Spanish Montessori Teacher

Overview

Spanish Montessori Teacher for  School Year. .

Location:

Montessori Academy for Peace.

• Position Type:
  Elementary School Teaching
• Date Posted: 3/13/2026
• Date Available:
  
  08/2026

• Illinois State Certification in teaching field.
• Bachelor's Degree
• Ability to function effectively as a member of the school staff.

• Reports to:
  
  The Principal
• Supervises:
  Students, Student Teachers
• Assists the Principal with the evaluation of Teaching Assistants

Maintains liaison with parents. Communicates with parents as the teacher deems necessary, or when requested by parents or administrators.

To help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men and women.

The following are essential fundamentals to include, but not limited to, the duties of this position:

• Maintains an instructional atmosphere that is conducive to a high quality educational program.
• Utilizes a variety of instructional strategies to accommodate individual differences.
• Provides feedback including constructive criticism that motivates students.
• Has high expectations for daily and long-term student achievement.
• Organizes and arranges the classroom to facilitate learning and minimize student disruption.
• Sets limits of student behavior which are defined, communicated, and monitored.
• Keeps up with current developments, research, and literature in the teaching field and education.
• Keeps parents and students informed of each student’s academic progress.
• T eaches in full compliance with curricular requirements of the State and Board.
• Complies with Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, and Board-Employee Agreements at school level.
• Participates in curriculum development processes at building and district levels as required to periodically review curricular areas.
• Plans for the health, safety, and physical well-being of students during instruction.
• Supervises, classifies, evaluates and guides students.
• Utilizes community resources for enrichment of the educational program.
• Assists in maintaining good school-community relations.
• Participates, from time to time, in the development of District Policies and Administrative Regulations as needed.
• Is responsible for student safety education and accident prevention.
• Reports unsafe conditions to the principal promptly.
• Reports accidents or injuries to the principal as soon as possible.
• Supervises and intervenes to regulate student behavior to mitigate risk to students or staff.

Salary is based on Schedules A and B of the collective negotiated Agreement.

Each employee in contractual continuing service shall be evaluated at least once every two (2) years. Each employee not in continuing contractual service shall be evaluated once every year.

Handle work which deals with people, objects, equipment in a general setting; depth perception and field of vision are important. Ability to bend, stoop, twist, reach, lift up to 50 pounds, carry, pull, push, climb, and kneel; walking and standing approximately 50-75% of each shift. Ability to recognize differences in sound and tones in conversation.

Ensure children are supervised at all times and involved in safe, appropriate activities. Be prepared to handle accidents and emergencies at any time.

The work environment is busy and occasionally noisy. The teacher will supervise all students at all times. Reasonable accommodations may be made for individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Approved June 24, 1997. This position falls under the Decatur Education Association (DEA) Contract - . The Salary Schedule is attached. Benefit information can be found here.

Postings current as of 3/14/2026 3:28:48 AM CST.

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