Immediate Middle School ELA Teacher

KIPP

KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public schools educating 120,000 students in grades Prek-12 across 21 states and Washington, DC. While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise:
Together, A Future Without Limits. You can learn more p.org.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools is part of the KIPP national network. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond – so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

In the 2024-25 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating more than 3,000 students, kindergarten through twelfth grade in the North and West sides of Jacksonville, Florida.

• KIPP Impact Academy:
  Kindergarten - 4th grade, 6th - 8th grade
• KIPP VOICE Academy:
  Kindergarten - 8th grade
• KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy:
  Kindergarten - 8th grade
• KIPP Bold City High School: 9th - 12th grade

For the current school year, teachers at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools work the following hours Monday through Friday and may have occasional meetings or special school events outside of these hours. Hours for teachers and students may vary slightly by school.

• K-8 Staff: 7:30am - 4:30pm K-8 Students: 8:00am - 3:30pm, Wednesday K-8 dismissal is at 1:30pm
• High School Staff: 6:45am - 3:45pm, High School Students: 7:15am - 2:30pm, Wednesday High School dismissal is at 12:30pm.

Every Wednesday is a student early release day, which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development and content team meetings.
* This doesn’t include Wellness Wednesdays when all staff leave at student dismissal.

To support these schools, we will employ more than 300 full‑time staff members. We seek educators and colleagues that represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. To learn more about what it is like to work and teach at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, please visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). where you can also view all of our job postings.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools seeks middle school teachers for our 5th through 8th grade classrooms in the 2025-26 school year. Teachers are assigned one grade level and are responsible for creating a positive classroom environment, implementing curriculum, assessing students, collaborating with their team, building relationships with families, and other duties as assigned. Full teacher responsibilities are ultimately outlined by their school leader.

• 5th- 8th Grade: all lead teachers are departmentalized. A single lead teacher in each classroom is responsible for teaching specific subjects (e.g. only ELA). Class size is approximately 26 students. In this model, most teachers plan for one subject and teach lessons to multiple cohorts of students.

Our current compensation and benefits structure is very competitive and is commensurate with experience.

• Our current starting salary for a first‑year lead teacher is $50,000
• Free individual health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)
• Free individual short‑term and long‑term disability insurance
• 403(b) retirement program with a company match
• To support teacher practice and their growth, all lead teachers receive individualized coaching and professional development.
• The salary offered in the Docu Sign doesn’t include any stipends for which the candidate may be eligible. In our first year of paying out millage stipends, certified New-to-KIPP instructional staff received an additional $7,000. Certified staff also received TSIA stipends this year. There are other opportunities to earn money at KIPP Jax in the form of additional stipends.
• This offering is subject to change each school year. Terms would be outlined in an offer letter, if issued.

• Bachelor's Degree
• Relevant Florida Teaching Certification or Eligibility for Certification (examples include a Statement of Eligibility, a…