0.7+ Fte Hs Music/Perf. Arts Teacher

Position Information

• Position: *CERTIFIED
• Assignment: 0.7+ FTE HS MUSIC/PERF. ARTS TEACHER
• Location: LIBERTY BELL
• Employment Type: Full Time
• Application Deadline: Until Filled

Job Description

METHOW VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT CERTIFICATED JOB POSTING POSTING DATE: April 20, 2026 CLOSING DATE: Until Filled

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JH/HS Music and Performing Arts Teacher Up to 1.0 FTE (0.7 FTE continuing / up to 0.3 FTE contingent upon student and district need - non-continuing)

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DESCRIPTION Develop, design, and implement instrumental and performance arts courses to enhance and sustain middle and high school music programs. POSITION STRUCTURE AND FTE STATUS FTE Assignment: This position is posted as up to 1.0 FTE, with 0.7 FTE guaranteed. Guaranteed Base: The base 0.7 FTE consists of music instruction and may include one section of drama within the standard school day. Contingent FTE: The remaining 0.3 FTE is contingent upon student enrollment, program needs, and master schedule development. CBA Compliance: Assignment of any FTE beyond the guaranteed 0.7 will be determined annually and assigned in accordance with the Methow Valley Education Association Collective Bargaining Agreement, including provisions regarding vacancies and newly created positions.

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Location: Liberty Bell Jr-Sr HS Schedule: 0.5 FTE Music (continuing) 0.2 FTE Performing Arts (continuing) Salary Range: District Salary Schedule up to 0.3 FTE Music (non-continuing) Stipend - Drama production extra-duty (5.5 hrs or more /day) *Additional Salary and Benefit Information Below 185 days per year

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Application Procedure: Please submit an online application through Fast Track at methow.org/district/employment. For questions contact HR@methow.org or 509-996-9205. General Qualifications ● Washington State teaching certificate with an endorsement in music (or the ability to obtain a certificate) ● Work independently, be highly flexible, and team-oriented ● Demonstrate competency in music and instrument instructional skills ● Pass federal/state criminal history background and fingerprinting checks ● Displays strong professional judgment, code of conduct and ability to follow procedures, policies and laws ● Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships

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General Responsibilities ● Plan, implement, and evaluate effective classroom instruction ● Teach the techniques applicable to Music, Band and Theater Arts ● Work collaboratively with community partners and coaches to produce and direct a live theater performance(s). The drama teacher role comes with an additional stipend and drama coach support. ● Teach concert band with a continued emphasis on the development of musicianship and basic skills through a large repertoire of appropriate level band literature ● Partner with arts colleagues to share student music and art with the community ● Provide for individual differences in the learning needs of students ● Provide classroom climate which is based upon mutual respect, rapport, fairness, and consistency ● Inform students of their progress in the lesson and course of study ● Establish an effective classroom management system ● Participate in team planning, programming, and instructional activities SALARY AND BENEFIT INFORMATION Salary Range: $56,130 - $105,795 Salary range depends on experience. Salary and stipend based on 185 day position- Prorated based on date of hire Insurance Benefits Include: medical, dental, vision, life and LTD - SEBB Retirement through Department of Retirement Services - DRS Sick Leave: 12 days a year- prorated based on FTE and date of hire Personal Leave: 5 days per year-prorated based on FTE and date of hire EXTRA DUTY STIPENDS Extra-duty responsibilities occur outside the regular school day and are compensated separately from the base salary Drama Lead Advisor: Compensated for production responsibilities and directing live theater. ($4,203) Music Advisor: Compensated for the coordination and production of annual spring and fall music concerts. ($1,754) Methow Valley School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination. Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the district’s Title IX/RCW 28A.640 compliance officer, Michael Wilbur, Section 504/ADA Coordinator Alicia Covell, and/or Superintendent, Dr. Grant Storey, Methow Valley School District, 18 Twin Lakes Rd., Winthrop, WA 98862 or phone 509-966-9205.

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Information

This position begins the 2026-27 school year.

Benefits

and salary eligibility based on date of hire and FTE. 0.7 FTE continuing (guaranteed)/ up to 0.3 FTE contingent upon student and district need - non-continuing.

Conditions of Employment

• Are you a citizen or are you able to provide documentation which permits you to work in the United States?
• I authorize the Methow Valley School District to make any investigation of any personal, educational, vocational, or employment history. I further authorize any former employer, person, firm, corporation, educational, or vocational institution or government agencies to provide the Methow School District with information they have regarding me. I hereby release and discharge the Methow School District and those who provide information from any and all liability as a result of furnishing and receiving this information.

