Job Description

Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Tulsa Public Charter 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 providing academic and cultural support to your school and team.

As a KIPP Tulsa Public Charter Schools Teacher, your core responsibilities include:

Instructional Delivery and Assessment:

• Develop year-long Oklahoma State standards-based unit plans and lesson plans that meet all students’ learning needs.

• Use assessment data to modify short and long-term 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 grade-level 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 parent-teacher 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:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university

• Demonstrated knowledge of the core subject area assigned

• Oklahoma Teacher Certificate appropriate for level and/or subject area of assignment, if applicable*

• Must be considered highly qualified based on NCLB guidelines, if applicable

• Satisfactory outcome of a background check.

*All Pre-K4 and Special Education teaching positions require a valid Oklahoma Teacher's certificate. Proof of licensure will be required prior to starting employment.

Competencies:

• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Oklahoma's 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 Oklahoma students

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

_ Compensation and Benefits:_

This is a Full-Time, 10-month position. The salary is commensurate with experience and is based on the KIPP Tulsa salary scale.

Employees are eligible to participate in employer benefits, including health, dental, life, accidental death and dismemberment, short and long-term disability, and participation in Oklahoma Teacher Retirement plans.

As an equal opportunity employer, KIPP Tulsa does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations.