MS Math Teacher

Nashville Classical Charter Schools; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 56,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Vision and Dental insurance

Paid parental leave

Dependent Care Flexible Spending

Employer Paid Long-Term Disability, &

Life insurance

Paid Time Off

Retirement investing

Monthly fitness subsidies

Job summary

Nashville Classical Charter Schools seeks a certified middle school teacher to cover a maternity leave at our Nashville campus. The role emphasizes implementing curricula, building positive scholar culture, and engaging families.

Candidates should hold a valid Tennessee teaching license, a bachelor's degree, and full-time classroom experience at a high-performing, diverse school. The position follows a 10-month schedule with competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• Valid Tennessee teaching license with the appropriate endorsement.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited program.
• Full-time teaching experience in a school setting.
• Experience in a high-performing, diverse school community preferred.

Responsibilities

• Internalize and execute curricula, unit plans, and materials.
• Build achievement-oriented cultures during key school moments.
• Implement school-wide systems for scholar culture.
• Communicate with families and attend quarterly events in the evenings.
• Engage in weekly professional development until 4:30pm.
• Teach a daily schedule from 7:17am to 3:37pm.
• Work to achieve Nashville Classical's mission.

Skills

Teaching

Family communication

Professional development

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tennessee teaching license

Job description

The School

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.

Nashville Classical East opened in July 2013 with one grade, Kindergarten. Since then, our schools have grown to enroll 750 scholars in Grades K-8 across two campuses. We have become the city’s most popular elementary school, enrolling families from 28 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

We seek a certified teacher to join our Middle School team and cover a Maternity Leave.

• 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.
• Do whatever it takes to achieve the mission of Nashville Classical.

The Perks

• Medical Vision and Dental insurance options
• Paid parental leave
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Employer Paid Long-Term Disability, and life insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement investing
• Monthly fitness subsidies for YMCA and ClassPass

The Qualifications

The ideal candidate possesses:

• Valid Tennessee teaching license with the appropriate endorsement
• 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 Compensation

Nashville Classical pays 5% above our local school district. For teachers, base 26-27 salaries range from $55,670 - $89,877. 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.