Elementary Special Education Teacher

Nashville Classical Charter Schools; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 56,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-district pay

Health plans

Retirement benefits

10-month schedule

Macbook provided

Classroom supplies

Discretionary budget

Stipends for leadership

Job summary

Nashville Classical East seeks Special Education Teachers to join the Scholar Supports Team, dedicated to a joyful, rigorous curriculum and a structured, intentional culture. You will support students from Kindergarten through 8th grade, delivering small-group pull-out and push-in supports, and collaborating with general education staff to align instruction and IEPs.

We value ongoing professional development and family communication, with a 7:17am–3:37pm schedule and a commitment to equity in a

Qualifications

• Valid Tennessee teaching license with Special Education or Interventionist endorsement.
• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Experience with a Special Education caseload is essential.
• Full-time teaching experience in a school setting.
• Experience in a high-performing, diverse school community is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Internalize and execute common curricula, including unit plans and lesson plans.
• Build achievement-oriented culture during key moments (morning motivation, lunch, recess, closing circle).
• Implement school-wide systems for Scholar culture.
• Communicate regularly with families and attend quarterly events in the evenings.
• Engage in ongoing professional development, including weekly sessions until 4:30pm.
• Commit to a daily schedule from 7:17am to 3:37pm.
• Support mission-driven education at Nashville Classical East.

Skills

Special Education experience

IEP collaboration

Family communication

Team collaboration

Education

Tennessee teaching license (Special Education/Interventionist)

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. This role will work at Nashville Classical East with a focus on Elementary Math. The position is available to start immediately.

• Named the city’s best nonprofit by the Nashville Business Journal
• Named a Tennessee Reward School (3x) 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 seeks Special Education Teachers to join our Scholar Supports Team 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 culture during key moments: 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.
• Do whatever it takes to achieve the mission of Nashville Classical.

Additionally, our Special Education teachers:

• Support scholars with exceptional needs in grades Kinder-8th across the school.
• Provide instruction across subjects via small group “pull out” lessons and “push in” support to specific scholars.
• Collaborate with and support general education teachers on curriculum, instructional strategies, assessments and Individual Education Plans compliance.
• Collaborate with other Special Education/EL staff on curriculum, instructional strategies, assessments and Individual Education Plans.
• Provide behavior and social emotional support to scholars through interventions.
• Monitor, compile, analyze and report scholar data through meetings, reports and other required compliance.
• Communicate progress to families and engage families through formal meetings and informal phone calls, home visits, bus rides, and notes.

The Qualifications

The ideal candidate possesses:

• Valid Tennessee teaching license with the appropriate Special Education or Interventionist endorsement
• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience with a Special Education caseload
• 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 Compensation

Nashville Classical pays 5% above our local school district. For teachers, base salaries range from $55,670 - $98,169. 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.