PORTOLA VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
4575 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, CA 94028   (650) 851-1777
Notice of Certificated Employment Opportunity: 2024-2025 School Year

POSITION: Transitional Kindergarten Teacher
LOCATION: Ormondale School
FTE: 1.0 FTE (full time)
WORK YEAR: 186 days per the 2024 - 2025 PVSD academic calendar
CREDENTIAL:  A valid California multiple subject credential, and authorization to teach Transitional Kindergarten is required for this position.*

Certification:
* Any teacher who was assigned to teach TK or a combination of Kindergarten and TK on or before July 1, 2015, is “grandfathered in” to teach TK without having to meet the additional unit requirement for TK teachers set forth in CA Ed. Code section 48000. CA Ed. Code section 48000(g) requires credentialed teachers who are first assigned to a TK classroom after July 1, 2015 to have one of the following:

• At least 24 units in Early Childhood education or childhood development or both
• Professional experience in a classroom setting with preschool age children comparable to the 24 units of education described above
• Child Development Teacher Permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.

BARGAINING UNIT:  Portola Valley Teachers’ Association
Posting Date:  March 25, 2024

Overview
The Portola Valley School District is seeking a dynamic and innovative classroom teacher to teach Transitional Kindergarten at Ormondale School. The District is especially interested in educators who are comfortable with differentiation and innovation. The ideal applicant must be a skilled organizer and collaborator. In addition, he/she should be enthusiastic about interacting with young learners and engaged families.
Under the direction of the Principal, the Transitional Kindergarten teacher will provide an educational program and environment that promotes learning and personal growth for transitional kindergarten students in a self-contained classroom. The successful candidate will collaborate with other members of the TK/Kindergarten team to provide a classroom experience that is age and developmentally appropriate, deliver curriculum and instruction aligned with California Content Standards and will utilize a variety of teaching strategies and materials to adapt learning to the needs of the transitional kindergarten student in order to prepare them for success when transitioning to kindergarten.

Training and Experience

• Minimum of three (3) years classroom teaching experience, preferably in a primary classroom;
• Master’s Degree or Higher, and/or National Board Certification preferred;
• Knowledge of different grade level units of study and ability to design rich and rigorous
• disciplinary and interdisciplinary curriculum;
• Knowledge of and experience in implementing an array of best practices related to elementary school-age grade level instruction;
• Experience teaching English Language Learners with an understanding of ELD strategies and best teaching practices;
• Knowledge of the Common Core and California State Content Standards;
• Ability to design and/or use a variety of assessment tools and techniques to guide instruction;
• Commitment and ability to participate as an active member of the school/district community including participating in committee meetings, school-wide initiatives, and utilizing parents as volunteers in the classroom.
  

Physical Demands and Working Conditions

• Indoor classroom and outdoor playground environment; subject to frequent interruptions;
• Computer and STEAM lab exposure;
• Daily routine ability to exchange information via hearing and speaking; 
• Skills, knowledge, mental ability, and manual dexterity to carry out the posted duties and responsibilities of the job, interpret and implement school policies, rules and regulations, and make determinations relative to the effective performance of the essential responsibilities of the position;
• Ability to sit, stand and/or walk for lengthy periods of time to monitor student progress;
• Ability to hear and understand speech at normal room levels;
• Ability to speak in audible tones so that others, including young children, may understand clearly;
• Ability to comprehend visual and auditory input given by others;
• Short term and long-term memory ability required for all tasks;
• Situations may require lifting of up to 25 lbs. (light objects as part of classroom environment)
• Seeing to perform assigned duties with or without vision aids; sitting or standing for extended
• periods of time; 
• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate office equipment as needed to perform the duties of the position; 
• Ability to bend, reach walk, knee, bend at the waist, and reach overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally;
• May be required to attend meetings or school events outside regular school hours.

• Licenses and other requirements
• CA DOJ and FBI fingerprint (Livescan) process completed prior to the first day of school.
• Valid CA Teaching Credentials as noted above.

If required to operate a vehicle

Valid California Motor Vehicle Operator’s License. Acceptable driving record and qualification for insurability by the District’s insurance carrier.

Portola Valley School District programs, activities, practices, and employment shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying of any student based on the student's actual race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

PVSD contact for discrimination, harassment, intimidation, bullying, and Title IX contact:

Ormondale School Principal
200 Shawnee Pass 
Portola Valley, CA   94028
(650) 851-1777 x2650
lhovland@pvsd.net

The Portola Valley School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Portola Valley School District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.