Contact: Carrie Cruz

Email: carrie.bishop-cruz@cedar-tree.org

Name of School/Organization: Cedar Tree Montessori

School Website: cedar-tree.org

Age Group: Lower Elementary

Description: 2026-2027 Academic Year

Position Begins: August of 2026 or ability to shadow staff in June of 2026.

Rate of Pay: MACTE affiliated Montessori Certified Range -$48 -$58K, DOE

Hours/Schedule: 40 Hours Weekly, Monday – Friday

School Hours: 8:30am - 3:00pm

Full Schedule: 8:00am - 4:00pm

Benefits:

Monthly Medical Supplement: $200.00 or 75% contribution towards Regence Silver (or comparable) Medical Plan

Paid Time Off (PTO): 80 hours

Cedar Tree Montessori was established in Bellingham, WA in 1999 and is composed of a staff of 10 compassionate, lifelong learners. As a school community we are committed to fostering independence and curiosity. We value the development of the whole child; cognitive, physical, social, and emotional and cultivate growth in a supportive community. We believe it is our responsibility to create a culturally responsive curriculum and include conversations about bias in order to be a part of dismantling racism. Those who are passionate about Montessori education, want to cultivate curiosity and who have experience supporting the unique needs of all learning styles should apply. We believe that all people deserve dignity and respect and work from this understanding to support the needs of our school and planet. We do this by modeling self care, supporting

Required Qualifications:

3 years guiding Montessori education with ages 6-9, as a lead teacher

AMS/ MACTE Accredited Lower Elementary Montessori Certification

Identify as a lifelong learner.

Demonstrated use of Positive Discipline classroom strategies or a desire to learn.

The desire and ability to incorporate curiosity and compassion when communicating with families and students.

Demonstrated experience developing and maintaining a recordkeeping system to document lesson introduction, practice and mastery.

Phone: 360-714-1762

School Address: 2114 Broadway, Bellingham, WA 98225