Licensed Elementary Teacher 2026-2027

The Position

Nashville Classical seeks educators who are 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.
• Engage in ongoing professional development including once weekly until 4:30pm.
• Commit to teaching a daily schedule from 7:17am - 3:37pm.
• Commit to attending 3 weeks of summer professional development starting in July 2024.
• Do whatever it takes to achieve the mission of Nashville Classical.

The Qualifications

The ideal candidate possesses:

• Valid Tennessee teaching license with the appropriate endorsement or a clear pathway toward Tennessee state certification
• Bachelors degree
• Full-time teaching experience in a school setting
• Experience and demonstrated success teaching in a high-performing school serving a culturally and socioeconomically diverse school community is highly preferred

The Competencies

The ideal candidate is:

• Adaptable
• Attentive to Detail
• Enthusiastic
• Proactive
• An eager listener
• Open to feedback
• Committed to building a diverse community

The Compensation

Nashville Classical pays 5% above our local school district and offers employees a competitve raise each year. For teachers base salaries range from $55670 - $93417. Teachers can select from three generous medical plans and are eligible for full state retirement benefits. 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.