Physical Ed

Chinook Elementary School District is seeking an Elementary PE teacher or an Elementary teacher to teach PE for the 2024-25 school year.  Chinook JH/HS will have an opening for PE in 2025-26 so this position could start in the elementary before being moved to the high school for a properly endorsed PE teacher.

The pay range for the 2024-25 school year is $37,678 - $50,458, depending upon educational level and prior contracted teaching experience.  We currently allow veteran teachers to bring in eight years of prior experience.

The district contributes 100% of the single rate premium for each employee.  The district contributes 140% of the single rate premium towards a family insurance plan, which covers about half of the family plan costs.  If the employee is already covered by insurance (spouse, parent, military, etc.) then the employee may elect to take 70% of the insurance premium for a single person as an additional salary stipend each month, currently set to be $729 per month or as much as $8,748 annually in additional income.

We encourage our staff to continue their education by providing any staff member up to $500 annually for college tuition reimbursement as well as reimbursing expenses for attending teacher's convention in October. We have a mentoring program for new staff.

  Teachers new to the district may obtain up to $1,000 in moving expense reimbursement. Teachers may elect to take a cash advance in August of $1,500 as the first pay period isn't until the middle of September.  There is no district housing but housing is generally available in Chinook and we do help new staff find housing.

  We do have staff with rental properties and they prefer renting to teachers.  At least one of these rental units is expected to be available for the 2025-26 school year.  We are usually able to find rental units for new staff and our local realtor has her ear to the ground when it comes to homes for sale should that be a preferred option.

Chinook's anticipated high school enrollment for 2024-25 is 120 students. We anticipate having 64 students in junior high and our elementary school enrollment is expected to be 135 students.

  We operate on a 4-day week with contracted hours starting at 7:35 am and ending at 4:15 pm.  The school day ends at 3:40 pm for our students. The number of teacher contract days currently total 157 and every weekend is a 3-day weekend.  Our first PIR Day is set for 2024-25 is Thursday, August 15th, the first day of school is Monday, August 19th and the last day is May 30th, 2025.

We offer our staff all the coffee you can drink, as a perk, and we do have a nice variety of coffee options including seasonal flavors, de-caf, tea and hot chocolate!  We provide our staff with a recharge / relaxation room for use during your downtime, complete with aromatherapy, sounds of nature and a massage chair.

  You can even take a nap if you want to; just set an alarm so you don't miss class!  We're always looking for an extra team owner in our district fantasy football league if that's something you're game for!

For a little more information about our school and community, including our salary matrix, check out our Google Slides presentation:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LPedptsdAptpIgaSEz1h0EdFFwcDbcIhRb40iJzeEcY/edit?usp=sharing

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