Middle School EL Teacher

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

Employment Type: Full-time, in-person lead teaching position for the current school year.

Salary: starting at $56,000 for certified teachers based on years of K-12 teaching experience; $44,520 to begin for pre-licensure candidates without an active TN license.

Valor Collegiate Academies is a top-performing public charter school network in Nashville, Tennessee, serving 1,900 students in grades 5-12. Our mission is to empower our diverse community to live inspired and purposeful lives. This mission is made possible through an innovative school model that blends rigorous academics and whole-child education, within an intentionally diverse school environment. Our results include:

• A-Rated Charter Network in Tennessee: Scored as an A-rated charter network by the Tennessee Department of Education, earning perfect scores in Academic Achievement, Academic Growth, Growth of Highest Need Students, and College & Career Readiness.
• Top 1% for Student Growth: Our middle schools consistently rank in the 99th percentile in student growth statewide, based on TVAAS data from the past 5 years.
• National Leader in SEL: Over 50 partner schools nationwide have adopted and implemented Valor’s Compass model for social-emotional learning.

At Valor, you'll join an academically excellent and supportive community that is dedicated to your growth as an educator. With personalized coaching and high-quality professional development, we invest in your development so you can make the greatest impact for students.

Planning & EL Co‑teaching:

• Prepare, internalize, and plan daily lessons and activities that are built on Valor’s EL framework to meet the needs of EL students in grades 5‑8, with the aim to make academic content more accessible for multilingual learners.
• Develop strategies and implement scaffolds to ensure academic growth and achievement with EL students.
• Partner and collaborate with EL teachers and Special Education teachers to ensure all students are receiving appropriately accommodated grade‑level academic support.
• Prepare, modify, and scaffold materials for class activities, do nows, exit tickets, and homework.
• Implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards and identifies gaps in learning; use scholar work and data to inform instruction and intervention strategies.
• Collect, enter, and analyze academic data to provide targeted instruction and interventions that promote a culture of learning.
• Engage in weekly 1:1 coaching meetings to deepen content expertise and develop instructional mastery.
• Submit lesson plans weekly for feedback and review by instructional coach.
• Engage in weekly collaborative curriculum meetings (known as Intellectual Preparation) with a planning partner and instructional leader.
• Update scholar gradebook and proactively communicate academic progress with parents/guardians, other teachers, administrators, and/or school counselors.

ILP Case Management:

• Collect and track data on individual student skills to determine the effectiveness of programming and measure progress toward learning goals.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and district EL regulations.
• Administer and implement accommodations for relevant assessments (e.g. WIDA ACCESS, TNReady, benchmarks, etc).
• Collaborate and co‑teach with general education teachers to ensure the successful implementation of established curriculum and students' Individualized Learning Plans.

Student Mentorship & Family Engagement:

• Facilitate student Circles once a week to guide a group of student’s academic, behavioral, and social‑emotional success.
• Implement activities and SEL lessons daily during structured Mentor time, as well as provide academic coaching for students in mentor group.
• Respond to students' behavior in real‑time using school‑wide intervention systems and classroom management practices.
• Track and input student behavior feedback and data through Kickboard by the daily school deadline to share with families, school leaders, and the Compass Team.
• Maintain a 4:1 positivity ratio to strengthen school culture and student relationships.
• Serve as the main point‑of‑contact…