20/21 SY – TEACHER – PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH – MOVING EXPENSES $1,000; FREE RENT/UTILITIES; ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION – SECONDARY – Gallup-McKinley County Schools – Gallup, NM

**Internal applicants must upload a Request for Transfer Form to application & it must be signed by current Principal/Supervisor to be considered for this position.

To deliver the District educational program by teaching students academic, social and motor skills according to State and District education standards and other appropriate agencies, and to provide equal educational opportunities for all students.

Supervision Received and Exercised

Receives general direction from the Principal or assignee.

May exercise technical and functional supervision over supervisory, professional, technical clerical, and volunteer staff.

Essential Function Statements – Essential duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Plan physical education program to promote development of student’s physical attributes and social skills.
• Prepare course objectives and outline from state and District curriculum guidelines or requirements.
• Teach individual and team sports to students, utilizing knowledge of sports techniques and of physical capabilities of students.
• Organize, lead, instruct, and referee indoor and outdoor games such as volleyball, baseball, and basketball.
• Instruct individuals or groups in beginning or advanced calisthenics, gymnastics, or corrective exercises, determining type and level of difficulty of exercises, corrections needed, and prescribed movements.
• Teach and demonstrate use of gymnastic and training apparatus such as trampolines and weights.
• Prepare, administer, and correct tests, and record results.
• Assign lessons, correct papers, and hears oral presentations.
• Maintain a classroom environment conducive to age appropriate learning.
• Keep attendance and grade records as required by District.
• Operate and care for equipment used in the classroom for instructional and activity purposes; operate and care for various audio visual equipment; operate various office machines to prepare materials.
• Confer with students, parents, and school counselor to resolve student problems.
• Select, store, order, issue, and inventory equipoment, materials, and supplies used in physical education program.
• Participate in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops.
• Perform all teaching competencies are required by the District/State.
• Teacher students with disabilities.
• Perform related duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Experience and Training Guideline:

Any combination of experience and training that wouldl ikely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:

Experience: One year of related work experience in a school setting is desirable.

Education: Equivalent to a bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in appropriate educational field.

Licensure & Certificates: Applicants must have BA degree and possess or have ability to obtain a NM teaching license (New Mexico has an alternative licensure program for applicants who posess a BA degree or higher) and an endorsement for Physical Education; a Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)

Full and complete job descriptions available from the Personnel Department.

All GMCS schools are eligible for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).

All Applicants must upload copies of official transcripts or evaluation of foreign transcripts from any and all accredited colleges/universities attended by you for review in order to be considered for this position.

Signing Incentive

Moving expenses for all new teachers will be paid in full on the first paycheck of the school year. All other incentives will be paid out over the course of two school years in four installments. Payment will be made ¼ in December of the first contract year, ¼ in May of the first contract year, ¼ in December of the second contract year and ¼ in May of the second contract year. The incentive will be prorated for hires made after the official work calendar start date but prior to September 30, 2020. Any hires made on or after September 30, 2020 will not be eligible to receive the signing incentives listed above. Failure to complete the terms of the employment contract will result in the forfeiture of the entire signing incentive. The recipient must teach in the eligible content area at least halftime to receive the incentive.

Free Rent and Utilities

All new teachers who work in the county and are choosing to live in district-owned housing will be offered free rent and utilities for the entire school year. (All available units will be offered on a first come, first serve basis, with preference given to new hires for the 2020-2021 school year.) The free rent will be taxed as a benefit. Renters will not be responsible for any utility costs during occupancy. A housing unit deposit is required in the amount of $350 for a 1-bedroom, $450 for a 2-bedroom, or $550 for a 3-bedroom, which is deducted in four equal payments and is paid by all employees who are living in the district-owned housing. Deposits are eligible to be refunded based upon the condition of the unit when a tenant moves out of the unit. All free rent is contingent on the employee being actively employed; individuals in volunteer status do not qualify.

Eligibility Requirements: To be eligible for the signing incentives, you must be a new employee who was not employed in any certified capacity by GMCS during the 2019-2020 school year.

2020-2021 ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION

Failure to complete the terms of the employment contract will result in the forfeiture of the entire moving expense compensation.

The other additional compensation will be prorated for hires made after the official work calendar start date but prior to September 30, 2020. Any hires made on or after September 30, 2020 will not be eligible to receive the additional compensation listed above. The recipient must teach in the eligible content area at least halftime to receive the compensation.

The moving expense will be paid in the first pay cycle. All other additional compensation is divided in equal installments payable throughout the school year in each pay cycle.

1All Teachers, other than English Language Arts Teachers, who are endorsed in TESOL shall receive the TESOL additional compensation in the amount of $2,000.

2ELL Students enrolled in English Language Arts classes, grades K-12, must be verifiable for English Language Arts Teachers to receive the TESOL compensation in the amount of $3,000. TESOL endorsed teachers are only eligible for one TESOL addendum.

3TESOL additional compensation in the amount of $3,000 only applies to English Language Arts Teachers meeting the criteria above even if Teachers of other subjects have ELL students enrolled in their classes.