Classroom Teacher: Kindergarten

Overview

• Position Type:
  Elementary School Teaching
• Date Posted: '; '1/20/2026
• Location:
  
  Mark DeLay Elementary School
• Date Available:
  
  08/17/2026
• Closing Date:
  When filled
• District:
  Darien Public Schools District #61

• Meets and instructs classes in the locations and at the time designated.
• Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals, and in harmony with the goals, establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Employs instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting stated objectives.
• Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct, and for the classroom develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• Accepts such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned.
• Ten-month year.
• Full-time employment.
• Contractual salary as established by the agreement between the Darien 61 Board of Education and DEA.

Full Day Kindergarten Teacher at Mark DeLay School for the  school year.

Licensure and certification as set by state authorities.

Principal

To help students learn subject matter and/or skills that will all them to reach their full potential

• Meets and instructs classes in the locations and at the time designated.
• Plans a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals, and in harmony with the goals, establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Employs instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting stated objectives.
• Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct, and for the classroom develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
• Strives to maintain and improve professional competence.
• Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.
• Accepts such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned.

• Ten-month year.
• Full-time employment.
• Contractual salary as established by the agreement between the Darien 61 Board of Education and DEA.

If interested, individual should complete on-line application.

Principal will review applications and set up interviews.

Principal will make recommendation for employment to Superintendent.