Elementary PE Teacher

Job Title:                     Physical Education (Grades Pre-2)                                 

Purpose:                      Successfully guide, teach and monitor the students’ progress through a program designed to give the students a basic working knowledge and appreciation of proper physical education and health; to serve as a role model for students; develop students in both the cognitive and affective domains; to help students develop an appreciation and understanding of healthful living.               

Responsible to:           Building Principal           

Supervises:                  Classified personnel as assigned by the administration

Qualifications:

1.         Kansas State Teaching Certificate/Licenses in assigned area (s) of instruction.

2.         Highly qualified as defined in the No Child Left Behind Legislation.

3.         Ability to convey information to students in a variety of methods to induce learning.

4.         Ability to use technology as an instructional tool.

5.         Ability to use appropriate classroom management skills that insure a positive learning

             environment.

6.         Keep active in understanding the current trends in the discipline.

Essential Functions:

1.         Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, colleagues, and the community.

2.         Ability to effectively manage the classroom.

3.         Ability to perform assigned tasks.

4.         Ability to establish goals and objectives.

5.         Ability to design effective strategies to achieve goals.

6.         Ability to make the subject matter relevant to the students.

7.         Ability to supervise students in non-classroom settings.

8.         Ability to promote education throughout the community.

9.         Ability to insure classroom activities conform to District policies, rules, and regulations.

Physical Requirements/Environmental Conditions:

1.         Must occasionally work in noisy and crowded environments with numerous interruptions.

2.         Requires stooping, kneeling, bending, turning, and reaching.

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3.         Ability to move equipment within the building as required.

4.         Requires prolonged sitting and standing; and use of equipment causing eye fatigue.

General responsibilities:

1.         Teach basics of material outlined in curriculum guide regarding department offerings.

2.         Guide students in development and refinement of old and new talents relating to the subject.

3.         Monitor student progress and improvement toward basic departmental goals.

4.         Imbibe into student working appreciation for physical education and life time activities, all other responsibilities set forth by the Board of Education.

5.         Keep accurate attendance and grades.

6.         Develop goals and objectives for each class.

7.         Provide speakers and field trip of worth for class.

8.         Provide career information to students.

9.         Supervise students in a non-classroom setting.

10.        Proper working relationship with principal and other faculty in regard to the importance of physical education.

11.        Working relationship to staff members regarding use and time use of certain areas and equipment; be cooperative and develop mutual respect.

12.        Working relationship with students’ in regard to material presented to them; open two way communication.

13.        Keep parents and public informed of activities and goals of program.

14.        Willingness and flexibility to adopt new teaching strategies into their classroom.

15.        Prepare students for local, state, and national summative assessments.

Term of Employment:              As per negotiated teacher agreement

Payment Rate:                          According to Certified Salary Schedule

Evaluation:                               Performance effectiveness will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board of Education Policy of Certified Personnel.

Date of Board of Education Approval:  08/09/04

Lyons USD 405