Position Overview
KIPP Nashville Public Schools is committed to providing a college-preparatory foundational literacy education to all students, and operating in line with the national ONE KIPP strategy to drive foundational literacy achievement. The Director of Foundational Skills and Intervention plays a critical role in realizing this mission by providing schools with high-quality curriculum and assessment materials that are vertically aligned across grade levels and aligned with the national KIPP network best practices, ensuring that every KIPP Nashville student is ready to matriculate into rigorous high school foundational literacy courses.
Key Responsibilities:
Responsibilities of the Director of Foundational Skills and Intervention include, but are not limited to:
Vision Setting
Invest leaders, teachers, students, and families in KIPP Nashville鈥檚 foundational literacy vision
Set the vision for KIPP Nashville鈥檚 K-12 intervention, inclusive of universal screening, progress monitoring, and tiered intervention
In collaboration with regional academic leaders and school-based leaders, continually refine KIPP Nashville鈥檚 vision for academic excellence
Strategic Planning
Set the intervention strategy for K-12 intervention (Math and English Language Arts)
Build investment from Principals, Assistant Principals (APs), and teachers around what excellence looks like in intervention (e.g. scheduling guidelines; data-driven method for group creation; block flow for each tier; progress monitoring cadence and expectations, etc.)
Ensure teachers are well-trained and supported in any intervention curriculum
Ensure alignment to the vision and ONE KIPP through fidelity check observations
Curriculum Frameworks
Internalize the foundational literacy curriculum materials and assessments
Create and support the roll-out plan of regional supports for the foundational literacy curriculum
Create and manage the foundational literacy curricula, including scope and sequences, daily aims, and lesson resources
Ensure curriculum alignment to TN state standards
Set the progress monitoring vision for foundational literacy, including testing calendar
Collaborate with the Director of K-8 Literacy, K-8 Math, and Director of Student Support Services to ensure vertical alignment and a cohesive instructional approach
Assessment and Data-Driven Instruction
Organize and execute universal screeners and benchmark testing for DIBELS and iReady, ensuring strong completion across the region
Analyze assessment data and use it to drive action with APs through various stakeholder meetings
Prepare data for, and participate in, regional Academic Progress Monitoring meetings
Support teachers and leaders in analyzing assessment data
Professional Development
Plan and lead summer Professional Development (PD) to launch shared vision and build teacher toolkit
Plan and lead shared PD during the year to support ongoing teacher execution
Set the vision for foundational literacy internalizations, including protocols and schedules
Co-observe with APs at least bi-monthly to drive alignment of execution
Observe instructional practices in schools to identify and address curriculum design and professional development gaps