High School Physical Education/Health Teacher

To promote and advance the district mission “Challenging all Students to Grow and Excel.” To promote high student achievement.

Duties may include but not be limited to:

• Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
• Develops and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning.
• Requires students to maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Understands, upholds and enforces school rules, administrative regulations, Board Policy, and federal, state and local law.
• Demonstrates responsibility for student progress.
• Works with prior grade or class teachers to identify specific needs of each assigned student and identifies appropriate instructional strategies to meet those needs.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of age-appropriate student developmental and psychological needs.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the cognitive and affective needs of students of poverty, diversity, and special need.
• Develops challenging, age-appropriate, and engaging instruction that encourages higher order thinking.
• Prepares for classes assigned and shows written evidence of preparation of lesson plans which include linking classroom objectives to Indiana Academic Standards or Common Core Standards. Uses end-of-year and quarterly/semester assessments to identify students with performance gaps.
• Employs appropriate research-based best-practice and district standard practice techniques consistent with the needs of individual students or student groups.
• Utilizes a variety of formative (short-cycle) and summative student performance assessment strategies to systematically monitor student progress. Provides timely performance feedback to students.
• Collaborates with other members of the staff in reviewing and analyzing performance data and planning instructional goals and strategies to meet the learning needs of all students.
• Demonstrates competence in the application of differentiated instruction, mastery learning, and in designing meaningful student learning activities.
• Is available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the regular work day when requested to do so under reasonable terms.
• Communicates effectively, appropriately, and in a timely manner with parents, students, staff members and administrators.
• Works cooperatively and collaboratively with faculty, staff, and administrators.
• Assists other teachers in learning best practice through modeling and teamwork.
• Attends and participates in faculty, grade level, department, and other school district meetings.

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  Maintains accurate, complete, and correct electronic records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
• Assists in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
• Accepts and shares team/committee leadership responsibilities and supports team recommendations and decisions.
• Adheres to the standards, dispositions, knowledge, and performances developed by the Indiana Professional Standards Board pertaining to the areas of certification.
• Demonstrates continuous professional growth through a program of collaboration, independent study, and/or advanced course work at institutions of higher learning.
• Participates in and supports student achievement improvement initiatives.
• Contributes to the School Improvement and Accountability Plan.
• Completes required reports or electronic information/data entry in a timely manner (e.g., assessments, report cards, grades, attendance, progress reports, etc.).
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Maintains punctuality by arriving at school each day by the appointed time.
• Demonstrates professionalism in conduct, speech, and dress.
• Completes other tasks as assigned by the superintendent or principal.