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Posted March 5, 2023
Director of Upper School, Greensboro Montessori School - Greensboro, NC
Greensboro Montessori School is seeking a director of upper school for the 2023 - 24 school year to lead, guide, inspire, nurture, challenge, and laugh with our upper elementary division (50 students, 4 trained teachers) and our junior high division (25 students, 3 trained teachers). The role is a 12-month position that includes internal and external communications and coordination, scheduling, enrollment management, parent partnership, student and program assessment, off-campus learning expeditions, bridge to administration team, budget review, and being the face of the upper school program. The director will know all of the students in the upper school and may have some teaching responsibility, but their primary responsibility is leading the faculty. The role works closely with the director of the lower school to run the day-to-day of the School and reports directly to the head of school.
We are a 49-year old, toddler-to-junior-high, AMS- and SAIS-accredited 265 student independent school. Our upper school students have access to both our 10-acre main campus and our 37-acre land campus. Their learning also happens in our teaching kitchen and 20-year old permaculture gardens.
If you are from outside the Piedmont Triad area of North Carolina, know that the area is a wonderful place to live and very affordable. Relocation support is available.
For more information, see the full job post.
Please contact Head of School, Kevin Navarro, with questions or interest: kevin.navarro@gms.org

Posted March 5, 2023
Upper Elementary Lead Teacher, Spruce Pine Montessori School - Spruce Pine, NC
Spruce Pine Montessori School has an opening for a Montessori trained Upper Elementary Lead Teacher beginning 2023-24 school year. Join our dedicated team of Montessorians in the beautiful mountains of WNC, an hour from Asheville and Boone. We're tucked between Mt. Mitchell and Roan Mountain, just minutes from the Blue Ridge Parkway and Penland School of Craft.
To see the full job listing and find more information, please visit the school's website: https://www.sprucepinemontessori.org/employment

Posted March 5, 2023
Jobs Available for Founding Team at Mountain City Public Montessori - Asheville, NC
Mountain City Public Montessori is a tuition-free public Montessori Charter school for children in grades kindergarten through 6th grade in Asheville, North Carolina. We are opening in August 2023, and we will grow in years two and three to add an Adolescent program. Our mission is to provide equitable access to a high-quality, relevant Montessori education to meet the needs of all students and to strengthen our community. An integral part of our mission as an organization is to operate with a lens of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.
Our organizational structure is one of shared leadership that gives our staff the support they need to provide the best learning environment and experience for the students, and allows each individual to focus their attention, energy, and skills on what they do best. Shared leadership enables the school to draw on a larger pool of talent, wisdom, expertise, and experience beyond a single administrator, and nurtures the development of leadership experience and skills within the school, thereby cultivating the next generation of leaders.
We are seeking dedicated and innovative Lead Guides to join the founding team at Mountain City Public Montessori. Guides’ responsibilities include delivering high-quality lessons, assessing and supporting children’s individual needs and growth potential, record keeping, and communicating with families regularly. Guides inspire a love for learning in children and create nurturing, engaging classrooms where every child feels included. Candidates must be interested in continually improving their teaching craft, and welcome coaching and support.
We are seeking dedicated and innovative educators to join the founding team at Mountain City Public Montessori.
We have the following job opportunities available:
Founding Exceptional Children's Specialist
Founding Lead Teacher/Guide: Primary (2 positions)
Lead Teacher / Guide: Primary - Mountain City Public Montessori
Founding Lead Teacher/Guide: Lower Elementary (3 positions)
Lead Teacher / Guide: Lower Elementary - Mountain City Public Montessori
Founding Lead Teacher/Guide: Upper Elementary (1 position)
Lead Teacher / Guide: Upper Elementary - Mountain City Public Montessori
For more information, please visit the school's website: https://mountaincitypublic.org/

Posted March 9, 2023
Lower Elementary (LE) Lead Teacher, Follow the Child Montessori School - Raleigh, NC
Follow the Child is a small, private Montessori school located in Raleigh, North Carolina. We serve 200+ students from Toddler House through Upper Elementary.
Our team of dedicated, caring, and dynamic teachers, experienced Head of School, and our commitment to the integrity of Montessori principles make Follow the Child a vibrant community. Conveniently located in Raleigh close to North Carolina State University, the school has easy access to Research Triangle Park and the Chapel Hill/Durham areas and attracts a diverse population.
Position Description:
The LE Lead Teacher sets the educational, social and emotional tone for the classroom. Their primary responsibilities are to create and maintain an authentic Montessori learning environment and offer lessons and guidance to support the developmental needs of each child according to Montessori principles.
Please submit a letter of interest and professional resume to rebecca@followthechild.org