Founded in Houston in 1994, KIPP has become a national leader in partnering  with families and communities, to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare 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.

In 2018, KIPP schools in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio joined forces to become KIPP Texas Public Schools, a nonprofit public charter school network, accelerating student academic outcomes and impacting more students across Texas. As a unified, statewide organization, KIPP Texas can more effectively leverage the talent, resources, instructional expertise, financial strength, and advocacy in the public charter school movement, in order to have an even larger impact with educationally underserved communities across the state.

In the 2020-2021 school year, KIPP Texas Public Schools will educate more than 31,100 students in 59 schools, placing the district among the top 50 largest in the state. KIPP Texas will continue to prove what is possible for its students, communities, and state, with a goal of growing to educate 100,000 students and achieving a 75% college graduation rate for alumni.

The mission and vision of KIPP Texas is grounded in five Core Values as its cultural North Star:

As a Team & Family, we:

Champion Equity

Chase Excellence

Persist with Purpose

Bring Joy

Rise Together

KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students. KIPP schools are part of the free public school system and enrollment is open to all students. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income families.

Instructional Delivery and Assessment

·         Developing year-long Texas State standards-based unit plans and lesson plans that meet all students’ learning needs.

·         Using assessment data to modify short and long-term plans in order to promote all students’ academic performance.

·         Embracing and incorporating feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.

 
Responsibilities

·         Over the year, the Co- Techer’s primary responsibility is to assist the Lead Teacher in the planning and execution of lesson plans, and supporting students’ development and growth

·         Assists the Lead Teacher in developing yearlong scaffolded, standards-based unit plans and lesson plans.

·         Apply the 5-step lesson cycle in order to design effective and rigorous lesson plans with specific, measurable, and standards-based aims (or objectives)

·         Differentiates plans for individual students based on their unique learning profiles so that all students are engaged and challenged. 

·         With guidance from the Lead Teacher, designs formative and summative assessments that are aligned with daily “Aims” or objectives. 

·         Uses assessment data to modify short and long-term plans in order to target areas for improvement.

·         Other duties as assigned by the Lead Teacher.
 
Instructional Delivery

·         Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with students and families based on trust and respect.

·         Communicates high expectations for behavior by teaching, practicing, and reinforcing rules, expectations, and consequences so that students are focused on working hard and being nice.

·         Approaches practice with a sense of urgency maximizing every minute.

·         Proactively communicates with families about academic progress and behavior goals, with attention to social development.

·         Maintains accurate and up-to-date records.
 
Constant Learning

·         Collaborates with Lead Teacher, Content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.

·         Consistently reflects on instructional practices through formal and informal methods, and works relentlessly to meet individual professional development goals.

·         Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines and honoring schedules.

·         Assumes responsibility for student achievement.

·         Embraces feedback and constructive criticism in the spirit of constant improvement.

·         Actively participates in professional development, faculty meetings before or after school, as well as grade level, department, and trip meetings.
 
 
Academic and Cultural Support

·         Coordinates and leads field lessons both in and out of state to extend student learning.

·         Assists with both student and staff recruitment.

·         Support, engage and/or maintains quality in a student club, extracurricular activities or organizations.

·         Be available by school provided cell phone for homework help and emergencies outside of regular school hours.

·         Participate in the daily functioning of the school – morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.

• Participates actively in developing individualized learning plans for students, parent meetings and conferences.
   

·        Bilingual (English & Spanish) preferred.

·        Two years of work experience with students preferred.

·        Minimum 60 college hours.

• Experience will be taken into consideration.

In addition to a competitive salary scale, a part of KIPP Texas’ competitive benefits options, KIPP offers all employees an $0 health insurance plan for the employee only. In addition to our $0 plan, KIPP provides a $600 employer contribution towards a Health Savings Account and a variety of other supplemental benefits such as Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Life, etc.