Manager of Elementary Humanities

KIPP Nashville is a network of high-performing public schools that has been committed to creating joyful, academically excellent schools in Nashville since 2005. KIPP Nashville is part of the acclaimed KIPP Network, which educates 100,000 students nation-wide and supports students to college graduation through our KIPP Through College program.

KIPP Nashville currently operates 3 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school. 94% of our 2020 alumni graduated high school with acceptance to college and are projected to complete college at a rate 3x that of their peers. 86% of our students identify as Black or Latinx and 16% are identified as diverse learners. We are excited to continue our growth to ensure all students in Nashville have access to an excellent education.

Our mission is that, 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. If you share this belief, if you have a proven willingness to do what it takes for students to achieve, if you thrive in an environment that is both collaborative and entrepreneurial, then you are already a KIPPster.

Position Overview:

KIPP Nashville is committed to providing a college preparatory humanities education to all students. The Manager of Elementary Humanities plays a critical role in realizing this mission by providing schools with high-quality curriculum materials that are vertically aligned to our middle school curriculum, ensuring that every KIPP Nashville elementary student is ready to matriculate into rigorous middle school humanities courses. The Manager of Elementary Humanities also provides professional development and coaching to regional instructional leaders and teachers. The Manager of Elementary Humanities will report directly to the Director of Elementary Literacy.

Key Responsibilities:

Responsibilities of the Manager of Elementary Humanities include, but are not limited to:

Curriculum Frameworks:

• Build K-4 regional curriculum with scope and sequences, units, and daily aims and culminating tasks:

  • K-4 Shared Reading

  • K-4 Writing

  • K-2 Half-Year Social Studies Course

• Drive K-4 unit launch and lesson study structures, including internalization templates, schedules and protocols for the above.

• Facilitate and support in 3-year rollout plan for regional supports for K-2 Phonics and Word Study

• Determine and execute regional supports for K-2 Small Group Reading, including:

  • mCLASS Analysis direction and coaching, including templates, timelines and action step modeling

  • Creation of and alignment to a shared Small Group Reading rubric

Assessment and Data-Driven Instruction (DDI):

• Publish ES Literacy assessments

• Drive K-4 literacy assessment cycles at the regional level including establishing timelines, communicating school scheduling and instructional goals, and providing SL or AP support in scoring/norming.

• Vet assessments, author assessments, and/or project manage assessment writing for K-4 literacy, including:

  • Shared reading checkpoints

  • Shared reading End of Module assessments

  • Writing On Demand Tasks

• Manage yearly literacy assessment calendars and scope and sequences for the region.

• Prepare data for, and participate in, weekly regional Academic Progress Monitoring meetings

Professional Development

• Facilitate and support summer PD to launch shared vision and build teacher toolkit

• Facilitate and support shared PD calendar during the year to support teacher execution

• Participate in and support facilitation of Instructional Rounds as the calendar allows for APs and Ps

• Co-observe with APs and/or Director of Elementary Literacy at least monthly to drive alignment of execution

Desired Qualifications:

• At least three years of experience teaching elementary humanities courses

• Demonstrated ability to drive student success

• Experience in curriculum support, such as assessment writing and/or scope and sequence management.

• Strong project management skills, organizational skills and attention to detail

• Strong communication and relationship-building skills

• Demonstrated passion for the mission, vision and values of KIPP Nashville; comfort and willingness to actively participate in the KIPP Nashville community

• Bachelor’s degree required

Salary is competitive, commensurate with experience, and includes benefits. This position is exempt and will follow a 12-month administrative schedule.

Apply directly online. 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.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.