High School Teacher (25-26)

KIPP Texas Public Schools; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 54,450 - 66,550; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive vacation and flexible PTO policies

Paid parental leave

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans

Employee assistance programs

Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas

457 Roth retirement plan option

Legal plans and identity protection benefits

Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA

Job summary

Join a mission-driven team dedicated to transforming education in Texas! As a Teacher at this innovative network of public charter schools, you will inspire and empower students to reach their full potential. With a focus on academic excellence and cultural support, you will create engaging lesson plans and foster meaningful relationships with students and families. This role offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits, including opportunities for professional growth and additional compensation for exceptional performance. If you are passionate about education and committed to making a difference, this is the perfect opportunity for you!

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Texas Teacher Certificate preferred.
• Strong commitment to educational equity and student success.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement year-long lesson plans based on Texas State standards.
• Collaborate with teams to foster critical thinking and academic rigor.

Skills

Strong record of helping students achieve academic success

Ability to develop individualized learning plans

Commitment to KIPP Texas mission

Desire to continuously learn and improve

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

Texas Teacher Certificate (if applicable)

Job description

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 54 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 32,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to 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 fair world.

Founded in Houston in 1994 and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, we are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join a Team and Family with an unwavering commitment to creating classrooms, offices, and communities rooted in belongingness, academic success and joy. If you are passionate about joining a mission and values-driven community who wants every child to want to run to school, the KIPP Texas Team and Family is for you!

Job Description

Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Texas Public Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our students have the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career and beyond. Our educators are passionate advocates for their students and their families, working tirelessly to ensure that our students have access to opportunity. In our classrooms and across the KIPP TX Team and Family we embrace, honor and celebrate the uniqueness of each of our little and big KIPPsters. We are committed to attracting and developing individuals who are grounded in the experiences of our families, as we know we are at our best when we center our students', families' and communities' realities. As a Teacher, you will deliver exceptional instruction and assess student growth. You are dedicated to constant learning and proactively provide academic and cultural support to your school and team.

Core Responsibilities

Instructional Delivery and Assessment:

1. Develop year-long Texas State standards-based unit plans and lesson plans that meet all students’ learning needs.
2. Use assessment data to modify short and long-term plans in order to promote all students’ academic performance.
3. Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.

Academic and Cultural Support:

1. Collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.
2. Establish and maintain working relationships with students and families based on trust and respect.
3. Participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.
4. Attend critical school events such as staff meetings, open houses, and parent-teacher conferences.
5. Develop individualized learning plans for students and communicate these plans to families in parent meetings and conferences.
6. Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

Skills and Qualifications:

1. Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university.
2. Demonstrated knowledge of core subject area assigned.
3. Texas Teacher Certificate appropriate for level and/or subject area of assignment, if applicable.
4. Must be considered highly-qualified based on NCLB guidelines, if applicable.
5. Satisfactory outcome of a background check. Employees are responsible for a non-refundable fingerprinting fee (approximately $50.00).
6. Unwavering commitment to KIPP Texas mission, students, families, and community.
7. Strong record of helping students achieve academic success, primarily with students in educationally underserved communities.
8. Strong desire to teach an academically intense curriculum and commit to an extended school day, week, and year.
9. Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a teacher and professional; offer and receive constructive feedback.
10. Willingness to be flexible and to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students.

Additional Information

KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. 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.

The starting salary for this role is $60,500 with the opportunity to earn more based on experience at an accredited K-12 institution.

As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans, including:

1. Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.
2. Paid parental leave.
3. Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with varying coverage for employees and their families, inclusive of virtual physician visits. High deductible health plan with HSA also offered.
4. Employee assistance programs.
5. Participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS).
6. 457 Roth retirement plan option with KIPP matching contribution up to $1,200 a year. 403b plans also supported.
7. KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance.
8. Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.

Additional Compensation Elements

The Teacher Career Pathway (TCP) at KIPP Texas celebrates individual teacher impact with students, peers, and the school community, and rewards this impact with up to $15,000 in additional annual compensation. KIPP Texas Public Schools is a TEA Teacher Incentive Allotment approved district! Eligible and qualifying teachers can earn up to an additional $32,000 a year.