Middle School: Social Studies Lead Teacher - Boston

Middle School: Social Studies Lead Teacher - Greater Boston )

Join KIPP Massachusetts as a Lead Teacher at KIPP Academy Boston Charter School. The role focuses on high‑quality instruction, character development, family engagement, and college readiness.

• Serve as a lead or co‑lead in a classroom (or classrooms), with responsibilities that may include leading a class independently, co‑teaching, coverage, or stepping into a lead role later in the year.
• 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.
• Create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments as required.
• Set specific, ambitious growth goals with all students and identify resources to help them meet those goals.
• 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 instruction.
• Maintain accurate, up‑to‑date student grades/records and maintain communication with students and families about growth and progress.

• Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements with financial support from KIPP MA within the first year.
• 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 teaching craft, seeking and implementing feedback from a coach and collaborating with teammates.
• Perform assigned duties including classroom coverage, bus, lunch, transition, and dismissal duties.
• Develop strong relationships with families through participation in school events and consistent communication.
• Offer 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.
• Maintain dependable attendance according to the school calendar, communicating proactively when attendance barriers arise.

• Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct.
• Participate in regional professional development and community events as required.
• Demonstrate ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, and make reasonable judgments and decisions in a timely manner.
• Show self‑awareness, flexibility and emotional intelligence.
• Use interpersonal and self‑management skills to support behavioral and emotional needs of students.
• Have effective communication skills across various modes.
• Be physically mobile; able to move in various positions and lift up to 20 pounds.
• Possess manual dexterity for computer use.

• Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values.
• Demonstrated ability to drive student growth and achievement.
• Passion for subject/content area and commitment to professional learning.
• 2+ years of full‑time teaching experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Pass Criminal Background Check.

The minimum base salary for this exempt position is $63,000 to $102,500 (per 1.0 FTE/45 hours per week), depending on years of experience. The role includes a $1,000 signing bonus and an annual $2,000 retention bonus plus other bonuses, when eligible.

KIPP MA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome candidates of all backgrounds.