional leadership, coaching, and professional development to visual and performing arts educators.

• Support the development and implementation of rigorous, engaging arts curricula aligned with Tennessee standards and LEAD’s instructional expectations.

• Partner with school leaders to monitor instructional quality and support the continued development of arts educators.

• Establish measures of program quality, student participation, artistic growth, and overall effectiveness.

• Expand student access to performances, exhibitions, competitions, workshops, master classes, and other authentic artistic experiences.

• Develop network-wide opportunities to showcase and celebrate student creativity and artistic achievement.

• Create pathways for students to pursue advanced artistic interests and opportunities.

• Ensure student voice and equitable access inform the development and expansion of arts programming.

• Build strategic partnerships with Nashville’s artists, arts organizations, cultural institutions, colleges and universities, and creative industries.

• Develop partnerships that connect students with mentors, guest artists, performances, workshops, internships, and other enrichment experiences.

• Identify grants, sponsor ships, donations, artist residencies, and other external resources to support program growth.

• Serve as an ambassador for LEAD’s visual and performing arts programs throughout the Nashville community.

• Develop annual priorities, measurable goals, budgets, and implementation plans for visual and performing arts programming.

• Partner with school and network leaders to address staffing, scheduling, facilities, equipment, technology, and other program needs.

• Manage arts-related resources and identify external funding opportunities to support program growth.

• Monitor participation, outcomes, and stakeholder feedback to guide continuous improvement and future investments.

• Build scalable and sustainable systems that support the long-term growth of successful arts…