POSITION: Pre-K Teacher

REPORTS TO: Elementary School Assistant Principal

 START DATE: 2026-2027 School Year  

COMPENSATION: Salary range starting at $48,000 

THE ROLE  

When you join the Success at Marshall team, some of the exciting work and responsibilities will include:  

• Create a loving, supportive, and structured classroom environment.

• Plan and facilitate project-based learning experiences that promote inquiry, collaboration, and real-world connections

• Foster early literacy, numeracy, social-emotional development, and executive functioning skills

• Use data to inform instruction and support student growth goals.

• Differentiate instruction to meet diverse developmental levels, including English Learners and students with IEPs

• Supervise and collaborate effectively with paraprofessional and teacher assistant

• Communicate effectively with families regarding children’s development

• Other duties as assigned

THE PERSON  

 We seek staff with diverse backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. Certain traits consistently shine through for our most successful employees: passion for our mission, focus on results, care for students and one another, resilience, joy, and humility. 

MUST HAVES  

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution 

• A Louisiana Teaching Certificate (PK-3)

• Minimum 2 years of exemplary teaching with a proven track record of excellent results

• Familiarity with development stages and benchmarks for ages 0-5

• Ability to create a warm, nurturing, and highly structured learning environment 

• Flexibility; ability to navigate change quickly and effectively

• Ability to form positive, healthy relationships with students, staff, and students’ families

• Openness to feedback; willingness to learn and grow

• Collaborative; ability to set clear goals, and then work in close partnership with our Pre-K teaching assistant to achieve those goals

THE NICE TO HAVES  

• Certification and/or experience with student-centered approaches to early childhood education, such as Montessori or Reggio Emilia

• Science of Reading Certification (if not, must complete in first year of employment at Marshall)

• Knowledge of CLASS and Teaching Strategies GOLD

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

We are committed to pay equity. For each role we hire for, we establish the compensation band in which the open role fits. The entry point of this band is $48,000. The actual level of the successful candidate (and corresponding salary) will be based on compensable factors such as job-relevant education, job-relevant experience, training, demonstrated competencies, and other relevant factors. 

Here are the other ways that we take care of our employees: 

● Health insurance for employee; school pays for 66% of employee and 50% of dependent premiums

● Eligibility to participate in a 401(k) with a 4% employer match 

● 12 weeks of paid parental leave for all full-time employees

● 6 weeks of paid breaks throughout the school year, and an additional 3 weeks in the summer

● 7 days of PTO

● A supportive, caring environment and commitment-based culture

WHO WE ARE

Success at Thurgood Marshall is a single-site charter serving 450 PK-8 students located in Mid-City, New Orleans. We proudly serve 35% multilingual learners, and 16% students with exceptionalities. We offer 100% free and reduced lunch. We have achieved steady, significant academic gains over the last five years, and we are just getting started. Come build with us!

Why Success @ Marshall?

As a single site charter, we are unique in that we can innovate and adapt to meet the specific needs of our community and students, without the pressure to standardize or scale practices. There’s simply our kids, our families, our staff, and our future. Our culture is built on a set of shared commitments for staff and students. All identities are welcomed and celebrated here. Our program is built equally on the three pillars of rigorous academics, transformative social emotional learning, and identity-affirming experiences. We are dedicated, hardworking, and never miss an opportunity to have a little fun with it. We believe in the importance of longevity and sustainability for educators, and we work hard to celebrate and retain high performing staff. We are looking for educators who love this work and are ready to put down roots in a thriving community- and to make it better.