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Welcome to the AISD Physical Education and Health Education website. The goal of this website is to provide educators, parents and community members information regarding the AISD physical education, health education and coordinated school health programs.
For physical education you will find physical education and physical activity information regarding state mandates, district requirements, physical education curriculum, physical activities, coordinated school health information, and how the brain is affected by physical activity.
For health education you will find health concepts taught through a comprehensive integrated approach. Topics include, physical/social/mental health, environmental health, consumer health, disease prevention, human sexuality, parenting and paternity awareness, nutrition, alcohol, tobacco, drugs, healthy lifestyles, interpersonal skills, goal setting, decision-making, and CPR/first-aid/AED. You will also find national and state standards for health education, district requirements, current news and research.
For coordinated school health you will find information regarding state mandates, program information, lessons and great ideas on creating a healthy school environment.
AISD’s Physical and Health Education Mission Statement (Printable Versions)
Austin Independent School District’s Physical Education and Health Departments educate students to become lifelong learners of health and wellness by participating in activities that develop behaviors which encourage healthy decision-making, appropriate social skills, and lifelong physical fitness in and outside of the educational setting.
Our goal is to produce a physically educated and healthy person who:
- HAS learned skills necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle that includes proper nutrition and physical activity
- KNOWS the implications of and the benefits from involvement in physical activities
- DOES include healthy habits including physical activity in daily life
- IS fit, healthy and ready to learn
- VALUES physical activity and health as they relate to a healthful lifestyle
Physical and Health Education Curriculum at a Glance
The physical and health education curriculum is based on the national and state standards. Yearly Itineraries and Grading Period Snapshots were designed to explain what is taught and tested throughout the school year. The physical and health education curriculum is aligned K-12 and is implemented at the same time throughout the district. District wide assessments were also written for both subject areas.
National Standards |
State Standards |
Physical and Health Education Departments Supports District’s Initiatives
"Healthier students are better learners.” (Basch, Equity Matters: Research Review). Recent research provides compelling evidence for the causal role that educationally relevant health disparities play in the educational achievement gap that plagues urban minority youth. Hence the reason for the disparities and the methods for reducing those disparities must be a fundamental part of school reform. In 2011-12, the Health Department and PE Department supports the district initiatives of Child Study System (CSS), Cultural Proficiency & Inclusiveness (CP & I), Social and Emotional Learning (SEL), and Response to Intervention (RtI). The Three-Tiered Pyramid is used to illustrate the areas of opportunity related to health and physical education around student engagement and strategies for intervention as it relates to the districts Response to Intervention (RtI) for Academics and Behavior, CSS, CP&I, and SEL.
Current Physical Education and Healthy Education Initiatives
In 2010-11, the AISD Board of Trustees approve the district’s Strategic Plan. Included in the Plan are district “values”. One of the “values” is “Health and Safety”. To address the goals of the Strategic Plan (1.9, 1.10, 1.23, 2.2, and 2.3), the Department of Health and the Department of Physical Education created key action items to address the goals. The overarching goals include Coordinated School Health, Campus Improvement Plans (CIP’s), Health Education, Healthy and Safe Environments, Health Services, Nutrition Policy and Services, Parental/Community Involvement, Physical Education and Activity, and Staff Wellness.
How Are We Doing? Measurements & Outcomes
District Fitnessgram Results and Goals: Percent of Students in the Healthy Fitness Zone |
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Year |
Body Mass Index |
Aerobic Capacity |
Curl - Ups |
Push - Ups |
Sit and Reach |
Trunk Lift |
2007-2008 |
60% |
60% |
85% |
75% |
73% |
85% |
2008-2009 |
60% |
62% |
85% |
74% |
73% |
80% |
2009-2010 |
60% |
65% |
86% |
74% |
74% |
80% |
2010-2011 |
61% |
*71% |
86% |
75% |
73% |
82% |
2011-2012 |
61% |
71% |
84% |
75% |
75% |
81% |
2013 Goals |
63% |
73% |
86% |
77% |
77% |
83% |
* New Aerobic Capacity criteria |
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