In some districts, teaching lessons is forbidden, end of discussion. In some, you can teach but not on campus. Some allow on-campus lessons but you're required to pay for the space. Rationale is that you can't be there in a professional capacity (opening the facility) AND profiting off of it a la a subcontractor. Some have no restrictions at all, except that lessons cannot occur during the school day.
You also spend a lot more time with kids you already spend a lot of time with. I've seen it result in a lot of ended careers, if you know what I mean.
If you can, hire a private staff from the community. If your town isn't close enough to a college or doesn't have a local community band, ask to see if you can use your MS director to tutor your HS kids, and vice-versa. Or if your elementary teacher is willing to teach lessons.
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