KIPP
KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a non-profit network of 255 college-preparatory, public charter schools educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students. You can learn more at www.kipp.org.

KIPP PUBLIC SCHOOLS JACKSONVILLE

KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville is part of the KIPP national network. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond – so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

High quality teaching in our classrooms is not only about getting great academic results; it must also be about encouraging and equipping our students to use their voices to call out injustice and to build a more just world. We are more committed than ever to making sure ALL decisions that affect students at KIPP Jacksonville are filtered through a lens of equity and racial justice.

In the 2021-22 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating 2,000 students, kindergarten through ninth grade, in the North and Westsides of Jacksonville, Florida:

• KIPP Impact Academy: 5th – 8th grade
• KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten – 6th grade
• KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten – 7th grade
• KIPP Bold City High School (new, coming 2021-22): 9th grade

For the 2021-22 school year, KIPP VOICE Academy will be located at 813 Golfair Blvd (32209). Our other three schools will operate at our main campus at 1440 McDuff Avenue N (32254).

To support these schools, we will employ approximately 200 full-time staff members. We seek educators and colleagues that represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. To learn more about what it is like to work and teach at KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville, please visit www.kippjax.org/teach. To see all openings, visit our Regional Job Board.

*Florida certification in Pre-K – Grade 3 OR K-6 is required * Reading Endorsement is Required* ESOL Endorsement is strongly preferred*

Position Overview:
The K-2 Literacy Coach is a year-round, certified, school-based position that is responsible for coaching their school’s K-2 teachers in literacy. They observe, give feedback, model lessons, and support their caseload of teachers. The projected caseload would be 12 teachers in K-2 that are self-contained teachers and collaborating with the Manager of the Baker Teaching Fellowship to support any fellows in K-2. This coach would also collaborate with school-based administrators who evaluate teachers, in addition to partnering with any other teachers that help support primary grades literacy, including learning specialists or interventionists. The K-2 Literacy Coach will also lead professional development for teachers and collaborate with peers and the academic team across the region. In the event a teacher is out, the coach may be asked to lead literacy instruction or model key lessons and must be certified to support students if needed.

Success in this role is measured by positively impacting literacy data for their school and for teacher retention of the teachers they support.

For the 202-22 school year, teachers at KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville (K-8) will work from 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and may have occasional meetings or special school events outside of these hours. Student hours are typically 8:00 a.m. - 3:30p.m.  Every Wednesday is a student early release day (1:30 p.m.), which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development. 

Specific Position Duties:

• Coach primary grades teachers by establishing weekly observations and debrief meetings that include looking at data, best practices, and feedback to impact student achievement
• Own the primary literacy content teams in collaboration with the regional academic team
• Conduct walk-throughs specifically focused on urgent academic monitoring and respond to observation data in the moment through real time coaching.
• Pull grade-level or school-level trends in data and adjust instruction and coaching accordingly
• Track all data, including data meetings, lesson planning feedback, and observation feedback in the regional performance platform
• In the event a teacher needs additional support in classroom culture to better achieve literacy goals, the coach would collaborate with a school-based administrator on support for classroom management routines and procedures that support literacy instruction
• Own their own professional development and growth by leveraging lifelines within the region and the broader KIPP network, asking for and implementing feedback weekly, and pursuing additional professional development and growth opportunities both within and outside the region.
• Establish and uphold school culture norms and hold teachers and scholars accountable to norms and expectations, both in classrooms and in shared spaces.
• Participate in all diversity, equity and inclusion work at a school and regional level. Embody mindsets that work towards equity for our scholars and staff and model person-first thinking and the ability to have discussions about identity (race, gender, ethnicity, etc.)
• Work with the school-based leadership team to accomplish the school’s goals
• Knowledge of best practices and instruction of primary literacy to lead professional development
•  Other duties as outlined by school or regional leadership teams

REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's Degree
• Relevant Florida Teaching Certification or Eligibility for Certification in K-6 OR Pre-K - Grade 3
• Reading Endorsement reflected on certificate
• At least four (4) years of teaching experience with a proven track-record of high achievement in a K-3 literacy classroom with a similar population of students that KIPP Jacksonville serves.
• Can articulate a level of expertise in primary literacy instruction
• Has a level of teacher leadership, including but not limited to grade level chair, teacher coach, content area leader or chair, professional development facilitator, etc.
• KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville believes that our staff will represent our core values—high expectations, a growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. We search for established educators who embody them.
• Passing a background check, as required by law

HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s Degree in literacy
• ESOL endorsement reflected on teaching certificate
• Literacy coach experience in primary grades

CERTIFICATION
If applicants have questions about Florida certification, please visit www.fldoe.org/edcert. Applicants should list all details about their certification status in the application, including a Florida statement of eligibility or an out-of-state teaching certificate.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Our current compensation and benefits structure is very competitive and is commensurate with experience.

• In addition to a competitive salary, this position would be eligible for content team stipends
• Free individual health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)***
• Free individual short-term and long-term disability insurance***
• 403(b) retirement program with a company match***
• To support teacher practice and their growth, all coaches receive individualized coaching and professional development.

***These offerings are subject to change for the 2021-22 school year. 

APPLY
Please complete an application and upload a resume via our job board. No applicants will be considered that submit resumes through other job postings.

Internal candidates should notify their school leader and then apply via this posting. 

QUESTIONS
If you have questions about positions at KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville, please email Lauren at [email protected]. Please understand that resumes and/or cover letters are not accepted via email and you will be redirected to apply via the website.

KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment at our schools. KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.