Data-Driven Middle School ELA/Science Teacher

Kipp Inc; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plan with low deductible

Retirement plan with employer match

Paid holidays and breaks

Life insurance provided

Paid parental leave

Public Service student loan support

Job summary

KIPP St. Louis is seeking a Middle School Teacher for ELA or Science to join immediately.

This full-time, 10-month role involves planning and delivering standards-aligned instruction, using data to support student growth, and collaborating with a team of teachers, counselors, and administrators to ensure every student succeeds. You will work with diverse learners, implement rigorous tasks, monitor progress with frequent checks, and contribute to a culture of high expectations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education or related content area.
• Missouri Teacher Certification required.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience in improving outcomes for historically underserved students is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver instruction using grade-level standards and rigorous tasks daily.
• Internalize curriculum to align with standards, pacing, and outcomes.
• Design tasks that require analysis, justification, and application.
• Provide scaffolds to increase access while maintaining rigor.
• Engage in data-driven instruction and frequent checks for understanding.
• Collaborate with teachers, support staff, and administrators to support students.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in education

Missouri Teacher Certification

State teaching certification

Job description

Middle School Teacher: ELA or Science (Immediately Hiring)

• Full-time
• Start Date: Immediate opening
• Department: Teacher

Position Overview:

At KIPP St. Louis you will work with students and school teams to identify and support students who need extra support. You come every day equipped to improve student outcomes, identify and support students in small groups, and create targeted plans for student success! You’ll collaborate with classroom teachers, the student support team, and school administrators to identify and support students to find their pathway to the futures they choose.

Who we are:

KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis city. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.

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.

Vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.


KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students.Today, our St. Louis network consists of two middle schools, three elementary schools, and a high school.

What makes KIPP St. Louis unique?

We believe that our educators are proving what's possible in urban education each and every day, by inspiring students and helping them discover the joy of learning. KIPP schools support our educators to help students achieve academic excellence, building the skills and confidence they need to succeed.

Together, we are raising the bar for every student, every day.

Position type: Full-time, Exempt, 10-Month

Direct Reports: None

Key Collaborators: Assistant Principal, Instructional Coach, Teachers, and Regional Support

Inputs: What will I be doing in my day-to-day work?

Grade-Level Rigor & Access

Plan and deliver instruction where all students engage in grade-level standards, texts, and rigorous tasks daily

Internalize curriculum to ensure alignment to standards, pacing, and high-quality outcomes

Design and execute tasks that require students to analyze, justify, and apply learning

Provide scaffolds that increase access without lowering rigor, including modeling, guided practice, and strategic supports

Anticipate misconceptions and plan targeted supports to ensure all students can access grade-level content

What will I be evaluated on?

Instruction consistently ensures that all students engage in grade-level standards, tasks, and content aligned to curriculum and pacing, with scaffolds that maintain rigor. Student work demonstrates analysis, justification, and application, resulting in increased access and success with grade-level learning.

Student Engagement

Design lessons where students do the majority of the thinking, talking, reading, writing, and problem-solving

Facilitate structured academic discourse that requires students to explain, justify, and build on ideas using academic language

Use questioning and task design to promote analysis, reasoning, and cognitive lift

Create opportunities for students to make connections, defend thinking, and engage in meaningful dialogue

Ensure engagement reflects cognitive work, not just participation or compliance

Students consistently do the cognitive work of the lesson, engaging in meaningful discourse, reasoning, writing, and problem-solving. Engagement is driven by rigorous thinking, with students independently explaining, justifying, and building on ideas using academic language.

Culture of Learning

Establish and maintain a classroom environment grounded in high expectations, strong routines, and productive struggle

Implement systems that maximize instructional time and ensure students remain focused, accountable, and independent

Create a safe and structured environment where students take academic risks and persist through challenging work

Reinforce consistent expectations for behavior and learning aligned to school-wide systems

Build strong relationships with students and families to support both academic and cultural outcomes

The classroom reflects high expectations, strong routines, and maximized instructional time, resulting in a focused and productive learning environment. Students demonstrate independence, persistence, and productive struggle, taking academic risks within a safe and structured culture.

