Middle School Teacher

26-27 Middle School Teacher (Next Year Opening)

• Full-time
• Start Date:
  
  Next year opening
• Department:
  Teacher

KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) is a non‑profit network of 13 college/career‑preparatory public charter schools serving approximately 5,000 elementary, middle, and high school students.

• Deliver rigorous, standards‑aligned instruction using HQIM; communicate daily objectives and success criteria; check for understanding throughout (cold call, turn & talk, exit tickets).
• Plan / adapt units and lessons that build conceptual understanding and fluency; script questions, models, exemplars, and anticipated misconceptions; align tasks and rubrics to the depth of standards.
• Use data to drive instruction: analyze daily work, interims, and state assessments; reteach, spiral, and extend; maintain small data trackers that inform tomorrow’s plan.
• Differentiate and scaffold using diverse strategies (choice, visuals, language objectives, sentence frames); provide accommodations / modifications with fidelity for students with IEP/504 plans; coordinate with DSS/ESL staff.
• Structure purposeful practice—independent work, small groups, centers, and peer discourse—that requires evidence, academic language, and grade‑level thinking.
• Provide timely, actionable feedback (written and verbal) tied to rubrics; maintain accurate, transparent grades and make‑up work systems.
• Assessment literacy: design / implement common assessments; ensure item alignment and reliability; use exemplars / anchors for calibration.

• Establish safe, joyful routines (entry, materials, transitions, group work) that maximize time‑on‑task and protect learning time bell‑to‑bell.
• Affirm high expectations and growth mindset; select culturally sustaining texts, problems, and examples that reflect students’ identities and experiences.
• Apply school‑wide behavior systems consistently and restoratively; use pre‑corrections, de‑escalation, and restorative conversations; log incidents per policy.
• Integrate SEL (explicit skills, mood checks, goal setting) to build belonging, resilience, and self‑management; proactively teach replacement behaviors.

• Model school values and professionalism; meet deadlines; uphold duty coverage (arrival, transitions, lunch/recess, dismissal, testing).
• Build strong relationships with students and families via frequent, strengths‑based communication; co‑create goals and action plans.
• Communicate progress (grades, attendance, behavior, reading levels) through scheduled updates and family conferences with translators / interpretation as needed.
• Participate in key events—back‑to‑school nights, IEP/504 and EL meetings, data nights, testing, and community celebrations; support recruitment and retention activities.

• Set ambitious goals for student mastery and classroom culture; track progress and publicly celebrate growth.
• Welcome coaching (observations, practice‑based rehearsal) and implement feedback by the next lesson / cycle; reflect on impact using student work.
• Engage in PD and PLCs; contribute artifacts (plans, assessments, student work) that show PD‑to‑practice transfer.
• Collaborate to design / refine common assessments and lead / participate in data meetings that produce concrete reteach plans.

• Plan and teach for access and rigor for every learner (multilingual learners, students with disabilities, advanced learners, newcomers / SLIFE).
• Examine outcomes and discipline data to reduce disproportionality; adjust instruction, grading, and routines accordingly.
• Create structures for student and family voice (surveys, feedback circles, classroom leadership roles) and act on insights.
• Uphold equitable grading and policies (clear rubrics, opportunities to revise / retake, transparency on late / missing work); ensure materials and displays reflect all students.

• Attendance & punctuality: meet school standards; submit PTO / leave per policy; maintain reliable coverage plans.
• Compliance & testing:…