High School Exceptional Education Teacher (2026-2027 SY

Location: Nashville, Tennessee

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

Salary: Starting at $56,794 for certified teachers based on years of K-12 teaching experience; $45,856 to begin for pre‑licensure candidates without an active TN license.

Role Details: This is primarily a co‑teaching exceptional education position in 11th and 12th grades, with caseload management responsibilities.

Our Exceptional Education Teachers are valued for the deep expertise and leadership they bring to their work. As specialists, they are trusted to guide student development by collaborating closely with general education teachers to co‑teach, offering critical insights, and ensuring that Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) are thoughtfully crafted and implemented.

What truly makes Exceptional Education at Valor unique is our strong system of support. Our Exceptional Education Teachers are part of a cohesive, dedicated team that prioritizes ethical, responsive, transparent, and accountable care for all scholars. This team‑based approach ensures that no challenge is faced alone, and every student’s learning journey is a shared responsibility among our community of educators. Learn more about our approach:

• Prepare, internalize, and plan daily lessons for intervention spaces based on individual learners’ needs
• Partner and collaborate with teachers and leaders to ensure all students are receiving appropriately scaffolded grade‑level content and academic support across class settings
• Prepare materials for resource class activities, do nows, and exit tickets
• Use scholar work and data to inform instruction and intervention strategies in both general education and intervention settings
• 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 and case management expertise
• 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
• Proactively communicate academic progress with parents/guardians, other teachers, administrators, and/or school counselors
• Co‑teach in 3‑4 content classes daily (including content knowledge to efficiently co‑teach and support caseload students)

• Develop and manage individualized education programs (IEPs) for students on your caseload
• Collaborate with school psychologist and related service providers to plan and conduct reevaluation meetings for your caseload
• Collect and track data on individual student skills to determine the effectiveness of programming and measure progress toward IEP goals
• Maintain reports to be in compliance with federal, state, and local district requirements
• Collaborate and co‑teach with general education/core content teachers to ensure the successful implementation of established curriculum and/or individual student plans
• Collaborate with paraprofessionals to serve the needs of individual students

• Enforce, uphold, and exhibit school’s values, student management policies, and culture systems
• Own an arrival, recess or lunch, transition, or dismissal duty daily
• Participate in school events that occur outside of normal school hours, such as parent‑teacher conferences, signature experiences, field trips, IEP meetings, report card conferences, and new student orientation. Estimated time commitment per school year is approximately 25 hours.
• Engage in ongoing professional development, which includes attending 3 weeks of new hire orientation and faculty training in July 2026 and weekly PL sessions throughout the school year
• Participate in faculty Circle once a week; complete and present 2‑3 pieces of faculty Badge Work per school year

• Respond to students’ behavior in real‑time using school‑wide intervention systems and classroom management practices
• Track and input student behavior feedback and…