Assessment for Learning

Embed frequent checks for understanding into daily instruction to assess student thinking in real time

Analyze student responses and adjust instruction immediately to address misconceptions and advance learning

Provide clear, timely, and actionable feedback that enables students to improve their work

Monitor student progress toward learning goals and ensure students understand success criteria

Implement data-driven cycles, including reteach and intervention, to accelerate student achievement

Instruction is continuously informed by frequent checks for understanding, with real-time adjustments based on student thinking. Students receive actionable feedback, engage in revision, and demonstrate measurable progress toward learning goals through effective data-driven instruction cycles.

Outcomes & Accountability:

Professional Practice & Contribution

Consistent alignment to the KIPP St. Louis Instructional Framework in planning, instruction, and reflection

Active participation in collaborative planning, data analysis, and professional learning

Responsiveness to coaching, with observable growth in instructional practice over time

Contribution to instructional coherence across classrooms and teams

Student Achievement & Growth

K-2: DIBELS proficiency and growth in early literacy

K-8: i-Ready Reading and Math growth and proficiency

3-8: Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) performance

9-12: End-of-Course (EOC) exam results in tested subjects

9-12: AP exam participation, performance, and pass rates (where applicable)

Demonstrated ability to translate strong Tier 1 instruction into measurable student outcomes

What skills should I already bring, i.e., what should I already have a track record around?

Demonstrated ability to drive measurable student achievement and growth

Strong classroom management and ability to create structured learning environments

Effective use of data to inform instruction and close learning gaps

Ability to plan and execute high-quality, standards-aligned lessons

Proven collaboration with colleagues to improve instructional outcomes

Strong communication skills with students, families, and staff

What should I know a lot about already, i.e., what should I have expertise in?

Deep understanding of grade-level standards and content in your subject area

Research-based instructional strategies and best practices

Data-driven instruction cycles, including assessment analysis and reteach planning

Curriculum internalization and lesson planning aligned to rigorous outcomes

Strategies for supporting diverse learners, including intervention and differentiation

Classroom culture systems that maximize learning and student engagement

Required

Bachelor’s degree in education or related content area

Minimum of 2+ years of successful classroom teaching experience

Valid Missouri Teacher Certification

Demonstrated commitment to improving outcomes for historically underserved students

Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills

Preferred

State teaching certification

Experience in a high-performing, data-driven school environment

Track record of driving significant student achievement gains

Experience with standards-aligned curricula and assessment systems

Leadership experience within a grade level, content team, or school initiative

KIPP St. Louis is committed to pay equity and to ensuring that we do not unintentionally perpetuate historic wage gaps that persist due to individual negotiations. As a result, salaries are not negotiated. We are transparent about salaries in our job postings so that candidates can make an informed decision before beginning the hiring process. Starting salary for first-year teachers with a bachelor’s degree is $50,500.

We are a fast-paced, energetic team and family with passionate people who are leading a movement, and to cultivate their best working environment, we provide the following:

$0 deductible healthcare plan option, including medical, vision, and dental.

Employer Paid Short-Term Disability.

$50,000 life insurance policy at no cost to the employee.

Retirement plan through PSSRSSL with an employer match up to 14% and an optional 403b as a supplement to our pension program

Public Service student loan forgiveness program qualified employer.

Generous time off:

Paid leave for illness, personal days, bereavement, jury duty, and military-related leave

Paid parental leave for new families

Paid holidays, as well as a one-week Thanksgiving break, a two-week winter break, a week-long spring break

Wellness days provided throughout the year

If you are interested in working at KIPP St. Louis, please visit our website to find out how to apply!

KIPP St. Louis is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our students, families, teachers, staff and community members. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.

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