Middle School ELA Teacher (2026-2027)

Classical Charter Schools•New York, NY

143d•$52,000 - $105,000•Onsite

About The Position

Classical Charter Schools is seeking a Middle School ELA Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. As one of the highest performing charter networks in New York City, Classical Charter Schools is making a significant impact on education in the South Bronx. The network has been recognized as a five-time National Blue Ribbon Award winner and offers a transformative education through a classical curriculum that emphasizes art, music, Latin, debate, and character education. The school is committed to diversity and inclusion, valuing merit and qualifications for all employees and applicants. Classical Charter Schools provides comprehensive health benefits, competitive salaries, and opportunities for professional growth. The position requires a strong belief in maximizing student achievement, leading scholars to gap-closing academic gains, and establishing a highly structured classroom culture that fosters respect, responsibility, caring, trustworthiness, fairness, and citizenship. Teachers are expected to diligently study, practice, and execute lessons aligned with the rigorous classical curriculum, revise lessons for clarity and relevance with coach support, analyze academic and behavior data, collaborate with teams and coaches to implement improvements, and proactively seek and implement feedback.

Requirements

Middle School ELA teaching certification OR at least one year of teaching experience teaching ELA
Demonstrate application of our core values: Accountability, Innovation, Professionalism, Rigor, Tenacity, Transparency, and Urgency

Nice To Haves

Teaching certification is preferred, but candidates without certification who demonstrate strong qualifications are encouraged to apply
Have experience working at a high-performing charter school
Show alignment to Classical Charter Schoolâ€™s mission and approach
Exhibit excellent work ethic and organizational skills
Have experience teaching in a high performing urban school

Responsibilities

Leading all scholars to gap-closing academic gains: scholars must achieve mastery and advanced mastery of grade-level Common Core State Standards to succeed to and through college
Establishing and maintaining a highly structured classroom culture where scholars demonstrate respect, responsibility, caring, trustworthiness, fairness, and citizenship
Study, practice, and execute lessons that influence scholars to master daily standard-aligned objectives, faithfully using our rigorous, classical curriculum
Revise lessons for clarity, rigor and relevance, with guidance and support from instructional coaches
Collect and analyze academic and behavior data to pinpoint scholar needs
Collaborate in teams and with coaches to resolve challenges and implement instructional improvements driven by quantitative and qualitative data
Proactively seek and implement feedback from team leaders and coaches to improve their practice