[SY 24-25] Middle School Content Teacher, 5th-8th Grade
Kipp Inc - Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290![Kipp Inc](/api/image?src=https%3A%2F%2Fgeneral-board-default.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fdesk-360x180.webp&w=640&q=75&f=webp)
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Full-timeStart Date: Next year openingDepartment: TeacherAt KIPP Chicago, we are guided by a simple, yet powerful mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. Our campuses are located in the Austin, Englewood, North Lawndale, and West Humboldt Park neighborhoods. KIPP Chicago also advises over 2000 KIPP alumni currently in high school or college through our KIPP Forward program. KIPP Chicago is the highest-performing network of schools in Chicago, as measured by our city’s school quality index. We attract, develop, and retain a diverse and talented staff of educators. Our students and families choose our schools because our teachers are exceptional educators who work together as a collective to ensure students achieve and thrive. For more data and information about our successes and vision for the future, visit www.kippchicago.org**KIPP Chicago is now hiring for the 2024-2025 School Year!**At KIPP Chicago, middle schools include grades 5 - 8. Currently, we have four middle schools - KIPP Ascend Middle, KIPP Academy Chicago, KIPP Bloom College Prep, and KIPP One Academy. When you apply for a position with KIPP Chicago, you’ll be considered for openings at all campuses that match your prior experience.Middle School Teachers at KIPP Chicago are departmentalized and focus on one content area. The content taught at each middle school varies slightly, but common classes are English/Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies, Literacy Centers, Math Centers, Algebra, and History.KIPP Chicago Schools’ students perform beyond statistical expectations in part because our teachers are exceptional. They have a “whatever it takes” attitude toward their role in students’ success.Our
expectations
for teachers include, but are not limited to, the following:A belief that all students can and will be successful at our schoolsPractice a growth mindset about oneself and all others at the school, including seeking help and engaging in self-reflection in order to constantly refine one’s own teachingA commitment to pursuing anti-racism in our schools and work togetherDependable attendance according to our extended school year and extended school dayCommunicate frequently and consistently with students and families, including after school via phone, regarding academics, behavior, logistics, and homework helpUse best practices in alignment with school-wide systems to manage student behavior and create a safe, warm, demanding, and joyful classroom environmentSet specific, ambitious growth targets for all students and identify and leverage all necessary resources to ensure they meet themUse best practices to backwards plan weekly and daily instruction that is tightly aligned to prescribed unit objectives and student needs as demonstrated by assessment dataAssess students daily, weekly, and at the ends of units and analyze and share assessment data through school-wide systemsUse best practices, including differentiation with instructional technology and other techniques, to execute engaging instruction at a level rigorous for all studentsCollaborate throughout each day with grade level and content teams, sharing responsibility for all students at all timesKIPP Chicago Schools teachers are supported in their demanding work by experienced and dedicated leadership and staff who have themselves proven successful in the teaching role. Our leaders maintain consistent school-wide systems and procedures -- academic, behavioral, cultural, logistical -- designed to permit teachers to do their best work.Our
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for teachers’ work include, but are not limited to the following:A recent model of Mac laptop computerA stipend to support the cost of mobile phone usageSchool-wide Social Emotional Learning curriculum and practicesPrincipals and assistant principals who are routinely present throughout the building and dayOne-on-one meetings with a principal and/or assistant principal once per week to discuss student progress and the teacher’s developmentCollaboration with grade-level and content teamsTwo hours of time each week devoted to analyzing student data and planning responsive instructionA daily prep period each dayFrequent in-building professional development from school leadershipA rigorous prepared curriculum in ELA, Math, and Science; prepared unit plans and unit assessments for Social StudiesIn-building technology supportHighly efficient and thoughtful scheduling, including for special events like field lessons or testing windowsA team of ambitious, talented staff, every single one committed to our important workThe requirements for a Middle School Content Teacher are:Illinois Professional Educators License(PEL)
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for all new SY 24-25 hiresPending PEL, ELS, and/or SUB license AND Meet testing requirements of Illinois Charter Law (Test of Academic Proficiency 400 and the appropriate content-area test) (required)At least two years’ prior success teaching in urban communities (strongly preferred)A cleared CPS Background check before first day of employmentCOMPENSATIONKIPP Chicago PublicSchools offers a competitive compensation and benefits package:Salaries based on experience related to role and responsibilitiesCompetitive rates for medical insurance and short-term disability insurance. Dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance are offered at no cost.Competitive retirement savings benefitsSTATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATIONKIPP Chicago Public Schoolsis committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment. KIPP Chicago does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic background. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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