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High School Teacher Opportunities (2026–2027 School Year)

Location: Nashville, Tennessee
Employment Type: Full-time, in-person (10-month position)
Start Date: July 2026
Posting Date:December 5th, 2025

STEM Preparatory Academy is seeking experienced, mission-driven educators for the 2026–2027 school year. We are hiring across multiple high school content areas, including:

• Advanced Placement (AP) & Honors Teachers

• General Education Teachers in:

  • Math

  • Science

  • English

  • Spanish

  • Computer Science

• Exceptional Education (ExEd)

• English Language Learners (ELL)

If you are a passionate, skilled educator looking to work in an academically rigorous, supportive, and diverse environment—we want to meet you.

At STEM Prep, we are more than a school—we are a mission-driven community committed to excellence, equity, and empowerment. We serve students from diverse backgrounds with the belief that every student can excel when supported by great teachers.

We invest deeply in our educators because we know great teaching changes lives.

• 💰 $3,000 signing bonus for applicable roles

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  Pay scale 5% above MNPS beginning January 2026

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  On-site childcare through Little Wonders

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  Comprehensive two-week onboarding & training

• 🏥 Full MNPS benefits +
  TCRS retirement

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  Dedicated coaching and ongoing professional development

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  Performance bonuses for TVAAS Levels 4 & 5

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  Longevity bonuses at 3, 5, and 10 years

• 🧑🏽🏫 $3,000 stipends for mentor teachers and department chairs

At STEM Prep, you’ll join a team that values collaboration, innovation, and continuous growth. Your professional development is a priority—we invest in you so you can invest in students.

High School Teachers at STEM Prep:

• Teach on an A/B block schedule with 90-minute class periods

• Utilize school-adopted curricula and internalize units through structured planning

• Submit weekly lesson plan arcs with exemplars

• Analyze academic and behavior data to drive instruction

• Facilitate intervention blocks using tools such as ➤ Lexia, Aleks, or other programs

• Participate in weekly coaching

• Attend biweekly department PLCs

• Co-plan with team members and co-teachers

• Maintain an 8:00 AM–4:00 PM workday

• Participate in morning arrival/dismissal duties

• Serve weekly lunch duty on rotation

• Attend Monday/Friday Staff Huddles

• Join monthly family engagement events

• Deliver Morning Mindfulness SEL lessons

• Support Circle, Club Days, Walk & Talks, and student events

• Model school values and maintain consistent Tier 1 classroom management

• Build strong, trusting relationships with students and families

• Track and communicate behavior data using Kickboard

• Bachelor’s degree

• Ability to secure a Tennessee teaching permit (if not yet licensed)

• Able to pass MNPS background check

• Authorized to work in the U.S.

• Active Tennessee teaching license aligned to subject area

• Strong record of student growth and achievement

• Experience working in diverse school communities

• You believe all students can achieve at high levels

• You embrace feedback and seek continuous improvement

• You thrive in a collaborative, mission-driven community

• You are passionate about serving diverse learners

• You model integrity, collaboration, drive, inquiry, and imagination

STEM Preparatory Academy is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. We value diverse perspectives and backgrounds and actively encourage candidates from all identities and experiences to apply.

Join us in shaping the next generation of innovators, leaders, and thinkers—
one student, one classroom, one future at a time