The Teacher is the instructional leader of their classroom and is directly responsible for driving student outcomes and creating an exceptional student experience.
Requirements
- Believe deeply in the mission, values, and Race, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (RIDE) commitments of KIPP Colorado Schools
- Assume personal responsibility for student achievement
- Read, internalize, and adhere to the KIPP Colorado Policies and Procedures manual and guidelines
- Provide an active presence, strategic supervision, and intentional monitoring to ensure student safety and engagement in rigorous learning
- Take ownership for the development of your craft and engage actively in coaching sessions
- Meet professional obligations including and not limited to meeting deadlines and honoring schedules
- Collaborate with colleagues and seek feedback in the spirit of continuous improvement
- Reflect on professional practices to meet individual professional development goals
- Actively participate in professional development, grade level, and department meetings
- Actively engage and implement in all school-wide and Org wide professional development
- Serve as a positive, contributing member of a grade team or functional team, collaborating with colleagues to tackle common challenges and implement org and grade-wide initiatives
- Share candid, solutions-oriented feedback with peers and leadership on a regular basis, assuring that feedback is shared directly with the intended recipient
- Assist with both student and staff recruitment and engagement- including events, home visits, calls home, and other determined and related requirements
- Develop standards-based instructional plans, including but not limited to unit plans, scope and sequences, week at a glance, and daily lesson plans
- Plan rigorous lessons, in alignment with schoolwide planning deadlines, and engage in lesson internalization practices to deliver high quality instruction
- Design and implement assessments that are aligned with daily objectives
- Grade student material and provide students with feedback and support
- Use adopted high quality instructional materials and curriculum with fidelity, including using data to inform cycles of reteach and reassessment, and in alignment with the academic vision of the school
- Use data to drive instruction, including analyzing student data to adjust short- and long-term plans in order to meet students’ learning needs, providing students feedback and setting and monitoring progress towards goals
- Implement all students’ IEPs, 504 Plans, ALPs, BIPs, and MTSS-aligned interventions with consistency and fidelity, including providing accommodations, modifications, and progress monitoring as outlined in student plans
Benefits
- Competitive Market Salary
- Excellent Healthcare Plan
- Time Off!!!
- Career Trajectory
- Mental Health Care
- Technology & Access
- Retirement Planning
- Move to Join Us
- Additional Pay
- Other Insurance Options
