Adaptive Physical Education Teacher

Qualifications

• Licensed in the State of Kansas
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board of education may find appropriate and acceptable

REPORTS TO: Director, Harvey County Special Education Cooperative; Building Administrator

JOB GOAL: To provide individualized physical education or services to children or youth with exceptional physical needs due to gross motor developmental delays or other impairments.

Performance Responsibilities

• Collaborates with all staff to develop and implement individual educational programs for students with disabilities.
• Determines specific learning problems, skill deficiencies, or social adjustment difficulties of students and initiates remediation programs in these areas.
• Develops/contributes to individual education plans in accordance with Kansas regulations and district policies.
• Evaluates each student in terms of initial needs and progress toward goals.
• Prepares progress reports and year-end evaluations, administering pre-tests and post-tests as appropriate and necessary.
• Provides a wide range of teaching materials and equipment.
• Establishes and maintains standards of individual student behavior.
• Works closely with other teachers to help the students maintain satisfactory classwork, homework, and behavior.
• Helps parents and other teachers to understand the specific problems of educationally handicapped students and the goals and operation of the program, apprising them of problems and progress.
• Participates in case conferences about information on student's abilities and needs.
• Performs basic attendance accounting and similar record-keeping functions pertinent to the educationally handicapped program.
• Keeps abreast of new developments in the field by reading journals and publications, attending professional society meetings, seminars, and conferences.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and length of contract to be established by the board of education

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the board's policy on evaluation of professional personnel

Essential Functions Of The Job

• Ability to develop and implement individual educational programs for students with disabilities
• Ability to evaluate each student's needs and progress toward goals
• Ability to maintain standards of individual student behavior

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Explanation

• Very rarely requires physical exertion beyond walking.
• Very rarely requires physical exertion beyond walking or climbing stairs.
• Requires prolonged (over 50% of time) standing and walking.
• Requires prolonged (over 75% of time) standing and walking.
• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, push heavy* objects or materials.
• Frequently (over 20% of time) requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, or push heavy* objects or materials.
• Frequently (over 33% of time) requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, or push heavy* objects or materials.
• Over 50% of the time requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, or push heavy* objects or materials.
• In addition to items 5, 6, 7, & 8, occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry or push heavy objects weighing in excess of 50 pounds.
• Driving skills and physical ability required to drive vehicle.
• Special physical, agility and reaction time tests required.
• Ability to perform first aid and CPR.
• "Heavy" means not over 50 pounds.