General Interest Application

Don't see what you're looking for on the careers page? We invite you to go ahead and submit your resume and application here. Our team is actively reviewing candidates in case there is a potential match for something not posted. Emerald Academy is Knoxville’s first college preparatory charter school. We are committed to the singular focus of growing all our scholars into leaders.

We are a K-8 School of high expectations that creates the right learning culture for city students to thrive through our innovative use of time, personalized focus on each scholar and strong partnerships with scholar’s families and the community. We believe that all students should read at or above grade level by third grade.

We are committed to have our students perform in the top 5% of the state within our first decade of existence. We will develop in our scholars the skills, habits and values for them to graduate from high school, enroll in college and succeed in life. Emerald Academy values its staff for their professional knowledge and abilities to foster student achievement.

We will create an environment where teachers are empowered to make instructional decisions using the most current student evidence (data) and the team’s instructional expertise. Emerald Academy is an equal opportunity employer.