K-8: Spanish Lead Teacher - Boston, Ma

Kipp massachusetts public charter schools - Boston
new offer (15/06/2024)

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Job Description
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Classroom Responsibilities
Ensure that all children are affirmed, valued, and challenged every day
Foster a positive and safe learning environment
Prepare and internalize rigorous and engaging unit and daily lessons, leveraging provided curricula/resources, and intellectual preparation tools
When applicable, may be asked to create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments
Set specific, ambitious growth goals with all students and identify and leverage all necessary resources to ensure they meet them
Innovate on best practices to execute engaging, differentiated instruction at a level rigorous for all students
Implement aligned school-wide or grade-level student culture systems and proactive classroom management strategies
Regularly analyze student work and academic data to modify lessons, refine curricula, and inform instructional practice
Maintain accurate, up-to-date student grades/records and initiate strong lines of communication with students and their families regularly regarding students’ growth and progress
School and Professional Responsibilities
Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements with financial support from KIPP MA within the first year of employment in addition to free study support ()
Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year
Take ownership for the development of your craft seeking and implementing feedback from your coach and collaborating with teammates within and beyond school-designed structures
Perform assigned duties including (but not limited to) classroom coverage, bus, lunch, transition, and dismissal duties
Develop strong relationships with families through participation in school events and consistent phone calls, texts, and/or emails with caregivers
Be willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to accountability, change, and improvement
Collaborate with grade level and content teams to tackle common challenges and implement grade-wide systems, sharing responsibility for all students
Dependable attendance according to our school calendar, initiating proactive communication when attendance barriers arise
General Requirements and Responsibilities
Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct by acting with integrity, leading with humanity, centering self-awareness and critical consciousness, taking personal responsibility, and engaging productively
Participate and engage in regional professional development and community events as required
Demonstrated ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make reasonable judgments and decisions in a timely manner in accordance with the needs of the school
Self-awareness, flexibility and emotional intelligence to navigate a setting with students who express diverse needs
The consistent use of interpersonal and self-management skills to effectively support behavioral and emotional needs of students to ensure a safe and inclusive environment, as well as build relationships and manage conflict with students, staff, and caregivers
Effective communication skills to perform assigned duties and to meaningfully exchange information with students, staff, families and others in person, through written communication, in front of groups, and on virtual platforms
Physical mobility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively, which may include kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping and reaching overhead
Physical strength sufficient to periodically lift and/or carry 20 pounds of materials or supplies and to physically restrain a student to keep from harming themself and/or others in an emergency situation
Manual dexterity sufficient to perform repetitive hand/wrist/arm motions and to operate a computer and office equipment
KIPP MA teachers are supported in their demanding work by experienced and dedicated leadership and staff who have themselves proven successful in the teaching role. Our leaders maintain consistent school-wide systems and procedures - academic, behavioral, cultural, logistical - designed to permit teachers to do their best work.
In addition to the responsibilities listed above, there will occasionally be other duties as assigned that teachers will engage in to help promote a positive and calm learning environment and culture.

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