Middle School ELA Teacher; Immeadiately

Middle School ELA Teacher (Immeadiately Hiring)

• Full-time
• Start Date:
  
  Immediate opening
• Department:
  Teacher

Position Overview:

At KIPP St. Louis you will work with students and school teams to identify and support students who need extra support. You come every day equipped to improve student outcomes, identify and support students in small groups, and create targeted plans for student success! You’ll collaborate with classroom teachers, the student support team, and school administrators to identify and support students to find their pathway to the futures they choose.

Who we are:

KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis city. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.

Mission:

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.

Vision:
Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students.

Today, our St. Louis network consists of two middle schools, three elementary schools, and a high school.

What makes KIPP St. Louis unique?

We believe that our educators are proving what’s possible in urban education each and every day, by inspiring students and helping them discover the joy of learning. KIPP schools support our educators to help students achieve academic excellence, building the skills and confidence they need to succeed.

Together, we are raising the bar for every student, every day.

Position type:
Full-time, Exempt, 10-Month

Direct Reports:
None

Key Collaborators:
Assistant Principal, Instructional Coach, Teachers, and Regional Support

Inputs:
What will I be doing in my day-to-day work?

Grade-Level Rigor & Access

Plan and deliver instruction where all students engage in grade-level standards, texts, and rigorous tasks daily

Internalize curriculum to ensure alignment to standards, pacing, and high-quality outcomes

Design and execute tasks that require students to analyze, justify, and apply learning

Provide scaffolds that increase access without lowering rigor, including modeling, guided practice, and strategic supports

Anticipate misconceptions and plan targeted supports to ensure all students can access grade-level content

What will I be evaluated on?

Instruction consistently ensures that all students engage in grade-level standards, tasks, and content aligned to curriculum and pacing, with scaffolds that maintain rigor. Student work demonstrates analysis, justification, and application, resulting in increased access and success with grade-level learning.

Student Engagement

Design lessons where students do the majority of the thinking, talking, reading, writing, and problem-solving

Facilitate structured academic discourse that requires students to explain, justify, and build on ideas using academic language

Use questioning and task design to promote analysis, reasoning, and cognitive lift

Create opportunities for students to make connections, defend thinking, and engage in meaningful dialogue

Ensure engagement reflects cognitive work, not just participation or compliance

Students consistently do the cognitive work of the lesson, engaging in meaningful discourse, reasoning, writing, and problem-solving. Engagement is driven by rigorous thinking, with students independently explaining, justifying, and building on ideas using academic language.

Culture of Learning

Establish and maintain a classroom environment grounded in high expectations, strong routines, and productive struggle

Implement systems that maximize instructional time and ensure students remain focused, accountable, and independent

Create a safe and structured environment where students take academic risks and persist through challenging work

Reinforce consistent expectations for behavior and learning aligned to school-wide systems

Build strong relationships with students…