Job Description Key Responsibilities & Duties

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Standards-Aligned Instruction:

Design and deliver high-quality physical education instruction fully aligned with the California Physical Education Model Content Standards for Kindergarten through Grade 5.

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Instructional Time Mandate:

Ensure all elementary schedules strictly comply with California state education frameworks, providing a minimum of 200 minutes of physical education instruction every 10 school days (CA Education Code § 51210).

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Curriculum Development:

Progressively build age-appropriate units focusing on movement concepts, body management, locomotor movements, manipulative skills, and rhythmic activities/dance.

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Differentiated Strategies:

Utilize a diverse range of instructional methodologies to engage and accommodate students of varying abilities, backgrounds, and learning styles.

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Assessment & Data Analysis:

Develop and administer both formative and summative physical education assessments to measure student progress toward standard mastery; utilize assessment data to directly inform and adjust future instruction.

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Classroom & Facility Management:

Maintain a safe, structured, and nurturing learning environment across all teaching stations (fields, courts, and indoor facilities); enforce safety protocols and ensure optimal student-to-equipment ratios to maximize participation.

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Collaboration & Communication:

Actively collaborate with grade-level teams, cross-curricular faculty, school administration, and parents to support holistic student development and build community connections.

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High Expectations:

Model and reinforce high behavioral and academic expectations, cultivating a positive sociological and psychological environment where responsibility, inclusivity, and sportsmanship thrive. Job Qualifications & Requirements

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Education:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher learning (degree in Kinesiology, Physical Education, or a related field preferred).

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Credentials:

Valid California Single Subject Teaching Credential in Physical Education, or a Multiple Subject Credential with an added authorization in PE, is highly preferred.

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Experience:

experience teaching physical education at the elementary school level within an educational framework aligned with California state standards.

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Alignment:

Strong commitment to the mission, values, and high academic standards of Fairmont Schools.

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Skills:

Strong classroom management, proficiency in implementing school-wide health/fitness benchmarks, and a dynamic ability to engage young learners in physical activity.

Pay:

$65,000 WORK

ENVIRONMENT/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Primarily an office/classroom position . May require significant degree of intermittent walking, bending, stooping, reaching , and stretching. May require lifting of up to 20 lbs.

E-Verify Participation:

ISP U.S. participates in E-Verify and will provide the Federal Government with your form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the

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