Middle School Math Teacher (Immediate 6th Grade, and to Build a Candidate Pool)

Location: Baltimore, Maryland, USA; on-site interview required

Company

KIPP Baltimore is part of the national KIPP network and provides education focused on preparing students from systemically underserved communities for college and life.

What you will do

• Plan and deliver engaging, standards-aligned mathematics instruction for middle school students, including immediate sixth-grade needs.
• Set academic and individual goals, design assessments, analyze student data, and adjust instruction to support continuous growth.
• Develop long-term plans, units, and lessons using backward design, critical thinking, inquiry, and differentiated instruction.
• Establish a supportive, disciplined classroom culture that promotes student responsibility, independence, and high expectations.
• Build strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues, incorporating students’ backgrounds and experiences into instruction.
• Collaborate with the grade-level team, interventionist, and Principal while contributing to professional development, committees, and school-wide initiatives.

Requirements

• Maryland State Teacher Certification or eligibility to obtain certification required.
• Eligibility for hire by Baltimore City Public Schools required.
• Passion for working with students from historically resilient communities.
• Two years of public-school teaching experience strongly preferred.
• Experience teaching in a predominantly African American environment preferred.
• Strong subject knowledge, preparation, reflective practice, communication, and classroom-management skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment as a Baltimore City Public Schools employee.
• Professional development opportunities, leadership pathways, and compensation for five additional professional-development days before the school year.
• Health, dental, vision, prescription, life, and long-term disability insurance.
• Retirement plans through the State of Maryland or City of Baltimore, with optional 403(b) savings plans.
• Flexible spending accounts, employee assistance counseling, dependent-child tuition waivers, and higher-education tuition reimbursement.

Hiring process

• Submit an online KIPP application and complete a phone interview.
• Submit a Baltimore City Public Schools application; eligibility for hire is required to continue.
• Provide a 30–45-minute sample teaching video and pre-interview work, then participate in an on-site interview.