Job DetailsJob Location: Plano Campus - PLANO, TX 75093Position Type: Full TimeMission: To assist Christian parents by helping equip students to embrace biblical truth, strive for academic excellence, and model Christ-like leadership to influence their homes, churches and communities for Christ.
Employee Profile:
Spiritually, the employee shall possess characteristics that reflect:
Acceptance without reservation of the PCA doctrinal beliefs
A strong clear Christian testimony
A mature, godly spirit
A person of faith and prayer
Personally, the employee’s life shall reflect:
A lifestyle of biblical integrity
A spirit of dedication, commitment, flexibility, and responsiveness
The ability to listen and respond to counsel
High level of respect for, and courtesy of fellow employees and volunteers
Position Summary:
The Early Education Coordinator is a system-wide leadership and coaching role serving Prestonwood Christian Academy’s Early Childhood and Kindergarten programs across both the Plano and North campuses. This role ensures excellence in early learning, behavior support, admissions screening, and instructional alignment by providing coaching, assessments, family engagement, and data-driven placement systems for students ages 3–6.
This position exists to protect the academic, behavioral, and spiritual foundations of PCA’s youngest learners while creating consistency, clarity, and quality across campuses during the most critical entry point into the school.
Purpose of the Role:
Early education is PCA’s primary enrollment gateway and the foundation of long-term student success. The Early Education Coordinator ensures that:
Students are screened, placed, and supported appropriately
Teachers are coached and equipped
Families are guided, informed, and confident
Programs are aligned from Pre-K through Kindergarten
This role supports instructional practices, behavior management, assessment systems, and family engagement while providing centralized leadership across both campuses
Duties and Responsibilities:
Admissions Screening, Assessment & Placement Systems
Develop, implement, and oversee a system-wide Early Education Admissions Screening and Placement Process that ensures accurate placement and readiness across Pre-K3, Pre-K4, Pre-K5, and Kindergarten.
This includes:
Designing and maintaining appropriate screening tools for academic, behavioral, and social-emotional readiness developmentally
Leading family interviews and student screenings during admissions and mid-year placement reviews
Creating and managing Pre-K4/5 and Kindergarten placement protocols based on student data and developmental readiness
Training staff in consistent screening and placement procedures
Collaborating with Admissions, counselors, principals, and teachers to ensure alignment
Maintaining documentation to support placement, referrals, and family communication
Instructional Coaching & Teacher Development
Provide embedded, ongoing coaching to Pre-K and Kindergarten teachers through structured coaching cycles:
Conduct classroom observations
Co-plan instruction
Model best practices
Facilitate reflective feedback
Support curriculum alignment between Pre-K Guidelines and Kindergarten TEKS
This includes:
Leading professional development sessions (DAP, classroom management, assessment, literacy, differentiation)
Supporting small-group instruction, phonemic awareness, guided reading, and center-based learning
Ensuring strong instructional routines, engagement, and transitions across campuses
Behavior Support & Intervention Systems
Serve as the system-wide expert in early childhood behavior support.
Responsibilities include:
Developing and implementing Tier I & Tier II behavior systems
Supporting students with behavioral or developmental challenges
Leading Pre-K Kid Talks and intervention planning meetings
Assisting teachers with documentation, behavior plans, and parent communication
Supporting pre-referral and evaluation processes
Family Engagement & Communication
Act as a liaison between families, teachers, and support teams.
This includes:
Supporting families during admissions, screenings, transitions, and evaluations
Providing guidance on developmental milestones, behavior, and school readiness
Leading family workshops and consultations
Supporting parent communication during placement and transition decisions
Program Alignment & Continuous Improvement
Ensure strong vertical alignment from Pre-K through Kindergarten across both campuses.
This includes:
Mapping Pre-K Guidelines to Kindergarten TEKS
Facilitating PLC meetings focused on data, readiness, and curriculum continuity
Monitoring student growth, assessment data, and behavior trends
Producing year-end program reports with recommendations for improvement
System-Wide Leadership
Serve as a centralized Early Education leader across Plano and North by:
Creating consistent processes, documentation, and expectations
Supporting campus administrators, counselors, and admissions teams
Ensuring families and teachers experience a unified, high-quality Pre-K and Kindergarten program
QualificationsQualifications/Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, or related field (Master’s preferred)
Minimum 5 years of experience in early childhood or elementary education
Experience with:
Pre-K & Kindergarten instruction
Student assessment and screening
Behavior intervention systems
Teacher coaching or leadership
Strong understanding of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP), early literacy, and child development
Ability to communicate with families with warmth, clarity, and professionalism
Alignment with PCA’s Christian mission, Biblical worldview, and educational philosophy
Prestonwood Baptist Church member preferred
Physical, Mental Requirements and Work Environment:
Regularly sitting at the computer requiring repetitive finger motion and manual dexterity
Up to several hours of walking and standing during events
Subject to working more than required hours during certain event
Ability to manage multiple coinciding projects
Close visual acuity required for viewing a computer monitor, preparing and analyzing data and figures, transcribing and reading
Hearing – ability to perceive sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction
Talking – expressing ideas by means of the spoken word to convey instructions to students, parents and other workers
Ability to communicate effectively, even in stressful situations
Professional appearance and dress required, as this person is often the “host” of PCA-wide meetings and events
Primarily inside, office/school environment with the exception of a few outside events throughout the year
Occasional lifting of 5 to 25 pounds