The School

Nashville Classical East opened in July 2013 with one grade, Kindergarten. Since then, the school has grown to enroll 550 scholars in Grades K-8 and become the city’s most popular elementary school, enrolling families from 26 unique Zip Codes.

In the past five years, our school has been

• Named the city’s best nonprofit by the Nashville Business Journal
• Named a Tennessee Reward School by the TN Department of Education
• Achieved top 5% growth in the state in both Math and ELA
• Awarded 3 Blue Ribbon Awards for Teaching Excellence: Most in the city!
• Profiled in The Tennessean, Newsweek, and in Doug Lemov’s recent books, Teach Like A Champion 3.0 and Reconnect.

The Position

Nashville Classical East seeks an MS ELA teacher committed to working hard, having fun, and making history. Our team educates a diverse community through a joyful, rigorous curriculum and within a structured, intentional culture, building a foundation of knowledge and habits for high school, college, and life.

Our Teachers

• Internalize and execute common curricula, including unit plans, lesson plans, and materials.
• Build achievement-oriented cultures during key moments like morning motivation, lunch, recess, and closing circle.
• Implement school-wide systems for scholar culture.
• Communicate regularly with families and attend quarterly events in the evenings, such as Report Card Conferences, Cultural Heritage Nights, etc
• Commit to teaching a daily schedule from 7:17am - 3:37pm.
• Commit to attending 3 weeks of Summer PD starting
• Do whatever it takes to achieve the mission of Nashville Classical.

The Qualifications

The ideal candidate possesses

• Full-time classroom experience in a school setting, preferably in a high-performing urban school environment.
• Certification or Licensure in Middle School ELA. If candidates are working towards licensure or certification, they are still encouraged to apply.

The Compensation

Nashville Classical pays 5% above our local school district and offers employees a 5% raise each year. For teachers, base 23-24 salaries range from $55,670 - $89,877. Teachers can select from three generous medical plans and are eligible for full state retirement benefits. Please see our 23-24 Teacher Salary Scale and Benefits Summary for more details. This position will follow a 10-month schedule.

We also offer yearly stipends for teacher-leader roles, extracurricular clubs, coaching and additional roles. We offer all employees a Macbook computer, all necessary classroom supplies, and a $500 discretionary budget for classroom purchases.

As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.

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