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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 a KIPPster.
ABOUT THE ROLE
KIPP Nashville Public Schools is committed to providing a college-preparatory foundational literacy education to all students, and operating in line with the national ONE KIPP strategy to drive foundational literacy achievement. The Director of Foundational Skills and Intervention plays a critical role in realizing this mission by providing schools with high-quality curriculum and assessment materials that are vertically aligned across grade levels and aligned with the national KIPP network best practices, ensuring that every KIPP Nashville student is ready to matriculate into rigorous high school foundational literacy courses.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities of the Director of Foundational Skills and Intervention include, but are not limited to:
Vision Setting:
- Invest leaders, teachers, students, and families in KIPP Nashville’s foundational literacy vision
- Set the vision for KIPP Nashville’s K-12 intervention, inclusive of universal screening, progress monitoring, and tiered intervention
- In collaboration with regional academic leaders and school-based leaders, continually refine KIPP Nashville’s vision for academic excellence
Strategic Planning:
- Set the intervention strategy for K-12 intervention (Math and English Language Arts)
- Build investment from Principals, Assistant Principals (APs), and teachers around what excellence looks like in intervention (e.g. scheduling guidelines; data-driven method for group creation; block flow for each tier; progress monitoring cadence and expectations, etc.)
- Ensure teachers are well-trained and supported in any intervention curriculum
- Ensure alignment to the vision and ONE KIPP through fidelity check observations
Curriculum Frameworks:
- Internalize the foundational literacy curriculum materials and assessments
- Create and support the roll-out plan of regional supports for the foundational literacy curriculum
- Create and manage the foundational literacy curricula, including scope and sequences, daily aims, and lesson resources
- Ensure curriculum alignment to TN state standards
- Set the progress monitoring vision for foundational literacy, including testing calendar
- Collaborate with the Director of K-8 Literacy, K-8 Math, and Director of Student Support Services to ensure vertical alignment and a cohesive instructional approach
Assessment and Data-Driven Instruction:
- Organize and execute universal screeners and benchmark testing for DIBELS and iReady, ensuring strong completion across the region
- Analyze assessment data and use it to drive action with APs through various stakeholder meetings
- Prepare data for, and participate in, regional Academic Progress Monitoring meetings
- Support teachers and leaders in analyzing assessment data
Professional Development:
- Plan and lead summer Professional Development (PD) to launch shared vision and build teacher toolkit
- Plan and lead shared PD during the year to support ongoing teacher execution
- Set the vision for foundational literacy internalizations, including protocols and schedules
- Co-observe with APs at least bi-monthly to drive alignment of execution
- Observe instructional practices in schools to identify and address curriculum design and professional development gaps
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Master’s degree in education and/or foundational literacy education preferred
- Minimum 4 years exemplary foundational literacy teaching experience with strong student achievement results
- Minimum 2 years exemplary, full-time teacher coaching and adult management experience
- Minimum 2 years curriculum development and management
- Minimum 2 years managing universal screening and tiers of intervention
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to drive a vision across multiple stakeholder groups
- Experience planning and leading engaging and effective professional development for adults
- Experience in curriculum support, such as assessment writing and/or scope and sequence management
- Strong project management skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
- Experience with Reading Mastery (preferred)
- Excellent communicator, who can work with internal and external stakeholders
Desired Characteristics:
- Keen analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong time management and ability to prioritize
- Strong judgment and decision-making skills
- Flexible and strong ability to manage competing priorities
- Goal and deadline-driven
- Team player capable of working both collaboratively and independently
- Commitment to the mission of KIPP Nashville
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Compensation
Starting Salary is $80,000 - $120,000 based on experience. Our comprehensive compensation package includes life insurance and long-term disability coverage provided by KIPP Nashville, voluntary medical and dental plans, in addition to retirement benefits and an annual salary increase. To establish equitable salary practices, the compensation package is derived from the regional KIPP Nashville Public Schools pay scale. This position is exempt and will follow a 12-month schedule.
