ABOUT KIPP

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—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. KIPP is a national network of tuition-free, public charter schools open to all students. There are 255 college-preparatory KIPP schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia, serving more than 100,000 students. Nationally, KIPP students are graduating four-year colleges at three times the national average for low-income students.

ABOUT KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS (KIPP ALBANY)

KIPP Albany Community Public Charter Schools (KIPP Albany) is a network of high-performing public schools that has been committed to creating joyful, academically excellent schools in Albany since 2005.  KIPP Albany is affiliated with KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) Public Schools, a national network of over 10,000 educators serving 160,000 students and alumni. For the 2021-2022 school year, KIPP Albany schools will serve over 1,600 students in grades K-8 and will employ more than 225 staff.  We are committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all of our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students, together.

Further regional growth is on the horizon with the Troy Prep K-12 schools planning to join the KIPP Albany network (new name TBD) at the start of the 2022-23 school year. Serving over 2,500 students in grades K-12 at seven schools across the Capital Region will allow increased curriculum offerings for students, professional development for staff, and enhanced family and community partnerships. 

ABOUT KIPP ALBANY COMMUNITY CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (KACCES)

KIPP Albany Community Charter Elementary School (KACCES) is a kindergarten through grade five elementary charter school.  We are an urban school with a student population in which 93% of the students qualify for free and reduced lunch, and 98% of the students are Black or Latino. We offer an extended school day, a longer school year, two instructors per class, school uniforms, and a variety of afterschool programs. Our school places a high value on collaboration, community, and culture. We have made a commitment to developing an environment that affirms and celebrates the racial and cultural identities of our students and recognizes the critical importance of having teachers and leaders that reflect the communities we serve. As our mission statement states, “We seek to develop in our students the academic and social skills necessary to enable them to discover their unique gifts and talents in order to become responsible public citizens dedicated to the advancement of one’s self, one’s family, and one’s community”.  In 2012 ACCS was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence, one of the first charter schools in the State of New York and the first in the City of Albany to receive that distinction. Albany Community Charter Elementary is excited to join the KIPP network and become a KIPP school to access more of the curriculum, professional development, and other resources available within the network to provide more opportunities to the community we serve.

• Provide small group remedial instruction for Tier 2 and Tier 3 assigned scholars. Identify the lagging skills to be targeted, develop engaging and multi-sensory lessons to remediate those skills, and consistently progress monitor to inform instruction. 

• Thoughtfully and consistently work with the classroom team to build differentiation into lesson plans aligned to specific areas of content in preparation to effectively offer rigorous instruction to all scholars.

• Effectively implement Taxonomy strategies to create a structured learning environment that promotes scholar presence during small group instruction and manages behaviors to keep scholars engaged in learning.

• Effectively respond to day-to-day operations of small group instruction, including taking daily attendance, updating tracking charts with progress monitoring data and comments and adhering to school-wide systems and structures.

• Proactively address the social and emotional needs of each scholar through the effective implementation of proactivity and adherence to classroom character chart 

• Appropriately prepare and participate in RtI, PLC, and professional development sessions.

• Understand and effectively use Daily 5, Kagan, Bulldog Block, scholar data tracking, and Proactivity to support scholar engagement and learning.

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree/ Master’s Degree in Special Education or Literacy Strongly Preferred / Training in an Orton Gillingham based intervention program and/or math intervention program Preferred

  Experience: 1 year or more of teaching experience

  Certification: Elementary Education/special education or literacy preferred

  Background Check: None Required

  Fingerprints: Required

  General: A deep belief in the potential of all scholars and a commitment to do whatever it takes to expand opportunities for scholars, often with a perspective informed by experience in high-need communities and an understanding of the systemic challenges of poverty and racism 

  Familiarity and experience with the Common Core State Standards 

  Experience teaching at the elementary level (preferred)

  Long-term commitment to reaching goals and a strong desire to improve and develop, both personally and professionally

  Excellent critical thinking skills, including the ability to accurately link cause and effect and to generate feasible and effective solutions to problems

  Excellent organization ability, including planning well and managing responsibilities effectively

  Excellent interpersonal skills and a proven ability to motivate others

  Respect for individuals’ diverse experiences and the ability to work effectively with families from a variety of backgrounds

Start Date:

This position has a start date of August 1, 2021.

Compensation:

Competitive salary and benefits package including health coverage and retirement.

This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by the employee.

KIPP Albany is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KIPP Albany is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.