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Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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Music K-12 Coordinator

Coatesville Area School District

Thorndale, PA, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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The K-12 Music Coordinator will facilitate the planning, development, implementation, direction, and evaluation of the District's curriculum.   The coordinator will serve as a resource for teachers and staff and will work to ensure established curriculum is implemented with fidelity.

Stipend:  $1,404.00 per school year.

Education and Experience:

• Minimum five years successful teaching experience.

• Certification as an elementary or secondary teacher

• Practical classroom experience in curriculum implementation, lesson planning, and assessment.

• Advanced graduate work in education in areas of curriculum development, supervision, instructional practices, research, or principal certification preferred

Essential Duties:

• Coordinators will be responsible for assessing the use of assigned District curriculum programs and materials for the purpose of evaluating program effectiveness.

• Assists District and building administrators in understanding and utilizing student assessment data for the purpose of enhancing student academic achievement and meeting state, federal and District objectives.

• Collaborates with other district personnel (e.g. District administrators, building principals, teachers, etc.) for the purpose of selecting and maintaining effective curriculum materials and methodologies.

• Coordinates the development and implementation of the curriculum for the purpose of enhancing student achievement, meeting District objectives and maintaining compliance with all relevant codes and regulations.

Performs other related duties, as assigned, for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of the work unit.

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Thorndale, PA, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-26

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Opportunity and Market

Thorndale, PA, USA is evaluated with current PA 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.