KIPP 
KIPP Public Schools is a network of 270 public charter schools with nearly 10,000 educators and more than 160,000 students and alumni. You can learn more at www.kipp.org.

KIPP JACKSONVILLE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools  is part of the KIPP national network. Together with families and communities, we 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.

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 2022-23 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating 2,000+ students, kindergarten through tenth grade, in the North and Westsides of Jacksonville, Florida:

• KIPP Impact Academy: Kindergarten - 2nd, 6th – 8th grade
• KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten – 7th grade
• KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten – 8th grade
• KIPP Bold City High School: 9th - 10th grade

To support these schools, we will employ approximately almost 300 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 Jacksonville Public Schools, 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*

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 coach.

As a school-based leader, this position is year-round and performs duties as assigned by their school leader. Typical hours for school-based leaders are 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 Monday through Friday and there may be occasional meetings, special school events, or commitments that fall outside of these hours. Student hours are typically 7:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. Every Wednesday is a student early release day (1:30 p.m.), which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development.

SPECIFIC 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

• 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.
• Possesses a deep commitment to both racial and educational equity; supports the building of an organization that reflects the community KIPP serves; holds self and others on team accountable for centering equity.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Relevant Florida Certification or Equivalent in Pre-K – Grade 3 OR K-6
• Reading Endorsement
• 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. 

HIGHLY PREFERRED         

• ESOL endorsement reflected on teaching certificate
• Master’s in literacy
• Experience as a primary literacy coach

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.  Link here: https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/KIPP/jacksonville 

COMPENSATION*
Our compensation is very competitive and is commensurate with experience 

• This position will be compensated as a teacher is our region so the starting pay for this position will be $50,000 for a first-year teacher/coach and then be adjusted for a year-round work schedule and years of relevant experience.
• This position would be eligible for a stipend for leading content team(s) in the region
• Free individual level 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 professional practice and growth, all teachers and coaches receive individualized coaching and professional development

*Please note offers are subject to change.

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