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Wednesday, November 4, 2026 · Updated as listings and source records change
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2026/2027 Assistant Dance Coach, Durango High School

Durango High School

Durango, CO, USA · Full Time · Music Education

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Durango School District is accepting applications for Assistant Dance Coach at Durango High School to assist the Head Coach with all aspects of the Cheer program for the 2026/2027 school year.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid CHSAA Certification, or Colorado Teaching Certificate/License

• Fundamental knowledge of dance

• Experience working with related school aged athletes/students

• Ability to work as an integral part of the coaching staff

• Current medical injury treatment course work

Durango School District is an equal opportunity educational institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to treatment, or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state or local law. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact Laura Galido, Compliance Officer, Durango School District, 281 Sawyer Drive, Suite 100, Durango, CO 81303, (970) 247-5411, [email protected], or the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 Spear Boulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582, (303) 844-5695.

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Durango, CO, USA Location Report

By SBO+ Staff · Effective 2026-11-04

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Opportunity and Market

Durango, CO, USA is evaluated with current CO 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 September 2026; retrieved 2026-11-04.
  2. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective September 2026; retrieved 2026-11-04.
  3. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective September 2026; retrieved 2026-11-04.
  4. Internal Revenue Service — effective 2026-11-04; retrieved 2026-11-04.
  5. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — effective 2026-11-04; retrieved 2026-11-04.
  6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — effective 2026-11-04; retrieved 2026-11-04.