2026-27 Elementary Multilingual Learner Teacher

About the role

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.

Job Description

The “day in the life” responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Manage a caseload for students acquiring the English language and provide Direct Services to those students.
• Provide critical guidance to Lead Teachers to ensure that all staff are complying with Individualized Learning Plans and meeting the needs of multilingual students.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to answer questions, provide strategies and supports, as needed, give input for Individualized learning plans, collaborate on lesson plans, and track student progress towards student’s ILP goals.
• Adapt and differentiate weekly lesson plans, assessments and homework to meet individual student goals.
• Identify and screen qualifying multilingual students using the Universal WIDA Screener or W-APT.
• Create and maintain Individualized Learning Plans (ILP) for all ML students and former ML students.
• Administer and implement accommodations for relevant assessments (including, but not limited to WIDA screener and WIDA ACCESS, TNReady, and other content assessments).
• Track transitional students (T1-T2) who have already exited to monitor growth or reassess services.
• Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of individual students.
• Analyze student results for the purpose of modifying and adjusting strategies and programming.
• Provide students with daily feedback on mastery performance in character and academics and plan for individual learning needs.
• Demonstrate strong pedagogy.
• Work collaboratively with your school team and those across KIPP Nashville.
• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents and share progress.
• Be available for open houses, parent teacher conferences and other events involving parents.
• Develop positive rapport with students.
• Create and foster a positive and calm learning environment.
• Enforce, uphold, and exhibit school values, student management policies and culture.
• Pursue challenging professional goals each year.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Valid Tennessee teaching license with English as a Second Language Pre-K-12 (490) endorsement OR proof of enrollment in a job-embedded Educator Preparation Program
• Conferred Bachelor’s degree
• Pass Criminal Background Check

Additional Information

Compensation and Benefits:

• Starting salary for first year teachers begins at $55,070; those with a conferred advanced degree begins at $60,695. Salary is commensurate with experience. Staff members receive up to a 2% yearly raise. To establish consistent salary practices, the compensation package is derived from the regional KIPP Nashville Public Schools pay scale.
• A robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, supplemental insurance, 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%. 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, spring break, Thanksgiving break, winter break, as well as summer break. In addition, employees in this role are allotted 6 PTO days. 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%.
• Teachers are provided with laptop computers with access to the internet and/or email to assist them in performing their job responsibilities.
• Certificated staff are eligible for the Master Teacher Program after two consecutive years of employment with KIPP Nashville. Master teachers receive a $5,000 stipend and $2,000 towards professional development.

Contact Information

To apply, please visit this link. For any questions, please contact [email protected].

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.