Music Teacher at KIPP Sunshine Peak Academy

About the KIPP Colorado Teacher Role

The Teacher is the instructional leader of their classroom and is directly responsible for driving student outcomes and creating an exceptional student experience. Teachers drive the educational mission of KIPP Colorado schools by developing rigorous, engaging, affirming, grade‑level and culturally sustaining instruction that prepares students for multiple post‑secondary opportunities, aligning with the academic program. The Teacher plans instruction, organizes learning activities, prepares lessons, grades equitably, and implements accommodations and modifications for students’ IEPs, BIP’s, 504 Plans, ALPs, and MTSS interventions, supporting all students’ individuality and multifaceted nature.

They hold full responsibility for a culturally responsive classroom community that is warm‑demanding, uphold school‑wide expectations, manage tier 1 behaviors, and contact families proactively. Teachers support campus‑wide community through daily duties including arrival, dismissal, lunch, threshold presence, hallway/bathroom duty, and coverage for staff absences. This is a 10‑month academic position and is exempt.

Together with families and communities, KIPP creates joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—to lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. KIPP is a national network of tuition‑free, public charter schools open to all students, serving over 100,000 students across 20 states and the District of Columbia.

KIPP Colorado Public Schools is a network of six free college‑preparatory public charter schools. Our 350‑person staff educates 2,600 students from ECE to 12th grade, uniting educators, families and communities around a choice‑filled future for our students.

We believe in the unique gifts of every student and set a high bar for joy and academic excellence. We create a culture of achievement, belonging and support, personalizing learning to meet each student’s needs, skills and interests.

• Believe deeply in the mission, values and RIDE commitments of KIPP Colorado Schools and that all children can and will learn.
• Assume personal responsibility for student achievement.
• Read, internalize, and adhere to KIPP Colorado Policies and Procedures.
• Provide an active presence, strategic supervision and intentional monitoring to ensure student safety and engagement in rigorous learning.
• Take ownership of craft development; engage in coaching sessions, apply feedback and act on it.
• Commit to being prepared: internalize lessons, O3s/coaching, meetings, PD, and written communication.
• Meet professional obligations including deadlines and schedules.
• Leverage professional tools:
  Google Suite, Microsoft Suite, KIPP Colorado email, Teams chat/meetings, Outlook calendar.
• Maintain strong attendance and punctuality.
• Collaborate with colleagues, seek feedback and pursue continuous improvement.
• Reflect on practices to meet professional development goals.
• Actively participate in professional development, grade‑level and department meetings.
• Engage in all school‑wide and organization‑wide professional development.
• Serve as a positive, contributing member of a grade team or functional team.
• Share candid, solutions‑oriented feedback with peers and leadership.
• Assist with student and staff recruitment and engagement.
• Travel occasionally to other KIPP campuses or PD events as required.
• Assist with additional duties such as lunch, arrival/dismissal, bathroom, hallway and school support duties.

• Develop standards‑based instructional plans, including unit plans, scope and sequences, week at a glance and daily lesson plans.
• Plan rigorous lessons aligned with school wide deadlines and internalize lessons for high‑quality instruction.
• Design and implement assessments aligned with daily objectives.
• Grade student work and provide feedback and support.
• Use adopted high‑quality instructional materials with fidelity and data‑driven reteach and reassessment cycles.
• Use data to drive instruction, adjust short‑ and long‑term…