High School Science Teacher

Overview

Company Description KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) is a non-profit network of 13 college/career-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 20 years, we have a proven track record of preparing students for success in college, career, and beyond.

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, and beyond. As the largest charter school management organization in New Orleans, we serve approximately 15% of the city’s students, so we need passionate teammates to join us to make their impact re will YOU take us?  

to learn more about teaching and working at KIPP New Orleans Schools.

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.

• 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.

Achievement | Teaching and Learning

• Adapt and execute a rigorous, standards-aligned curriculum
• Develop and/or modify academically rigorous lessons, unit plans, rubrics and assessments
• Use data to inform instructional decisions and reflect on how to improve impact
• Provide students with daily feedback on performance and plan for individual learning needs/accommodations

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 injustices, biases and reflection on our own identities

The following are required of all KIPP New Orleans teachers:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Personal affinity to our mission and vision, as well as demonstrated commitment to our 5 core beliefs - Relentlessness, Equity, Achievement, Community, and Hope
• Offers are contingent upon successful completion of a professional reference check, proof of identity and work authorization (all KNOS employees must complete an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form), a state background check, and verification of teaching…