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Wednesday, September 23, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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Graduation Lab Coach- (Paseo Academy of Fine Arts)

1400 - Paseo Academy of Fine Arts

Kansas City, MO, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Job Description

Job Title:              Graduation Lab Coach

Job Title Code:     01826

Salary Grade:       Teacher Pay scale

Department:        Educational Innovation

Reports To:          Building Principal/Grad Lab Program Administrator

FLSA Status:        Non-exempt

Position Summary:

Teaches one or more subjects to students in public secondary schools by performing the following duties.

What You'll Be Doing: (Responsibilities)

• Assist the Graduation Coach in the development of all areas of the program.

• Create opportunities for students to be successful within and outside of the traditional learning environment.

• Provide access to cutting-edge learning and educational options that allow students to earn and recover credits in a variety of ways.

• Assign and grade coursework with timely feedback.

• Develop, implement, and monitor individual plans of instruction based on assessment results and prepare students to demonstrate measurable progress toward mastery of the program.

• Facilitate conferences with students and other stakeholders to convey progress and/or address behavioral concerns.

• Maintains discipline in the classroom.

• Maintain student progress and attendance records in the student SIS system and for the Educational Innovation Office.

• Provide monthly reports to school administrators and central office.

• Establish a well-organized, attractive, and relaxed classroom atmosphere in a print rich environment.

• Participate in a variety of meetings, committees, workshops, and trainings as assigned for the purpose of ensuring the efficient and effective functioning of academic support and student success.

• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: n/a

To Be Successful at This Job, You'll Need To: (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university

• 3 years of successful teaching experience with middle to late adolescent children—working with at-risk children

• Any Missouri Teacher certification (1-6) or (7-12) in any subject at any grade level

• Desire to see students succeed and meet goals

• Ability to work as a team with other teachers and staff

• Experience working with student discipline, special education, behavior intervention

• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build rapport with students, school staff, families, community, and other stakeholders

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 essential functions.

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands and fingers, and reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, and lift objects of at least ten pounds.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Length of work year: 7.5 hours per day; 5 days/week; 12 months

Benefits:  Retirement Programs, Health, Dental, and Life Insurance are provided.

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Kansas City, MO Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-08-17

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Opportunity and Market

Kansas City offers a sizable urban school market in a city of 521,220 residents. SBO+ currently has 13 active Kansas City listings, including teaching, fine-arts and coaching positions. The concentration gives candidates several openings to compare without changing markets. [1]

Career Outlook

Education is a meaningful part of the local workforce: educational instruction and library occupations accounted for 5.0% of Kansas City metro employment in May 2024. That was below the 5.8% national share, so the market is substantial without being unusually education-heavy. [2]

Compensation

Educational instruction and library occupations averaged $27.04 an hour in the metro in May 2024. Kansas City Public Schools subsequently announced a 5% increase in certified base pay and a $50,558 starting teacher salary for 2026. Coaching and activity assignments may be paid as stipends on top of a teaching contract, so the specific posting's pay terms matter. [2] [5]

Housing and Cost of Living

Typical rents require real room in an educator's budget. The city's median gross rent was $1,238, while HUD's FY 2026 benchmark for a two-bedroom home was $1,358. That two-bedroom benchmark equals about 32.23% of KCPS's announced $50,558 starting teacher salary before taxes, utilities, insurance and retirement deductions. [1] [3] [5,3]

Commute

Kansas City workers reported a mean commute of 21.7 minutes in the 2020-2024 Census period. School assignments can be spread across the district, so the verified worksite shown with each listing is the better starting point for judging the daily trip. [1]

Community Snapshot

Kansas City is large enough to offer distinct neighborhoods and housing choices, but affordability is a live local issue. KCUR reported that about 69,000 low-income renters in the region were living in homes they could not afford. A planned regional fund aims to create or preserve 3,500 to 5,000 affordable homes, useful progress but far smaller than the reported need. [1] [4]

Local Economy

The metro's mean hourly wage across all occupations was $30.78 in May 2024, below the $32.66 national average. Education and library work averaged $27.04 locally, putting the field below the metro-wide mean as well. [2] [2]

Relocation Considerations

A two-bedroom HUD rent benchmark consumes slightly more than 32% of KCPS's announced starting teacher pay before payroll deductions. A one-income household at the starting rate should budget carefully for utilities, transportation and benefits; a lower-cost apartment or second household income materially changes the picture. [3] [5] [5,3]

What I Wish I'd Known Before Taking the Job

The headline salary and the assignment pay may be different things. KCPS lists a $50,558 starting teacher salary, while coaching and extracurricular jobs can be stipend-based additions governed by a collective bargaining agreement. Read the individual listing's verified-worksite and pay notes before comparing it with a classroom position. [5]

Methodology

This report compares current city, metro, housing and district benchmarks. The 32.23% housing figure divides annual HUD two-bedroom rent by KCPS's announced starting teacher salary; it is a gross-pay comparison, not a take-home budget.

Sources and freshness

  1. U.S. Census Bureau — effective 2025-07-01; retrieved 2026-08-18.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2024-05-01; retrieved 2026-08-18.
  3. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-01-01; retrieved 2026-08-18.
  4. KCUR — effective 2026-07-12; retrieved 2026-08-18.
  5. Kansas City Public Schools — effective 2026-06-16; retrieved 2026-08-18.