Rocketship Public Schools

At Rocketship Public Schools, we believe in the infinite possibility of human potential. And it is our responsibility and our privilege to unleash the potential inside every Rocketeer we serve. Our non-profit network of public elementary charter schools propels student achievement, develops exceptional educators, and partners with parents who enable high-quality public schools to thrive in their community. We are a collective of parents, teachers, leaders, and students working together to transform the future for low-income communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.

If you are looking for the chance to drive transformative change in underserved communities and contribute to a national movement for education equity, you should take a look at Rocketship. Learn more and apply today at rocketshipschools.org/join-our-team/.

Rocketship educators are tenacious. We are hungry to learn and grow in our pursuit of excellence. We are a collective of parents, teachers, and leaders working together to transform the future for students in low-income communities across our country. At Rocketship Public Schools, we are unleashing potential.

Our philosophy is based on three core beliefs about transformational schools.

The majority of our Rocketeers start with us well behind grade level. Closing academic gaps and setting our Rocketeers up for success in middle school, high school, college and beyond means we must accelerate their learning every single school year. We don’t just enroll Kinders and count on 5 years at Rocketship to realize the results we’re after. We enroll students at all grade levels every year and strive to deliver well over one year of growth for every year a student is with us. 

88% of Rocketeers returned last year.

As a school of choice, the clearest demonstration of our excellence is the number of Rocketeers who choose to come back each year. Every student we serve has a seat at their zoned district school waiting for them. But they choose to come back to Rocketship. We are humbled by this remarkable vote of confidence and work relentlessly to deliver on the promise our families see in our schools every single year. Read about what keeps our Rocketeers coming back year after year in our 2017-18 Year in Review.

United by our Work

Working at Rocketship, as a teacher or as a member of the Network Support Team, is an experience like no other. Here, you have the opportunity to broaden your impact, innovate and authentically collaborate with like-minded peers, and drive our movement towards providing excellent educational options for all students. You can achieve all this while honing your craft, building your leadership skills along a self-defined career path and earning compensation well above traditional schools.

What does it take to work at Rocketship?

You believe in authenticity.

We deliver transparency in our work, assessing how we are doing, growing and learning with honesty and humility. We bring our whole selves to our work, allowing that passion to resonate through our decisions, words and actions. We value and adapt to diverse styles and approaches.

You believe in community.

We seek a diverse set of perspectives to build understanding and expand our circle of impact as we work toward our greater purpose. We believe our community begins within our neighborhoods and deepens and expands within our classrooms. We value our professional community and its collective impact beyond our own individual roles and contributions.

You believe in tenacity.

We pursue our goals relentlessly until we achieve them, especially for our Rocketeers. We take courageous steps in our work that lead to excellent outcomes for students. We view each challenge as a hurdle to clear in order to reach our ultimate goal.

You believe in innovation.

We stretch beyond the status quo to challenge our Rocketeers and ourselves. We find or create better ways to make the impossible possible. We take responsible risks in order to make a more positive impact.

You pursue excellence.

We continuously improve our results in response to data and feedback. We strategically prioritize to maximize short and long term solutions. We believe all children can succeed and we continue to courageously work to eliminate the achievement gap within our lifetimes.

We are always looking for exceptional talent to join our team.  To learn more about our open positions go to rocketshipschools.org/join-our-team/.