Assistant Debate Coach

The following co-curricular position is available in the Eden Prairie School district: POSITION: Assistant Debate Coach LOCATION: Eden Prairie High School # OF POSITIONS AVAILABLE: 1 RATE OF PAY: Paid per co-curricular contract START DATE: September 15th, 2026 DESCRIPTION: Debate Team is a co-curricular activity in which groups of students compete against other schools/teams in formal debates.

It is a varsity activity sponsored by the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) and nationally with the NSDA & NCFL organizations. Participants prepare a 6- or 7-minute argument for and against a resolution. They compete against another participant and must argue in a claim - evidence - warrant format. A judge declares a win/loser and scores speaker points for both.

Participants compete in one of the following types of Debate formats for the entire season:

• Lincoln-Douglas (LD) as an individual
• Public Forum (PF) with a partner as a team
• Student Congress as an individual Students are required to attend training sessions with coaching staff and to participate in seasonal invitational and qualifying tournaments. Local competitions begin mid-September and run through the first week in December. State competitions are in Dec./Jan. National competitions are in May/June. Stipend: $3,000 DATE OF POSTING: September 9th, 2026 APPLICATIONS PREFERRED BY: ASAP APPLY ON-LINE: WWW.EPJOBS.ORG EDEN PRAIRIE SCHOOLS IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Visit our website: Eden Prairie Public Schools is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable Equal Opportunity laws, directives and regulations of Federal, State and Local governing bodies or agencies. Eden Prairie Public Schools does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation or age.