The Kinkaid School is seeking a Pre-kindergarten Teacher to join its Lower School starting in August 2026. This teacher must embrace and help advance the principles set out in Kinkaid’s mission and core values, Lower School Educational Philosophy, and Portrait of a Teacher. The Kinkaid School is a co-educational non-sectarian day school enrolling 1,500 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Located on a sixty-five-acre campus in the heart of Houston, Texas, the school offers a thriving intellectual community in the midst of a vibrant, urban, diverse culture.

With an enrollment just above 400 students, the Lower School fosters a learning environment centered on innovation, creativity, and personal attention. Teachers in each grade work as a close-knit team to support each other and collaborate on curriculum development. Teachers are assisted by learning specialists in arts, sciences, reading, music and physical education and have access to generous resources including material and supplies, state of the art technology and regular professional development seminars, which occur both on and off campus.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Provide daily instruction to a classroom of up to 14 students
• Create daily, differentiated, play-based instructional plans aligned with grade-level standards 
• Assess student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals for the purpose of providing feedback to students, parents, and administration
• Prepare a variety of written materials (e.g. grades, attendance, anecdotal records, etc.) for the purpose of documenting student progress 
• Collaborate with fellow teachers on curriculum development
• Collaborate with teaching specialists to foster a learning environment congruent with the specific educational objectives set by the administration and the grade team
• Communicate with parents, counselors, and specialists regarding students’ educational objectives
• Organize parent-teacher conferences and attend school events as needed
• Use technology i.e. computer, iPad, Promethean Boards, audiovisual aids, and other equipment and materials to instruct and support students
• Attend regular faculty and staff meetings and serve on committees as required
• Plan with and supervise assignments for teacher assistant
• Fulfill weekly/monthly before and after school duties as assigned

COMPETENCIES

• Commitment to play as a crucial component of early childhood education
• Experience with and commitment to student conferring
• Knowledge of current, best practices in reading, writing, and math instruction
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills 
• Core knowledge of the development of primary-age school children
• A passion for and experience with integrating technology into the curriculum to serve the needs of all learners
• Lauded experience working with students, parents, and colleagues
• Experience working successfully with partner or assistant
• A demonstrated eagerness to grow professionally 
• A commitment to collaboration and high ethical professional standards
• A collegial, energetic, and engaging demeanor
• An interest in and commitment to being a full member of the community 
• Exemplifies Kinkaid’s four core values of honesty, responsibility, respect, and kindness

• Bachelor’s degree in education. Master’s degree preferred
• A minimum of three years of experience teaching in pre-kindergarten or kindergarten, preferably at an independent school

The Kinkaid School provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics. In addition to federal law, The Kinkaid School complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.

Submit all correspondence including your cover letter, resume, and application through The Kinkaid School application portal. Please no emails or phone calls to submit your candidacy or show interest.

About The Kinkaid School

The Kinkaid School is a co-educational non-sectarian day school enrolling 1,400 students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Located on a sixty-five-acre campus in the heart of Houston, Texas, the school offers a thriving intellectual community in the midst of a vibrant, urban, diverse culture. With an enrollment of almost 600, the Upper School fosters a learning environment centered on academic excellence, intellectual curiosity and personal attention. The Upper School faculty enjoys small class sizes and a collegial, collaborative environment centered on intellectual curiosity and continuous professional development.

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