Posted: 17-Feb-26
Location: BETHESDA, Maryland
Type: Full Time
Salary: $65,000 - $90,000
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Founded in 1952, Norwood School is a coeducational, independent day school with approximately 450 students in prekindergarten through eighth grade. The School sits on 40 beautiful and expansive acres in Bethesda, Maryland, less than six miles from Washington, D.C. As one of the finest PK-8 schools in the country, Norwood sets the bar high and is committed to educating the whole child in a diverse, student-centered, challenging, and nurturing environment that continually promotes equity, inclusion, and cultural competence.
Norwood’s child-centered education and its intentional emphasis on being a joyful place of learning create an environment in which each child is known, loved, and challenged. Students flourish academically and socially; they are confident, curious, creative, and kind, guided by the School’s motto, How you lead your life matters. Norwood graduates leave exceptionally well prepared for the next stage of their education and empowered to make positive contributions to the world.
Norwood School seeks an experienced and dynamic Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten Coordinator to provide leadership and coordination across the PK and kindergarten programs while also co-teaching in a PK classroom for approximately 50% of the school day during the 2026-2027 school year. This hybrid role blends hands-on classroom teaching with instructional leadership, ensuring a cohesive, developmentally appropriate early childhood experience grounded in play-based, inquiry-driven learning and strong social-emotional development.
The Pre-Kindergarten/Kindergarten Coordinator works closely with the Head of Lower School and the Director of Curriculum and Instruction to align curriculum, instruction, and student services, and to ensure smooth and intentional PK to K transition systems.
Strong applicants will have demonstrated experience in early elementary instruction, a deep awareness and understanding of academic and social-emotional early child development, and experience working in a co-teaching format. Additional qualities include a philosophical commitment to child-centered instruction and strong communication skills. Hands-on and play-based teaching experience are core to Norwood’s early childhood program. This position will report directly to the Head of Lower School and commence on August 1, 2026.
Ideally, applicants should have at least five years of experience working with four- and/or five-year-old children. Ability and interest in team-teaching are a must. Additional qualifications include excellent communication and organizational skills, flexibility, intelligence, sense of humor, and a demonstrated love for working with young children and their families.
Responsibilities include:
· Co-teaching in a PK classroom (50% time)
· Providing instructional leadership and coordination across PK and kindergarten
· Supporting and coordinating PK and kindergarten faculty, including team-teaching structures
· Coaching teachers through regular classroom presence and strategic push-in support
· Collaborating with curriculum leadership to support early childhood curriculum implementation
· Partnering closely with the Student Support Team to address student needs and facilitate early intervention, including communication with PK and K families
· Leading and refining PK-to-K transition systems to ensure continuity and readiness
Bachelor’s degree required; speech-language pathology or learning specialist background strongly preferred; advanced training or credentials in early childhood education preferred.