Overview
Elementary PE Teacher (2025-2026 NC West) Jobs in Nashville, TN at Nashville Classical Charter School
Title: Elementary PE Teacher (2025-2026 NC West)
Company: Nashville Classical Charter School
Location: Nashville, TN
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 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, 2025
Do whatever it takes to achieve the mission of Nashville Classical
The Qualifications
The ideal candidate possesses:
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
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 and offers employees a 5% raise each year. For teachers, base 25-26 salaries range from $54,651-$97,211. 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.
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