Kindergarten Homeroom & Math, Science, Engineering, Technology Teacher

Mount Tamalpais School seeks a dedicated Kindergarten Homeroom, Math, Science, Engineering, Technology Teacher. This educator will empower students as mathematicians, scientists, engineers, nurture social-emotional growth, and partner with families, while working collaboratively with colleagues to uphold MTS’s Vision, Mission, and Values.

• Teach Kindergarten Homeroom and SEL, two sections of Kindergarten Math, two sections of Kindergarten Science, and two sections of Kindergarten Engineering. Technology instruction integrated into classes.
• Design and deliver clear, well-structured lessons with measurable objectives, aligned to developmental benchmarks and standards, while ensuring learning goals are transparent to students and families.
• Teach skills and content through hands-on/minds-on, multi-modal learning experiences, intentionally moving from concrete exploration to increasingly abstract understanding and application.
• Seek and design authentic connections between classroom learning and the real world—helping students see that “math is life” and experience the wonders of science and engineering through meaningful extensions, applications, and problem-solving beyond the core curriculum.
• Maintain high expectations for effort, achievement, and behavior, fostering a growth mindset and confidence in every student.
• Maximize learning time with well-established routines and engaging, purposeful activities.
• Differentiate instruction through a variety of strategies, scaffolds, and enrichment opportunities to ensure every student is appropriately challenged and supported.
• Use a range of formative and summative assessments to monitor progress, adjust instruction, and provide timely, actionable feedback that helps students improve, including formal benchmark assessments 3x per year.
• Foster student ownership of learning by promoting voice, choice, goal-setting, and reflection.
• Encourage rich academic discourse where students explain their thinking, use evidence, and listen respectfully to peers.
• Integrate technology and innovative tools—including AI—in ways that enhance clarity, efficiency, and student engagement, while aligning with MTS’s Mission and Values.

• Integrate social justice and equity principles into teaching by nurturing positive identity development, honoring diversity, fostering critical thinking about fairness and bias, and empowering students to act with empathy and courage.
• Professionally partner with, prepare content for, and lead Parent-Teacher Conferences 2x per year.
• Track student progress and prepare formal Growth Reports (report cards) for families 2x per year.

• Serve as a primary point of contact for Kindergarten families.
• Build a classroom community where every student feels seen, valued, heard, and safe.
• Model and teach empathy, inclusion, and kindness.
• Support and participate in school wide assemblies, events, admissions tours, and field trips.
• Share in collective faculty responsibilities, including recess/lunch duty and admissions support.

• Collaborate with colleagues to strengthen curriculum alignment and teaching practice.
• Represent the program during admissions tours and events
• Serve as a member of the Admissions Committee, including supporting weekend and after school Admissions applicant playdates, proctoring assessments, reading applicant files (often over February break), visiting preschools and meeting with preschool directors, and participating in Admissions Committee meetings (teacher members of the Admissions Committee receive a stipend for their participation in applicant assessment playdates)
• Engage in MTS’s Talent Development growth cycle: observations, feedback, and reflective practice.
• Participate in ongoing professional development supported by MTS’s robust PD budget.

We welcome candidates who bring a combination of professional expertise, personal qualities, and lived experiences that will strengthen and enrich our community. We recognize that not every excellent educator will match every listed qualification—if you bring authentic passion for teaching 3rd-5th grade…