Teacher: Pre-Kindergarten

Position: Teacher: Pre-Kindergarten (2026-2027)
Position Type:

Classroom Elementary & Secondary Teaching/Elementary Pre
- Kindergarten & Kindergarten Teacher

Date Posted:

2/9/2026

Location:

To Be Determined

Closing Date:

Open Until Filled

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Teacher: Pre-Kindergarten )

Reports to:

Principal

Salary:
Teacher Salary Schedule

Duty Days: 187

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Position may be grant-funded and contingent on availability of funds.

Position Purpose

Delivers rigorous instruction to students in order to promote intellectual, social, and physical growth; ensures that regardless of socioeconomic factors every child is prepared for accelerated learning to compete in a global economy. Provides standards-based, data-driven, differentiated instruction that engages students. Creates a safe and supportive learning environment to maximize student learning. Provides high quality early childhood instruction in Pre-Kindergarten classroom setting in accordance with TEA Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment

* Designs clear, well organized, sequential lessons that build a strong foundation for learning; provides opportunities for project-based learning using the pedagogy of the district curriculum and frameworks to provide a collaborative classroom where students are thinking critically, and engaging in interactive lessons throughout the day, creative thinking, and extended interaction among students.

* Creates developmentally appropriate, early childhood lessons that reflect evidence-based best practices.

* Develops lessons to meet the needs of diverse learners by providing differentiated instruction for all learners and adapting methods as needed to stay student centered.

* Communicates clearly and accurately; engages students in a manner that encourages students' persistence and best efforts.

* Promotes complex, higher-order thinking, engaging classroom experiences and activities that provide opportunities for deeper learning

* Ensures student understanding by consistency monitoring, giving immediate feedback, and making lesson adjustments as needed in accordance to student data.

* Provides instructional guidance and monitors student progress by daily documentation of student performance using on-going authentic assessment and multiple assessment tools; employs interventions and formal/informal assessment procedures

* Provides daily instruction in music, art, and physical movement/ development

Student Growth and Development

* Reinforces and demonstrates the belief that all students have the potential to achieve at high levels; supports all students in their pursuit of social-emotional learning and academic success.

* Acquires, analyzes, and uses background information (such as familial, cultural, educational, linguistic, and developmental characteristics) to engage students in the learning process.

* Facilitates each student's learning by employing evidence-based practices and concepts related to learning and social-emotional development.

Content Knowledge & Expertise

* Understands the major concepts, key themes, multiple perspectives, assumptions, processes of inquiry, structure, and real-world applications of early childhood and all subjects and content.

* Designs and executes quality lessons that are consistent with the concepts of assigned discipline; aligns to TEA Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines and demonstrates expertise in child development.

* Demonstrates content-specific pedagogy that meets the needs of diverse learners using engaging instructional materials to connect prior content knowledge to new learning.

Classroom Environment

* Creates a mutually respectful, collaborative, and safe community of learners by using knowledge of students' development and backgrounds.

* Organizes the classroom in a safe and accessible manner that maximizes learning.

* Establishes, implements, and communicates consistent routines for effective classroom management, including clear expectations for student behavior.

* Leads and maintains the classroom where students are actively engaged.

Data-Driven Practice

* Implements both formal and informal methods of measuring student progress.

* Sets individual and group learning goals for students by using preliminary data; communicates these goals with students and families to ensure mutual understanding of expectations.

* Collects, reviews, and analyzes stat to monitor student progress on a regular basis.

* Accesses collected data to analyze and inform instructional strategies; adjusts short- and long-term plans accordingly.

Professional Practices & Responsibilities

* Reflects on teaching practice to improve instructional effectiveness; engages in continuous professional learning to gain knowledge/skills to refine professional judgment.

* Provides guidance for teacher assistant to ensure high quality Pre-Kindergarten Instruction and maximize student outcomes

* Participants in campus and district learning communities to deepen knowledge and understanding of child development and early childhood education

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