KIPP Colorado Public Schools

KIPP Colorado Public Schools

[2026-2027] Middle School Content Teacher

Chicago, IL, United States

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 26 days ago
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About the role

  • At KIPP Chicago, we are guided by a simple, yet powerful 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. Our campuses are located in
  • the Austin, Englewood, North Lawndale, and West Humboldt Park neighborhoods. KIPP Chicago also advises over 2000 KIPP alumni currently in high school or college through our KIPP Forward program.

Responsibilities

  • Use best practices in alignment with school-wide systems to manage student behavior and create a safe, warm, demanding, and joyful classroom environment
  • Establish and maintain strong lines of communication with students and their families and share progress
  • Help develop school-wide culture that best fits the needs of our students, staff, and families
  • Principals and assistant principals who are routinely present throughout the building and day

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree (required)
  • Meet testing requirements of Illinois Charter Law (Test of Academic Proficiency 400 and the appropriate content-area test) (required)
  • A cleared CPS Background check before start of employment (required)

Nice to have

  • Illinois Professional Educators License (strongly preferred)
  • At least two years' prior success teaching in urban communities (strongly preferred)

Skills

  • Our campuses are located in the Austin, Englewood, North Lawndale, and West Humboldt Park neighborhoods.
  • KIPP Chicago also advises over 2000 KIPP alumni currently in high school or college through our KIPP Forward program.
  • About KIPP Public Schools
  • Our Teachers
  • Our students and families choose our schools because our teachers are exceptional.
  • Our educators work together as a collective to ensure students achieve and thrive.
  • For many of us, joining KIPP Chicago feels like coming home professionally.
  • KIPP Chicago Middle School Teachers
  • At KIPP Chicago, middle schools include grades 5 - 8.
  • Middle School Teachers at KIPP Chicago are departmentalized and focus on one content area.

Benefits

  • Contributions to the Chicago Teachers Pension Fund in accordance with Illinois state law
  • Competitive rates for medical insurance and short-term disability insurance.
  • Dental insurance, vision insurance, life insurance, and long-term disability insurance are offered at no cost.
  • Competitive Retirement Savings Benefits
  • For more detail about our Salaries and Benefits at KIPP Chicago, visit our website: https://kippchicago.org/join-our-team/.
  • A commitment to the mission and vision of KIPP Chicago and the pursuit of antiracism in our schools and work together
  • Provide students with daily feedback on performance and plan for individual learning needs
  • A stipend to support the cost of mobile phone usage
  • School-wide Social Emotional Learning curriculum and practices

Equal opportunity

  • All of your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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