Physical EducationWellness Teacher

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: 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 principals 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 datadriven researchbased teaching strategies to teach the
appropriate curriculum standards to all student and subgroups of students;
Analyze the most recent appropriate formal state assessment results (ValueAdded and
TVAAS Teacher Effect when applicable) as well as the latest system and schoollevel
Report Card studying identified strengths and weaknesses then try to integrate
appropriate gradelevel 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 students 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 inservice education activities provided by the
system and/or in selfselected 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 workrelated 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 (K12 will adhere to
the Tennessee Teacher Code of Ethics with fidelity.

4951002. 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 ones 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.

4951003. Educators obligations to students.
(a) An educator shall strive to help each student realize the students 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 students 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 wellbeing 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 educators professional relationship with the student for private
advantage;
12 Not disclose information about the student obtained in the course of the educators
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 students 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; ; threatening physical harm; and committing sexual ;
16 Not furnish alcohol or illegal or unauthorized to the student;
17 Strive to prevent the use of alcohol or illegal or unauthorized by the student
when the student is under the educators 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.

4951004. Educators 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 educators 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 .
(c) In fulfillment of this obligation to the profession educators shall:

1 Administer statemandated 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:.
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 twentyfive 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 (K12 are in daily contact with other
teachers students administration the general public and other workrelated personnel. The
ability to handle complaints express a serviceoriented attitude communicate effectively with
others and work with limited supervision is vital.

NONDISCRIMINATION 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 DrugFree
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: FullTime