Elementary School Physical Education Teacher Expectations
Teacher scheduling
o Work with your principal/assistant principal/special area teachers at the beginning of the year to create a campus master schedule
o When creating the schedule, try to group classes by K-2 and 3-5
o Turn in a current written yearly plan to the PE Coordinator by September 15 each year
o Turn in a current ABC class schedule to the PE Coordinator by September 15 each year
New PE teachers
o Ensure that you have a copy of the district curriculum
o Ensure that you have all of the resources needed to teach your classes
o Observe a veteran PE teacher at another campus at least once per semester; PE Coordinator will pay for the sub and make suggestions on who to visit
o Attend all PE Mentor meetings throughout the year
o Attend all district meetings throughout the year
o Ask for assistance when needed
Veteran PE teachers
o Make sure that new PE teachers feel welcome to the district
o Assist new PE teachers in locating all of the resources needed to teach their classes
o Allow new PE teachers to observe you when requested
o Be a resource for new PE teachers in lesson planning
o Attend all district PE meetings throughout the year
Fitnessgram
o Educate your students on the correct Fitnessgram procedures
o Test all of your 3rd-5th grade students using the correct Fitnessgram procedures
o Enter the testing data into Fitness Tracking by the district deadlines
o Review Fitnessgram diagnostic data with your principal and create campus goals based on students’ needs
o Review Fitnessgram data with students
o Print Fitness Tracking Individual Student Report and give to the campus nurse after diagnostic testing
Inventory
o Locate all of the PE resources and equipment on your campus
o Replace any missing/broken equipment using the approved district vendors
o Use the district Special Order List to purchase equipment for the next school year
o Inventory CATCH equipment and report to the principal what needs to be replaced and ordered
Grade Level IPGs
o Follow the IPGs as a suggested guide for lesson planning
o Assess students following district guidelines
o Plan for 50% or more Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity (MVPA)
Proficiency Tests
o Administer the proper Proficiency Tests for each grade level
o Meet the campus deadlines for inputting grades into GradeSpeed
o Provide 4 grades per nine-weeks
Campus Meetings (2 or more teachers on a campus)
o Meet with your co-teacher at least 1 time per week to plan lessons, teaching area rotation and equipment
o Discuss any problems with students or curriculum with co-teacher on a regular basis
o Request district updates with your co-teacher after each district PE meeting
o Each teacher should have and use their own separate teaching area (gym and covered playslab)
o Rotate teaching areas
Best Practices
o Review the NASPE Best Practices at the beginning of each school year and set campus goals
o Meet with your principal at the end of the year to review your campus goals and set focus goals for next year
Physical Activity and Health Concept Lessons
o Teach the physical activity and health concept lessons following the district schedule
o Integrate physical activity and health concepts lessons in your daily PE lessons
o Discuss healthy food choices and increased physical activity time with each of your students on a daily basis
Policy, Laws, and Procedures
o Read and understand all policies related to healthy and physical education and activity (Quick Reference to Health and PE Related Policies)
o Work with your principal to create a proper shoe/attire policy for your campus
§ Implement the campus proper shoe/attire policy consistently with all of your classes
o Create a non participation policy for your campus
§ Implement the campus non participation policy consistently with all of your classes
o Create a Fitnessgram make-up policy for your campus
§ Implement the campus Fitnessgram make-up policy consistently with all of your classes
Track and Field Day/Fundraising
o Organize a Track and Field Day for your campus
o Ensure that only healthy snacks are being sold at the campus Track and Field Day per the district nutrition policy
o Communicate with your principal any needs or concerns regarding fundraising efforts on your campus
Coordinated School Health
o Plan and discuss CSH activities such as WOW training, CATCH events, bulletin boards and school messages for a healthy environment with co-teacher and CATCH Wellness Committee
o Train campus staff on the new WOW Integration Activities by the end of October
o Collaborate with Principal and CAC to ensure coordinated school health is represented in the CIP
o PE
§ Be a positive role model for CATCH on your campus
§ Report on the progress of CSH at weekly faculty meetings/highlight classes and grade level activities
§ Teach all CATCH games in the PE curriculum
§ Communicate with the classroom teachers per grade level the games that the students know how to play for use during WOW time
§ Post “Go, Slow, Whoa” foods lists/signs in the gym
§ Be an active member of the CATCH committee on your campus preferably the CATCH champion
o Food Services
§ Encourage the food service manager on your campus to post signs in the cafeteria
§ Encourage students in the cafeteria to eat the healthy foods
o Classroom Health Lessons
§ Distribute the WOW/CATCH equipment to all grade levels
§ Encourage teachers to teach the CATCH/Health lessons using district overviews
§ Encourage teachers to participate in daily WOW time on your campus
§ Assist teachers as needed to implement WOW on your campus
o Parent Involvement
§ Send out notes/newsletters to parents informing them of the good things happening in your gym
§ Post CATCH/district activity-related information on a bulletin board outside the gym-use a wall if necessary
§ Assist in the planning and implementation of a CATCH event on your campus at least 1 time per year