Elementary School: Teaching Fellow - Greater Boston (2026-2027)

KIPP MA Teaching Fellows are co-teachers who are committed to becoming proficient in the craft of teaching through professional development, coaching, and hands-on practice. Candidates for our KIPP MA Teaching Fellows program typically enter the profession with fewer years of teaching experience than Lead Teachers, and so Teaching Fellows spend each day teaching and learning alongside an experienced Lead Teacher with the goal of becoming a KIPP MA Lead Teacher after a year of intensive development. We are excited to welcome Elementary Fellows into our kindergarten through fourth-grade classrooms. Teaching Fellows are an integral part of the classroom from the first days of school. They must form strong and trusting relationships with students and families as they begin their journey with KIPP. Throughout the year, Teaching Fellows co-teach small group and whole group lessons and gradually take on additional solo lead teaching responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Ensure that all children feel affirmed, valued, and challenged every day; Foster a positive and safe learning environment; Create and internalize rigorous and engaging unit and daily lesson plans, leveraging provided curricula/resources and intellectual preparation tools; Set specific, ambitious growth goals for all students and identify and leverage all necessary resources to ensure they meet them; Use best practices, including differentiation, to execute engaging instruction at a level rigorous for all students; Infuse core values into daily lessons and every school practice, implementing school-wide student culture systems and positive classroom management strategies; Regularly analyze student work and academic data to modify lessons, refine curricula, and inform instructional practice; Maintain accurate student grades/records and strong lines of communication with students and families; 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 and seek feedback from your coach; Perform necessary support duties including coverage, bus, lunch, transition, and dismissal duties; Develop strong relationships with families through participating in school events and consistent phone calls home; Collaborate with grade level and content teams to tackle common challenges and implement grade-wide systems

Requirements

Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values, including the unwavering belief in the high potential of all students; Passion for subject/content area and demonstrated commitment to professional learning; Desire to become proficient in the craft of teaching through practice, coaching, and professional development; Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and oral and written communication skills; Computer literacy and baseline familiarity with Google Suite; Bachelor’s Degree required; Pass Criminal Background Check; Work toward MTEL requirements and SEI endorsements with study support from KIPP MA within the first year of employment; 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; Physical mobility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively, which may include kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping and reaching overhead; Physical strength sufficient to periodically lift and/or carry 20 pounds of materials or supplies and to physically restrain a student to keep from harming themself and/or others in an emergency situation; Manual dexterity sufficient to perform repetitive hand/wrist/arm motions and to operate a computer and office equipment

Nice to have

Prior experience working with children encouraged, but not required

Benefits

Signing bonus of $1,000; Annual retention bonus of $2,000 in subsequent years; Other bonuses when eligible; Partial tuition scholarship to BU Graduate School of Education; Personalized instructional coaching; Professional development; Study support for MTEL requirements and SEI endorsements