High School: Lead Teacher - Greater Boston (2025-2026)

Kipp Inc; Lynn (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An established educational organization is seeking a dedicated Lead Teacher to inspire and empower students in Lynn. This role focuses on fostering a positive learning environment where every student feels valued and challenged. You will prepare engaging lessons, analyze student progress, and collaborate with families to ensure academic success. This position offers the chance to make a significant impact in the lives of underserved students while being part of a supportive team committed to anti-racism and equity. If you are passionate about education and believe in the potential of every student, this opportunity is for you.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required along with effective communication and classroom management skills.
• Ability to collect and interpret data to drive student growth.

Responsibilities

• Create a positive and safe learning environment for all students.
• Prepare engaging lessons and maintain accurate student records.
• Participate in professional development and collaborate with colleagues.

Skills

Effective communication skills

Data collection and interpretation

Emotional intelligence

Classroom management

Collaborative teamwork

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

High School: Lead Teacher - Greater Boston (2025-2026)

• Full-time
• Start Date: Next year opening
• Department: Teacher

Our Mission

The mission of all of KIPP Massachusetts schools is to create an environment where students develop the academic skills, intellectual habits and character traits necessary to maximize their potential in high school, college and the world beyond. Our program is based on:

• A focus on high-quality instruction supported by rigorous professional development to ensure that our students develop the academic skills necessary to pursue the life they choose.
• A high regard for character development to ensure that our students and staff celebrate and develop their character and identity strengths.
• An emphasis on family engagement, because we believe that our students are most likely to be able to maximize their potential when we work in partnership with our students and their families.
• A focus on college readiness for all students so that all students can make choices about their post-secondary education and future.

What We Do

We seek to provide a world-class education for students from educationally underserved communities in Lynn and Boston. Our student demographics mirror those of neighborhood schools in terms of race, socioeconomic status, English Language Learners, and students who receive special education services.

Our promise to families is that their children will enter college and the professional world able to thrive academically due to their literacy, numeracy, and core knowledge in science and social studies. We also promise that our students will develop the zest for learning and grit necessary to persevere as they climb the mountain to and through college and career. Our graduates will be prepared to return to their community as teachers, leaders, and architects of continued growth in Lynn and Boston.

Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusivity Vision

At KIPP Massachusetts, we believe that Knowledge is Power. Every day, our team and family have the opportunity to either perpetuate systems of oppression or disrupt them. We are compelled by the ideals of diversity, equity, and inclusivity. Therefore, we continuously commit to operating as an anti-racist organization.

Lead Teacher at KIPP Academy Lynn Collegiate

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is looking for talented, committed, and culturally competent lead teachers who have the power to amplify our children’s potential by creating a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges students each day. We seek to create a professional and authentic environment of joy, excellence, care, and community where educators can make long-term transformative outcomes for students.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Classroom Responsibilities

• Ensure that all children are affirmed, valued, and challenged every day
• Foster a positive and safe learning environment
• Prepare and internalize rigorous and engaging unit and daily lessons, leveraging provided curricula/resources and intellectual preparation tools
• Create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments
• Set specific, ambitious growth goals with all students and identify and leverage all necessary resources to ensure they meet them
• Innovate on best practices to execute engaging, differentiated instruction at a level rigorous for all students
• Implement aligned school-wide or grade-level student culture systems and proactive classroom management strategies
• Regularly analyze student work and academic data to modify lessons, refine curricula, and inform instructional practice
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date student grades/records and initiate strong lines of communication with students and their families regularly regarding students’ growth and progress

School and Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year
• Take ownership for the development of your craft seeking and implementing feedback from your coach and collaborating with teammates
• Perform assigned duties including classroom coverage, bus, lunch, transition, and dismissal duties
• Develop strong relationships with families through participation in school events and consistent communication with caregivers
• Be willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues
• Collaborate with grade level and content teams to tackle common challenges and implement grade-wide systems
• Dependable attendance according to our school calendar

General Requirements and Responsibilities

• Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct by acting with integrity and engaging productively
• Participate in regional professional development and community events as required
• Demonstrated ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, and make reasonable judgments
• Self-awareness, flexibility and emotional intelligence to navigate a setting with students who express diverse needs
• Effective communication skills to perform assigned duties and to meaningfully exchange information with students, staff, and families
• Physical mobility to execute duties effectively
• Physical strength sufficient to lift and/or carry 20 pounds of materials or supplies
• Manual dexterity sufficient to perform repetitive hand/wrist/arm motions and to operate a computer

KIPP MA teachers are supported in their demanding work by experienced and dedicated leadership and staff who have themselves proven successful in the teaching role.

In addition to the responsibilities listed above, there will occasionally be other duties as assigned.

• Love and unwavering belief in the high potential of all students

Commitment to anti-racism and equity

Demonstrated ability to drive student growth and achievement and to create a warm, inclusive, rigorous learning environment

Passion for subject/content area and demonstrated commitment to professional learning

Bachelor’s Degree required

Pass Criminal Background Check

KIPP MA is an Equal Opportunity Employer.