FLACS III - Physical Education Teacher

About Us

Family Life Academy Charter School (commonly called FLACS) is a nonprofit network of high‑performing charter schools in the South Bronx. Family Life Academy Charter Schools, together with the Latino Pastoral Action Center and parents, create the conditions for self‑empowerment for all its K-12 students to excel academically, take responsibility for their own learning, and affirm human values, today, in college, and beyond.

We are guided by this mission and through it, we have revolutionized education for students from K-12.

• Value collaboration with like‑minded educators who believe that education is activism.
• Want to work in an environment where all students are scholars and academic excellence is the norm.
• Believe that young people can be leaders who can create positive change in their communities and that schools should be safe, warm and caring environments.
• Desire to work in a place where their skills will be nurtured through an embedded professional development program.

Under the supervision of the school principal, the physical education teacher is responsible for implementing and promoting a physical education curriculum through exercise, organized games and challenges appropriate for each grade level. The physical education teacher motivates students through age‑appropriate student physical fitness; appropriate social and emotional adjustment; dual and team physical activities and sports. The physical education teacher will, in accordance with each individual student’s ability, develop motor skills, strength, agility, poise, and coordination.

The physical education teacher facilitates the successful implementation of the FLACS physical education curriculum aligned with the New York State Physical Education Learning Standards. They are responsive to diverse learning needs of all students, including general education, students with disabilities and English Language Learners. The physical education teacher works with the school administrators to implement school procedures and policies and communicates with students’ parents, guardians and/or caregivers.

• Demonstrates knowledge of grade level physical education activities including individual, dual and/or team sports to promote physical activity and develop motor skills, physical development, and proper exercise through physical fitness.
• Develops innovative instructional methodologies that are reflective of research and best practices for students to engage in physical education and takes all precautions to provide for the health and safety of the students and to protect equipment, materials and facilities.
• Plans, prepares, and facilitates daily standards‑based lessons that utilize and adapt a variety of instructional strategies which differentiate teaching based on the diverse and individual needs of all students, including general education, students with disabilities and ELLs.
• Focuses on integration of literacy skills across physical education content, which includes explicit vocabulary development, reading, writing, speaking and listening standards.
• Establishes a culture of learning to engage students in rigorous standards‑based physical education curriculum to ensure students master the state standards and are prepared to enter high school.
• Designs and implements assessments that measure progress towards physical education standards.
• Uses assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices to create a classroom culture of data‑driven decision making to close the achievement gap for all students, including general education, students with disabilities and ELL students.
• Creates a classroom environment of respect and rapport to ensure a safe, caring and orderly school environment which nurtures the unique needs of each student.
• Participates in collaborative curriculum and professional development, professional learning communities, grade‑level activities and school‑wide functions.
• Seeks to actively know students’ strengths and challenge areas and communicates effectively with parents.

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