Teacher: Pre-Kindergarten - Pool

Fort Worth ISD; Poland; On-site; PLN 159,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Worth ISD is seeking a Pre-Kindergarten teacher to deliver rigorous early childhood instruction in a developmentally appropriate classroom, aligned with TEA Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines. The role emphasizes differentiated instruction, data-driven decision making, and strong classroom management to support every child’s growth.

The position requires collaboration with the principal and campus staff to create a safe, engaging learning environment where young students develop foundational

Responsibilities

• Delivers rigorous instruction to promote intellectual, social, and physical growth.
• Provides standards-based, data-driven, differentiated instruction.
• Creates a safe and supportive learning environment for early childhood.
• Provides daily instruction in music, art, and physical movement/ development.
• Uses ongoing authentic assessment and multiple tools to monitor progress.
• Implements timely interventions and adjusts plans based on student data.
• Maintains accurate attendance records, grades, and state/local assessments.

Job description

Teacher: Pre-Kindergarten - Pool

Job ID: 7262

• Position Type: Classroom Elementary & Secondary Teaching/ Elementary Pre- Kindergarten & Kindergarten Teacher
• Date Posted: 8/18/2026

Reports to: Principal
Salary: Teacher Salary Schedule (See Attachment)
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.
• 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
• Collaborates with colleagues and exhibits self-awareness in interpersonal interactions.
• Invites constructive feedback from peers and administrators.
• Seeks out opportunities to lead students, other educators, and community members within and beyond the classroom.
• Models ethical and respectful behavior; demonstrates integrity in all situations.

Shared Responsibilities

• Upholds accurate and efficient record-keeping of official attendance records, grade reports, student files, documentation of state and local assessment preparation, and other appropriate documents.
• Engages parents and families in the academic and behavioral progress of their child by initiating parent conferences and providing opportunities for parents to continually support student learning and school programs.
• Participates in faculty and committee meetings, as well as, school events during and outside regular school hours as required.

Safety

• Follows established safety procedures to perform job duties including lifting and climbing, drills and lockdowns.
• Corrects unsafe conditions in work area and promptly reports any conditions that are not immediately correctable to maintenance and/or supervisor.
• Observes student behavior outside the classroom at designated times, between classes, and at assigned duty stations; takes necessary action when appropriate.

Personal Work Relationships

• All Fort Worth ISD employees must maintain a commitment to the District's mission, vision, and strategic goals.
• Exhibits high professionalism, standards of conduct and work ethic.
• Demonstrates high quality customer service; builds rapport/relationship with the consumer.
• Demonstrates cultural competence in interactions with others; is respectful of co-workers; communicates and acts as a team player; promotes teamwork; responds and acts appropriately in confrontational situations.

Other Duties as Assigned

• Performs all job-related duties as assigned and in accordance with Board rules, policies and regulations. All employees are expected to comply with lawful directives in rare situations driven by need where a team effort is required.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of federal and state guidelines and District policies and procedures regarding education and students.
• Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy, as well as differentiation of instruction necessary to create effective and productive student-centered learning environments.
• Knowledge of assigned content facts, concepts, theories, and principles that are being taught.