Generic - Montessori Primary Grades (3-6 year old) - 2026-2027

Garland Independent School District; Garland (TX); On-site; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Garland Independent School District seeks a prekindergarten teacher with Montessori background and ESL certification. The role requires a Texas Elementary Teaching Certification and strong curriculum knowledge to lead a multi-age Montessori classroom.

The position emphasizes organizational and interpersonal skills, adherence to district guidelines, and collaboration with staff to support early learning outcomes. Montesorri credentials or training are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Valid Texas Elementary Teaching Certification with ESL endorsement.
• Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
• Demonstrated strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Montessori credential from MACTE accredited center and/or experience preferred.
• Montessori training and/or experience preferred.
• Experience in a multi-age Montessori environment preferred.
• A school district shall select and implement a prekindergarten curriculum meeting agency guidelines and avoid Common Core standards.
• Each teacher for a prekindergarten class must be certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21; and have one of the additional qualifications listed.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Texas Elementary Teaching Certification with ESL endorsement

Montessori credential (MACTE accredited center)

Job description

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Duty Days: 187

Pay Grade: 100

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• Valid Texas Elementary Teaching Certification with ESL endorsement
• Demonstrated general knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Demonstrated strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required to achieve the goals of the position
• Montessori credential from a MACTE accredited center and/or experience preferred
• Montessori training and/or experience preferred
• Experience in a multi-age Montessori environment preferred
• In addition to certification; you must have one of the following:
• A school district shall select and implement a curriculum for a prekindergarten grant program under this subchapter that:
• includes the prekindergarten guidelines established by the agency;
• measures the progress of students in meeting the recommended learning outcomes; and
• does not use national curriculum standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
• Each teacher for a prekindergarten program class must:
• be certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21; and

• have one of the following additional qualifications:
• a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or another early childhood education credential approved by the agency;
• certification offered through a training center accredited by Association Montessori Internationale or through the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education;
• at least eight years' experience of teaching in a nationally accredited child care program;
• be employed as a prekindergarten teacher in a school district that has received approval from the commissioner for the district's prekindergarten-specific instructional training plan that the teacher uses in the teacher's prekindergarten classroom; or
• an equivalent qualification.
• A school district may allow a teacher employed by the district to receive the training required to be awarded a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential from a regional education service center that offers the training in accordance with Section 8.058. Training may not include national curriculum standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
• A school district must attempt to maintain an average ratio in any prekindergarten program class of not less than one certified teacher or teacher's aide for each 11 students.