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Applying for Position:
Lead Teacher

This opening calls for specific teaching qualifications set by the school.

CalWest's client school in Palo Alto, CA, seeks a Lead Teacher to begin in August 2025.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree preferred
  • Elementary classroom teaching experience (at least 5 years) in all curriculum areas
  • Familiarity with stages of child development
  • Ability to develop curriculum following student interest and school themes
  • Responsiveness to the needs of a spontaneous, child-oriented environment
  • Ability to write and communicate well
  • Strong collaboration skills
  • Personal contemplative practice encouraged

Responsibilities

  • Assessing students and differentiating instruction within a given class.
  • Create a yearly professional development plan to support continued educational theory and practice growth.
  • Communicate regularly with parents to inform them about student work and assess student progress against standard achievement benchmarks.
  • Collaborating with other members of the faculty is a must.
  • Creating a warm, engaging classroom environment in combination with an academically demanding curriculum. 
  • Communicate well both orally and in writing.
  • Demonstrate strong organizational skills.

CalWest and our partner schools are unable to respond to all applicants.

Candidates may be submitted to multiple positions during their time with CalWest. Also, candidates may not be chosen to move forward in the search they initially expressed interest in pursuing.

Our client schools make the final decisions.

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