ToPFA-Fitness

Job title Fitness Instructor Classification Exempt Reports to Principal Organization Unit Fitness Approved by Human Resources Effective date 5/9/2025

Job Purpose The Fitness Instructor ensures that students receive physical education activities following the Performance Academies Mission to instill lifelong learning and physical well-being through the sports of soccer and tennis. It is the responsibility of the Fitness Instructor to collaborate with team members, which include but are not limited to: the parent, classroom teacher(s), principal, related service providers, and Fitness Director to ensure the individual needs of students are met.

Duties and Responsibilities

Include but not limited to: Student Learning Always supervise students; never leave a child unattended, never allow a child to run errands, use the restroom, go to the office, leave for intervention or speech services unattended or unsupervised by an adult Maintain all required certifications, licensures, background checks, etc. current Maintain high levels of classroom management at all times, including during transitions to and from PE, etc. Deliver high quality instruction at all times Follow “coaching” model of PE instruction; focuses on tennis, soccer, martial arts or specifically related subjects Maintains visible charts, graphs and other forms of documentation of student progress in the PE room; regularly updates progress visually in the room Keeps accurate student assessment data of each and every student Turn in lesson plans on school template to Principal, Superintendent, Fitness Director, or Assistant Principal as required Choose only educationally related field trips, films, videos, or DVD’s for students and use them sparingly only as a supplement to a specific lesson Prepare students to compete in Performance Academies tournaments Compliance Start & end all fitness classes or other activities in a timely manner aligned with the schools schedule Keep fitness room free of chaos; maintain high standards of cleanliness, organization, and safety, and eliminate clutter Be mindful of students with disabilities; properly implement goals and objectives for all students with active IEP’s, BIP’s, or 504 Plans when appropriate or needed Work closely with Intervention staff to ensure consistency of academic and/or behavioral service delivery for students with disabilities Participate and help organize fitness competitions among schools Maintain appropriate and accurate inventory at all times of all fitness equipment, materials and resources Assist with bus duty and lunch duty as required by Principal or Assistant Principal Students must not leave the fitness classroom for restroom breaks or other reasons without being supervised Stay abreast of latest requirements in education and special education to the best of your ability Attend all required staff in-services or professional development days Turn in grades and interim reports in timely manner Manage your classroom; do not give power away by sending students to the office for minor disruptions Follow the Student Code of Conduct at all times as it relates to discipline Implement the schools positive behavior systems in your classroom Clearly post the classroom rules in your classroom. Encourage cleanliness and good hand washing behavior of students and ensure that students wear adequate foot covering at all times Report any change of address/status immediately to the HR office so that all mail, correspondence, pay stubs, W-2’s, etc. can be mailed to your proper address. Report any obvious communicable disease or sickness to your supervisor. Refrain from driving students in your personal vehicle at all times Ensure that all appropriate field trip / tournament permission forms are signed, dated, turned into the office with appropriate written consent from parents for every child attending field trip (not just a sibling, for instance) Ensure that parents who volunteer at the school have a clearly assigned purpose for volunteering, particularly in the classroom or school office; they must have an assigned day and time and a specific job and may not be permitted to wander freely about the school; all visitors must sign in and out at the front office or in classrooms Turn in monthly column for school newsletter All correspondence to parents, students, in the school newsletter, to staff, etc. must be grammatically correct and free of spelling or punctuation errors; if unsure, consult a dictionary, thesaurus or colleague before sending Any and all contacts from news media, i.e., newspaper, television, radio, etc., must be immediately referred to Principal and Superintendent; never conduct an interview on your own Immediately report any and all cases of suspected child abuse or neglect to Superintendent, Principal, Assistant Principal, law enforcement and Children’s Services agencies Maintain confidentiality of student records at all times and keep all student records locked Be an active participant in any and all IAT or IEP meetings for any students in your classroom who are being evaluated for special services; come fully prepared for those meetings with all required documentation, including samples of student work, behavioral documentation, etc. Maintain all keys, computers, fitness equipment, etc. in a safe and efficient Send home fully executed incident report for any student who falls, hurts themselves, is injured in any way within 24 hours of the incident Do not leave the building without express permission of principal Work collaboratively with any and all consultants to the school or organization, such as psychologists, guidance counselors, attorneys, philanthropists, etc. Follow all prescribed Superintendent, Principal, Fitness Director or Board policies faithfully Read and understand all policies outlined in staff handbook and student handbook/code of conduct Other duties as assigned by Superintendent, Principal, Fitness Director, Assistant Principal or management staff Maintain a high standard of care for all fitness equipment & keep an accurate Inventory of it Teacher Based Teams (TBT) must be conducted weekly with fitness team and monthly with leadership Follow faithfully all items in the Fitness Blueprint