2026-27 Elementary School Lead Teacher (K-1)

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.

Brilla’s Elementary teachers are content experts who foster 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 and daily intellectual prep meetings
• →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, and teach rigorous, classically-inspired lessons that adhere with Brilla’s ambitious student growth targets
• →Partnering with families to nurture a home to school connection that fosters shared accountability for scholars’ outcomes 
• →Perform other duties as Assigned

• An unwavering, confident, and enthusiastic commitment to the educational mission of the Brilla Schools Network in service to the school community
• A relentless dedication to providing all students with an academically robust, inspiring, and joyful learning experience
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher from an accredited institution
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Possession of current teaching certification as an elementary school teacher (preferred)
• Relevant urban, elementary teaching experience with demonstrated student results (preferred)
• Special Education credential and experience (highly preferred)
• Spanish language proficiency (preferred)