Elementary Physical Education Teacher

Frontline Applicant Tracking - School District Of Bayfield

• Position Type:
  Elementary School Teaching/ Physical Education
• Date Posted: 5/7/2026
• Location:
  
  Bayfield Elementary School
• Date Available:
  
  08/20/2026

• Appropriate certification as required by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
• Understanding of the central concepts, tools of inquiry, and structures of the disciplines he/she teaches.
• Understanding of how children with broad ranges of ability learn and ability to provide instruction that supports the intellectual, social, and personal development of pupils.
• Ability to create learning experiences that make the various aspects of subject matter meaningful for pupils.
• Understanding of how pupils differ in their approaches to learning and the barriers that impede learning and can adapt instruction to meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with disabilities and exceptionalities.
• Able to use a variety of instructional strategies, including technology to encourage children's development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.
• Knowledge of formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and ensure the continuous development of the pupil.

Create and implement a physical education program that focuses on the physical, social, and emotional needs of elementary age students, helping them to understand the importance of an active, healthy lifestyle that can lead to lifelong enjoyment of a variety of physical activities. The program should not only focus on body management skills that allow students to gain spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination and balance but also provide a structure for them to learn cooperation, team work, and sportsmanship.

In preparation for middle and high school, students should be exposed to a series of lessons and units that focus on the skills that would promote and encourage participation in sports/activities such as basketball, softball, baseball, volleyball, skiing (downhill/cross-country), snowboarding, snowshoeing, track & field, lacrosse, and cross country.

• Place the welfare of children as his/her top priority.
• Respect the basic responsibility of parents for their children, seeking to establish friendly and cooperative relationships with the home and be discreet with information received from parents.
• Exercise care to protect the mental, physical and emotional safety of pupils, colleagues and subordinates.
• Respect basic dignities of all individuals with whom he/she interacts in the performance of his/her professional duties.
• Effectively teach his/her assigned classes, using standards, curriculum and textbooks adopted by the Board of Education.
• Follow Board policies and regulations, pertinent school and District handbooks, and administrative directives.
• Limit his/her activities during the school day to the performance of professional assignments.
• Enforce rules of order in and about the school building, with such rules defined in Board policy, school handbooks and by administrative directive.
• Model and reinforce behaviors which are expected of students.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the subject(s) he/she is assigned to teach.
• Demonstrate professional skill in: a.) effective planning for instruction, b.) implementing effective lesson design, c.) motivating students of all ability levels, d.) classroom management, e.) using a variety of appropriate instructional techniques, and f.) maintaining a positive classroom environment.
• Demonstrate effective human relation skills in his/her relationships with: a.) teachers, b.) parents, c.) administrators, d.) community members, e.) non-teaching staff and f.) students.
• Demonstrate professional skills and attitudes by his/her: a.) use of sound professional judgment, b.) demonstrated professional improvement activities, c.) supervising and/or working with students outside of the classroom, d.) contribution to the quality of education in the District, e.) adherence to Board policy and/or building rules, and f.) organization and planning.
• Demonstrate personal skills by his/her: a.) punctuality, b.) ability to meet deadlines for assigned tasks, c.) ability to provide an appropriate role model for students, and d.) ability to speak and write effectively.
• Turn in lesson plans for the following week to the respective building principal(s) before going home on the last day of the week. Plans shall give a clear and brief description of the activities planned so that a substitute teacher could easily follow the activity.
• Prepare and maintain a file folder containing pertinent information for the use of a substitute teacher. This folder should include but not be limited to information regarding schedules, duties and recesses, and should be left in or on the teacher's desk.
• Secure parent permission slips for field trip activities in accordance with Board policy and established administrative rules or directives.
• Obtain pre-approval from their respective principal(s) for all special classroom…