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

KIPP Massachusetts Public Charter Schools • Lynn, MA

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About The Position

KIPP Massachusetts is seeking a talented, committed, and culturally competent Lead Teacher of Coverage to support its elementary and other school settings in Greater Boston. The teacher creates a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges students and contributes to a joyful, excellent, caring, and collaborative professional environment. Depending on school needs, the teacher may oversee students completing asynchronous assignments, lead a class independently, co-teach, provide short- or long-term coverage, or assume a lead classroom role later in the year. Long-term coverage may include planning and delivering lessons, analyzing student work and academic data, maintaining student records, and communicating with students and families about progress.

The role also involves school-wide and individual professional development, collaboration with colleagues and families, assigned school duties, and dependable attendance in accordance with the school calendar. Teachers are expected to embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct and help sustain safe, inclusive, and supportive learning environments. Required MTEL and SEI endorsements must be obtained within the first year, with financial and study support from KIPP MA.

This is an exempt position following the school-year calendar. The stated minimum base salary is $55,000–$89,500 per 1.0 FTE/45-hour week, depending on relevant experience after a bachelor’s degree and advanced degrees. The role includes a $1,000 signing bonus and an annual $2,000 retention bonus in subsequent years, as well as other bonuses when eligible.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least 2 years of full-time teaching experience.
• Proficiency in Google Suite, including Classroom, Gmail, and Drive.
• Pass a criminal background check.
• Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values, including an unwavering belief in the high potential of all students.
• Demonstrated ability to drive student growth and achievement and create a warm, inclusive, rigorous learning environment.
• Passion for the subject or content area and commitment to professional learning.
• Ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate and reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make timely, reasonable decisions.
• Self-awareness, flexibility, and emotional intelligence to work in a setting where students have diverse needs.
• Interpersonal and self-management skills to support students’ behavioral and emotional needs, maintain a safe and inclusive environment, build relationships, and manage conflict.
• Effective communication skills for exchanging information with students, staff, families, and others across in-person, written, group, and virtual settings.
• Physical mobility to move through positions and activities that may include kneeling, walking, pushing or pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping, and reaching overhead.
• Physical strength to periodically lift or carry 20 pounds and to physically restrain a student in an emergency to prevent harm to the student or others.
• Manual dexterity for repetitive hand, wrist, and arm motions and for operating a computer and office equipment.
• Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements within the first year of employment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and independently lead up to 60 secondary-grade students completing asynchronous assignments, while upholding school expectations and safety protocols.
• Maintain school-wide systems for absent work using Google Classroom, PowerSchool, and Deanslist.
• Lead classes independently, co-teach, provide short- or long-term coverage, or step into a lead classroom role as school needs require.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers before and after planned absences.
• Communicate with the school leadership team about trends and gaps in coverage expectations.
• Ensure students are affirmed, valued, and challenged, and foster a positive and safe learning environment.
• When applicable, create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments.
• Use engaging, differentiated instruction and implement school-wide or grade-level culture systems and proactive classroom management strategies.
• For long-term coverage, analyze student work and academic data to modify lessons, refine curricula, and inform instruction.
• For long-term coverage, maintain accurate student grades and records and communicate regularly with students and families about growth and progress.
• For long-term coverage, prepare and internalize rigorous, engaging unit and daily lessons using provided curricula, resources, and preparation tools.
• Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements within the first year of employment, with KIPP MA financial and study support.
• Participate in school-wide, individual, and regional professional development, including summer pre-service training and weekly academic-year development, and attend required community events.
• Develop teaching craft by seeking and implementing feedback from coaches and collaborating with teammates.
• Perform assigned duties, including classroom coverage, bus, lunch, transition, and dismissal duties.
• Build strong family relationships through school events and consistent calls, texts, or emails with caregivers.
• Offer support and receive constructive feedback to contribute to an accountable, improvement-oriented professional environment.
• Collaborate with grade-level and content teams to address common challenges and implement grade-wide systems, sharing responsibility for all students.
• Maintain dependable attendance according to the school calendar and proactively communicate when attendance barriers arise.
• Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct and contribute to a positive, calm, safe, and inclusive school environment.
• Collect and interpret data, evaluate information, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw conclusions, and make timely judgments and decisions.
• Use interpersonal and self-management skills to support students’ behavioral and emotional needs, build relationships, and manage conflict with students, staff, and caregivers.
• Communicate effectively with students, staff, families, and others in person, in writing, in groups, and on virtual platforms.
• Carry out other duties as assigned to support a positive and calm learning environment and culture.

Benefits

• $1,000 signing bonus.
• Annual $2,000 retention bonus in subsequent years.
• Other bonuses when eligible.
• Financial support and free study support for required MTEL and SEI endorsements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level