Montessori Elementary Guide

Elementary Classroom Guide Position Description

With guidance and support from the Principal and the Elementary Coach, the Elementary Guide will lead a Montessori elementary classroom of approximately 27 to 30 children, ages 6-9 or 9-12. The Elementary Guide will be responsible for presenting the Elementary curriculum to students, participating in parent education and conferences and other family engagement, record and data management, and student assessment and intervention. 

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Curriculum, Materials, and Classroom Management

• Preparing the Montessori classroom environment to meet the students' needs and interests.
• Presenting consistent and individual group lessons to students and supporting each child's direction and success.
• Meeting weekly 1:1 with students to work with them in assessing their own success and facilitating an individual path of progress.
• Working with students of varying abilities assigned to the classroom, including those with learning exceptionalities, as well as participation in Child Study and Special Education meetings and enacting classroom based interventions to support children who need additional support
• Managing a classroom team of 1-2 adults, including meeting regularly with the classroom team, and training them as necessary, to best support the children in the community. 

Family Engagement, Meetings, and Conferences

• Assisting in the development of and participates in school functions, including but not limited to open houses, orientation meetings, family education events, and school-wide activities.
• Preparing documents and reports necessary to facilitate parent teacher conferences or other meetings requested by parents or school administration.
  
• Provide timely and meaningful communication with parents/guardians amount the life of the classroom community as well as the progress/needs of their individual children

Record & Data Assessment and Management

• Maintaining student records, reports, evaluations, inventories, and tests.
• Completing all progress monitoring and benchmark assessments.
• Participating in all assessment-related training
• Preparing student progress reports and assessment reports.
• Coordinating with related service providers to ensure appropriate, personalized, and consistent services are delivered both in and out of the classroom
• Data is regularly collected in the classroom and disseminated to the Student Support team as needed.

Requirements & Qualifications

• Must possess an AMI, AMS, or another equivalent Montessori primary diploma in addition to, at a minimum, a Bachelor's degree.
• Have a firm commitment to upholding the school's mission and anti-bias/anti-racist pedagogy. 
• Demonstrate a willingness and ability to integrate data and assessment with the traditional Montessori curriculum in order to close the opportunity gap for our students.
• At least three (3) years of classroom experience, in a public or urban setting preferred
• Possess a growth mindset, and a willingness to receive and implement regular feedback and actively participate in coaching. 

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of standing and walking throughout the classroom and outdoor spaces.
• Must be able to lift up to 45 pounds at a time. 
• Must be able to sit and stand on the floor throughout the day, and bend, kneel, or squat to be at eye level with children.

EEO Statement

Lee Montessori is an equal-opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.