Only applications submitted through our website will be considered: http://www.ingenuityprep.org/careers/join-our-team/Ingenuity Prep prepares PreK and elementary students in Ward 8 to succeed in college and beyond as impactful civic leaders. Our innovative instructional model promotes small group learning for students, collaborative teaching teams, and robust coaching and professional development opportunities for teachers. Our teacher career ladder rewards strong performance over time, giving teachers the opportunity to earn higher levels of base compensation and bonuses as they demonstrate effectiveness with their students and colleagues. Our instructional leaders are charged with supporting teachers by providing clear expectations, ongoing feedback, and targeted development.

• Build meaningful relationships with your students.
• Lead science instruction for students, from planning to executing engaging and rigorous lessons.
• Create a joyful, efficient, learning-focused classroom experience for students that leads to exemplary student growth -- both in academic achievement and in leadership skills
• Collaborate with and support colleagues in the classroom as you build and refine a new middle school program and through weekly professional development opportunities.
• Provide emotional constancy and support for your students -- and your colleagues.
• Communicate and work closely with students’ families.
• Utilize Teach Like a Champion teaching techniques to ensure that routines and transitions are quick and effective.
• Receive regular, individualized coaching from IP’s instructional leadership team to grow your practice.

• You have at least four years of experience as a lead middle school teacher and a history of raising student achievement in a low-income school.
• You have a passion for science and social justice.
• You want to work closely with your peers in a collaborative teaching setting.
• You want to work in a feedback-rich culture and are eager to grow your practice through individual coaching and professional development opportunities.
• You have a history of effectively using academic data to drive whole-group and small-group instruction.
• You believe effective instruction is full of joy and rigor.
• You have consistently built strong relationships with students and partnered with families as part of your plan for student success.
• You have a track record of holding high expectations for yourself and your students.
• You have a Bachelor’s Degree, and ideally, certification to teach in D.C.

• An innovative compensation structure (salary and bonus) for instructional positions based on demonstrated effectiveness and retention.
• Highly competitive compensation for non-instructional positions.
• 100% of medical and dental premiums for employees paid for by Ingenuity Prep, along with 100% of dependent premiums and 50% of spouse’s or domestic partner’s premiums.
• 100% of employee’s short­ and long-term disability and life insurance plans paid for by Ingenuity Prep.
• A minimum of two weeks maternity/paternity leave at 100% pay for all staff -- regardless of gender. Over time, that increases to as much as six weeks -- all at 100% pay.
• A 100% match -- up to 3% -- on your 401K retirement plan.
• A 100% Ingenuity Prep-paid cell phone plan. You can even bring your current number into our plan.
• MacBook Air computer for professional and personal use