K-2 and 3-5 Certified Teachers

Job Description: K-2 and 3-5 Classroom Teachers

Salary: Flat Salary of $74,000 for all certified classroom teachers , plus up to $7,000 in bonuses

Project Reflect, Inc is a non-profit organization, located in Madison, Tennessee. As an organization that’s rooted in Western values , our mission is to transform communities through education and policy reforms that are consistent with the vision of our founder, Sister Sandra Smithson.

As an organization, we provide mission critical services to elementary schools and communities . These services help students achieve grade level mastery in reading and the humanities while also developing the character to pursue their dreams and to become socially mobile.

We do this in the following ways: 1) We provide high-quality Pre-K programming aligned to kindergarten readiness standards 2) We provide after school tutoring that is aligned to the student’s individual needs and 3) ) We manage a small charter school that shares the same mission and goal, and are open to to expanding.

In 2025-2026, our elementary school, Smithson-Craighead Academy , founded in 2003, will undergo a model change that focuses on academic gap prevention in grades K-2 and Middle School Readiness in grades 3-5.

To accommodate this change, the school will be moving to a Co-principal model: A Co-Principal of K-2 and a Co-principal of 3-5 . Each principal will be responsible for leading a team of educators and up to 180 students to a particular end goal:

Our aim is to manage small schools of more leaders, and fewer managers, where teachers work closely with the Co-Principals directly. Our desire is to close the distance between the principal and teachers so that feedback is always fluid and the rate of change and improvement is 10x faster. Our strength is our small size and our ability to pivot when the data warrants us to do so.

The Classroom Teacher of K-2:

The core responsibility of the K-2 Teacher is to lead a classroom of students towards one common goal: preparing students to enter 3rd grade as proficient, independent readers as evidenced by a Nationally-normed assessment for ELA and Math while also ensuring students internalize knowledge from science and social studies.

The K-2 Teacher will be responsible for students becoming independent readers and independent learners who are masters of executive functioning skills necessary for 3rd grade. The expectation is that our small SCA Eagles are “Ready to Rise”.

Responsibilities:

Teaching and Learning

Engage in rigorous intellectual preparation that results in strong lesson plans for daily instruction by using High Quality Instructional Materials provided by the school ( Explicitly– No Teachers Pay Teachers, please).*

Student Culture

Professional Development

Engagement and Events

Administrative Duties/Responsibilities:

Required Skills/Abilities/ Mindsets

Education and Experience:

Physical Requirements:

If interested, send your resume and cover letter to: james.robinson@scanashville.org.

Job Description: 3-5 Classroom Teacher

The core responsibility of the 3-5 Teacher is to lead a classroom of students towards one common goal: Middle school readiness and achievement on TCAP.

The 3-5 Teacher will be responsible for students becoming middle school ready. That means students will be at grade level before leaving SCA; they’ll be independent readers and learners who are masters of executive functioning skills necessary for Middle School. The expectation is that our small SCA Eagles are “Ready to Fly” out into the world to pursue their vision.

Responsibilities:

Teaching and Learning

Engage in rigorous intellectual preparation that results in strong lesson plans for daily instruction by using High Quality Instructional Materials provided by the school ( Explicitly– No Teachers Pay Teachers, please).*

Student Culture

Professional Development

Engagement and Events

Administrative Duties/Responsibilities:

Required Skills/Abilities/ Mindsets

Education and Experience:

Physical Requirements:

If interested, send your resume and cover letter to: james.robinson@scanashville.org.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $74,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Schedule:

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Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person