37354 Montessori Primary Grades (3-6 year old)

37354 Montessori Primary Grades (3-6 year old) JobID: 11117 Position Type: Teaching, Elementary/ Montessori Date Posted: 6/1/2026 Location: Herfurth Elementary School Duty Days: 187 Pay Grade: 100 Please check the Salary Schedule for current rates and stipend eligibility. (Scroll down after clicking this link) 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 Additional Qualifications In addition to certification, you must have one of the following:

• A) A school district shall select and implement a curriculum for a prekindergarten grant program under this subchapter that:
• 1) includes the prekindergarten guidelines established by the agency;
• 2) measures the progress of students in meeting the recommended learning outcomes; and
• 3) does not use national curriculum standards developed by the Common Core State Standards Initiative.
• B) Each teacher for a prekindergarten program class must:
• 1) be certified under Subchapter B, Chapter 21; and
• 2) have one of the following additional qualifications:
• A) a Child Development Associate (CDA) credential or another early childhood education credential approved by the agency;
• B) certification offered through a training center accredited by Association Montessori Internationale or through the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education;
• C) at least eight years' experience of teaching in a nationally accredited child care program;
• D) 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
• E) an equivalent qualification.
• A) 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.
• B) 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 foreach11 students.

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