KIPP Colorado Public Schools

Teacher

• Serve as the instructional leader of an elementary classroom and drive student outcomes
• Create an exceptional, culturally responsive student experience and classroom community
• Develop rigorous, engaging, affirming, grade-level, and culturally sustaining instruction
• Plan instruction, organize learning activities, internalize lessons, and prepare instructional materials
• Develop unit plans, scope and sequences, weekly plans, and daily lesson plans
• Design and implement standards-aligned assessments
• Grade student work equitably and provide feedback and support
• Use adopted instructional materials and curriculum with fidelity
• Analyze student data to adjust instructional plans, reteach, reassess, and monitor progress
• Implement IEP, 504 Plan, ALP, BIP, and MTSS accommodations, modifications, and interventions
• Establish relationships with students and families based on trust and respect
• Maintain high expectations for academic work and classroom behavior
• Establish and reinforce classroom rules and consequences
• Manage Tier 1 behaviors and monitor behavior data
• Provide active supervision to ensure student safety and engagement
• Participate in arrival, dismissal, breakfast, lunch, hallway, bathroom, transition, and absence-coverage duties
• Collaborate with special services and special education staff
• Attend school functions, parent meetings, conferences, evening events, and community events
• Conduct home visits and phone calls to families
• Communicate regularly with families about academic progress and behavior
• Maintain accurate records, grade books, and data tracking systems
• Participate in coaching, professional development, grade-level meetings, department meetings, and school-wide initiatives
• Support student and staff recruitment and engagement events
• Travel around Denver to KIPP campuses, the Home Office, and professional development events as required
• Complete specialized certification requirements and maintain ESSA compliance
• Report to a member of the school leadership team

Elementary Teacher

Math Teacher

• Serve as the instructional leader of the classroom and drive student outcomes and an exceptional student experience
• Develop rigorous, engaging, affirming, grade-level, and culturally sustaining instruction
• Plan instruction, organize learning activities, internalize lessons, and grade equitably and consistently
• Implement accommodations and modifications for students’ IEPs, BIPs, 504 Plans, ALPs, and MTSS interventions
• Create and cultivate a culturally responsive classroom community
• Uphold school-wide expectations and manage Tier 1 behaviors
• Contact families proactively and responsively; communicate about academic progress and behavior
• Support campus-wide operations through arrival, dismissal, lunch, hallway, bathroom, transition, and absence-coverage duties
• Develop standards-based unit plans, scope and sequences, weekly plans, and daily lesson plans
• Design and implement assessments aligned with daily objectives
• Grade student work and provide feedback and support
• Use adopted instructional materials and curriculum with fidelity
• Analyze student data to adjust instructional plans, reteach, reassess, and monitor progress toward goals
• Collaborate with special services and special education staff to implement student plans and supports
• Establish relationships with students and families based on trust and respect
• Enforce positive behavior systems and monitor behavior data
• Attend school functions, parent meetings, conferences, evening events, field trips, and community events
• Participate in professional development, grade-level and department meetings, coaching sessions, and school-wide initiatives
• Assist with student and staff recruitment and engagement, including events, home visits, and calls home
• Maintain accurate and timely records, grade books, and data tracking systems

Physician

• The Teacher is the instructional leader of their classroom and is directly responsible for driving student outcomes and creating an exceptional student experience.
• Teachers drive the educational mission of KIPP Colorado schools by developing rigorous, engaging, affirming, grade-level and culturally-sustaining instruction that prepares students for multiple post-secondary opportunities, and is aligned with our academic program.
• The Teacher plans instruction, organizes learning activities, internalizes and intellectually prepares for lessons, grades equitably and consistently, and implements with fidelity all accommodations and modifications for students’ IEPs, BIP’s, 504 Plans, ALPs, and MTSS interventions, supporting the individuality and multifaceted nature of all our students.
• The Teacher at KIPP Colorado holds full responsibility for creating and cultivating a culturally responsive classroom community that is warm-demanding, including upholding school-wide expectations, managing tier 1 behaviors, and contacting families proactively and responsively.
• Teachers support the campus-wide community and whole school systems through active presence at daily duties, including but not limited to: arrival duty, dismissal duty, lunch duty, threshold presence at transitions, hallway / bathroom duty, and coverage for staff absences.
• The position is a 10-month academic position and is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
• This position reports to a member of the school leadership team.

English Language Arts Teacher

• The Special Education Teacher is the instructional leader of their student caseload and is directly responsible for driving student outcomes and creating an exceptional student experience.
• Teachers drive the educational mission of KIPP Colorado schools by developing daily instruction aligned with our academic program that enables students to make significant academic growth each year.
• The Special Education Teacher plans instruction, organizes learning activities, internalizes and intellectually prepares for lessons, grades equitably and consistently, and implements with fidelity all accommodations and modifications for students’ IEPs, BIP’s, 504 Plans, and MTSS interventions.
• The Special Education Teacher at KIPP Colorado holds full responsibility for creating and cultivating a culturally responsive classroom community that is warm-demanding, including upholding school-wide expectations, managing tier 1 behaviors, and contacting families proactively and responsively.
• Teachers support the campus-wide community and whole school systems through active presence at daily duties, including but not limited to: arrival duty, dismissal duty, lunch duty, threshold presence at transitions, hallway / bathroom duty, and coverage for staff absences.
• The position is a 10-month academic position and is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act. This position reports to a member of the school leadership team.

Secondary Affective Needs Teacher

General

• Manage, develop, and coach teachers to drive exceptional student experience and academic outcomes
• Lead and build capacity of all teachers to implement and continuously develop exceptional instruction
• Focus on results and continuous improvement, and a culture of consistent and high expectations
• Work from the belief that excellent schools develop and sustain the capacity for teachers to lead and take ownership of their classroom, grade level, and school’s success
• Reports to the Assistant Principal of Instruction
• Assume personal responsibility for student achievement
• Provide an active presence, strategic supervision, and intentional monitoring to ensure student safety and engagement in rigorous learning
• Take ownership for the development of your craft and engage actively in coaching sessions
• Meet professional obligations including meeting deadlines and honoring schedules
• Collaborate with colleagues and seek feedback in the spirit of continuous improvement
• Assist with both student and staff recruitment and engagement
• Sit on the Instructional Leadership Team and partner with teammates to ensure consistent implementation of whole-school systems
• Partner with the Dean of Special Services and Special Education Teachers to ensure proper implementation of 504s, BIPs, IEPs, safety plans, accommodations, modification, and language support for students.

Elementary Teacher

Math Teacher

English Language Arts Teacher

Secondary Affective Needs Teacher

Dean of Instruction