Elementary Art Teacher - (2025-2026)

Nashville Classical Charter School; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 54,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

Nashville Classical Charter School seeks dedicated educators for teaching K-8 scholars in a structured environment. The school prioritizes diversity, rigorous curriculum, and community engagement. Ideal candidates will have a teaching license, a bachelor's degree, and experience in high-performing settings. Competitive compensation with annual raises and benefits is offered.

Benefits

Raises each year

Three medical plans

Full state retirement benefits

Macbook computer

$500 discretionary budget for classroom

Qualifications

• Valid Tennessee teaching license with appropriate endorsement or pathway toward certification.
• Full-time teaching experience in a school setting.
• Success in teaching in a high-performing school serving diverse communities.

Responsibilities

• Internalize and execute common curricula, including lesson plans.
• Engage in professional development and teaching schedule from 7:17am to 3:37pm.
• Communicate with families and commit to school culture.

Skills

Adaptable

Attentive to Detail

Enthusiastic

Proactive

Open to feedback

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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
  
  

Read more in our annual report, here.

The Position

Nashville Classical East 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, 2025
• 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
• Bachelor’s 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 5% raise each year. For teachers, base 25-26 salaries range from $54,651-$97,211. 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.

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