Physical Education Teacher at Distinctive Schools of IL Chicago, IL

Title

K-8 Physical Education Teacher

2245 N McVicker Ave, Chicago, IL 60639

Principal

Starting salary for certified teachers starts at $70,000

Regular Full Time

August 2026

Distinctive teachers cultivate a love for learning in every student through strong relationships, high expectations, and a belief that all students can achieve great things in school and beyond. Teachers have a laser focus on instruction that engages learners and provides multiple opportunities for application of learned content. All teachers engage in individual and team deep intellectual preparation and lesson planning aligned to grade‑level standards that use the core curriculum.

Checks for understanding, student work, and assessments are used to make real‑time and planned adjustments and deep review of student work to address gaps in instruction. Teachers have strong content knowledge in the subject‑matter they teach in order to recognize, understand and respond to content problems. The role of the Senior Seminar Teacher is to develop each 12th grade student a clear path to the best post‑secondary college and career options and assist students in successful transitions to career or college.

The focus of the teacher is to ensure graduating students master subject content and credentialing skills that contribute to their educational, social development, and career/college readiness.

• Maintain a student‑centered perspective in decision making.
• Believe that all students can learn and achieve great things.
• Contribute to the equity work of the campus and network and engage in culturally responsive decision making.
• Build and foster a culture of belonging through positive and strong relationships with students, families, and staff.
• Foster a strengths‑based, equity‑focused mindset.
• Serve as a positive role model.
• Create curriculum that is backwards planned from college enrollment timeline and school goals.
• Design and implement assessments and benchmarks that measure progress toward goal.
• Use data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices.
• Support students in creating ambitious college lists, writing personal essays, and submitting thorough applications before early action due dates.
• Complete FAFSA, Alternate Financial Aid Application, CSS Profile, and other financial verification forms with students and parents by due dates.
• Review financial aid letters with students and caretakers.
• Manage a caseload of students in addition to being a teacher of record for college seminar class.
• Participate in quarterly family nights to communicate critical info regarding the college process to families.
• Support coordination of college visits for all grade‐levels.
• Host college representatives for informational sessions.
• Implement the DS Model.
• Provide consistent opportunities for all students to work on grade‑appropriate assignments using the core curriculum, resources, and strategies with frequent checks for understanding.
• Deliver strong instruction that requires that students hold the cognitive lift and are deeply engaged in the learning.
• Use core instructional tools to design, prepare and deliver dynamic lessons aligned to grade‑level standards that engage students in rigorous learning experiences.
• Commit to student‑centered, personalized learning that puts the student in the driver’s seat and integrates their needs, strengths, and interests into the learning.
• Maintain inventory of all instructional materials.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of students’ progress and development.
• Analyze and use assessments that monitor progress to inform and design appropriate response/strategies, making adjustments as needed to support students in mastering grade‑level standards.
• Assess students daily, weekly, and at the ends of units and analyze assessment data through campus and network‑wide systems.
• Engage in coaching and mentoring opportunities to improve instructional effectiveness.
• Participate in all required professional development and meetings.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Principal.

• Ability to review and analyze student and…