English Language Arts - IMMEDIATE OPENING

Ashland USD 220 • www.usd220.net

COME BE A BLUEJAY!  Be a part of a district with fantastic community involvement and support, and a drive to become an academic powerhouse!

USD 220 Ashland Public Schools is currently seeking a full-time secondary English Teacher to start at semester or to start in August for the 25 - 26 school year with options for teaching grade levels of preference (6 - 12), Honors courses, Speech, Forensics and/or Drama, or other ELA electives. Supplemental pay applies for teachers certified to teach dual-credit classes. 

Are you a spring 2025 student teacher needing a placement? Are you a Transition to Teaching teacher? Looking to begin your career in education with your first post-student teaching placement?  Ashland is a great place to learn with professional external mentors, internal instructional, curricular, and district support, and a small staff who genuinely cares about seeing you succeed. 

Small class sizes and an opportunity to teach electives of choice. Starting base salary is $42,954. Salary increases with experience and education. 

Other compensation includes: 

  1. Coaching & Sponsorship Opportunities
  2. Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurance
  3. College Credit Reimbursement
  4. ESOL annual stipend
  5. NPBTS annual stipend
  6. Dual-Credit stipend
  7. Active professional development opportunities,
  8. Annuity plan w/district contribution   

Ashland Public Schools is currently on a four-day school week (Monday-Thursday) and our teachers are on a 166-day contract.  

Benefits Information

  1. Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Kansas health insurance
  2. District paid MASA (medical transport)
  3. Supplemental insurance options 
  4. Tuition and PRAXIS Reimbursement 
  5. NBPTS annual stipend 
  6. ESOL certified annual stipend 
  7. Dual-Credit stipend
  8. College Credit Reimbursement
  9. Multiple PD Opportunities paid
  10. Annuity Plan 
  11. KPERS 
  12. 10 PTO Days
  13. Friday's off

Salary Information

$42,954 base 

$700 step

$900 track

Employer Information

Unified School District #220, Ashland Public Schools is small rural district in southwest Kansas. We are located fifty miles south of Dodge City. 

We operate on a four-day school week (Monday-Thursday) and our teachers are on a 166-day contract.  Our district is fiscally sound, and has competitive salary and benefits package.  Our community is very supportive of K-12 education. We have 96% attendance rate and 95-100% graduation rate, and 95% of graduates pursue post-secondary education. Our average class size is about 15 students.  

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Job Contact Address

311 J. E. Humphreys Street,
Ashland, KS 67831

Job Start Date

January-2-2025

Applications Due By

August-1-2025

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