Lead Elementary Teacher — Transform Lives (Signing Bonus)

KIPP; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 63,000 - 102,500; Full time

Job summary

KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is seeking a Lead Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year in Boston, MA. The role involves leading a classroom, co-teaching, and long-term coverage as needed, with a commitment to equity and student growth.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, 2+ years of full-time teaching experience, and proficiency with Google Suite. The base salary ranges from $63,000 to $102,500 per year, with signing and retention bonuses described in the offer.

Qualifications

• Deep alignment with KIPP MA's mission and values.
• 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.
• Computer literacy and baseline familiarity with Google Suite
• 2+ years of full-time teaching experience
• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Pass Criminal Background Check

Responsibilities

• Lead or co-lead a classroom with responsibilities that may include: leading a class independently, co-teaching, short- or long-term coverage, or stepping into a lead classroom role later in the year based on the school's needs.
• 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
• 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
• 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 within and beyond school-designed structures
• Perform assigned duties including classroom coverage, bus, lunch, transition, and dismissal duties
• Develop strong relationships with families through participation in school events and consistent phone calls, texts, and/or emails with caregivers
• Be willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues to create a professional working atmosphere
• Collaborate with grade level and content teams to tackle common challenges and implement grade-wide systems
• Dependable attendance according to our school calendar, initiating proactive communication when attendance barriers arise
• Embody KIPP MA's Code of Conduct by acting with integrity, leading with humanity, centering self-awareness and critical consciousness, taking personal responsibility, and engaging productively
• Participate in regional professional development and community events as required
• Demonstrated ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make reasonable judgments and decisions
• Self-awareness, flexibility and emotional intelligence to navigate a setting with students who express diverse needs
• Supportive dynamics to maintain a safe and inclusive environment and build relationships with students, staff, families and others
• Effective communication skills to perform assigned duties and to exchange information with students and families in person, in writing, and online
• Physical mobility to move and perform duties as required
• KIPP MA teachers are supported by leadership and staff with proven success in teaching roles
• Occasional additional duties to promote a positive learning environment

Skills

Student growth

Inclusive learning

Professional learning

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Google Suite

Job description

KIPP Academy Boston Charter School is seeking a Lead Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year in Boston, MA. The role involves leading a classroom, co-teaching, and long-term coverage as needed, with a commitment to equity and student growth.

Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree, 2+ years of full-time teaching experience, and proficiency with Google Suite. The base salary ranges from $63,000 to $102,500 per year, with signing and retention bonuses described in the offer.