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.
INTRODUCTION
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 a KIPPster.
ABOUT THE ROLE
KIPP Nashville Public Schools is committed to providing a college-preparatory foundational literacy education to all students, and operating in line with the national ONE KIPP strategy to drive foundational literacy achievement. The Director of Foundational Skills and Intervention plays a critical role in realizing this mission by providing schools with high-quality curriculum and assessment materials that are vertically aligned across grade levels and aligned with the national KIPP network best practices, ensuring that every KIPP Nashville student is ready to matriculate into rigorous high school foundational literacy courses.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Responsibilities of the Director of Foundational Skills and Intervention include, but are not limited to:
Vision Setting:
- Invest leaders, teachers, students, and families in KIPP Nashville’s foundational literacy vision
- Set the vision for KIPP Nashville’s K-12 intervention, inclusive of universal screening, progress monitoring, and tiered intervention
- In collaboration with regional academic leaders and school-based leaders, continually refine KIPP Nashville’s vision for academic excellence
Strategic Planning:
- Set the intervention strategy for K-12 intervention (Math and English Language Arts)
- Build investment from Principals, Assistant Principals (APs), and teachers around what excellence looks like in intervention (e.g. scheduling guidelines; data-driven method for group creation; block flow for each tier; progress monitoring cadence and expectations, etc.)
- Ensure teachers are well-trained and supported in any intervention curriculum
- Ensure alignment to the vision and ONE KIPP through fidelity check observations
Curriculum Frameworks:
- Internalize the foundational literacy curriculum materials and assessments
- Create and support the roll-out plan of regional supports for the foundational literacy curriculum
- Create and manage the foundational literacy curricula, including scope and sequences, daily aims, and lesson resources
- Ensure curriculum alignment to TN state standards
- Set the progress monitoring vision for foundational literacy, including testing calendar
- Collaborate with the Director of K-8 Literacy, K-8 Math, and Director of Student Support Services to ensure vertical alignment and a cohesive instructional approach
Assessment and Data-Driven Instruction:
- Organize and execute universal screeners and benchmark testing for DIBELS and iReady, ensuring strong completion across the region
- Analyze assessment data and use it to drive action with APs through various stakeholder meetings
- Prepare data for, and participate in, regional Academic Progress Monitoring meetings
- Support teachers and leaders in analyzing assessment data
Professional Development:
- Plan and lead summer Professional Development (PD) to launch shared vision and build teacher toolkit
- Plan and lead shared PD during the year to support ongoing teacher execution
- Set the vision for foundational literacy internalizations, including protocols and schedules
- Co-observe with APs at least bi-monthly to drive alignment of execution
- Observe instructional practices in schools to identify and address curriculum design and professional development gaps
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Desired Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Master’s degree in education and/or foundational literacy education preferred
- Minimum 4 years exemplary foundational literacy teaching experience with strong student achievement results
- Minimum 2 years exemplary, full-time teacher coaching and adult management experience
- Minimum 2 years curriculum development and management
- Minimum 2 years managing universal screening and tiers of intervention
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to drive a vision across multiple stakeholder groups
- Experience planning and leading engaging and effective professional development for adults
- Experience in curriculum support, such as assessment writing and/or scope and sequence management
- Strong project management skills, organizational skills, and attention to detail
- Experience with Reading Mastery (preferred)
- Excellent communicator, who can work with internal and external stakeholders
Desired Characteristics:
- Keen analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Strong time management and ability to prioritize
- Strong judgment and decision-making skills
- Flexible and strong ability to manage competing priorities
- Goal and deadline-driven
- Team player capable of working both collaboratively and independently
- Commitment to the mission of KIPP Nashville
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Compensation
Starting Salary is $80,000 - $120,000 based on experience. Our comprehensive compensation package includes life insurance and long-term disability coverage provided by KIPP Nashville, voluntary medical and dental plans, in addition to retirement benefits and an annual salary increase. To establish equitable salary practices, the compensation package is derived from the regional KIPP Nashville Public Schools pay scale. This position is exempt and will follow a 12-month schedule.
