Company Description

Who we are: KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis city. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.

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.

Vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

Equity Statement: KIPP St. Louis is committed to becoming an anti-racist and anti-sexist organization by confronting inequities, barriers, and oppressive policies and systems.

KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and at full growth, we will educate nearly 3,600 students and hundreds of alumni. Today, our St. Louis network consists of two middle schools, three elementary schools, and a high school.

Job Description

Position Overview

KIPP St. Louis Instructional Coach works intensively with school leaders, assistant school leaders, teachers, and students to help our students achieve the academic skills, intellectual habits, and character traits needed to succeed in college, career, and beyond. The Instructional Coach will work as a support to classroom teachers to support student learning in specific content areas. The Instructional Coach will focus on individual and group professional development that will expand and refine the understanding of effective instruction. In order to fulfill these expectations, the Instructional Coach will provide personalized support that is based on the goals and identified needs of individual teachers in support school-wide goals.

Position type: Full-time, exempt, 10 month

Grant funded through the end of the 2023-2024 school year

What you will do…

• Model teach lessons in classrooms on a regular basis.
• Support the instructional development of teachers of a specific content assigned by administration in understanding curriculum, assessments, and data analysis.
• Build strong relationships with students, teachers, administrators, and other coaches.
• Provide direction and coordination of teaching consistent with District initiatives and recognized best instructional practices including universals, classroom learning systems, and high-leverage practices.
• Assist teachers in understanding KIPP St. Louis’s mission and core values.
• Provide support to building teams including GLCs, Data Teams, and Leadership Teams.
• Assist teachers with resources, materials, tools, information, etc. to support classroom instruction and planning, including new resources.
• Assist teachers with planning and pacing of lessons, the development of differentiated lessons, and the selection of best practices to meet the needs of their students.
• Support teachers by sharing multiple instructional strategies
• Informally observe lessons and provide feedback for all teachers’ professional growth and students’ success.
• Develop staff members’ knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors through a variety of professional development-targeted topics and designs.
• Develop coaching plans for teachers to ensure student improvement.
• Hold weekly meetings with all the teachers on coaching load to ensure they are implementing curriculum with fidelity, executing lessons in a high quality way, and growing in their teaching skills.
• Support teachers and administrators in using data to improve instruction on all levels, including analyzing formative data on a weekly and quarterly basis (interim assessments, quizzes, state testing, etc) to ensure students are mastering the content and growing.
• Other duties as assigned by the administrator.

This job posting/description may not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

Qualifications

What you bring to the table…

• Bachelor’s degree required,
• Master’s degree strongly preferred in Education Administration, Literacy, Math, or Curriculum and Instruction or another relevant area.
• Demonstrated success as a teacher (at least 3 years) required.
• Demonstrated success as an instructional leader (at least 2 years) in an urban school strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with the NWEA Measures of Academic Progress assessment, the Missouri Grade Level Assessments and End of Course Assessments, and Advanced Placement Exams.
• An uncompromising belief that all students can learn.
• A relentless work ethic and a high degree of patience to push through difficult challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with a team of teachers and instructional leaders.
• Ability to build and manage strong relationships with relevant stakeholders, including teachers, school leaders and regional staff.
• Technological proficiency and adaptability.
• Excellent organizational skills.
• The desire and humility to grow as an educator.

Additional Information

What we bring to the table:

We are a fast-paced, energetic team and family with passionate people who are leading a movement to cultivate their best working environment we provide the following:

• $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 PSRSSL with a 14% match and an optional 403b as a supplement to our pension program
• Employee Recognition: When we succeed together, we celebrate together with our annual gala award ceremony and more!
• Public Service student loan forgiveness program qualified employer
• Longevity Bonuses: 2, 5, and 10-year financial rewards
• Generous time off:
  • Paid leave for illness, personal days, bereavement, jury duty, and military-related leave
  • Paid parental leave for new families
  • Granted holidays, as well as a one-week Thanksgiving break, a two-week winter break, and a week-long spring break
  • Fabulous Fridays (leave at 1:30 on Friday once a month)
• On-going professional development opportunities:
  • Weekly coaching sessions
  • Weekly school-based professional development
  • Five in-person PD days during the year for all KIPP St. Louis teachers

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.