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K-6 Elem Music Teacher w/ 5th & 6th grade Individual Band Lessons

East Marshall Community School District

Gilman, IA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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K-6 Elementary Music Teacher (w/ 5th & 6th Grade Individual Band Lessons) — 1.0 FTE

POSITION OVERVIEW

1.0 FTE K-6 Elementary Music Teacher with the ability to provide individual and small-group band instrument lessons for 5th and 6th grade students. East Marshall CSD values a strong, vibrant music program and is seeking an enthusiastic and skilled educator to contribute to it.

REQUIRED CREDENTIALS

• Valid Iowa Teaching License

• K-12 or K-6 Music Endorsement — Required

• Demonstrated proficiency on band instrument(s) sufficient to provide individual instruction

• Highly Qualified Teacher (HQT) credentials

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience teaching general music at the elementary level — preferred

• Experience with beginning band instruction and instrument-specific lesson delivery — preferred

• Familiarity with Orff, Kodaly, or other established elementary music pedagogies — preferred

• Strong classroom management and ability to engage diverse learners

RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE

• Deliver engaging, standards-aligned general music instruction for grades K-6

• Provide individual or small-group band instrument lessons for 5th and 6th grade students

• Plan and prepare students for school concerts and music performances

• Coordinate with classroom teachers and building administration on scheduling

• Build positive relationships with students, families, and community

• Other duties as assigned

NOTE: All internal applicants will be considered first for 5 business days before external applicants will be considered.

HOW TO APPLY

Please send a letter or email of interest to:

Janine Anderson

jaanderson@e-marshall.k12.ia.us

or mail to: East Marshall CSD, 204 West Center Street, Gilman, Iowa 50106

All postings can also be found on TeachIowa (iowa.schoolspring.org) and IowaWorks.gov.

East Marshall CSD is conveniently located in the Marshalltown area. For big City conveniences, it is within 65 minutes of Des Moines, Iowa City, and Cedar Falls / Waterloo.  The City of Ames is also within a 35 minute drive.

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Gilman, IA, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-26

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Opportunity and Market

Gilman, 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 2026-08-26.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-26.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective June 2026; retrieved 2026-08-26.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-08-26; retrieved 2026-08-26.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-08-26; retrieved 2026-08-26.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-08-26; retrieved 2026-08-26.