Elementary Guide – Lead Teacher

Job Description

Plans and develops, under the guidance of Administration, instructional materials, lessons, and other activities to support Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School’s goals and objectives in accordance with the mission statement. The Lead Guide is responsible for planning, organizing, and providing learning experiences for elementary aged children in an authentic Montessori environment. The Lead Guide evaluates the needs and abilities of children and determines methods and techniques to best present and provide instruction to children across all subject areas. The Lead Guide assures children show continuous improvement in learning basics and essential skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Valid MN Teaching License in Elementary Education.
• AMI Montessori Elementary Diploma.
• Demonstrates continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration, and/or job-embedded staff development.
• Working knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students’ learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.

Institution Description

Cornerstone Montessori Elementary School is a charter school committed to authentic AMI Montessori curriculum and serves children in kindergarten through sixth grade. We seek to provide the highest quality education to all children, regardless of their socio-economic or cultural backgrounds, through partnering with a diverse community of parents, cultivating healthy lifestyles and nurturing empathy, character and community engagement. Cornerstone is located in an ethnically diverse community on the East Side of Saint Paul.

Application Instructions/Comments

Please send a cover letter and resume to Alyssa Schwartz, Head of School, at: alyssaschwartz@cornerstone-elementary.org