Company Description
- KIPP is a national public charter school network - the largest in the country - with 270 public schools K-12 which reaches more than 100,000 students
- KIPP Northern California is one of the regions within the network- 18 schools in 7 cities, which reaches 6,171 students
Job Description
Position Summary
- Teach with Purpose: Our teachers play a key role in bringing to life the academic and cultural visions of our schools. This includes daily lesson planning, intentional curriculum design, and regular data analysis to help all students learn and grow. Our teachers also implement Social Emotional Learning lessons and Restorative Practices to create a joyful, inclusive classroom community.
- Support and Collaboration: Our teachers work closely with the school’s Leadership Team, including their Instructional Coach, to ensure students are learning and growing. This includes weekly meetings, and ongoing feedback so we can continue to grow in our instructional practices.
- Commitment to Anti-Racism: We are committed to creating an anti-racist school community. We engage in ongoing development to reflect on their own identities and experiences and how that shapes us as people, educators, and leaders. As a community, we regularly analyze our school systems, academics, culture, data etc. to reflect on our progress towards being an anti-racist organization and to make changes to address the needs of our community.
Qualifications
Experience:
- Experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community
Education:
- Hold a B.A/B.S degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Meet one of the following eligibility requirements:
- Hold a valid teaching credential in Special Education, or
- Eligibility for a Provisional Internship Permit, or
- Eligibility for a Short Term Staff Permit
Knowledge/skills required:
- Commitment to KIPP mission and vision
- Commitment to being an anti-racist educator
- Believe all students can achieve at the highest academic levels
- Possess strong content area knowledge
- Strong skills building relationships with students, families, and communities
- Communicate well with students, families, and colleagues
- Have proficient knowledge of Google Suite applications (Google Classroom, Hangout, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)
- Have the ability to learn and utilize instructional technology to support in-class; and distance learning (i.e. Zoom, Nearpod) as needed in pandemic environment.
Additional Information
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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