Generic - Montessori Primary Grades

Position: Generic - Montessori Primary Grades (3-6 year old) - 2026-2027
Position Type:
Teaching, Elementary/Generic 2026 - 2027

Date Posted:
2/5/2026

Location:
Campus TBD
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

***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 for each 11 students.