Ingenuity Prep prepares PreK, Elementary, Middle school 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.
At Ingenuity Prep, we are preparing for the 2026–2027 school year by identifying exceptional educators and leaders who are passionate about equity in education, rigorous instruction, professional development, and meaningful collaboration. By submitting your resume, you join a select group of candidates who will be prioritized for early outreach as positions become available, allowing us to connect with you first as we build the team that will shape the future for our students and families.
WHAT WE’RE ABOUT
- Mission: We’re closing the opportunity gap. Students and families in Southeast D.C. have too few options for high-quality elementary, middle, and high schools. Ingenuity Prep aspires to right this systemic injustice providing an exemplary educational option for Southeast D.C.’s students and families.
- Model: We pair high expectations with high support. Too often, our students are underestimated. At Ingenuity Prep, an innovative teacher development model, paired with best-in-class training from strong instructional leaders, allows us to grow great teachers who, ultimately, lead high-expectation and high-support classrooms.
- Results: Our students are defying expectations. Ingenuity Prep’s students outperform their neighborhood peers on rigorous, national, college-track assessments. Already out-performing many of their more privileged peers around the city, in the coming years, Ingenuity Prep’s students will provide an expectation-defying and achievement-gap-closing proof point — showing what our kids are capable of when we provide the right opportunities, expectations, and support.
WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR
Ingenuity Prep may be the right fit for you if:
- You have experience and/or desire to serve in a low-income school.
- You bring a passion for rigorous, engaging instruction that challenges and supports students.
- You thrive in a collaborative team environment, working closely with peers to strengthen practice and maximize student success.
- You embrace a feedback-rich culture, demonstrating openness to coaching and a growth mindset in pursuit of continuous improvement.
- You use academic data thoughtfully to inform instruction, ensuring lessons meet the diverse needs of students in whole-group and small-group settings.
- You foster classrooms that are both joyful and intellectually rigorous, where students are excited to learn and take ownership of their growth.
- You build meaningful relationships with students and families, recognizing partnership as essential to long-term success.
- You hold yourself and your students to consistently high expectations, modeling excellence and accountability.
MORE ABOUT US
Ingenuity Prep offers among the strongest compensation and benefits packages of any public charter school in Washington, D.C. Our compensation and benefits package includes:
- Highly competitive compensation.
- 100% of medical and dental premiums for employees paid for by Ingenuity Prep, along with 100% of dependent 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, up to 6 weeks, at 100% of pay (60% from IP and remaining pay from DC Paid Family Leave ) for all staff — regardless of gender.
- 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.
Salary Scales: All salaries are commensurate with 1-10 years of experience.
Principal: $127,205 - $158,862
Vice Principal: $103,522 - $129,285
Teacher: $64,890 - $81,039
Dedicated Aide/Teacher Assistant/Permanent Sub: $20.57 - $25.69
Ingenuity Prep does not make hiring decisions on the basis of race, color, creed, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic background, age, disability, veteran status, religion, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. However, at this time, we do not provide job sponsorship for international candidates, and proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required prior to the first day of employment.
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