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 ML 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 ML teachers: 

• Internalize and execute common curricula, including unit plans, lesson plans, and materials.
• Sipport diverse learners by assessing and responding to their individual needs. 
• 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 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 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. For teachers, base 25-26 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.

The Outcomes

Our ideal candidate for this position would be invested in achieving the following outcomes in the next school year:

1. Support the effort to increase the percentage of scholars scoring in the 50th percentile or higher on our benchmark assessment, AimsWeb, which is a nationally normed assessment.

AND

2. Increase the number of scholars scoring on track or mastered on TCAP in 3-8 Math and ELA, and 6-8 Science and Social Studies by:

1. Providing strong tier I, II, and III instruction to scholars.
2. Utilize data-driven instruction to target, and close academic gaps. 
3. Participating in regular observation feedback cycles with your coach, to strengthen instruction. 

3. Partner with families to ensure the percentage of chronically absent scholars decreases from previous school years by:
   1. Partnering with our culture team to identify needs, and create a plan to meet them. 
   2. Communicating regularly with families about academic progress, and any potential impacts of attendance.  

Our ideal ML teacher candidate would be invested in achieving the following outcomes in the next school year:

Academic Growth & Achievement
Support the effort to increase the percentage of Multilingual Learners (MLs) achieving growth targets on benchmark assessments, including AimsWeb, ELPA-21, and other nationally normed assessments.

AND

Increase the number of Multilingual Learners demonstrating proficiency on TCAP in 3-8 Math and ELA, and 6-8 Science and Social Studies by:

• Providing differentiated Tier I, II, and III instruction that aligns with both language acquisition goals and academic content standards.
• Using data-driven instruction to identify and close both language and academic gaps for MLs.
• Maintaining compliance with all state and district requirements for MLs, including creating, updating, and implementing Individual Learning Plans (ILPs) to support language development goals.
• Participating in regular observation and feedback cycles with your instructional coach to strengthen your practice in culturally responsive and language-rich instruction.

Family Engagement & Attendance
Partner with families of Multilingual Learners to improve and maintain family engagement academically and culturally by:

• Collaborating with the culture, operations and scholar support team to identify language-related or cultural differences impacting attendance and academic progress, and developing targeted intervention plans.
• Planning and facilitating events designed to increase ML family engagement, such as family literacy nights, cultural celebrations (like our Hispanic Heritage Month), or workshops focused on supporting student learning at home.
• Communicating regularly with families in a culturally responsive manner, using accessible language and available translation services to discuss academic progress, attendance concerns, and language development milestones.