Physical Education

Immediate Supervisor:  Principal

Appointment: 

Teachers shall be appointed annually, upon the recommendation of the Principal to the Superintendent. 

Qualifications:

1. Shall hold a bachelor's degree or higher and the required Kentucky certificate for the assigned position
2. Shall demonstrate the ability to work effectively with students, peers and adults.
3. Shall demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and faculty.

Job Goal:

To help students acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes that society feels will contribute to their development into mature, able and responsible men and women.

General Duties and Performance Responsibilities:

1. Shall determine appropriate action within clearly defined guidelines.
2. Shall present a positive image of the school to parents, and convey to them the school's genuine concern with the education, growth and development of each student.
3. Shall seek to establish friendly and cooperative partnerships between home and school.
4. Shall work to develop a positive public relationship between the school district and the community.
5. Shall carry out assignments in a timely manner without undue checking.
6. Shall react positively to directives.
7. Shall have a willingness to cooperate with the superintendent, district administrators, principals, and staff.
8. Shall maintain the confidentiality, both verbally and in written form, of each student's educational record.
9. Shall strive to maintain and improve professional competence.
10. Shall take necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
11. Shall adhere to the School Board of Education Policies and Procedures. 

Specific Duties and Performance Responsibilities:

Demonstrates Professional Leadership

1. Shall build positive relationships with and between school and community.
2. Shall promote leadership potential in colleagues.
3. Shall participate in professional organizations and activities.
4. Shall write and speak effectively.
5. Shall contribute to the professional knowledge and expertise about teaching and learning.
6. Shall guide the development of curriculum and instructional materials.
7. Shall participate in policy design and development at the local school, within professional organizations, and/or within community organizations with educationally related activities.
8. Shall initiate and develop educational projects and programs.
9. Shall effective listening, conflict resolution, and group-facilitation skills as a team member. 

Demonstrates Knowledge of Content 

1. Shall communicate a breadth of content knowledge across the discipline(s) to be taught.
2. Shall communicate a current knowledge of the discipline(s) taught.
3. Shall demonstrate a general knowledge that allows for the integration of ideas and information across the disciplines.
4. Shall demonstrate an overall knowledge of one's discipline(s) that allows the teacher to teach to the student's ability levels and learning styles.
5. Shall connect content knowledge to real-world applications.
6. Shall plan lessons and develop instructional material that reflects knowledge of current constructs and principles of the discipline(s) being taught.
7. Shall analyze sources of factual information for accuracy.
8. Shall present content in a manner that reflects sensitivity to a multicultural and global perspective.
9. Shall collaborate with teachers in other disciplines to analyze and structure cross-disciplinary approaches to instruction. 

Designs/Plan Instruction 

1. Shall focus instruction on one or more of Kentucky's learning goals and academic expectations.
2. Shall develop instruction that requires students to apply knowledge, skills, and thinking processes.
3. Shall integrate skills, thinking processes, and content across disciplines.
4. Shall crea