2024-25 Middle School Assistant Principal of STEM
Job Description
Position Overview
The Assistant Principal 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 an instructional coach, and through the direct coaching of teachers, the Assistant Principal will focus on maximizing school-wide academic growth and character development. In partnership with the Principal, the Assistant Principal will ensure that teachers and students feel well supported in their daily work. The Assistant Principal has a strong understanding of race and equity, and is passionate about developing teachers to become stronger leaders. This position requires an organized and consistent educator with a concrete vision of excellence, adult leadership experience, the ability to build outstanding relationships with students, teachers, and families, and a talent for building a school culture. The Assistant Principal will report to the Principal.
”Day in the life” responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Student Culture
Engage Families
Instructional Excellence and Management
Growth Mindset
Willing to 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
Other
Qualifications
Required Qualifications:
Desired Qualities
Unwavering commitment to KIPP Nashville’s mission, 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 anti-racist educators for racial equity.
Passionate about data-driven instruction
Excellent communication skills with diverse constituents; clear writer, facilitator and speaker and eagerness to collaborate
Eager to receive, implement and offer feedback
Ability to tackle multiple projects and initiatives at once with a strong sense of organization, prioritization, follow through and results
Experience and demonstrated success teaching students from educationally under-resourced communities (highly preferred)
Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and willingness to go above and beyond
Possesses an excellence reflex, including both a desire and ability to lead others toward a high bar for excellence
Additional Information
Compensation
Salary is competitive, commensurate with experience, and includes benefits. This position is exempt and will work and be compensated according to a 12 month administrative schedule.
Robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance policy options. Application for these benefits may be made immediately upon employment. The policy is effective upon the first of the month following the first day of work.
Certificated staff have access to the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System pension plan(TCRS). Eligible employees contribute 5% and KIPP matches up to 6.81%. Employees may also be eligible for 401k in which KIPP will contribute 5%.
The vacation package for salaried employees includes 29 paid days throughout the 10 month work schedule(including holidays, fall break, thanksgiving break, winter break) as well as summer break. In addition employees in this role are allotted 6 PTO days as well as 10 additional days to take during the summer break. Employees are allotted an additional 2 days after every 2 consecutive years of employment. Eligible staff members receive payment for unused PTO days at the end of the fiscal year.
Adoption/Parental Caregiver Leave- up to 10 weeks parental leave for the primary caregiver and 2 weeks parental leave for the secondary caregiver paid at 100%.
Leaders are provided with laptop computers with access to the internet and or email to assist them in performing their job responsibilities.
Apply online at ** https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/KIPP/nashville** . Please contact ** recruiting@kippnashville.org** with any questions.
KIPP Nashville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual preference, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status.
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