Program Codes: 
2KHACOP,04130
Employment Percentage: 
4.1449652777778
SOC ID: 
25-2059
SOC Title: 
Special Education Teachers, All Other
ONET ID: 
25-2059.01
ONET Concat ID: 
25205901
Median Salary: 
61662.22
Interest Area Term: 
Ed Level High School: 
0
Ed Level Certificate: 
0
Ed Level Some College: 
0
Ed Level Associates: 
0
Ed Level Bachelors: 
68.760002
Ed Level Masters: 
31.24
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a Bachelor's degree
Description: 

Provide individualized physical education instruction or services to children, youth, or adults with exceptional physical needs due to gross motor developmental delays or other impairments.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Provide adapted physical education services to students with intellectual disabilities, autism, traumatic brain injury, orthopedic impairments, or other disabling condition.</li><li>Adapt instructional techniques to the age and skill levels of students.</li><li>Instruct students, using adapted physical education techniques, to improve physical fitness, gross motor skills, perceptual motor skills, or sports and game achievement.</li><li>Maintain thorough student records to document attendance, participation, or progress, ensuring confidentiality of all records.</li><li>Provide students positive feedback to encourage them and help them develop an appreciation for physical education.</li><li>Assist in screening or placement of students in adapted physical education programs.</li><li>Assess students' physical progress or needs.</li><li>Write or modify individualized education plans (IEPs) for students with intellectual or physical disabilities.</li><li>Provide individual or small groups of students with adapted physical education instruction that meets desired physical needs or goals.</li><li>Prepare lesson plans in accordance with individualized education plans (IEPs) and the functional abilities or needs of students.</li><li>Establish and maintain standards of behavior to create safe, orderly, and effective environments for learning.</li><li>Evaluate the motor needs of individual students to determine their need for adapted physical education services.</li><li>Communicate behavioral observations and student progress reports to students, parents, teachers, or administrators.</li><li>Write reports to summarize student performance, social growth, or physical development.</li><li>Advise education professionals of students' physical abilities or disabilities and the accommodations required to enhance their school performance.</li><li>Attend in-service training, workshops, or meetings to keep abreast of current practices or trends in adapted physical education.</li><li>Review adapted physical education programs or practices to ensure compliance with government or other regulations.</li><li>Request or order physical education equipment, following standard procedures.</li><li>Maintain inventory of instructional equipment, materials, or aids.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
38964.97
Top Annual Earnings: 
96972.54
Title Slug: 
adapted-physical-education-specialist