FY27: Content Specialist, Physical Education, Argyle MS, 1.0 FTE

FY27: Content Specialist, Physical Education, Argyle MS, 1.0 FTE

Argyle Middle School is searching for an outstanding Physical Education Content Specialist to lead our school's PE department. The content specialist would support the department PLC and work closely with the Magnet Coordinator to manage the school's signature program. The Content Specialist will teach four classes out of our eight-period schedule, is part of the Instructional leadership team and will have one period to collaborate with other magnet teachers and another period to collaborate with grade-level team members in professional learning communities. Strong leadership skills and familiarity with instruction in our pathways (computer science, engineering, digital art, digital media, and instrumental music) are a benefit.

Knowledge Skills Abilities:

• Thorough knowledge of curriculum, assessment and instruction.
• Understanding of the middle school child.
• Ability to work well with students, teachers, and administrators.
• Exemplary teaching skills.
• Outstanding, facilitation, organizational and supervisory skills.
• Skill in providing professional development to teachers.
• Skill in providing feedback to teachers about their teaching.
• Strong technology skills.
• Strong skills in collecting and analyzing formative and summative data sources.
• Excellent oral and written communication and collaboration skills.

This position requires the knowledge and application of the six performance standards that have been established for the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) Teacher Professional Growth System (TPGS).

Education Training Experience:

• Holds, from an accredited institution, a master’s degree or its equivalent in semester hours of credit or is within one year of fulfilling this requirement.
• Completion of OAT 1 by the beginning of the second year of the assignment and OAT 2 by the end of the second year in assignment.
• Has had a minimum of three years of outstanding teaching experience with one year in MCPS preferred.
• Has had appropriate middle school teaching experience within subject fields of the department.
• Demonstrates skill in working effectively with people.

SELECTION AND CONTINUANCE OF SERVICE:

Shall be selected by the principal and a team that will include teachers from the content department. (When the career lattice is implemented, content specialists will have to achieve lead teacher status).

EVALUATION:

Will be evaluated using the standards of Teacher Professional Growth System.

Certificate License:

Meets the Maryland State Department of Education certification requirements for the appropriate content area.