2026-27 Middle School Assistant Principal of Culture

Company Description

Location: KIPP Nashville College Prep Middle School

Salary Range: $80,000 - $105,000

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 3 elementary schools, 4 middle schools, and 2 high schools and we are excited to open our doors to our 4th elementary school in August 2025 in response to strong community demand.

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 this belief 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.

Position Overview
The Assistant Principal of Culture assumes primary responsibility for the culture of the school, facilitating the development of student character and ensuring a positive and structured environment that creates the conditions for accelerated learning.  This position requires an organized and consistent educator with a concrete vision of excellence, adult leadership experience, the ability to build outstanding relationships with stakeholders, and a talent for inspiring children to high expectations. This position is an opportunity to play a significant role in founding an institution focused on academic achievement, character, and college-readiness. 

Job Description

Responsibilities of the Assistant Principal of Culture will include, but are not limited to:

• School Culture

  • Work closely with Principal to establish a positive, structured, and achievement-oriented school culture

  • Facilitate teacher training and support around discipline, relationships, expectations, consistency, and management

  • Coordinate and implement a school-wide discipline system with meaningful incentives and consequences

  • Serve as the point person for discipline/culture issues as well as specific behavioral intervention plans

  • Assist teachers, students, and parents in the creation and implementation of support plans for individual students

  • Monitor behavioral pull-out, in-school suspensions, out of-school suspensions, and suspension parent re-entry meetings

  • Maintain accurate student discipline records; document all conferences, suspensions, and phone calls for behavior

  • Plan, lead and oversee an effective Tier I, Tier II and Tier III behavioral culture and RTI-B process

• Stakeholder Engagement and Management

  • Lead recognition assemblies, parent workshops, community events, and other culture-building activities

  • Support teachers in building relationships with students and parents; implement parental involvement plan

  • Communicate clearly and promptly with teachers, families, and students when discipline issues occur

  • Ensure that the physical environment of the school reinforces school culture and facilitates student achievement

  • Conduct regular school culture walkthroughs, classroom observations and audits to help staff maintain a high bar of excellence

  • Lead weekly behavior analysis meetings with each grade level

  • Provide ongoing coaching and development to teachers

  • Plan and lead ongoing student culture professional development throughout the year

  • Manage and coach Behavior Support Specialist(s) and School Counselor(s)

  • Conduct and monitor the successful implementation of 504 Plans, Functional Behavioral Assessments, and Behavior Intervention Plans

  • Facilitate Support Team Meetings to ensure intervention plans are created for students who need additional behavioral support

  • Track and report student behavior to charter authorizers through Infinite Campus, Illuminate, DeansList, and PowerSch