23-24 Special Education Teacher (all core subjects ) + Signing Bonus
KIPPAbout the role
Company Description
KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) is a non-profit network of 13 college-preparatory, public charter schools serving 6,200 elementary, middle, and high school students, and over 1,500 alumni. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: To build academically excellent schools that create unlimited opportunity for all students. For over 15 years, we have a proven track record of preparing students for success in college, career, and beyond.
As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race/ethnicity, economic status, age/ability, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, country of origin, language(s) spoken, and/or other diverse backgrounds.
At KIPP, you have the freedom to innovate and the support to grow. You never stop learning, and you’re part of a national network that’s leading the way in getting students from underserved communities to and through college. As we grow to serve more students in communities across the country, we need passionate teammates to join us and make their impact at KIPP. Where will YOU take us? Click here to learn more about teaching and working at KIPP Public Schools!
Job Description
At KIPP New Orleans, we see the gifts in everyone who walks through the doors of our schools. Especially our teachers. Their skill. Energy. Love. Their determination. On the good days, and the hard ones. So we support our teachers to make the most of those gifts in order to build academically excellent classrooms and create unlimited opportunities for all of our students.
The KIPP Difference | Together, a Future Without Limits
- Respect: For our teachers’ innate talent and desire to learn, for their professional growth and the lives they lead beyond our walls.
- Support: Our teachers always feel the KIPP Team and Family at their backs, with support to grow and opportunities to lead.
- Purpose: Together, we share an ambitious mission to create a future without limits. And we need talented teachers to realize it.
As a KIPP New Orleans Teacher, your core responsibilities include:
Achievement | Teaching and Learning
Adapt and execute a rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum
Develop academically rigorous lessons, unit plans, rubrics and assessments
Use data to inform instructional decisions
Provide students with daily feedback on performance and plan for individual learning needs
Hope | Build a Positive Classroom Culture
Create a positive learning environment by developing classroom rules, systems and procedures
Communicate a deep belief that all students can learn, and belong, in the classroom
Consistently implement the school-wide management policies
Hold high expectations for student behavior at all times
Community | Build a Positive School Culture
Embody and maintain school values, policies and culture
Develop positive relationships with students, families, teachers, staff and community members
Establish and maintain strong communication with all families and share progress
Actively participate in critical school events, including: staff meetings, open houses, parent teacher conferences and more
Relentlessness | Demonstrate a Growth Mindset
Pursue ambitious professional goals and student learning targets each year
Give and receive positive and constructive feedback with your colleagues
Participate in school-wide and individual professional development
Equity | Fight for a More Just World
Commit to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all of our students, families, teachers, staff and community members
Intentionally uplift all stakeholders regardless of identity or diverse backgrounds
Participate in programming that acknowledges racial injustices, biases and reflection on our own identities
Check out our 22-23 beginning of year hype video to learn more about working at KIPP New Orleans!
Qualifications
The following are required of all KIPP New Orleans teachers:
Bachelor’s degree
Successful completion of State and Federal Criminal Background Check
Personal affinity to our mission and vision, as well as demonstrated commitment to our
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