Elementary Assistant Principal of Student Support Services
Listed on 2026-01-22
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Education / Teaching
School Counselor, Education Administration, Special Needs / Learning Disabilities, School Principal
Elementary Assistant Principal of Student Support Services (Immediate)
- Full-time
- Grade Level: Elementary
- Subject:
Special Education - Start Date:
Immediate opening
Salary Range: $80,600-$100,181
Location: KIPP Global Elementary School
About KIPP Nashville Public Schools
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.
The Assistant Principal of Student Support Services will be responsible for managing and coaching support services teachers and interventionists, managing related services, leading the Response to Intervention (RTI) program, providing professional development and resources to all staff in the areas of Special Education, intervention, and teaching English Language Learners. Additionally, this role will serve as a member of the School Leadership Team.
Each school-based AP of Student Support Services will work closely with the Director of Student Support Services and Manager of English Learner Support Services, roles on KIPP Nashville’s School Support Team.
Management of Student Support Services
- Manage and coach Special Education Teachers to ensure all IEP goals are met and that we close the achievement gap between students with disabilities and general education students.
- Ensure compliance with all special education and ELL laws and regulations, including managing IEP caseloads as needed.
- Oversee a comprehensive Response to Intervention program (management of the program can be done by an interventionist, but oversight is provided by the Dean of Student Support Services)
- Manage and coach interventionists and ELL teachers to ensure effective instruction
- Ensure all ELL students have an ILP that is updated quarterly by EL certified staff.
- Manage all related service providers, including OT, PT, Speech/Language, psychologists, the nurse, and contracted ABA support
- Create testing accommodations and alternative assessment schedules and oversee that all students requiring testing accommodations receive them consistently.
- Works with the Dean of Students to create behavior RTI plans, oversee and advise on discipline for students with disabilities.
- Plan, implement, and provide ongoing professional development and feedback to all staff, focusing on differentiation and supporting students with varying needs
- Conduct classroom observations with other Assistant Principals with a specific focus on improving access, growth and achievement of students with special needs and English Language Learners
- Organize summer training and weekly professional development days in coordination with the Principal and other Assistant Principals
- Conduct classroom observations and follow-up with targeted feedback to special education teachers and interventionists to increase efficacy of instruction
- Conduct weekly one on one conversations with direct reports, including time for relationship…
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