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 ](https://www.bizjournals.com/nashville/news/2018/08/03/best-in-business-winner-go-behind-the-scenes-at.html)
• 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! ](https://nashvillepef.org/brt2022/)
• Profiled in[ The Tennessean](https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2018/01/02/nashville-classical-shines-citys-early-literacy-efforts/968849001/), Newsweek, and in Doug Lemov's recent books,[ Teach Like A Champion 3.0 and Reconnect](https://teachlikeachampion.org/blog/charlie-friedman-on-leading-during-a-difficult-time/).

Read more in our annual report, [here](https://nashvilleclassical.org/flipbook/?page=1).

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.

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.