24-25 Founding 3rd Grade SPED Teacher-APPLY BY 2/16/24

Company Description

We are seeking talented, committed, culturally competent Founding 3rd Grade SPED Teachers to join our newest elementary campus, KIPP Catto for the 24-25 school year! 

Submitting this application considers you for all 2024-2025 opportunities for which you are qualified. To browse immediate openings, please visit our careers website.

Those who apply by 2/16/24 will hear back about their application by 2/26/24.

About KIPP

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools committed to partnering with students and families to disrupt systemic educational inequity and create a future without limits. Over 120,000 students attend one of the 280 KIPP schools that operate in 27 regions across the United States. KIPP Philadelphia Schools Public Schools (KPPS) is a part of the national KIPP Public Schools network and currently leads seven schools serving approximately 2,800 students in North and West Philadelphia. By 2030, KPPS will lead ten schools serving approximately 4,000 students. 

Our Mission

Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. 

Life at KIPP Philly

We know that talented, committed, culturally competent teachers and leaders have the power to amplify our children’s potential by creating a school experience that affirms their identities, values their individuality, and challenges them each day. We’re all about  creating a professional environment full of joy, candor, care and community where excellent educators can be their authentic selves, receive top-notch development and grow alongside peers who are equally committed to the work. Educators at KIPP –

• Are committed to anti-racism, equity and inclusion
• Are rewarded for their impact and hard work through performance bonus pay structures 
• Have access to upward mobility and career growth through our strategically designed, research based leadership pathway programming.
• Are part of a close-knit, diverse community of educators working together in service of children 
• Show up as their authentic selves, inspiring our children to do the same
• Believe school should be a joyful, affirming space for both children and adults
• Believe that strong relationships and precise preparation are critical to increasing learning outcomes
• Are supported as a “whole person” – mentally and professionally – through  1:1 coaching, high quality professional development and strong team relationships.  
• Enjoy a competitive, comprehensive health benefits package, a 403B retirement matching program, tuition reimbursement to pursue certification, and free access to financial advising services

Become a Founding Teacher: KIPP Catto

KIPP Philadelphia Octavius Catto Elementary opened in August of 2022. It is located at 4601 Market Street, a historic building in the heart of West Philly. In its first year, KIPP Catto opened with Kindergarten and 1st grade, and plans to expand one grade level at a time, eventually becoming a K-4 school. Octavius Catto was  an educator, an athlete, a civil rights activist, and a proud Philadelphian; he was killed in a political uprising, fighting for what he believed in. 

We look at the life of Octavius Catto as a life that burned brightly. Therefore, we use a flame as a metaphor for our work. We know every flame is unique and our job is to make the flames in our students burn even brighter and more vibrantly. Any flame needs fuel, which we see as our families, staff, and community. Flames also need oxygen to thrive, which we think about as student experience and instruction.

Matt Rankin will serve as the school’s Principal. Matt has been an Assistant Principal at KIPP Philly’s West Philadelphia Middle school, a Principal in Residence at KIPP Philadelphia Elementary, and is the current principal of KIPP West Philadelphia Elementary Academy.

Job Description

Classroom Responsibilities

• Ensure that all children feel affirmed, valued and challenged every day 
• Create rigorous, engaging unit and daily lesson plans leveraging provided curricula/resources (in most cases)
• Infuse core values into daily lessons and every school practice, implementing school-wide student culture systems and positive classroom management strategies
• Maintain a productive, organized, safe, neat and focused learning environment
• Regularly analyze student work and academic data to adjust lessons, refine curricula and inform instructional prac