5th- 8th Certified Middle School Math Teacher 26'-27' SY

STEM Preparatory Academy•Nashville, TN

2d•Onsite

About The Position

STEM Preparatory Academy is hiring a certified middle school math teacher for grades 5–8 for the 2026–2027 school year. This is a full-time, in-person, 10-month position in Nashville, Tennessee, with a starting salary of $56,291 at the Bachelor’s Step 0 level. Final salary depends on education and years of experience. The teacher primarily teaches one content area and teaches three of four classes each day on an alternating A/B, 90-minute block schedule. The role also includes facilitating a personalized learning intervention class in ELA or math, supporting student mentorship and school culture, and contributing to family engagement and school duties. Teachers prepare and internalize units using school-adopted curricula, submit weekly lesson plan arcs, collaborate with co-teachers and colleagues, participate in coaching and professional learning communities, and use academic and behavioral data to monitor progress and communicate with students and families. They implement English language learner accommodations and use instructional technology and school systems to support learning. The workday is 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with assigned arrival, dismissal, and rotating lunch duties. The role includes weekly meetings and huddles, summer faculty training, after-school professional learning, family engagement events, student activity supervision, classroom management, and social-emotional learning activities. Estimated time outside the regular workday is approximately 30 hours per school year, though it may vary.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Must be able to secure a teaching permit if not licensed.
Authorization to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship.
Must pass the MNPS background check.

Nice To Haves

Active Tennessee teaching license with an endorsement relevant to the subject.

Responsibilities

Teach three of four classes daily on an alternating A/B 90-minute block schedule, primarily in one content area.
Prepare and internalize units using school-adopted curricula and submit weekly lesson plan arcs with teacher exemplars.
Collaboratively plan with co-teachers and colleagues, participate in weekly coaching, and attend biweekly content-department PLC meetings focused on data analysis.
Track and analyze academic and behavioral data, and submit grades accurately and on time.
Facilitate one Personalized Learning Time intervention class in ELA or math.
Use instructional technology and school systems to support student learning and progress monitoring.
Implement ELL accommodations across content areas.
Complete assigned morning arrival, afternoon dismissal, and rotating weekly lunch duties.
Attend weekly grade-level team meetings and Monday and Friday staff huddles.
Participate in summer faculty training and biweekly after-school professional learning sessions.
Contribute to monthly family engagement nights.
Supervise student activities, including Walk & Talk, Club Days, and field trips.
Uphold school values, student management policies, and culture systems; manage Tier 1 classroom behaviors and follow the progressive-discipline consequence matrix.
Deliver Morning Mindfulness lessons in homeroom aligned to SEL state standards.
Participate in weekly Grade Level Community Meetings recognizing students who exemplify school values.
Track and enter student behavior data in Kickboard for communication with families, school leaders, and the culture team.