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Overview and Requirements for High School

Important Dates

November 12, 2012

Staff Development Day

Fitnessgram Deadlines

Campus Focus Week

Teacher Information

High School Teacher Contact

Information

Physical Education/Activity, Health Education, and Coordinated School Health

High School campuses must provide students the following curriculum and physical education time to ensure compliance in both local and state mandates set by the AISD Board of Trustees and the Texas Legislation:

Physical Education

*Effective for the 2010-2011 school year and thereafter, the following applies to all students:

General Physical Education

Physical Education credits shall be counted toward high school graduation. Foundations of Personal Fitness (0.5) credit is a prerequisite for all other general PE courses. The remaining 1.0 PE credit may be earned from the following courses listed below in any order or combination:

Aerobic and Conditioning 1 and 2 (up to 1.0 credit)
Team Sports 1 and 2 (up to 1.0 credit)
Individual Sports 1 and 2 (up to 1.0 credit)

Credit may not be earned for any general PE course more than once. Students may earn no more than 4 credits of PE towards state graduation requirements in PE. Students transferring into AISD from other Texas public school districts and/or charter school who have completed up to 1.0 credit in Foundations of Personal Fitness will be allowed to count their credit towards district PE requirements.

Aerobic Dance I and II (up to 1.0 credit) may be counted as a PE credit or a Fine Arts credit, but may not be counted as both.

PE Substitutions

Students may substitute certain physical activities for required credits of PE, including the 0.5 credit for Foundations of Personal Fitness. PE substitutions are activity based courses. In order for a student to earn credit for one of these activities, the activity must include at least 100 minutes per five-day school week of moderate to vigorous physical activity. Upon completion of one semester’s participation in one of these activities, the student is awarded a PE equivalency credit. No more than 4 credits of PE substitutions may be earned through any combination of allowable substitutions.

Drill team (up to 1.0 state credit and 0.5 additional credit for AISD requirement)
Cheerleading (up to 1.0 state credit and 0.5 additional credit for AISD requirement)
Marching Band fall semester only (up to 1.0 state credit and 0.5 additional credit for AISD requirement)
Athletics (up to 4.0 credits)
JROTC (up to 1.0 credit and 0.5 credit Military Science/ROTC course)
Off-Campus Physical Education (up to 4 credits for Category 1 and up to 1.5 credits for Category 2). Off-Campus PE is a private / commercially sponsored activity. Eligibility to participate requires pre-approval by the campus principal or designee and the District PE Coordinator. Click here for more information.
Career & Technical Education work-based training course successfully completed prior to 2011-2012 school year. (2-3 credit)

A student taking, Cheerleading, Marching Band, or Drill Team may earn only 1 state PE credit. In order to fulfill the remaining 0.5 AISD PE credit requirement, a student may take one of these courses again for a local 0.5 credit (local credit does not count towards state graduation requirement). Students opting to fulfill the 0.5 additional AISD PE credit through local course participation must still meet minimum state elective graduation credit requirements. A student may also take Foundations of Personal Fitness or any other approved PE substitution for 0.5 state elective credit, which will count towards graduation requirements. A student whom remains in Dance classes must take Foundations of Personal Fitness or an approved PE substitution to fulfill their PE credit requirement.

Students must dress appropriately to ensure safety while participating in physical activity.
Students must participate in Fitnessgram, a physical fitness assessment.
Some students may be limited or exempt from some or all physical activity based on their individual needs. The campus must have a completed Restricted Physical Activity Student Report Form before a student is exempt from their physical activity. This form must be signed by a member of the healing arts that is practicing in Texas. The student will be responsible for learning the physical education curriculum through alternative ways that does not include physical activity.

Health Education

Prior to 2010: A student must earn:

.5 credit of Health Education; or
1.0 credit of Introduction to Health Science; or
1.0 credit of Health Science Technology I

Starting in 2010: A student must earn:

.5 credit of Health Education; or
1 credit of Principles of Health Science; or
1 credit of Health Science

Curriculum at a Glance

The following link provides detailed grade level information on our curriculum: Curriculum Road Maps

Fitnessgram Results and Goals

All 9th-12th grade students are assessed at the beginning and end of the semester. The results are based on the percent of students that have achieved the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ). For more information regarding Fitnessgram click here.

High Schools Fitnessgram Results and Goals: Percent of Students in the Healthy Fitness Zone
Year	Body Mass Index	Aerobic Capacity	Curl - Ups	Push - Ups	Sit and Reach	Trunk Lift
2007-2008	65%	41%	84%	76%	74%	92%
2008-2009	65%	45%	87%	76%	72%	88%
2009-2010	66%	45%	87%	76%	76%	90%
2010-2011	66%	*68 % Improved	88 % Improved	78 % Improved	76%	92 % Improved
2011-2012	66%	69%	87%	78%	79%	91%
2013 Goals	68%	71%	89%	80%	81%	93%