High School - Seminar Teacher (2026-2027 Opportunity

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Full Time Certified Teacher-SY Nashville, TN, US

8 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $53,000.00 To $ Annually

Job Title:

High School Seminar Teacher

Reports to:

Principal

Be a LEADer. Teach Seminar with LEAD Public Schools.

Our ideal Seminar teacher is passionate about preparing our students for college and beyond, loves working with students who need the most support, is flexible, is coachable, and wants to grow as an educator.

Our Seminar teachers work relentlessly with their teammates to ensure that all of their students not only ready for college and beyond, but also meet the established Tennessee standards by the end of the year. This incredible work is done through coaching and support from administration, implementing regular feedback, collaboration with colleagues, data analysis, and working to make sure that students who come in below grade level rise above the challenges they face.

Successful teachers at LEAD Public Schools are committed to put in the extra effort to ensure that our students have access to a high quality education. Our teachers persevere through difficult challenges, set goals for our students, and don’t give up. We ask our teachers to be flexible, hardworking, and constantly striving to improve their abilities in the classroom to meet our students’ needs.

We are looking for a high school seminar teacher.

Design and implement rigorous unit plans and lessons that meet the needs of all students with clear, standard aligned objectives and mission-oriented lessons with appropriate assessments to gauge student comprehension

Participate in weekly coaching meetings to engage with seminar curriculum, internalize content, teaching moves, and classroom management to improve your practice

Participate in a collaborative learning environment with other team members including grade level work, content teams, and professional development throughout the school year

Execute school based duties that can include student conferences, arrival and dismissal, transitions, lunch duty, and other assigned by the school leadership team

Run CREW daily, structure that allows time for engaging with a cohort of students for the purposes of accountability and support

Our ideal seminar teacher is passionate about developing and working with students who need the most support, is flexible, is coachable, and wants to grow as a teacher.

Minimum of two years teaching experience preferred, but not required

Previous experience with diverse student populations or in an urban setting preferred

Bachelor's degree is required

Candidates must have either (a) valid Tennessee teaching license with the appropriate content endorsement to teach high school (any 6-12 endorsement will work), or (b) a valid out of state license that can successfully be transferred to Tennessee within 90 days of employment, or (c) demonstrate you are on track to complete the necessary steps towards certification in Tennessee.

Belief in the LEAD mission that all students are capable of success while preparing them for college and for life

Evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player

LEAD Public Schools offers an innovative performance-based compensation plan for teachers. This plan allows us to transparently reward our teachers not by how many years they have worked but rather by their positive impact on students and schools, evidenced by their consistent performance in and out of the classroom. Teachers receive a competitive base salary with the potential for a signing bonus and can earn up to 10% on their base salary each year through our performance-based compensation plan.

This plan has been in place for 5 years, and we have seen an average annual increase of over 5% for our teachers with approximately 80% retention for those who qualify. Additionally, teachers are eligible for LEAD’s Master Teacher program after 3 years. In this program, teachers can earn up to $100,000 and receive a $1,500 professional development stipend.

Robust and competitive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, supplemental insurance, life insurance policy options, and mental health benefits. Application for these benefits may be made immediately upon employment. The policy is effective upon the first of the month following the first day of work.

Certificated staff have access to the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System pension plan (TCRS). Eligible staff contribute 5%, and LEAD matches up to 6%. Staff may also be eligible for 401k, in which LEAD will contribute 5%. Participation in TCRS is mandated by the state of TN.

Non-TCRS eligible staff members are eligible to…