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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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Assistant Show Choir Director/Accompanist

Denison Community School District

Denison, IA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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High School Vocal Sponsor

Desired Qualifications:

Must have Iowa Teacher Certification

Reports to:

Lead Vocal Sponsor / HS Principal / HS Activities Director

Supervises:

All students who are participating in vocal activities

Position Goal:

To foster scholastic growth, a spirit of academic competition, and a sense of worth and confidence.

Functions of Vocal Sponsor:

• Has a thorough knowledge of all the activities policies approved by the Denison Board of Education and responsibility for its implementation by the entire staff of the activities program.

• Has knowledge of existing system, state and league regulations and implements them consistently and interprets for staff.

• Works with the activities director in scheduling, providing transportation and requirements for local and state sponsored events.

• Assists the vocal sponsor in the necessary preparation to hold or attend scheduled events or practices and adheres to scheduled facility times.

• Assists the vocal sponsor in coordinating the program with maintenance and school employees.

• Assists the vocal sponsor in developing a procedure for selecting participants.

• Assists the vocal sponsor in selecting participants if needed.

• Assists the vocal sponsor in overseeing the instruction of students participating in Vocal activities.

• Maintains discipline, adjusts grievances and works to increase morale and cooperation.

• Assists the vocal sponsor in providing training rules and other unique regulations of the activity to each student who is considered a participant.

• Assists the vocal sponsor in monitoring facilities used in the activity, authorizing who may enter, and issuing or requisitioning equipment.

• Secures all doors, lights, windows and locks before leaving the building if custodians are not on duty.

• Promotes the activity within the school through recruiting students who are not in another activities program, and promotes the activity outside the school through news media, youth programs or in any other feasible manner.

• Responsible for maintaining good public relations with news media, parents, officials, volunteers and fans.

• Accompanies the team members to all Vocal competitions (local and state).

• Oversees and assists the vocal sponsor in organizing all home Vocal events.

• Assists the vocal sponsor in providing list of all students participating in Vocal to Activities Director before season.

• Assists the vocal sponsor in completing all necessary year end reports (Year End Summary).

• Other duties as assigned.

Terms of Employment:

Salary and length of contract to be established by the board and master contract.

Evaluation:

Performance of this position will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board's policy on evaluation of personnel.

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Denison, IA, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-20

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Opportunity and Market

Denison, IA, USA is evaluated with current IA labor-market evidence because a validated city profile was unavailable. The Census API city profile could not be acquired in this run; the report uses current state labor-market observations and labels their scope explicitly. [2] [3]

Career Outlook

The statewide unemployment rate supplies current labor-market context, but it does not prove demand for this occupation or employer. Occupation-specific scores are omitted. [1]

Compensation

No salary-equivalency or take-home-pay figure is asserted without listing pay and defensible local cost inputs. Federal tax brackets must be applied to the candidate’s actual filing circumstances. [4]

Housing and Cost of Living

HUD Fair Market Rent resources are provided for a housing comparison using the verified worksite or its county. No city rent is asserted when it was not acquired. [5]

Commute

A validated city commute value was unavailable. Confirm the exact worksite, schedule, transit coverage, parking and fuel costs before accepting relocation expenses.

Community Snapshot

State labor-force scale is not evidence of neighborhood safety, culture or community fit; no such inference is made. [3]

Local Economy

Current statewide employment, labor-force and unemployment observations describe the broader labor environment, not a guaranteed city or occupation outcome. [2] [3] [1]

Relocation Considerations

Verify worksite-level housing, commute, taxes, utilities, benefits, contract length and any remote-work restrictions before relocating. [5] [4]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

A healthy statewide labor market does not guarantee that a specialized music education role is easy to replace. Confirm contract stability, nearby housing and the real commute before paying relocation costs. [2] [1]

Methodology

This report uses the latest retrievable BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics for the listing’s state. It explicitly withholds city, occupation and affordability scores when those inputs were not acquired.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-20; retrieved 2026-08-20.