Middle School English Language Arts Teacher (24-25) Full-time Start Date: Next year opening Department: Teacher About KIPP Texas KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 57 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond. Founded in Houston in 1994, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms and communities is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together. Every member of the Team&Family at KIPP Texas Public Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our students have the skills to pursue their paths - college, career, and beyond. Our educators are passionate advocates for their students and families, working tirelessly to ensure that our students have access to opportunity. As a KIPP Texas Public Schools Teacher, your core responsibilities include: Instructional Delivery and Assessment: Develop year-long Texas State standards-based unit plans and lesson plans that meet all students’ learning needs. Use assessment data to modify plans 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 daily functions of the school such as supervisory duties. Attend critical school events such as staff meetings and parent-teacher conferences. Develop individualized learning plans for students and communicate these plans to families. Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines. Skills and Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year 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 highly-qualified based on NCLB guidelines, if applicable. Satisfactory outcome of a background check. Employees are responsible for a non-refundable fingerprinting fee. 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. As a full-time KIPP Texas employee, you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans, including medical, dental, and vision options, life insurance, and disability plans. Additional Compensation Elements The Teacher Career Pathway (TCP) at KIPP Texas celebrates individual teacher impact and rewards this impact with up to $15,000 in additional annual compensation. KIPP Texas Public Schools is a TEA Teacher Incentive Allotment approved district Eligible teachers can earn up to an additional $32,000 a year. KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. J-18808-Ljbffr