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Position Purpose
For the 2026-27 school year, Montgomery School is seeking a dynamic and engaging Lower School Spanish educator. The teacher should be creative in the use of age-appropriate techniques and technologies, possess strong organizational skills, and model energetic engagement with young children.
Montgomery teachers are bold, creative, and compassionate and seek to develop the same dispositions in their students. Our teachers are skilled communicators with students, families, colleagues, and community partners. Excited to work with children and adolescents, our teachers are knowledgeable about developmental needs. Focused on preparation for success in an ever-changing world, they promote authentic learning grounded in the environment and community around us.
Joining our faculty means you will grow and shape the unique learning environment defined by Montgomery School’s mission and values. Across all content areas and ages, you will advise and mentor learners both in and out of class. Our teachers are also adult learners who focus on personal growth and professional development. In addition to staying current in pedagogy and content, Montgomery teachers embrace the school's signature strengths, including outdoor learning, character education, and a student focus on engaging with and positively impacting their world. Montgomery teachers focus on developing the whole child.
This is a 10-month position that reports directly to the Lower School Head.
Primary Responsibility
Deliver an outstanding Spanish elementary education program that is developmentally appropriate and engaging for students. Partner with colleagues and support families to build a strong foundation in Spanish.
Specific duties include but are not limited to:
Teaching a classroom cohort of elementary students, employing multiple forms of assessment, student differentiation, and backward curriculum design
Establishing an effective classroom management system and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible
Works with the World Language Department in teaching a strong foreign language program that prepares students for continued success in the Middle School Spanish program.
Creatively enhances the current Lower School Spanish curriculum. Past program pedagogy has used the comprehensible input method and style, as well as TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling).
Possesses solid Spanish speaking skills
Integrates technology into the Spanish curriculum (SMART Board, etc.)
Evaluates student progress in comprehension, speaking, reading, and writing the Spanish language in relation to the level being taught
Maintain contact with students and parents through teacher conferences, phone calls, email, and regular updates to the classroom Canvas page, as well as written semester and conference reports, which both occur twice a year. Be available to meet with students and/or parents before and after school as needed or requested in school or virtually
Actively promote outdoor learning, character education, and student focus on authentic engagement
Collaborate with colleagues and positively participate in professional development, adult learning initiatives, and program development opportunities afforded by the school
Other duties as assigned, which support the mission and high functioning of the school
Candidate Requirements:
Teachers should have appropriate education and experience for their desired teaching position. College and Graduate work are looked on favorably when combined with a demonstrated motivation and joy for teaching young children. Experience teaching and leading in schools, youth organizations, and co-curricular spaces is preferred. An interest in thinking boldly, solving creatively, and leading compassionately in the service of children will be rewarded in our process.
The school is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively seeks to forward diversity through its programs and hiring. Interested applicants should submit a cover letter and resume to msjobs@montgomeryschool.org