Head of Schools
Listed on 2026-10-11
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Education / Teaching
Education Administration, Professional Development -
Management
Education Administration, Professional Development
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.
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.
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 a KIPPster.
Job DescriptionPosition Overview
The Head of Schools (HOS) is a senior leader at KIPP Nashville, contributing to fulfilling KIPP Nashville’s ambition in meaningful ways. The HOS drives student outcomes through vision casting, program design and leadership, and Principal and leader management. The HOS is an expert at school leadership and understands instruction, academic operations, believes in family engagement, and has experience building strong school culture with staff and students.
The HOS reports to the Chief of Schools and will guide, support and lead a cohort of Principals.
Principal Management & Training
- Manage, supervise, and evaluate a cohort of Principals to drive towards school improvement initiatives and regional results.
- Provide differentiated management and coaching support to Principals and as a group across the breadth of competencies, including (but not limited to):
- Instructional knowledge
- Teacher and Assistant Principal coaching/development
- School culture and operational management
- Staff culture and management
- Family engagement
- Time management/effective planning & prioritization
- Effectively and regularly evaluate school, Principal, and School Leadership Team (SLT) strengths and needs
- Analyze and respond to school-wide data and be equipped to report findings out to the region and to support interventions
- Design and execute Principal and Assistant Principal training and professional development, in partnership with the Chief of Schools, Chief Academic Officer and Academic Team members
- Create tools and exemplars to support Principal execution – on boarding materials, AP coaching materials, SLT…
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