The McCallie School

The McCallie School is a boarding and day school for young men in grades 6 through 12, plus postgraduate students, located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Enrollment ranges from 700 to 1,000 students. The school combines a selective community with mid-sized resources and emphasizes intellectual rigor alongside character development across physical, spiritual, and emotional dimensions.

Teaching here means working within a mission-driven framework. Five core commitments guide daily life: striving for excellence, seeking truth, living honorably, acting responsibly, and helping others. This clarity shapes everything from classroom instruction to residential life, giving teachers a defined role beyond content delivery. Faculty shape adolescent development across the full school day and dorm environment.

The curriculum spans multiple languages—Mandarin Chinese, German, Latin, and Spanish—alongside sciences, humanities, and arts. This breadth creates hiring across many disciplines. The boarding-day model offers flexibility: some faculty live on campus while others commute from the Chattanooga area. Residency expectations vary by role, making the school accessible to teachers at different life stages who want residential school experience without mandatory on-campus housing.

For coaches and dorm staff, the residential environment deepens influence. You work with the same students across academic, athletic, and living spaces. That continuity is rare at day schools and defining at boarding schools. Chattanooga itself offers reasonable cost of living and outdoor access—a practical advantage over many northeastern boarding school locations.

The McCallie School recruits faculty, coaches, residence life staff, and administrative professionals throughout the year, with peak hiring before fall term and during leadership transitions.