Summer School HS Band Coach

2026 Summer School HS Band Coach

Hazelwood School District, Florissant, Missouri

Position Type: Full-time

Salary: $6,120 Per Year

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Summer school teachers must be properly certified in the appropriate content area.

Teachers in the summer school program will earn a $6,120 stipend which includes all pay for teaching, planning, training, setting up rooms, and Open Houses.

Summer School sessions for grades 9-12 will begin as follows:

• Monday through Thursday for 14 days.
• Wednesday, June 3rd – Thursday, June 25th
• 7:15am – 4:25pm
• Class periods:
  • Class Period 1: 7:15am – 11:35am
  • Lunch: 11:35am – 12:05pm
  • Class Period 2: 12:05pm – 4:25pm

Summer employment is contingent upon enrollment.

The band coach is responsible for recruitment, facilitation, and direction of a district-wide field and parade show band. The band coach will oversee the alignment of band programs across feeder patterns with the end goal of increased enrollment. The band and music coach interacts with band and music teachers on all aspects of instruction, including planning, assessing learning, and differentiating to meet students’ needs.

The band and music coach advocates for facilitates, and supports the work of the teachers, but never performs evaluation. The role of the band coach is non-supervisory, separate, and apart from the evaluative role of the principal/supervisor of the teacher.

• Work with district/building administrators to facilitate high-quality job-embedded professional development for district and building staff to refine their knowledge and skills with marching band and music. Professional development could include but be limited to in-class coaching; observing; modeling; analyzing student work; developing lesson plans based on student needs; data analysis; integration of technology; co-planning; recruitment; and teacher study groups.
• Examples of Work Performed:
  • Analyze building and district marching band programs and implementation data to guide the development of training for band teachers.
  • Serve as director of the district band.
  • Document evidence in improving the marching band program at the high school level and feeder schools.
  • Analyze school and content area data for declines, or lower than anticipated growth, for follow-up root cause analyses.
  • Develop and help monitor recruitment action plans which include specific improvement actions and indicators of success with band teachers.
  • Roleplay, model, and practice effective coaching conversations related to instructional and classroom management strategies.
  • Support individuals or teams of teachers in addressing persistent problems in their instruction or classroom management.
  • Engage in conversations with teachers about planning, reflecting, and problem-solving with the intent of building autonomy and interdependence.
  • Interact with teachers on all aspects of instruction, including planning, assessing learning, and differentiating to meet students’ needs.
  • Facilitate band camps.
  • Train teachers on the administration and use of formative and summative assessments.
  • Provide professional development sessions for district training and site training.
  • Meet with administrators and teachers to facilitate professional learning, student performance analysis, and reflective instruction.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and use of effective strategies that improve staff and student engagement and performance.
  • Demonstrate skill in data-driven decision-making and professional learning teams.
  • Use building walkthroughs to monitor and support marching band and music programs and the application of professional development.
  • Provide constructive, two-way feedback to teachers on planning, instruction, performances, and competitions.
  • Facilitate the analysis and use of student achievement data in professional learning communities to positively change instruction.
  • Exhibit interpersonal, problem-solving, and organizational skills required to effectively facilitate coaching and professional development.
  • Display the ability to collaboratively facilitate, present and monitor high-quality professional development and create robust…