Elementary General Education Teacher (26.27 School Year)

Elementary General Education Teacher (26.27 School Year) Full-time Grade Level: Elementary Start Date: Next year opening Department: Teacher Position Overview The General Education Teacher (K-12) at KIPP St. Louis is an exemplary educator who drives strong student outcomes through high-quality, standards-aligned instruction. This role is open to teachers across all grade levels and content areas who demonstrate deep content expertise and a commitment to ensuring all students achieve at high levels. General Education Teachers design and deliver rigorous lessons, use data to inform instructional decisions, and continuously monitor student progress toward ambitious goals. They also contribute to a collaborative team environment by engaging in shared planning, reflecting on practice, and supporting collective improvement across classrooms. Responsibilities 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 and families to support both academic and cultural outcomes. Assessment for Learning Embed frequent checks for understanding into daily instruction to assess student thinking in real time. Analyze student responses and adjust instruction immediately to address misconceptions and advance learning. Provide clear, timely, and actionable feedback that enables students to improve their work. Monitor student progress toward learning goals and ensure students understand success criteria. Implement data-driven cycles, including reteach and intervention, to accelerate student achievement. Outcomes & Accountability Professional Practice & Contribution Consistent alignment to the KIPP St. Louis Instructional Framework in planning, instruction, and reflection. Active participation in collaborative planning, data analysis, and professional learning. Responsiveness to coaching, with observable growth in instructional practice over time. Contribution to instructional coherence across classrooms and teams. Student Achievement & Growth K-2: DIBELS proficiency and growth in early literacy. K-8: i-Ready Reading and Math growth and proficiency. 3-8: Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) performance. 9-12: End-of-Course (EOC) exam results in tested subjects. 9-12: AP exam participation, performance, and pass rates (where applicable). Demonstrated ability to translate strong Tier 1 instruction into measurable student outcomes. Qualifications Required Bachelor’s degree in education or related content area. Minimum of 2+ years of successful classroom teaching experience. Valid Missouri Teacher Certification. Demonstrated commitment to improving outcomes for historically underserved students. Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills. Preferred State teaching certification. Experience in a high-performing, data-driven school environment. Track record of driving significant student achievement gains. Experience with standards-aligned curricula and assessment systems. Leadership experience within a grade level, content team, or school initiative. Benefits Starting salary for first-year teachers with a bachelor’s degree is $50,500. $0 deductible healthcare plan option, including medical, vision, and dental. Employer Paid Short-Term Disability. $50,000 life insurance policy at no cost to the employee. Retirement plan through PSSRSSL with an employer match up to 14% and an optional 403b as a supplement to our pension program. Public Service student loan forgiveness program qualified employer. Generous time off: Paid leave for illness, personal days, bereavement, jury duty, and military-related leave; paid parental leave; paid holidays, including one-week Thanksgiving break, two-week winter break, and one-week spring break; wellness days provided throughout the year. EEO Statement KIPP St. Louis is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our students, families, teachers, staff and community members. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. #J-18808-Ljbffr KIPP