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JOB SUMMARY: Instructs students individually and in groups using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations. This position teaches elementary grades, middle grades or high school. QUALIFICATIONS: Holds or qualifies for a Tennessee Professional or Temporary Teaching Certificate endorsed for physical education at the grade levels appropriate to this assignment. REPORTS TO: Principal and Supervisor of Coordinated School Health/Attendance FLSA STATUS: EXEMPT Exempt: Employees primarily performing work that is not subject to overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Overtime pay is not required by FLSA for exempt employees; SEE: https://hr.umn.edu/HR-Community/Job-Family-and-Classification/FLSA-Exempt-and-Nonexempt- Defined#:~:text=Exempt%3A%20Employees%20primarily%20performing%20work,exempt%20Non%2DV%2 0Class%20employees. SUPERVISES: Students JOB GOAL: All students, as well as all subgroups of students, are expected to be physically active, and to enjoy numerous and varied physical activities which are age appropriate. Students must be encouraged to develop good, healthy habits of exercise and physical activity which will help promote healthy, productive lives. SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY: To provide physical education instruction to students in the school(s) where employed. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: • Prepare lesson plans for the principal's careful and thorough review, which are correlated to the most current state curriculum standards, and then effectively use the lesson plans; • Use appropriate grade level, data-driven, research-based teaching strategies to teach the appropriate curriculum standards to all student and subgroups of students; • Analyze the most recent, appropriate, formal state assessment results (Value-Added and TVAAS Teacher Effect, when applicable) as well as the latest system and school-level Report Card, studying identified strengths and weaknesses, then try to integrate appropriate grade-level physical activities that support the academic program; • Serve as a positive and active participant in the Professional Learning Community (at the school level and state level, when applicable) • Assess frequently students' comprehension and application of expected curriculum standards; • Take responsibility for all students' mastery of applicable curriculum standards and significant academic growth; • Develop instructional plans and organize class time to provide a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and physical activities; • Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly and productive learning environment; • Instruct students in the proper use and care of equipment; • Organize storage areas and control the use of materials, equipment, and tools to prevent loss or abuse and to maintain the time required for distribution and collection; • Evaluate each student's performance and growth in knowledge and skills and prepare progress reports; • Select and requisition appropriate instructional resources and maintains required inventory records; • Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the system and/or in self-selected professional growth activities; • Maintain a correct record of student attendance that can be audited and make daily reports of students absent each period (when appropriate); • Communicate with parents and school counselors on student progress; • Attempt to integrate physical activities with the academic disciplines; participate in curriculum and other developmental programs within the school of assignment or on a system level; and • Perform other work-related duties as assigned by the Principal and/or Director of Schools. • Adheres to the Tennessee Teacher Code of Ethics with fidelity. TENNESSEE TEACHER CODE OF ETHICS: A Cannon County Schools Teacher - Physical Education/Wellness (K-12) will adhere to the Tennessee Teacher Code of Ethics with fidelity. 49-5-1002. Legislative findings. The general assembly finds and declares that: (1) An educator, believing in the worth and dignity of each human being, recognizes the supreme importance of the pursuit of truth, devotion to excellence, and the nurture of democratic principles. Essential to these goals is the protection of freedom to learn and to teach and the guarantee of equal educational opportunity for all. An educator accepts the responsibility to adhere to the highest ethical standards and (2) An educator recognizes the magnitude of the responsibility inherent in the teaching process. The desire for the respect and confidence of one's colleagues, of students, of parents, and of the members of the community provides the incentive to attain and maintain the highest possible degree of ethical conduct. History - Acts 2010, ch. 916, § 1. 49-5-1003. Educator's obligations to students. (a) An educator shall strive to help each student realize the student's potential as a worthy and effective member of society. An educator, therefore, works to stimulate the spirit of inquiry, the acquisition of knowledge and understanding, and the thoughtful formulation of worthy goals. (b) In fulfillment of this obligation to the student, an educator shall: (1) Abide by all applicable federal and state laws; (2) Not unreasonably restrain the student from independent action in the pursuit of learning; (3) Provide the student with professional education services in a nondiscriminatory manner and in consonance with accepted best practices known to the educator; (4) Respect the constitutional rights of the student; (5) Not unreasonably deny the student access to varying points of view; (6) Not deliberately suppress or distort subject matter relevant to the student's progress; (7) Make reasonable effort to protect the student from conditions harmful to learning or to health and safety; (8) Make reasonable effort to protect the emotional well-being of the student; (9) Not intentionally expose the student to embarrassment or disparagement; (10) Not on the basis of race; color; creed; disability; sex; national origin; marital status; political or religious beliefs; family, social, or cultural background; or sexual orientation, unfairly: (A) Exclude the student from participation in any program; (B) Deny benefits to the student; or (C) Grant any advantage to the student; (11) Not use the educator's professional relationship with the student for private advantage; (12) Not disclose information about the student obtained in the course of the educator's professional service unless disclosure of the information is permitted, serves a compelling professional purpose, or is required