ESL Teacher (2025-2026)

Company Description

We Are a Team & Family

At KIPP, we see the gifts in everyone who walks through the doors of our schools—especially our teachers. Their expertise. Passion. Dedication. Their unwavering commitment to students, on the good days and the hard days. That’s why we support our teachers in making the most of their talents. It starts with respect—respect for their innate abilities, their professional growth, and the lives they lead beyond our classrooms.

WHY YOU’LL LOVE TEACHING AT KIPP

You’ll Teach in a Community That Lives Its Values

At KIPP Tulsa, our teachers are part of a team that is deeply committed to our shared values. We don’t just work in classrooms—we work in schools and communities. We collaborate, share responsibility, and celebrate successes together. Like a family, we support one another, act with empathy, and build strong, trusting relationships with our students, families, and colleagues.

You’ll Be the Change

As a teacher, you’ll join a national network of over 278 KIPP schools, making an impact that extends far beyond the classroom. Your teaching will fuel hope, drive equity, and inspire optimism as we work toward a more just and equitable world for our students and their families. Every lesson, every interaction, and every moment of encouragement will help transform lives and shape the future—starting right here in Tulsa.

You’ll Be Empowered and Valued

We believe in setting our teachers up for success. That’s why we provide competitive compensation, innovative tools, and meaningful professional development opportunities. You’ll have the resources, autonomy, and support needed to create a dynamic, engaging, and joyful learning environment for your students.

You’ll Never Stop Growing

At KIPP, we believe great teachers never stop learning. You’ll receive individualized coaching, participate in professional learning communities, and have access to ongoing training and development. Whether you’re a seasoned educator or just starting your journey, we invest in your growth—so you can invest in the success of your students.

You’ll Create Joyful Moments

As a KIPP teacher, you’ll help build a culture of joy, celebration, and connection. Whether it’s seeing a student’s face light up with understanding, celebrating milestones together, or fostering a love of learning, you’ll create moments that matter—moments that make a lasting impact on your students, their families, and your own career.

Job Description

ESL Position Overviews: 

The ESL Teacher at KIPP Tulsa plays a critical role in supporting English Learners by providing targeted instruction through small group teaching and individual pullouts as needed.

The ESL Teacher designs and delivers lessons that drive all learners toward mastery while adapting the ESL curriculum to foster English language development across key linguistic domains. By creating and effectively communicating accommodations and modifications to relevant stakeholders, the ESL Teacher ensures that English Learners have full access to academic content.

As a case manager, the ESL Teacher is responsible for the initial screening of English Learners, ongoing progress monitoring and support, maintaining clear and proactive communication with parents, and advocating for students as needed.

Through the dedication of our ESL Teachers, English Learners at KIPP Tulsa experience significant social and academic growth, equipping them with the language skills necessary for success in school and beyond.

Key ESL Teaching Skills/ Responsibilities: 

Daily: 

• Execute KIPP Tulsa ESL Curriculum with fidelity.
• Execute daily exit ticket & update tracker to inform re-teach.
• Execute urgent ESL teacher schedule with fidelity (high-impact small group instruction).
• Posts and communicates clear objectives, CFS, and an engaging agenda for the lesson aligned to the ESL curriculum so kids know what is to be learned, why it is to be learned, and how it is to be learned.

Weekly: 

• Ability to unpack curriculum objectives & develop backward plans to create a Week at a Glance that targets EL instructional needs.
• Develop an exemplary exit ticket for each small group.
• Attend and engage in ELA Professional Development learning opportunities.

Ongoing: 

• Ability to complete compliance in a timely manner (WIDA screener, WIDA ACCESS, and Home Language Surveys).
• Ability to analyze student achievement data on Summit K12 and develop strategic teaching plans that target student gaps.
• Ability to navigate ESL Specific platforms (Summit K12 and ELLevation).
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with students, colleagues, families, and other key stakeholders.
• Establish & maintain organization systems for EL Student Records maintenance.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with families to ensure partnership & transparency in supporting EL Students.
• Collaborate with School Operations to ensure the school utilizes Language Access Tools to communicate with LEP families.
• Administer WIDA screener and WIDA ACCESS

Professional Expectations – may include travel between schools on occasion

Qualifications

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in ESL education 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 Tulsa’s 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 Oklahoma 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.

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