General Questions

• Please complete the following questions. I understand that by answering yes below, any falsification or deliberate misrepresentation, including omission of a material fact, or failure to complete any part of my application or this disclosure form can be grounds for denial of employment or continued employment with the Methow School District.

• Are you presently under contract or employed?

• If yes to question 2, who are you employed or under contract with and what is your present position (title)?

• Are you a former employee of our District? If yes, dates and positions.

• Have you ever been on a plan of improvement or placed on probation with any employer?

• Has any entity or person ever notified you or implied to you that you might be placed on a plan of improvement, placed on probation, disciplined, non-renewed or discharged?

• Have you ever been placed on administrative leave pending investigation of allegations of misconduct with any employer?

• Has any entity or person ever notified you or implied to you that you might be placed on administrative leave pending investigation of allegations of misconduct?

• Have you ever been the subject of a complaint to the Superintendent of Public Instruction or any other disciplinary board or licensing body?

• Has any person or entity ever notified you or implied to you that you might be the subject of a complaint to the Superintendent of Public Instruction or any other disciplinary board or licensing body?

• Have you ever resigned or otherwise separated from any employment (inclusive of regular, part time, or extracurricular positions) in order to avoid discipline, discharge, nonrenewal, threatened discipline, discharge or nonrenewal, or perceived future discipline, discharge or nonrenewal?

• Have you ever been disciplined, discharged, non renewed or threatened to be disciplined, discharged or non renewed from any employment (including regular, part-time, and extracurricular positions)?

• Have you ever had sanctions placed on your teaching certificate for any reason?

• Have you ever had sanctions threatened to be placed on your teaching certificate for any reason?

• Have you ever been denied a teaching certificate anywhere?

• Has any entity or person ever threatened to deny you of a teaching certificate?

• Is disciplinary action currently pending anywhere against you?

• Have you ever had an educational or job-related license, permit, or certificate revoked or suspended, or been subject to discipline, from a licensing or certification agency, such as the State Board of Education, in this State or any other jurisdictions?

• If you answered YES to questions 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 or 18, provide an explanation of the circumstances, including the underlying facts, place, date, and outcome.

• Please identify every reason for leaving each job in the last ten years of employment.

• Do you have any nicknames, a shortened first name, or any other name or alias by which you are referred or by which you refer to yourself, other than as signed below? If yes, please explain.

• Are you able to perform the essential functions of the position(s) for which you are applying with or without reasonable accommodation?

• The term "convicted" means all adverse dispositions, including, but not limited to, a finding of guilty, a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, a stipulation to the facts, or a deferred or suspended sentence.

• Are you presently charged with, but not convicted of, a crime? A pending criminal charge will not necessarily bar you from Methow School District employment.

• If yes to question 24, explain of the nature of the charge, place, date, and court.

• Have you ever been convicted of a crime? A conviction record will not necessarily bar you from Methow School District employment

• If yes to question 26, please explain the nature of the crime, place, date, court, and final disposition. You need not list traffic violations for which a fine or forfeiture of less than $150 was imposed.

• Have you ever been convicted of any misdemeanor, gross misdemeanor, or felony crimes against children or other persons (including instances in which a plea of guilty, or nolo contendere is the basis for the conviction), or any proceedings in which the charge has been deferred from prosecution under Chapter 10.05 RCW, or the sentence has been deferred or suspended? 1. Aggravated murder, first or second degree murder 2. First degree promoting prostitution 3. First or second degree kidnapping 4. Communication with a minor 5. Child abandonment 6. First degree arson 7. First, second or third degree assault 8. First degree burglary 9. First, second or third degree rape 10. Indecent liberties 11. First, second or third degree rape of a child 12. Incest 13. Felony indecent exposure 14. Vehicular Homicide 15. First or second degree robbery 16. Unlawful imprisonment 17. First or second degree manslaughter 18. Simple assault 19. First or second degree extortion 20. Sexual exploitation of minors 21. First or second degree criminal mistreatment 22. First or second degree custodial interference 23. Child abuse or neglect as defined in RCW 26.44.020 24. Malicious harassment 25. Selling or distributing erotic material to a minor 26. First, second or third degree child molestation 27. Custodial assault 28. First or second degree sexual misconduct with a minor 29. Patronizing a juvenile prostitute 30. Child buying or selling 31. Violation of child abuse restraining order 32. Promoting pornography 33. Prostitution 34. First, second or third degree assault of a child.

• If you answered yes to question 28, please indicate below any/all that apply (by number).

• Have you ever been convicted of any crime involving the manufacture, delivery, or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance?

• Have you ever been found by a court in a protection proceeding under Chapter 74.34 RCW to have abused or financially exploited a vulnerable adult? "Vulnerable adult" means vulnerable adult as defined in Chapter 74.34 RCW and adults of any age who lack the functional, mental, or physical ability to care for themselves.

