Position OverviewWe believe a strong Principal is integral to a school’s success. As we grow to educate more students in Nashville, KIPP Nashville is dedicated to developing our future Principals while providing them with the development and exposure to excel. A member of the KIPP Nashville Principal In Residence program is someone who is interested in becoming a successor principal within the next 1-3 years.This person  will serve on the Leadership Team within an existing KIPP Nashville school and receive personalized development while they advance towards a Principal position.Key Responsibilities & SupportsKIPP Nashville’s Principals In Residence will uphold the following responsibilities at their school:Model and support implementation of the school’s vision and goalsContribute to school-wide planning and prioritizes time to accomplish goalsDevelop emerging leaders with Principal’s guidanceModel strong staff and student culture and manage school-wide character development and behavior management systemsCollaborate with Principal on retaining diverse, highly-effective teachers and school staffBuild own and direct reports’ instructional knowledge of standards, content and instructional methodsDevelop and manage teachers to provide rigorous and high quality instructionPrioritize Principal In Residence’s own success and sustainability by engaging lifelines and renewing to get strongerKIPP Nashville Principals in Residence can expect the following supports:Receive personalized development from KIPP Nashville’s Director of Leadership Development, as well as access to national development opportunities through the KIPP Foundation and excellent school visits.KIPP Nashville believes that the best development and training happens through the 70-20-10 model of leadership development – 70% on-the-job learning, 20% coaching, mentoring and social learning and 10% formal learning. The PIR program is designed with this model in mind.Robust development roadmap to readiness with regular checkpoints and opportunities to reflect, give and receive feedback and plan for development next steps.Eligibility for forthcoming Principal opportunities, identified each Winter.Strong support from KIPP Nashville’s School Support Team for relevant school start-up activities, including but not limited to: student recruitment, staff recruitment, curriculum & assessment planning and marketing.
