Who You Are
You are eager, driven, and excited about being a world class teacher for children, delivering top tier curriculum in a structured environment.You are excited to perform at a high bar and you want support from your school and region to ensure students are growing and are mastering the material. You are a lifelong learner who is eager for weekly Professional Development, excited to have a dedicated mentor and coach who provides actionable feedback you can implement in your classroom, and go the extra mile to build your skills. You are not afraid of hard work but welcome a challenge and want to pursue excellence.
KIPP NC teachers believe in doing whatever it takes to help students succeed, whether that means delivering a tested, well researched and crafted curriculum for student achievement, building relationships with students and families, or putting in the elbow grease to hone their skills and build their capacity as world class educators.
Your responsibilities as an Exceptional Children Lead Teacher
KIPP North Carolina Exceptional Children Teachers are at the core of our mission to support our students with special needs to access the general education curriculum through a resource model. As a KIPP North Carolina EC Teacher, your core responsibilities include:
Instruction Preparation & Delivery
- Review, internalize, and prepare KIPP NC approved curriculum
- K - 8 Math: Zearn
- K - 4 ELA: Bookworms
- 5 - 8: ELA: KIPP Wheatley
- K - 8 Science: Amplify
- 9 - 12 All Subjects: KIPP Foundation Provided Curriculum
- Practice lesson delivery to execute curriculum at a high level
- Create exemplar responses and documents for work to hold students accountable
- Use assessment data (Interim Assessments, MAP, EOGs, EOCs, summative, formative, etc) to drive instruction and make lesson adjustments to meet students needs
- Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of pursuing excellence
- Maintain accurate gradebook, records, and data tracking systems
Help Build a Positive School and Classroom Culture
- Embody and maintain school鈥檚 values, policies and culture
- Assume personal responsibility for student achievement
- Maintain a clean classroom displaying student work and grade level/content appropriate decorations
- Develop positive relationships with students, families, teachers and staff through regular positive phone calls to families, weekly newsletters about the classroom, and attending all required events, including but not limited to Back-to-School Night, Parent - Teacher Conferences, and Report Card Conferences
- Participate in the daily functions of the school, including but not limited to arrival, advisory / circle time, lunch duty, recess, and dismissal
Demonstrate a Growth Mindset
- Collaborate with your coach identifying areas of strength and areas of growth for professional development each year
- Receive weekly feedback and implement it with fidelity
- Attend Professional Development Tuesdays & Wednesdays from 3:30 - 5:00pm each week