KIPP - Literacy Intervention Teacher - San Francisco
KIPP NYC Public Schools
- San Francisco, CA
- Training
- Full-time
- Teach with Purpose: Our teachers play a key role in bringing to life the academic and cultural visions of our schools. This includes daily lesson planning, intentional curriculum design, and regular data analysis to help all students learn and grow. Our teachers also implement Social Emotional Learning lessons and Restorative Practices to create a joyful, inclusive classroom community.
- Support and Collaboration: Our teachers work closely with the school's Leadership Team, including their Instructional Coach, to ensure students are learning and growing. This includes weekly meetings, and ongoing feedback so we can continue to grow in our instructional practices.
- Commitment to Anti-Racism: We are committed to creating an anti-racist school community. We engage in ongoing development to reflect on their own identities and experiences and how that shapes us as people, educators, and leaders. As a community, we regularly analyze our school systems, academics, culture, data etc. to reflect on our progress towards being an anti-racist organization and to make changes to address the needs of our community.
- Hold a B.A/B.S degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Meet one of the following eligibility requirements:
- Hold a valid teaching credential in English, or
- Eligibility for a Provisional Internship Permit, or
- Eligibility for a Short Term Staff Permit
- Experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community
- Experience successfully leading a team of adults (e.g. grade level or content team) in achieving grade level and school wide academic goals.
- Expertise assessing reading levels using STEP and/or Fountas and Pinnell assessments
- Masters in literacy instruction preferred.
- CLAD or BCLAD Certification preferred.
- Demonstrated success in raising the achievement levels of traditionally underserved students
- Spoken proficiency in Spanish preferred.
- A passion for being part of a team-oriented, mission-driven school culture.
- A strong desire to become a stronger educator by joining the KIPP team and family.
- Zest, grit, hope, love, social intelligence, and gratitude.
- Coordinate and facilitate formative reading testing for the school and support grade level teams in creating subsequent groups for Guided Reading and Intervention.
- Lead Guided Reading Intervention Groups and serve as a model for strong guided reading instruction.
- Design and lead bi-weekly Guided Reading Meetings with grades 5-8 to analyze formative data and implement best instructional practices that promote reading growth.
- Provide timely and relevant feedback on Guided Reading lesson plans.
- Observe Guided Reading lessons in order to coach prioritized teachers and formulate professional development sessions based on trends.
- Serve as the school CELDT/ELPAC Coordinator; coordinate and facilitate CELDT/ELPAC assessments two times during the year.
- Plan, manage, and execute school-wide Literacy Events.
- Arrival, dismissal and lunch duties as determined by the leadership team.
- Attend bi-weekly leadership team meetings and work collaboratively with other leadership team members to support and enact school wide priorities.
- Support 2-3 grade levels in proactive school culture plans and help facilitate restorative circles as needed.
- Other duties assigned.