The lead teacher is directly responsible for the care and education of the preschool children enrolled in his/her classroom. The lead teacher works on the academic school year calendar. The lead teacher demonstrates competency in:

• planning curriculum and designing the indoor and outdoor learning environments based upon knowledge of child development, best practice, ECEAP performance standards, emergent curriculum, and individualized instruction.
• observing, documenting, and assessing children's growth and development according to ECEAP performance standards.
• implementing and supervising age and developmentally appropriate, culturally sensitive learning activities.
• planning and implementing positive guidance strategies designed to meet the individual needs of the children in care; address children's unmet needs; support positive child outcomes; communicate and partner with the ECEAP family support specialist and child's family, connecting families to professional resources and services when needed or desired.
• building and sustaining warm, responsive, and positive relationships with all children and families so parents feel welcome and invited to engage and participate in classroom activities.

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All persons serving in the role of ECEAP Lead Teacher must meet one of the following qualifications:

• Associate or higher degree with the equivalent of 30 college quarter credits in Early Childhood Education.
• Valid Washington State Teaching Certificate with an endorsement in Early Childhood Education (Pre-K-Grade 3) or Early Childhood Special Education.

Covid-19 Vaccination: VOAWW requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2) virus with an FDA-approved vaccine. Fully vaccinated is defined as 14 days after the final vaccination dose has been administered. Vaccination cards, other electronic proof of vaccination, or approved ADA (Americans with Disability Act) Accommodation requests based on medical or sincerely held religious beliefs will be required as a condition of employment.