High School PE Teacher

Position Overview:

Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP KC plays a critical role in ensuring our students are on the path toward college career and beyond. Our educators are passionate advocates for our students and families working tirelessly to connect them with access to opportunity for lives of power and choice. As a physical education and health teacher you will deliver exceptional instruction and assess student growth. You are dedicated to constant learning and proactively provide academic and cultural support to your school and team. You are deeply committed to educational equity building relationships with students and families so they are safe seen heard and loved.

Key Responsibilities:

Instructional Delivery and Assessment

• Develop or internalize year-long Missouri State standards-based (or other curriculum-based) backwards-planned unit plans and lesson plans that meet all students learning needs

• Use assessment data to modify short and long-term plans in order to promote all students academic performance

• Embrace and incorporate feedback in the spirit of constant improvement

• Maintain accurate records grade book and data tracking systems

• Deliver comprehensive lessons rooted in the Missouri Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) ensuring high school students master health concepts (e.g. nutrition mental health) digital literacy (e.g. coding cybersecurity) and the biomechanics of various sports.

• Differentiated Skill Application: Utilize a Model-Lead-Observe approach to tailor instruction for varying physical and technical abilities providing modified athletic drills for sports and tiered project pathways for technology to ensure all students meet proficiency.

• Data-Driven Feedback Loops: Implement regular formative assessmentssuch as digital performance logs heart-rate monitoring data and technical troubleshooting labsto provide immediate actionable feedback on student progress and physical growth.

• Cross-Functional Real-World Learning: Facilitate interdisciplinary projects that bridge the three subjects such as using performance-tracking software (Technology) to analyze athletic output (Sports) and its subsequent impact on long-term cardiovascular wellness (Health).

Academic and Cultural Support

• Assume personal responsibility for student achievement

• Collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor

• Establish and maintain working relationships with students and families based on trust and respect

• Participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning lunch and afternoon supervisory duties

• Attend critical school events such as staff meetings open houses and student-led parent conferences

• Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines

• Exemplify the school cultural expectations

Health and Wellness

• Manage a semester-long leaderboard that tracks team performance across various athletic disciplines fostering a culture of healthy rivalry grit and collective achievement.

• Utilize intra-squad tournaments to teach KIPPs core values emphasizing sportsmanship humility in victory and resilience in the face of competitive challenges.

• Utilize intra-squad tournaments to teach KIPPs core values emphasizing sportsmanship humility in victory and resilience in the face of competitive challenges.

• Engage in weekly coaching cycles and data meetings to refine the balance between technical skill instruction and the execution of unit-based championship events.

• Lead the planning of all-school field days and semester-end competitions celebrating student progress in both FitnessGram benchmarks and team-based sports.

• Ensure all unit and semester competitions are differentiated and accessible allowing students of all physical abilities to contribute to their teams success and meet personal fitness standards.

Real World Learning

• Deliver high-quality rigorous instruction directly connected to authentic real-world learning experiences that promote college persistence career exploration and workforce readiness for all KIPPsters.

• Lead and facilitate transformative student experiences including class-connected projects professional mentorships internships and shadowing opportunities that bridge the classroom and the community.

• Teach a minimum of one to two core courses explicitly aligned with KIPP KCs Real-World Learning initiatives consistently integrating applied learning and interdisciplinary cognitive skills into daily instruction.

• Actively collaborate with students staff and regional industry partners to design meaningful learning experiences that provide students with professional exposure and measurable real-world outcomes.

• Organize and lead quarterly RWL Showcases at each grade level providing a platform for KIPPsters to demonstrate their mastery present their projects to community partners and celebrate applied learning growth.

• Use student performance data and feedback from industry partners to continuously refine RWL experiences ensuring they meet KIPP KCs standards for academic excellence and 21st-century skill development.

Additional Duties (Applicable to Course and Grade Level)

• Facilitate evidence-based Health lessons that empower students to make informed decisions regarding nutrition mental wellness and personal safety aligned with Missouris Grade Level Expectations (GLEs).

• Design and implement personalized Strength and Conditioning programs that utilize physiological principles to improve student-athlete performance focusing on proper form injury prevention and long-term physical literacy.

• Oversee competitive Athletics and team sports modules leveraging physical activity to teach high-level leadership collaboration and the KIPP KC values of grit and integrity.

• Lead Dance instruction that explores a variety of genres and cultural traditions focusing on choreography rhythmic accuracy and the use of movement as a vehicle for creative storytelling.

• Coordinate school-wide showcases and athletic exhibitions where students demonstrate mastery of complex movement patterns and artistic choreography for community partners and families.

• Integrate foundational knowledge of human anatomy and kinesiology into daily movement labs helping students understand the why behind physical training and peak performance.

• Utilize fitness-tracking technology and performance data to help students set monitor and achieve personalized wellness goals mirroring professional-grade athletic training environments.

• Establish partnerships with Kansas City health professionals fitness experts and dance companies to provide students with professional mentorships and exposure to careers in sports medicine and the performing arts.

Qualifications :

Bachelors degree

Relentless focus on results and a commitment to teamwork

Deep commitment to educational equity and underserved communities

Valid Missouri Teaching license with required certification for subject and level assigned*

Demonstrated knowledge of core subject area assigned

Satisfactory outcome of a background check

Additional Information :

Physical Requirements: 

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the functions. 

• The person in this position needs to be able to move about inside and outside the school or office throughout the workday.

• The candidate is expected to attend conferences meetings and training sessions both virtually and in person within the Region. 

Work Environment

• Reports to work Monday-Friday.

• Typical school or office environment with frequent interruptions.

Travel Requirements:

• Ability to travel to work location. 

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary range for this position based on years of experience educational background and level of expertise.

As a full-time KIPP Kansas City employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Kansas City benefit plans. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits with competitive rates including medical dental and vision options as well as life insurance fertility and disability plans.

KIPP Kansas City is committed to the professional growth and development of our staff. We provide numerous opportunities for advancement ongoing professional development and leadership training to help you achieve your career goals.

KIPP Kansas City provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer we hire without consideration of race religion creed color national origin age gender sexual orientation marital status veteran status or disability.

Selection Process:

Our application process is grounded in equity and fairness ensuring a just and unbiased selection process. Below is our standard selection process for regional roles:

Selection Process 

Application Submission Resume Review 

Phone or Video Interview 

If Applicable (Sample work or Performance Task) 

Committee Interview(s) 

1:1 Chat w/Hiring Manager 

Reference Check 

Offer Terms 

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time