Elementary Music Teacher - Hiring Immediately

About 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

In 2023, we opened our newest campus Nashville Classical West.

About the Role

Nashville Classical West 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Requirements

• 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 teaching music or similar content
• Experience and demonstrated success teaching in a high-performing school, serving a culturally and socioeconomically diverse school community is highly preferred

Pay

Nashville Classical pays 5% above our local school district and offers employees a 5% raise each year. For teachers, base salaries range from $54,651-$97,211. A signing bonus may be possible for qualified applicants with a teaching certification.

Benefits

• Three generous medical plans to choose from
• Full state retirement benefits
• MacBook computer
• All necessary classroom supplies
• $500 discretionary budget for classroom purchases
• Budget for instruments, curricula, and music supplies
• Yearly stipends for teacher-leader roles, extracurricular clubs, coaching, and additional roles

Schedule

This position follows a 10-month schedule with a daily teaching commitment from 7:17am - 3:37pm.