High School Teacher-Theater Arts

KIPP — the largest nonprofit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools in the nation—has demonstrated, at scale, that all children have the potential to excel academically regardless of race or zip code. KIPP currently serves over 120,000 students in 275 schools nationwide, including Indianapolis. KIPP Indy Public Schools (KIPP Indy) was founded in 2004 with one class of fifth-grade students and has grown to serve 1,500 students across four schools. Of the students that attend KIPP Indy, 98% qualify for free and reduced lunch, 92% are African American or LatinX, 13% receive special education services, and 18% are designated as Multilingual Learners. As we continue to grow, our mission remains the same: to create joyful, academically excellent schools in which teachers, students, and families are all united around the same goal of preparing students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond— so they can lead fulfilling lives and create a more just world.
At KIPP Indy Legacy High School, we aspire to be a beacon of academic excellence and character development for students in Indianapolis. Our vision is to empower young leaders to become critical thinkers, effective communicators, and compassionate citizens who make a positive impact in their communities and the world. By fostering a culture of high expectations, we inspire our students to pursue their passions, take ownership of their learning, and strive for personal and academic excellence. We prioritize character education, emphasizing the importance of integrity, resilience, and empathy. Through meaningful relationships and mentorship, we guide our students on their journey to success in college and beyond.
At KIPP Indy Legacy, we cultivate a strong sense of community and belonging, recognizing that our collective efforts can overcome challenges. Together, we are building a legacy of achievement, preparing our students to lead fulfilling lives and contribute to a more just society.
KIPP Indy Legacy High School is seeking a passionate and skilled High School Enrichment Teacher to provide high-quality instruction in Visual Arts, Physical Education, or Theater .
Teachers at KIPP Indy Legacy High School are responsible for delivering rigorous, engaging, student-centered instruction that develops students’ content knowledge, skills, creativity, confidence, and independence. Enrichment teachers create meaningful opportunities for students to explore their interests, develop their talents, and apply their learning through authentic experiences.
Teachers use student performance data and evidence of learning to inform instruction and adjust their practice to meet the needs of all learners. KIPP Indy Legacy teachers maintain high expectations, create safe, joyful, and structured learning environments, build strong relationships with students and families, and actively engage in coaching, feedback, collaboration, and professional development to continuously strengthen their instructional practice.
Plan and deliver engaging, rigorous, standards-aligned instruction in the assigned enrichment content area.
Develop lessons and learning experiences that build students’ content knowledge and technical skills while promoting creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, confidence, and student ownership.
Provide students with authentic opportunities to demonstrate and apply their learning through performances, exhibitions, showcases, productions, competitions, presentations, physical activities, or other content-specific experiences.
Establish clear learning objectives and use student work, performance tasks, assessments, observation, and other evidence of learning to monitor progress and adjust instruction.
Maintain high expectations for student participation, effort, skill development, behavior, and quality of work.
Create and maintain a safe, joyful, structured, and engaging learning environment appropriate to the assigned content area.
Implement effective classroom management practices and consistently reinforce school-wide expectations while supporting students in developing independence, responsibility, and self-advocacy.
Provide timely, specific, and actionable feedback that supports students in strengthening their skills and improving the quality of their work or performance.
Collaborate with colleagues, instructional leaders, and other enrichment teachers to strengthen instruction, support students, and contribute to a cohesive high school experience.
Maintain instructional materials, equipment, supplies, facilities, and learning spaces appropriate to the assigned content area, including adherence to applicable safety procedures.
Support school-wide events and content-specific programming, including performances, exhibitions, productions, showcases, competitions, or other student experiences, as applicable.
Participate actively in ongoing coaching, classroom observations, feedback cycles, collaborative planning, team learning, and required professional development; Arrive at school by 8:10 a.m.
Attend professional development, including summer onboarding.
Track and analyze student data regularly and attend team meetings.
Sensitivity to cultural diversity and ability to create inclusive learning environments.

• Commitment to access to high-quality educational opportunities and belief that all students can achieve.
• Demonstrates reliability, sound judgment, integrity, preparedness, and follow-through while meeting school and network expectations.
• Actively engages in coaching, seeks and incorporates feedback, reflects on practice, and applies learning from professional development to improve student outcomes.

Valid Indiana teaching license appropriate to the assigned grade level and/or content area, or in the process of obtaining appropriate Indiana licensure through reciprocity or another approved pathway (required).
Bachelor’s degree in education, Visual Arts, Physical Education/Kinesiology, Theater, Performing Arts, or another field related to the assigned content area (required).
Strong content knowledge and demonstrated skill in the assigned enrichment area (required).
Minimum of two years of teaching or relevant instructional experience, preferably at the high school level (preferred).
Experience supporting student performances, exhibitions, productions, showcases, competitions, or other authentic learning experiences relevant to the content area (preferred).

Licensed teacher starting at $50,000
Opportunities for performance-based bonuses are also available.
Two PPO Health Plan Options

• Dental
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long-Term Disability
• 403B/401K Roth Retirement Options with employer match up to 10%
• Employee Assistance Program
• Extended Employee Assistance Program
• KIPP Indy Legacy High is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.