Middle School Science Teacher (2025-2026)

Overview:

Your job description responsibilities and duties include but are not limited to those set forth below as well as those described in the job description for your position on file with Talent/HR for the District and as may also be provided for in the employee handbook:

Working Hours

Start Time: 7:30 AM End Time (MonThurs):  3:55 PM (if no O3s or tutoring; tutoring 1x/week) 4:55 PM on meeting days.

End Time (Friday):    2:45 PM (no PD days) and  4:45 PM (PD days) 

Instructional Delivery and Assessment:

• Develop year-long Oklahoma standards-based unit plans and lesson plans that meet all scholars learning needs.

• Use assessment data to modify short and long-term plans in order to promote all scholars academic performance.

• Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement.

Academic and Cultural Support

• Collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.

• Establish and maintain working relationships with scholars and families based on trust and respect.

• Participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning lunch and afternoon supervisory duties.

• Attend school events such as staff meetings open houses back-to-school nights parent orientations parent-teacher conferences PTO events and various other school events.

• Develop individualized learning plans for students and communicate these plans to families in parent meetings and conferences.

• Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.

Qualifications :

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Science from an accredited four-year college or university
• Valid Oklahoma Teaching Certificate with required certification for subject and level assigned if applicable*
• Demonstrated knowledge of the core subject area assigned
• Satisfactory outcome of a background check. Employees are responsible for a non-refundable fingerprinting fee (approximately $60).

*Applicants currently pursuing a certification may apply before certification is received. All certifications must be acquired and on file with KIPP Tulsa before the end of the first year of employment. *

Competencies:

• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Tulsas mission scholars families and community
• Strong record of helping children achieve academic success primarily with students in educationally underserved communities
• Strong desire to teach an academically intense curriculum and commit to an extended school day week and year.
• Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a teacher and professional; offer and receive constructive feedback.
• Willingness to be flexible and to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Tulsa scholars.

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation and Benefits:

This is a Full-Time 10-month teaching position. 

Employees are eligible to participate in employer benefits including health dental life accidental death and dismemberment short and long term disability and participation in Oklahoma Teacher Retirement plans.

As an equal opportunity employer KIPP Tulsa does not discriminate on the basis of race color religion (creed) gender age national origin (ancestry) disability marital status sexual orientation military status or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal state or local laws or regulations.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time