General Opportunities

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

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• Read more in our annual report,
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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
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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.