Klamath Falls City Schools Elementary Music Teacher - Starting the 2026-27 School Year

Salary: $53,683.89-$99,647.38 (DOE), prorated based upon FTE.

Music Stipend $536.84

Insurance: Generous Health, dental, and vision contribution from the district, currently up to $2277 (based upon family coverage), prorated based upon FTE.

PERS Retirement: The district assumes and pays the 6% average employee contribution to the Oregon PERS system.

Benefits to working at KFCS:

• Student loan forgiveness for those who qualify.
• Teacher mentoring program for teachers new to the profession.
• Opportunity to work with a diverse student population.
• District-supported child care is available.
• Work in a highly supportive environment.
• Access to classroom technology including interactive white board, document cameras, and chromebooks.
• Ongoing Professional Development opportunities.

Schedule:190 Days 3 days new teacher in-service. Start date August 24, 2026.

Current Contract: KFEA Contract

Benefits to working at KFCS:

• Student loan forgiveness for those who qualify.
• Teacher mentoring program for teachers new to the profession.
• Opportunity to work with a diverse student population.
• District-supported child care is available.
• Work in a highly supportive environment
• Access to classroom technology including interactive white board, document cameras, and chromebooks
• Ongoing Professional Development opportunities

Schedule: 190 Days 3 days new teacher in-service

Current Contract: KFEA Contract

Position: Licensed Teacher – General Music K-5 at Klamath Falls City Schools

SUMMARY:
This position will involve split time between multiple KFCS elementary schools teaching general classroom music K-5. Recorders are part of the 4th-grade curriculum at each school. Duties include but are not limited to, creating and presenting a winter program in December at each assigned school. Klamath Falls City Schools offers a comprehensive music program to our students.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
Must be eligible for or properly licensed by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission for assignment as a music teacher. Experience varies depending on the assignment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated;
• Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning;
• Prepares for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request
• of immediate superior;
• Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior;
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with the needs and capabilities of the individual or student groups involved;
• Strives to implement by instruction and action the district’s philosophy of education and
• instructional goals and objectives;
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities;
• Evaluates student progress on a regular basis;
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation;
• Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations, and Board Policy;
• Makes provision for being available to students and parents outside the instructional day;
• Attends and participates in school meetings;
• Cooperates with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives, and methods;
• Assists in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials;
• Accepts a share of responsibility for co-curricular activities;
• Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents;
• Establishes and maintains cooperative relations with others;
• Provides for own professional growth;
• Other duties as assigned

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, AND EXPERIENCE:

• Hold or qualify for an Oregon teaching license through Teacher Standards and Practices
• Music endorsement
• Commission with the proper endorsement/authorization.
• Demonstrated ability to teach students to be successful learners through student teaching, internship or temporary/regular teaching experience.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

• Knowledge of assessment and its use in creating action plans for individual and group improvement.
• Personal relations skills including ability to work with large and small groups of professional staff.
• Ability to facilitate adult learning communities.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to design projects and to work independently.
• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in the specific field.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with administrators and staff
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form.
• Ability to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and Board of Education policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit; occasionally walk and stand; travel from building to other sites.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee is required to be able to hear conversations in both quiet and loud environments.
• The employee must be able to work with a computer screen to review and access data.
• The employee must have the dexterity of the hands and good visual acuity that will allow the employee to work with a computer screen for several hours at a time on a regular basis

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations
may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works indoors.
• The employee must be able to meet deadlines.
• The employee frequently will work irregular or extended work hours while performing the duties of this job.
• The noise level in the work environment is similar to that found in most schools and classrooms.

Pre-employment requirements:

Employment for this position is contingent on clearance of the following:

__X__Pre-Employment Drug Screen

__X__ Background Investigation

The district prohibits discrimination and harassment on any basis protected by law, including but not limited to, an individual’s perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, familial status, economic status, or veterans’ status, or because of the perceived or actual race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national or ethnic origin, marital status, age, mental or physical disability, pregnancy, familial status, economic status, or veterans’ status of any other persons with whom the individual associates.