Job Overview

The Physical Education Teacher will be directly responsible to the building principal for all matters pertaining to the operation of the school plan, in-building administrative and personnel procedures, and general or district-wide policies. He/she will be indirectly responsible to the Director of Secondary Education for all matters pertaining to curriculum, instructional methods, assessment and materials. Responsibilities:

• Provide a personalized instructional program that is compatible with the abilities, needs and learning characteristics of each student;
• Implement prescribed curriculum;
• Create a child-centered learning environment that is characterized by the consistent application of sound mental health and educational psychology practices;
• Follow prescribed curriculum, instructional methods and materials;
• Employ creative methods of instruction and utilize a variety of materials within the structure of the designated curriculum;
• Become acquainted with the characteristics, needs, abilities and problems of each child through personal interaction and by seeking information from psycho-educational reports, hearing and vision reports, staffing notes, end-of-the-year student status reports, etc.;
• Inform the Academic Chair whenever a student's attendance is unsatisfactory;
• Supply the Academic Chair with any abnormal attendance reports on any student;
• Report student address and telephone number changes to the Academic Chair;
• Provide the Academic Chair with an up-to-date copy of the schedule of classroom activities that the teacher is following;
• Maintain up-to-date lesson plans.

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 offers employment opportunities without regard to age, gender, gender identity, race, color, national origin, religion, marital or military/veteran status, sexual orientation, pregnancy, parental status, genetics, disability or other protected category.

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