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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How to Get Visa Sponsorship in KIPP Nashville Public Schools H-1B Visa Sponsorship Jobs USA
Target roles that require specialized subject expertise
KIPP Nashville is most likely to sponsor H-1B visas for teachers and instructional staff in high-need subjects like STEM, special education, or bilingual education, where the specialty occupation requirement is clearly satisfied by your degree field.
Align your credentials to the specialty occupation standard
H-1B eligibility in education hinges on your role requiring a specific bachelor's degree or higher. Prepare documentation showing your degree field directly corresponds to the subject you'll teach or the instructional role you'll hold at KIPP Nashville.
Engage early in the hiring cycle
KIPP Nashville typically recruits teachers ahead of the school year. Starting your application in winter or early spring gives the school enough runway to process an H-1B petition well before your intended start date.
Confirm sponsorship willingness before investing in the process
Not every open role at KIPP Nashville comes with H-1B sponsorship. Ask directly during initial conversations whether the specific position is eligible. Migrate Mate surfaces verified sponsors so you can filter by real sponsorship history before applying.
Demonstrate mission alignment throughout your application
Charter schools like KIPP Nashville weigh cultural and mission fit heavily. Applicants who clearly connect their background to KIPP's college-preparatory model are more likely to move forward, which makes the sponsorship conversation easier to have.
Understand the employer's H-1B cost obligations upfront
KIPP Nashville bears the mandatory filing fees for an H-1B petition. Knowing this helps you frame the sponsorship ask professionally, and reassures hiring managers familiar with the process that you understand what you're asking them to undertake.
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Does KIPP Nashville Public Schools sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes, KIPP Nashville Public Schools does sponsor H-1B visas. Sponsorship is selective and generally reserved for roles where a specific degree field is required, such as specialized teaching positions or instructional leadership. If you're applying, confirm sponsorship availability for the specific role during early conversations with the hiring team.
Which roles at KIPP Nashville are most likely to receive H-1B sponsorship?
H-1B sponsorship at KIPP Nashville is most common for classroom teaching positions in subjects that require a degree in a specific field, such as mathematics, science, or special education. Instructional support and curriculum roles with clear specialty occupation qualifications may also be considered. Administrative and generalist positions are less likely to qualify.
How do I navigate the H-1B application process at KIPP Nashville Public Schools?
Once KIPP Nashville extends an offer with sponsorship, your employer initiates the H-1B petition through USCIS, including a Labor Condition Application filed with the Department of Labor. You'll need to provide educational credentials, transcripts, and documentation tying your degree to the specific role. Working with an immigration attorney, which KIPP Nashville typically arranges, keeps the process on track.
How long does H-1B sponsorship take at KIPP Nashville Public Schools?
Standard H-1B processing through USCIS takes several months from filing to approval. Because KIPP Nashville follows a school-year calendar, timing matters significantly. Applying early in the recruitment cycle, ideally by late winter, gives the school enough lead time to file before your target start date. Premium processing is available to shorten USCIS review to a matter of weeks if needed.
How do I find H-1B jobs at KIPP Nashville Public Schools as an international applicant?
Start by identifying open roles on KIPP Nashville's careers page and filtering for positions that match your degree field. Migrate Mate is a useful resource for international job seekers because it surfaces employers with verified H-1B sponsorship histories, helping you prioritize where to apply. When you reach the interview stage at KIPP Nashville, raise your visa status early so there are no surprises.
What is the prevailing wage for H-1B jobs at KIPP Nashville Public Schools?
H-1B employers must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is determined when they file the Labor Condition Application with the Department of Labor. The rate is based on the role, location, and experience level, and ensures international hires are paid comparably to U.S. workers in the same position. You can look up prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the DOL's OFLC Wage Search tool.
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