• Have you ever been convicted of any of the following crimes relating to financial exploitation if the victim was a vulnerable adult: First, second, or third degree extortion; forgery; first, second, or third degree theft; first or second degree robbery; or any of the foregoing crimes as they may have been renamed?

• Have you ever been found in any dependency action under RCW 13.34.040 to have sexually assaulted or exploited any minor or to have physically abused any minor?

• Have you ever been found by a court in a domestic relations proceeding under Title 26 RCW to have sexually abused or exploited any minor or to have physically abused any minor?

• Have you ever been found in any disciplinary board final decision to have sexually or physically abused or exploited any minor or developmentally disabled person, or to have abused or financially exploited any vulnerable adult? "Disciplinary board final decision" means (a) any final decision issued by the director of the Department of Licensing for real estate brokers and salespersons and (b) any final decision issued by a disciplining authority under Chapter 18.130 RCW or the secretary of the Department of Health for the following businesses or professions: chiropractic, dentistry, dental hygiene, massage, midwifery, naturopathy, osteopathic medicine and surgery, physical therapy, physicians, practical nursing, registered nursing, and psychology.

• Are you presently charged with, but not convicted of, any of the crimes or offenses described in questions 26 through 35 above?

• If you have answered yes to any question 24 through 36, please use area below for additional information.

• By submitting this application this authorizes Methow School District to conduct a background investigation and authorizes the release of information in connection with my application for employment. This investigation may include such information as criminal or civil convictions, driving records, previous employers and educational institutions, personal references, professional references, and other appropriate sources. I waive my right of access to such information, and without limitation, hereby release Methow School District and the reference sources from any liability in connection with its release or use. This release includes the sources cited above and specific examples as follows: The Washington State Patrol, information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation of either data on all criminal convictions or certification that no data on criminal convictions is maintained, information received from the OSPI Sexual Misconduct form (sent to former educational employers), information from OSPI, and information from Washington or other State Departments of Social and Health Services and any locality to which they may refer for the release of information pertaining to any findings of child abuse or neglect investigations involving me.

Furthermore, I certify under the penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that I have made true, correct and complete answers and statements on this application in the knowledge that they may be relied upon in considering my application. If the information provided or answer(s) to any question on the application or the Pre-Employment Background Questionnaire change prior to my being hired, I understand that I must immediately notify Methow School District. I understand that any omission, falsely answered statement made by me on this application, or any supplement to it will be sufficient grounds for failure to employ me or for my discharge should I become employed with Methow School District. I understand that I may be subject to Washington State Patrol, FBI fingerprint background checks, and clearance on the OSPI Sexual Misconduct Release form as a condition of employment, and/or continued employment.

Should I become employed by Methow School District, and at some future time leave said employment, I further authorize Methow School District to release information regarding my performance to any potential future employer.

• If an offer of employment is made, Methow School District will require a criminal record check, including a fingerprint check, through the Washington State Patrol and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to verify your responses to the above inquiries. A signed Sexual Misconduct release form, and subsequent clearance is also required. Successful applicants will be employed on a conditional basis pending completion of the background investigation and sexual misconduct release. By answering yes, I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington that the foregoing is true and correct.

• I understand that by answering yes below, if the information provided, or answer(s) to any questions on my application/disclosure form change prior to my being hired, I understand that I must immediately notify the Methow School District. I further agree that if am employed, I will provide verification of my certification, education, and experience. I agree that information provided by an individual shall be confidential and I shall not have access to such information.

• You must complete a Sexual Misconduct Disclosure Release form and attach it to your application. Click on the link below, save on your desktop, fill in the form, and when you get to the attachment section of the application process, you can attach. Sexual Misconduct Release Form If applying for an extra-curricular position, you will need to attach also a Character and Fitness Supplement Form (click on link or you can find this form on our employment page of our website) Character and Fitness Supplement Form

Benefits

FOR EMPLOYEES WORKING AT LEAST 630 HOURS PER SCHOOL YEAR, OUR BENEFIT PACKAGE INCLUDES DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE, WITH OPTIONAL HEALTH PLANS AVAILABLE. HEALTH INSURANCE BENEFIT RETIREMENT BENEFITS WITH DEPARTMENT OF RETIREMENT SYSTEMS, IF ELIGIBLE.

Attachments

Certificated Cover Letter* Certificated Resume* Certificated Letter of Recommendation 1* Certificated Letter of Recommendation 2* Certificated Letter of Recommendation 3* Certificated Transcripts* Certificated Wa. State Certificate* Certificated Sexual Misconduct Form*