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The Department of Student Life and Competitive Sports at Lindenwood University invites applications for a part-time coaching position for the newly forming competitive debate team. To be considered, applicants should have a proven track record of coaching/instruction, at either the high school or collegiate level, and have familiarity with the collegiate recruitment process. Responsibilities of the position include overseeing the practice and competition schedule, traveling to meets, and the recruitment of new students.
The debate team will begin competing in the fall of 2012. However, applicants must be able to commit to a part-time contract as of February 2012 in order to recruit and prepare the team.
Application materials should be sent by e-mail to Tim Canavan, Lindenwood University Director of Student Life and Competitive Sports at tcanavan@lindenwood.edu.
Lindenwood University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and complies with all federal and Missouri laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding affirmative action requirements in all programs.
New Orleans Jesuit is seeking applications for a Director of Debate position starting in the late summer/fall of 2012. This position will demand excellent leadership, coaching, and supervision of a talented squad of LD and PF debaters. Well-qualified applicants will have previous coaching experience. Our preference will be for a coach who can also serve as a full-time teacher at Jesuit. Please direct all queries, letters of interest, or questions to Travis Smith, New Orleans Jesuit's current Director of Debate, at Smitht@jesuitnola.org. Qualified applicants will then be given directions on how to apply. This position is an excellent opportunity for a dedicated individual to advance his or her career as a debate coach.
Information about the debate team:
We currently have over 20 returning debaters that travel a mixture of local, regional and national tournaments. We also have 20+ novices join the team each year and a thriving middle school program.
The new coach would be joining our current coach, Adam Smiley, on the coaching staff. The division of labor for travel, administrative duties, and coaching duties are all negotiable. However, the new coach would be expected to attend a minimum of 8 tournaments per year and stay at least one day a week after school for practice.
Teaching Requirements:
Alpharetta offers two debate classes, one for Varsity and one for novice. In the future, the new coach would have the option of teaching one or both of these classes. Teachers are expected to teach a total of 5 classes each day.
A little bit about Alpharetta High School:
Size – Alpharetta is a school of approximately 2200 students.
Location – Alpharetta is located in Alpharetta, GA – a northern suburb of Atlanta. The school is within 3 miles of Chattahoochee High School, 6 miles from Johns Creek, and 6 miles from Milton. However, a majority of the faculty lives in Atlanta, and the school itself is a short and manageable drive from some of the finer parts of Atlanta.
Job Requirements –
A love of debate – we have a ton of kids and they all want to go to tournaments. Every aspect of Policy Debate can be done with this job – community work, novice teaching, varsity strategizing, researching, etc.
A love of teaching- applicants should want to put as much passion and effort into their non-debate responsibilities as they would into their debate responsibilities, and help maintain the reputation of the team within our school community.
A Bachelor's degree or higher. Additional degrees guarantee pay scale increases.
Teaching certification is highly preferred – but not necessarily required if one is willing to take a few tests to become provisionally certified in the state of Georgia.
More information can be found at the following-
Alpharetta High School – http://www.ahsraiders.com/
Alpharetta Debate (this is a parent run website not affiliated with the coaches) – http://raiderdebate.com/
The Fulton County School System - http://www.fultonschools.org/ including the current payscale.
Provisional Certification -http://www.gapsc.com/TeacherCertification/NewProvisional.asp
If you are interested in applying, or just have more questions about the program, please feel free to contact me at: asmiley27@gmail.com .
Applicants should include a statement of interest, resume with description of debate background, and contact information – preferably email – for at least two debate related references.
Over the past year Pine Crest School, Fort Lauderdale, FL, qualified two policy teams for the TOC under coach Garrett Abelkop's direction. Garrett is leaving either to Coach in college or for a Director's position. We have been active in Speech and Debate for close to half a century, winning the NFL National Championship in 1978.
We wish to hire a coach with knowledge of Policy Debate at the national level to run the Policy portion of our program. The school has excellent resources and an administration committed to Policy Debate. We have a number of debaters attending various summer institutes. We host the Crestian Classic, a debate tournament with TOC bids at the quarterfinal level in LD and PFD and at finals in Congress. We attend 8-10 travel tournaments annually this year including Harvard, Stanford, Emory, Glenbrooks, St. Marks, MBA, Univ. of Texas, Florida Blue Key, GDS, Woodward Academy and the TOC.
Prior teaching or coaching experience is preferred. Success in Policy Debate on the college level is highly preferred. Other requirements include a bachelors degree from an accredited institution by August 15, 2011 and the ability to travel extensively. The successful candidate will teach debate classes during the school day and run practice sessions after school.
Contact Dan Lewis, Director of Forensics at daniel.lewis@pinecrest.edu
Wanted: Experienced High School Speech and Debate Coach to lead a successful and growing Forensics program at Sage Ridge School. SRS is an independent co-ed college prep day school for grades 5-12 in Reno, Nevada. The Head Coach of Forensics reports directly to the Head of the Upper School and the position entails overall responsibility for curriculum, instruction, resource management, communication and planning associated with maintaining and continually improving the SRS Forensics program. This includes organizing afterschool practices and travelling (often on weekends) to participate in regional and national tournaments. Some classroom teaching responsibilities may also be included and salary will reflect any additional responsibilities. Salary is highly competitive and commensurate with skills and experience. Please send a cover letter, resume and list of at least 4 references to:
Jamie Otis
Sage Ridge School
2515 Crossbow Ct.
Reno, NV 89511
e-mail materials (preferred) to jotis@sageridge.org
Barton Scholars
The application for the Barton Scholars program is located here.
NDCA BARTON SCHOLAR DEBATE UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
Below are the 2010 summer opportunities for Barton Scholars. We expect to be able to offer similar options in 2011. Please contact Glenda Ferguson if you have any questions about the program for Summer 2011.
Please check the website for each university institute for more information.
Dartmouth –
This Workshop provides free classes and provides a free room. Food is not included. No duties are required from the coaches, but if a coach wants to judge the tournament, s/he will be provided a room for the third week. Policy Debate only.
Contacts: Nicole. Serrano @dartmouth.edu or Ken.Strange@dartmouth.edu
Debate.dartmouth.edu
University of North Texas -
Coaches may attend free of charge and will receive room and board. They may be asked to do some night dorm duty. This workshop offers classes for all levels of debate including Public Forum, Lincoln-Douglas, and Policy.
Contact: Jason Sykes
www.meangreenworkshops.com
The University of Texas –
Coaches may attend any of the classes and lectures for $200 off. Contact Jay Reed for details about housing.
www.utdebatecamp.com
The University of Iowa –
Classes are free, but no arrangements have been made at this time for housing.
Contact Dr. David Hingstman
www.iowadebate.com
Northwestern University – Classes are free but coaches will have to make their own arrangements for room and board.
Contact: Luke Hill lukephill@gmail.com
nhsi@northwestern.edu
Berkeley University –
Free Classes
Contact: Gregg Achten
Cndi.wikispaces.com
Harvard Public Forum Debate – Free classes and lectures. Coaches may be asked to judge some practice debates – Costs are $65 day for room and $25 for catered meals.
Contact: – Mike Wascher at miwascher@gmail.com Harvardpfdebate.org