Teacher.PreK- Ivanetta H. Davis Early Learning Center (2026-2027)

Metro Nashville Public Schools•Nashville, TN

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The PreK Teacher at Ivanetta H. Davis Early Learning Center instructs students individually and in groups using multiple teaching methods. The teacher facilitates children’s cognitive and social-emotional learning, including pre-academic literacy and math skills, self-regulation, and positive interactions with peers and adults. The role includes observing, recording, and administering formal and informal assessments to monitor children’s growth and development and identify progress or learning gaps. The teacher creates a safe, nurturing, and stimulating classroom environment and adapts its physical layout and materials to students’ interests, strengths, and needs. They plan engaging, hands-on lessons, adapt instruction for varying needs, build positive relationships, and establish a classroom community with clear behavior rules and procedures. The teacher communicates learning objectives and collaborates with families, colleagues, and administrators to support students’ academic and social-emotional development. The position also involves using assessment data to refine curriculum and instructional practices and participating in collaborative curriculum development and professional learning. This is a school-based role with Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools. The stated starting salary is $53,610.04; compensation may depend on education, experience, and other qualifications. The salary reference is calculated on 201 days.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in education, early elementary education, or a related field.
Current Tennessee teaching certificate or enrollment in an eligible alternative licensure program.
Certification in Early Childhood Education.

Nice To Haves

Prior teaching experience.

Responsibilities

Instruct students individually and in groups using multiple teaching methods.
Facilitate students’ cognitive and social-emotional learning, including pre-academic literacy and math skills, self-regulation, and positive interactions.
Observe, record, and administer formal and informal assessments to monitor growth and development and identify progress or learning gaps.
Create a safe, nurturing, and stimulating learning environment.
Design, prepare, and adapt classroom organization, learning centers, and materials to meet students’ interests, strengths, and needs.
Plan daily lessons with hands-on learning in whole-group, small-group, paired, and individual activities.
Adapt teaching methods to students’ varying needs and interests.
Establish meaningful relationships with students and model positive social interactions.
Establish and reinforce classroom behavior rules and procedures to build a community of learners.
Engage students in caring for the classroom, themselves, and one another.
Establish and communicate clear objectives for lessons, units, projects, and activities with students, families, colleagues, and administrators.
Implement developmentally appropriate early childhood assessments measuring progress toward academic standards and identifying learning gaps.
Use assessment data to refine curriculum and adjust instructional practices.
Participate in collaborative curriculum development and professional learning with colleagues, coaches, administrators, and researchers.
Collaborate with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to promote students’ learning and address behavioral and academic challenges.