Elementary School: Lead Teacher - Greater Boston (2026-2027)

Elementary School: Lead Teacher - Greater Boston (2026-2027) Job ID: 5475078 Application Deadline: Posted until filled Re-Posted: Apr 16, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC) Starting Date: Aug 31, 2026 Position Type: Full-time Job Description Lead Teacher at KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is seeking talented, committed, and culturally competent lead teachers who have the power to amplify our children’s potential by creating a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges students each day. Key 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. Create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments, when applicable. 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. Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements with financial support from KIPP MA within the first year of employment, and participate in 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 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. 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. Demonstrate 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. Show self‑awareness, flexibility, and emotional intelligence to navigate a setting with students who express diverse needs. Use interpersonal and self‑management skills effectively to support behavioral and emotional needs of students, ensuring a safe and inclusive environment and building relationships while managing conflict. Communicate effectively to perform assigned duties and exchange information with students, staff, families and others in person, via written communication, in front of groups, and on virtual platforms. Move physically in various positions, including kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping, and reaching overhead, as required by duties. Possess sufficient physical strength to periodically lift or carry 20 pounds of materials or supplies, and to physically restrain a student in an emergency situation. Have manual dexterity sufficient to perform repetitive hand, wrist, and arm motions and to operate a computer and office equipment. Engage in any other duties as assigned to promote a positive and calm learning environment and culture. Qualifications Love and unwavering belief in the high potential of all students. Commitment to anti‑racism and equity. Demonstrated ability to drive student growth and achievement and to create a warm, inclusive, rigorous learning environment. Passion for the subject/content area and demonstrated commitment to professional learning. 2+ years of full‑time teaching experience. Bachelor’s Degree required. Pass Criminal Background Check. Benefits Minimum base salary: $55,000 to $89,500 (per 1.0 FTE/45 hours per week), depending on years of relevant experience after your Bachelor’s degree and any advanced degrees (+$3,000 for 1st advanced degree, +$1,500 for 2nd advanced degree).

• 1,000 signing bonus.
• 2,000 annual retention bonus in subsequent years, plus other bonuses when eligible.

Equal Opportunity Employer KIPP MA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We believe in the importance of being a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization that enables all of our students and staff to thrive. We are committed to building an exceptional team that reflects the diverse backgrounds and experiences of our students. We hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr Young World Physical Education