Elementary School: Teaching Fellow - Boston

KIPP Massachusetts partners with the KIPP Foundation, which is a non-profit national network of college-preparatory public charter schools serving elementary, middle and high school students. The KIPP Network has a 30+ year track record of preparing our students in educationally underserved communities for success in college and life.

The KIPP Public Schools Network is made up of 278 K-12 schools, 28 regional support organizations, and the nonprofit KIPP Foundation. We are a national network with nearly 16,500 educators and 190,000 students and alumni. Together, we continually raise the bar for teaching and learning, then ensure success in one classroom travels across our network to hundreds more. We believe that excellent academic, safe and structured schools, empowered teachers, an emphasis on character development and support through college and career are the foundation for student success, and we strive to provide this for every student.

All KIPP schools, whether they are in Massachusetts or in other states, are part of the free public school system in their respective states and enrollment is open to all students. KIPP public charter schools are given more academic and budgetary flexibility than traditional public schools, and in exchange commit to deliver high-quality academic results for students.

KIPP MA Teaching Fellows are co-teachers who are committed to becoming proficient in the craft of teaching through professional development, coaching, and hands-on practice. Candidates for our KIPP MA Teaching Fellows program typically enter the profession with fewer years of teaching experience than Lead Teachers, and so Teaching Fellows spend each day teaching and learning alongside an experienced Lead Teacher with the goal of becoming a KIPP MA Lead Teacher after a year of intensive development.

We are excited to welcome Elementary Fellows into our kindergarten through fourth-grade classrooms.

Teaching Fellows are an integral part of the classroom from the first days of school. They must form strong and trusting relationships with students and families as they begin their journey with KIPP. Throughout the year, Teaching Fellows co-teach small group and whole group lessons and gradually take on additional solo lead teaching responsibilities. They must exercise discretion and independent judgment when solo teaching and co-teaching and are held accountable alongside Lead Teachers for student growth and classroom culture.

Teaching Fellows will work with a grade-level team to achieve their school’s ambitious goals for student character and academic achievement.

Teaching Fellows are responsible for all teacher duties outlined below and are given a high level of support to follow through on the responsibilities. Teaching Fellows will grow and develop through personalized instructional coaching;
Fellow-specific professional development; and school-based professional development focused on academics, character, and classroom culture.

KIPP MA wants Teaching Fellows who are eager to work relentlessly for the most difficult and joyful profession imaginable. KIPP MA Teaching Fellows are also eligible for a partial tuition scholarship to the BU Graduate School of Education if they are interested in pursuing a Master’s degree and MA Teacher’s License.

This role requires consistent and reliable demonstration of the following essential job functions and key responsibilities:

• Ensure that all children feel affirmed, valued, and challenged every day

• Foster a positive and safe learning environment

• Create and internalize rigorous and engaging unit and daily lesson plans, leveraging provided curricula/resources and intellectual preparation tools, in preparation for both co-teaching and solo teaching

• Set specific, ambitious growth goals for all students and identify and leverage all necessary resources to ensure they meet them

• Use best practices, including differentiation, to execute engaging instruction at a level rigorous for all students, during both co-teaching and solo teaching

• Infuse core values into daily lessons and every school practice, implementing…