SY 2nd Grade Teacher

Company Description

KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a national network of tuition‑free public schools educating 120,000 students in grades Prek‑12 across 21 states and Washington, DC. We have a network of 16,500 educators and 175,000 students and alumni across the country. KIPP Columbus is the only KIPP school in Ohio and educates more than 2,000 students K‑12 on a 150+ acre campus in Northeast Columbus.

In addition to academic excellence, KIPP Columbus also partners with nearly 100 community organizations to provide extracurricular activities, programming, health and wellness services, meals, and more to KIPP students, families, and the broader community. KIPP is also a member of the Ohio High School Athletic Association, offering more than 10 varsity sports. The KIPP Columbus learning campus will continue to advance student learning, expand partnerships, enable superior programming, and serve as a teaching and leadership lab for schools nationwide, reimagining education through a deeper lens of antiracism, excellence, and joy as we expand to educate nearly 4,000 students on our learning campus in the coming years.

We are looking for a highly dedicated educator who has a track record of instructional excellence and who is willing to continuously go above and beyond for students. Our KIPP team is committed to leading and teaching through an anti‑racist lens and are responsible for delivering effective, rigorous instruction in their content areas that produce high‑quality results and student understanding. During the interview process, our team will discuss your grade level and content area preferences.

This position would be for the school year 2025‑2026.

• Craft, internalize, and implement high‑quality, challenging, and engaging lesson plans using provided curriculum resources to meet the diverse needs of all learners.
• Review student data individually and with department or grade‑level teams to plan for re‑teaching and follow‑up lessons.
• Develop individualized learning plans for students and communicate these plans to families in parent meetings and conferences.
• Collaborate with content and grade‑level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.

• Build a classroom culture that empowers students, affirms their identities, and creates a sense of belonging for all students.
• Implement the school‑wide and classroom management policies and practices.
• Create a responsive and inclusive environment for parents and families.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with students and families based on trust and respect.

• Attend staff meetings, professional development sessions, and team meetings.
• Participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.
• Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.
• Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.

• Bachelor’s Degree Required.
• Current Ohio Teaching License or willingness and ability to pursue certification by start date Required.
• 1 or more years of lead teaching experience, or has a degree in education Required.
• Belief that outstanding school leaders, staff, and teachers can achieve excellent outcomes for all students.
• Ability to persevere with a sense of optimism, strong problem‑solving skills, and desire to learn and grow in a collaborative professional learning community.
• Willingness, and commitment, to go above and beyond to prove the possible with students.
• Ability to multi‑task and work within an ambiguous, fast‑moving, start‑up environment, while driving toward clarity and solutions.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Extreme flexibility, with a strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate high levels of responsibility and multiple priorities.
• Model the values of KIPP Columbus (Imagine, Navigate, Seek, Persevere, Integrity, Responsibility, and Empathy).

At KIPP Columbus we strive for clarity, equity,…