Brilla Schools·New York
The teacher is responsible for executing innovative pedagogy and data-driven instruction to ensure middle school students achieve high academic growth in English Language Arts. They must maintain a structured classroom culture focused on virtue and collaborate with colleagues and families to support student success.
Brilla Schools, a growing K-8 network in the Bronx, serves over 2,000 students with plans to expand to educate 3,000 across four elementary and four middle schools.
Managed by Seton Education Partners, Brilla Schools are dedicated to forming students of strong wisdom and virtue.
Our classically inspired approach to education combines a content-rich curriculum, inquiry-driven learning, and a focus on virtues, while providing individualized support to meet each child’s unique needs.
A national leader in character education and supporting students with varying needs, over the past two years, Brilla alumni have secured spots in the most prestigious high schools in the tri-state area, earning over $3 million in scholarships and financial aid.
Our staff are mission-aligned change-makers who believe in fostering a joyful, rigorous learning environment, and Brilla offers some of the most competitive salaries in the market to honor their dedication.
With high expectations and a supportive community, we’re preparing students to excel in high school, college, and beyond.
All Brilla teachers share a relentless belief and focus that scholars can and will achieve excellent academic outcomes and a robust character education. The key responsibilities and drivers to achieving outcomes for students include:
Understanding, planning, and executing key elements of innovative pedagogy, co-teaching practices, and data-based decision-making through a deep love of learning
Establishing and maintaining a highly structured and welcoming classroom culture where scholars are supported in developing their own internalization and mastery of virtue
Provide a model of courage, justice, wisdom, and self-control, while championing a positive, flexible attitude and solution-based approach to challenges aiming to challenge the status quo of the current educational landscape in underserved communities
A desire to accept, implement, and seek feedback, and a proven ability to manage multiple concurrent tasks and responsibilities while inspiring outstanding achievement in Scholars
Develop meaningful relationships with students, families and colleagues that inspire Scholars to love learning and achieve exceptional academic success
Core Competencies & Responsibilities
Brilla’s Middle School English Language Arts teachers are content experts who foster literary environments and mindsets where all scholars have access to grade level standards and demonstrate high levels of growth and achievement. The habits and practices that allow teachers’ to drive outcomes include, but are not limited to:
Participating in ongoing professional development, including formal and informal observation and coaching cycles
Implementing looking at student work protocols, and data analysis practices and urgently responding to student data
Establishing and communicating standards and content-based objectives and regularly evaluating student progress toward mastery
Internalizing the provided curriculum (Wit and Wisdom), and teach rigorous, classically-inspired lessons that adhere with Brilla’s ambitious student growth targets
Collaborating vertically with content teachers, and laterally with grade-level teachers
Partnering with families to nurture a home to school connection that fosters shared accountability for scholars’ outcomes
At Brilla, your dedication fuels our mission, and we’re here to invest in your growth, well-being, and success—from recruitment to retirement!
The above is based on the 2025-206 plan year. You can find more information here [https://cld.bz/kUVkOZ].
Brilla Schools is an equal opportunity employer. Brilla Schools provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees.
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Candidates must hold a Bachelor's degree or higher and are strongly preferred to have a Middle School or ELA teaching certification. Experience in special education and proficiency in Spanish are also highly desired.
Market context
In New York, classroom teacher roles are typically shaped by steady school staffing needs and competition for educators who can demonstrate strong instruction and classroom leadership. This role is competitive because it calls for advanced chess knowledge, proven teaching experience, and the ability to manage multiple responsibilities while supporting student success. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform to save research time, then tailor your application to show concrete teaching results and leadership examples.