High School Assistant Principal (2026-2027 SY)

Application Deadline: Friday, March 20th at 8:00am CST

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Employment Type: Full-time, in-person, 12-month school-based role for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. 

Salary: The salary range for this role is $75,888-$87,312, with placement within the range based on years of prior comparable school leadership experience. 

About Valor: Founded in 2014, Valor Collegiate Academies is a top-performing, public charter school network in Nashville, Tennessee, serving students in Grades 5-12 across three schools. Our mission is to create a community where students of all backgrounds have equitable access to an education that prepares them to live inspired and purposeful lives. This mission is made possible through an innovative school model that balances rigorous academics and whole-child education in an intentionally diverse environment. Learn more about Valor: https://valorcollegiate.org/our-model/

About the Role: Our high school, Valor College Prep, is hiring an exceptional High School Assistant Principal of Academics who is excited to share our mission of academic excellence and empowering scholars to live inspired and purposeful lives. 

Our high school is split and managed by two Principals: one for the lower school (9-10th grades) and one for the upper school (11-12th grades). Within the lower and upper schools, there are 2 Assistant Principals for Academics and 1 Assistant Principal for Culture. Together, they collaborate and partner closely to establish strong academic and culture systems for their respective grade levels, while maintaining overall alignment with the school's overarching goals and vision for student success. 

The ideal candidate for the AP of Academics role is an experienced school leader with expertise in high school academics (either humanities or STEM experience preferred) and a demonstrated track record of success in student achievement. As Valor is committed to providing a balanced education for our diverse student body - with academic rigor paired with comprehensive human development at the heart of our model - it is essential that all of our school leaders have a passion for both academic excellence and whole-child development. 

Key Responsibilities:

Teacher Coaching and Academic Leadership

• Create targeted, individualized coaching plans to empower teachers’ growth and development through 1:1 weekly coaching and classroom observations
• Lead professional development sessions and collaborative planning, and model strong instructional practice to ensure consistent, high-quality instruction
• Provide teachers with support in intellectual preparation of their subject areas as well as high-quality, actionable data analysis
• Lead and collaborate with teachers and leaders on grade level and/or content-specific meetings 
• Serve as 504 case managers
• Design and lead ongoing network and school-based professional development sessions for teachers, instructional coaches, and other school-based faculty 
• Support school culture and academic data analysis alongside the school leadership team to identify gaps in data and effectively problem solve
• Manage testing coordination processes, including preparing test materials and testing schedules
• Collaborate with the operations team on matters related to school operations 

School Culture

• Support the Principal, Culture APs, and Compass Team to implement strong systems and routines in order to create a safe, productive, and joyful school environment 
• Maintain active and strong relationships with students and families to support students in meeting academic goals or provide social-emotional support
• Support the “Compass Team” to align the vision and implementation of Valor’s Compass system, the school-wide positive behavioral intervention system
• Serve as a liaison between teachers, parents, leaders, and the community
• Support the on-going improvement of the school in optimizing the learning of all students
• Participate in parent engagement and communication, including home visits, family meetings, parent calls, and school events.
• Serve as a member of the school-based leadership team to ensure effective, building-wide, consistent student discipline systems and routines.

Family Engagement and Support 

• Oversee all aspects of parent engagement and communication, including home visits, parent calls, parent meetings, and conferences
• Facilitate parent education and involvement, including reinforcing the need for parents to support the school’s policies and practices for student discipline, dress code, homework, and events.
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