KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, 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—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. 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 communities.

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 short and long-term plans in order 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 the daily functions of the school such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.

• Attend critical school events such as staff meetings, open houses, and parent-teacher conferences.

• Develop individualized learning plans for students and communicate these plans to families in parent meetings and conferences.

• Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Competencies:

• 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

Required Education and/or Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university

• Valid Texas Teaching Certificate with required certification for subject and level assigned*

• Demonstrated knowledge of core subject area assigned

• Satisfactory outcome of a background check. Employees are responsible for a non-refundable fingerprinting fee (approximately $50.00).

*Applicants currently pursuing a certification may apply before certification is received. All certifications must be acquired and on file with KIPP Texas before the end of the first year of employment. For more information about obtaining certification click here.

Location:

Dallas, TX

Compensation and Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary scale, a part of KIPP Texas’ competitive benefits options, KIPP offers all employees an $0 HMO 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.

Funding:

The ELA Teacher will be funded directly from the Elementary and Secondary Schools Emergency Relief (ESSER) grants awarded by the Texas Education Agency under the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (ESSER II) and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ESSER III). This position will be funded solely (100%) from the ESSER II and III allocation for direct expenses through September 30, 2023, and may continue to be funded through September 30, 2024, depending upon the availability of ESSER grant funds. At the end of the grant period this position may be eliminated unless other sources of funds are secured to maintain this position or a similar position. The employee must sign this job description acknowledging receipt of the job description and signing their acknowledgement that this position is grant funded and is temporarily aligning with the terms of the grant period.