Middle School Reading Teacher
KIPP NYC Public Schools
- Tulsa, OK
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Develop year-long Oklahoma standards-based unit plans and lesson plans that meet all scholars' learning needs.
- Use assessment data to modify short and long-term plans in order to promote all scholars 'academic performance.
- Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.
- Teacher contract hours are 7:30am - 5:00pm (M-Th) and 7:30am - 4:30pm (F) on regular school days. On Friday afternoons, scholars are dismissed early teachers participate all-school professional development. All scholars begin class at 8:00am and dismissed at 4:00pm (M-Th) and 2:30pm (F).
- Collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.
- Establish and maintain working relationships with scholars and families based on trust and respect.
- Participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.
- Attend school events such as staff meetings, open houses, back to school nights, parent orientations, parent-teacher conferences, PTO events and various other school events.
- 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.
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university
- Valid Oklahoma Teaching Certificate with required certification for subject and level assigned, if applicable*
- Demonstrated knowledge of core subject area assigned
- Satisfactory outcome of a background check. Employees are responsible for a non-refundable fingerprinting fee (approximately $60).
- Unwavering commitment to KIPP Tulsa mission, scholars, families, and community
- Strong record of helping children 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 Tulsa scholars.