by law; (13) Not knowingly make false or malicious statements about students or colleagues; (14) Ensure interactions with the student take place in transparent and appropriate settings; (15) Not engage in any sexually related behavior with the student, whether verbal, written, physical, or electronic, with or without the student's consent. Sexually related behavior includes, but is not limited to, behaviors such as making sexual jokes or sexual remarks; engaging in sexual kidding, sexual teasing, or sexual innuendo; pressuring the student for dates or sexual favors; engaging in inappropriate physical touching, groping, or grabbing; kissing; rape; threatening physical harm; and committing sexual assault; (16) Not furnish alcohol or illegal or unauthorized drugs to the student; (17) Strive to prevent the use of alcohol or illegal or unauthorized drugs by the student when the student is under the educator's supervision on school or LEA premises, during school activities, or in any private setting; (18) Refrain from the use of alcohol while on school or LEA premises or during a school activity at which students are present; and (19) Maintain a professional approach with the student at all times. History - Acts 2010, ch. 916, § 1; 2018, ch. 937, § 1. 49-5-1004. Educator's obligations to the education profession. (a) The education profession is vested by the public with a trust and responsibility requiring the highest ideals of professional service. In the belief that the quality of the services of the education profession directly influences the nation and its citizens, the educator shall exert every effort to raise professional standards, promote a climate that encourages the exercise of professional judgment, to achieve conditions that attract persons worthy of the trust to careers in education, and to assist in preventing the practice of the profession by unqualified persons. (b) In fulfillment of this obligation to the profession, an educator shall not: (1) Deliberately make a false statement or fail to disclose a material fact related to competency and qualifications in an application for a professional position; (2) Misrepresent the educator's professional qualifications; (3) Assist entry into the profession of a person known to be unqualified in respect to character, education, or other relevant attribute; (4) Knowingly make a false statement concerning the qualifications of a candidate for a professional position; (5) Assist a noneducator in the unauthorized practice of teaching; (6) Disclose information about colleagues obtained in the course of professional service unless the disclosure serves a compelling professional purpose or is required by law; (7) Knowingly make false or malicious statements about a colleague; (8) Accept any gratuity, gift, or favor that might impair or appear to influence professional decisions or actions; and (9) Use illegal or unauthorized drugs. (c) In fulfillment of this obligation to the profession, educators shall: (1) Administer state-mandated assessments fairly and ethically; and (2) Conduct themselves in a manner that preserves the dignity and integrity of the education profession. History - Acts 2010, ch. 916, § 1; 2018, ch. 937, §§ 2, 3 TEMPERAMENT (Personal Traits): • Adaptability to performing a variety of duties, often changing from one task to another of a different nature without loss of efficiency or composure. • Adaptability to accepting responsibility for the direction, control, or planning of an activity. • Adaptability to dealing with people. • Adaptability to construct generalizations, evaluations, or decisions based on sensory or judgmental criteria. CAPACITY AND ABILITY REQUIREMENTS: Specific capacities and abilities may be required of an individual in order to learn or perform adequately a task or job duty. • Intelligence: The ability to understand instructions and underlying principles; the ability to reason and make judgments. • Verbal: The ability to understand meanings of words and the ideas associated with them. • Numerical: The ability to perform arithmetic operations quickly and accurately. • Data Perception: The ability to understand and interpret information presented in the forms of graphs, charts, or tables. • Spatial: The ability to comprehend forms in space and understand relationships of plane and solid objects. • Manual Dexterity: The ability to move the hands easily and manipulate small objects with the fingers rapidly and accurately. • Color Discrimination: The ability to perceive or recognize similarities or differences in colors or shades or other values of the same color. TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: The employee is expected to complete a minimum of the two hundred (200) day work year of certified employees SALARY: Teacher Certified Pay Scale - General Purpose School Budget line: 71100-116. EVALUATION: TEAM General Educator Rubric PHYSICAL DEMANDS: This job may require lifting or carrying of objects that exceed fifty (50) pounds, with frequent lifting and/or carrying of objects weighing up to twenty-five (25) pounds. This job requires physical engagement with groups of students from age five through eighteen on a daily basis. Other physical demands that may be required are as follows: pushing and/or pulling, stooping and/or kneeling, reaching and/or handling, talking, hearing, seeing, and climbing. WORK CONDITIONS: Normal school environment with the majority of time spent on a playground or in a gymnasium. May be assigned to more than one school. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by the person assigned to this position. They are not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so assigned. Teachers of Physical Education/Wellness (K-12) are in daily contact with other teachers, students, administration, the general public, and other work-related personnel. The ability to handle complaints, express a service-oriented attitude, communicate effectively with others, and work with limited supervision is vital. NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY: The Cannon County Board of Education does not discriminate because of age, race, color, gender, national origin, disability, religion, genetics, creed, or veteran status in the provision of services, programs or activities, or in employment opportunities or benefits. The Cannon County School System is an Equal Opportunity Employer and member of TN Drug-Free Workplace. Employees or applicants who need reasonable accommodations should contact Human Resources for assistance. PRIMARY LOCATION: Cannon County Schools- May be assigned to more than one school and/or different schools from year to year. SHIFT TYPE: Full-Time