High School: Precalculus Lead Teacher - Greater Boston (2026-2027)

KIPP • Lynn, MA

4d • $55,000 - $89,500 • Onsite

About The Position

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is seeking talented, committed, and culturally competent lead teachers to create a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges students daily. The goal is to foster a professional and authentic environment of joy, excellence, care, and community where educators can achieve long-term transformative outcomes for students. This role involves creating a world-class education for students from educationally underserved communities, mirroring neighborhood school demographics in race, socioeconomic status, Multilingual Learners (MLL), and students receiving special education services. The promise to families is that their children will be prepared for college and the professional world with strong literacy, numeracy, and core knowledge, along with the zest for learning and grit necessary for success. Graduates are expected to return to their communities as teachers, leaders, and architects of growth.

Requirements

• Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values, including the unwavering belief in the high potential of all students.
• Demonstrated ability to drive student growth and achievement and to create a warm, inclusive, rigorous learning environment.
• Passion for subject/content area and demonstrated commitment to professional learning.
• 2+ years of full-time teaching experience.
• Bachelor’s Degree required.
• Pass Criminal Background Check.
• Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements (with support from KIPP MA).

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Pre-Calculus/Calculus at the High School level.
• Experience in Math subject area.
• Experience in a lead teacher role.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead or co-lead in a classroom, potentially leading independently, co-teaching, covering classes, or stepping into a lead role later in the year.
• Ensure all children are affirmed, valued, and challenged daily.
• Foster a positive and safe learning environment.
• Prepare and internalize rigorous and engaging unit and daily lessons, leveraging provided curricula/resources and intellectual preparation tools.
• Create and internalize academically aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments (when applicable).
• Set specific, ambitious growth goals with all students and leverage necessary resources to ensure they meet them.
• Innovate on best practices to execute engaging, differentiated instruction at a rigorous level for all students.
• Implement aligned school-wide or grade-level student culture systems and proactive classroom management strategies.
• Regularly analyze student work and academic data to modify lessons, refine curricula, and inform instructional practice.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date student grades/records and initiate strong communication with students and families regarding progress.
• Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements within the first year of employment with financial support and free study support from KIPP MA.
• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year.
• Take ownership for professional development, seeking and implementing feedback from coaches and collaborating with teammates.
• Perform assigned duties including classroom coverage, bus, lunch, transition, and dismissal duties.
• Develop strong relationships with families through participation in school events and consistent communication.
• Offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues to create a professional working atmosphere.
• Collaborate with grade level and content teams to tackle common challenges and implement grade-wide systems.
• Maintain dependable attendance according to the school calendar and initiate proactive communication when attendance barriers arise.
• Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct.
• Participate and engage in regional professional development and community events.
• Demonstrate ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make timely judgments.
• Utilize self-awareness, flexibility, and emotional intelligence to navigate diverse student needs.
• Apply interpersonal and self-management skills to support behavioral and emotional needs, build relationships, and manage conflict.
• Communicate effectively in person, in writing, in front of groups, and on virtual platforms.
• Exhibit physical mobility to execute duties effectively, including kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping, and reaching overhead.
• Possess physical strength sufficient to periodically lift and/or carry 20 pounds and to physically restrain a student in an emergency.
• Demonstrate manual dexterity for repetitive hand/wrist/arm motions and operation of computer and office equipment.
• Engage in other assigned duties to promote a positive and calm learning environment and culture.

Benefits

• Financial support for MTEL and SEI endorsements.
• Free study support for MTEL and SEI endorsements.
• Experienced and dedicated leadership and staff support.
• Consistent school-wide systems and procedures (academic, behavioral, cultural, logistical).
• $1,000 signing bonus.
• $2,000 annual retention bonus in subsequent years.
• Other bonuses when eligible.

What This Job Offers

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