What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Visual Arts Teacher Immediate position at KIPP?
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 family we embrace honor and celebrate our differences across several characteristics that construct our unique identities in our little and big KIPPsters. We are especially committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences of our students because we believe the best work we do is grounded in the realities and experiences of our families and KIPPsters. 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.
As a KIPP Texas Public Schools Teacher your core responsibilities include :
Instructional Delivery and Assessment :
Develop yearlong Texas State standardsbased unit plans and lesson plans that meet all students learning needs.
Use assessment data to modify short and longterm plans in order to promote all students academic performance.
Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.
Academic and Cultural Support :
Collaborate with content and gradelevel teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.
Establish and maintain working relationships with students and families based on trust and respect.
Participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning lunch and afternoon supervisory duties.
Attend critical school events such as staff meetings open houses and parentteacher conferences.
Develop individualized learning plans for students and communicate these plans to families in parent meetings and conferences.
Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.
Qualifications :
Skills and Qualifications :
Bachelors degree from an accredited fouryear college or university
Demonstrated knowledge of core subject area assigned
Texas Teacher Certificate appropriate for level and / or subject area of assignment if applicable
Must be considered highlyqualified based on NCLB guidelines if applicable
Satisfactory outcome of a background check. Employees are responsible for a nonrefundable fingerprinting fee (approximately $50.00).
- A valid Texas Teachers certificate is required for all PreK4 and Special Education teaching positions. Proof of licensure will be required prior to starting employment. For more information about obtaining certification click here.
Competencies :
Unwavering commitment to KIPP Texas mission students families and community
Strong record of helping students achieve academic success primarily with students in educationally underserved communities
Strong desire to teach an academically intense curriculum and commit to an extended school day week and year
Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a teacher and professional; offer and receive constructive feedback
Willingness to be flexible and to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students
Work Environment :
Additional Information :
Compensation & Benefits
As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates including medical dental and vision options as well as life insurance and disability plans.
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 $15000 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 $32000 a year.
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.
Remote Work : Employment Type :
Fulltime
Salary : $15,000 - $32,000
