Physical Activity Opportunities and Physical Education
Daily Physical Education (P.E.) 4-8
All students in grades K-12, including students with disabilities, special healthcare needs, and in alternative educational settings, will receive daily physical education or its equivalent of for the entire school year. The Charter School shall strive to provide an amount of PE instruction consistent with the NASPE recommendations, to the extent feasible. All physical education will be taught by a certified physical education teacher. Student involvement in other activities involving physical activity, such as interscholastic or intramural sports, will not be substituted for meeting the physical education requirement. Students will spend at least 50 percent of physical education class time participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity.
Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom Setting
For students to receive the nationally recommended amount of daily physical activity, at least 60 minutes per day, and for students to fully embrace regular physical activity as a personal behavior, students need opportunities for physical activity beyond physical education class. Toward that end:
- Classroom health education will complement physical education by reinforcing the knowledge and self-management skills needed to maintain a physically-active lifestyle and to reduce time spent on sedentary activities such as watching television;
- Opportunities for physical activity will be incorporated into other subject lessons; and
- Classroom teachers will provide short physical activity breaks between lessons or classes as appropriate
Daily Recess
All elementary school students will have at least 20 minutes per day of supervised recess, preferably outdoors, during which schools should encourage moderate to vigorous physical activity verbally and through the provision of space and equipment.
Schools should discourage extended periods (i.e., periods of two or more hours) of inactivity. When activities, such as mandatory school-wide testing, make it necessary for students to remain indoors for long periods of time, schools should give students periodic breaks during which they are encouraged to stand and be moderately active.
Physical Activity and Punishment
Teachers and other school and community personnel will not use physical activity, such as running laps or push-ups, as punishment.
Cross Reference: 8200 Local School Wellness
Policy History:
Adopted on: June 14, 2021
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