PE Teacher

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited educational institution.
• Valid Alabama Teaching Certificate in the area of instructional responsibility.
• Must meet background clearance requirements as specified by Alabama Statutes and State Board of Education regulations.
• Valid Alabama Driver's License.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Assess student abilities as related to desired educational goals, objectives and student outcome.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Plan class activities and lesson presentations that are age-appropriate for the class and meet the individual needs, interests and ability levels of all students.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to achieve a classroom climate conducive to learning.
• Identify student needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and resolving learning problems.
• Maintain professional competence and continuous improvement through in-service education and other professional growth activities as required or assigned.
• Communicate to students and parents (either in writing or verbally) the instructional expectations, student progress or lack of progress.
• Ensure confidentiality of all students' records, grades, performance and all other related matters.
• Participate in school-level planning, faculty meetings/committees and other school system groups.
• Establish and maintain a professional level of rapport with other teachers, team leaders, department heads, district-level coordinators and/or program directors, and instructional support and service employees of the school district.