N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 306.411

Current through Register No. 44, October 31, 2024

Section Ed 306.411 - Physical Education Program, July 1, 2015

(a) Pursuant to Ed.306.26 and Ed. 306.27, the local school board shall require no later than July 1, 2015, conditioned on legislative approval, that a sequential and comprehensive physical education program be provided for each K-12 student.

(b) Physical education programs in each school should prepare physically literate students who have the knowledge, skills and confidence to enjoy a lifetime of healthful physical activity, by including planned learning strategies and opportunities that:

(1) Provide students with teaching and instructional practices that enable them to:

a. Learn the skills necessary to perform a variety of physical activities;

b. Know the implications of and the benefits from involvement in physical activities;

c. Participate regularly in physical activity;

d. Achieve and maintain physically fitness;

e. Value physical activity and its contributions to a healthful lifestyle;

f. Experience the integration of teaching aids and technologies in physical education to support learning;

g. Be prepared for college, career and citizenship; and

h. Connect physical education principles, practices and content to mathematics, English language arts, science, social studies, and other content areas;

(2) Provide students with knowledge and experience of the following physical education practices and principles:

a. Demonstrating competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns;

b. Demonstrating and applying knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics related to movement and performance;

c. Demonstrating the knowledge and skills to achieve a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness;

d. Exhibiting responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others; and

e. Recognizing the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction;

(3) Provide students with specific knowledge and experience of the following cross-cutting physical education concepts, practices and principles:

a. Motor skills and movement patterns;

b. Movement related strategies and tactics;

c. Physical activity and fitness;

d. Responsible personal social behavior; and

e. Value of physical activity; and

(4) Provide students with developmentally appropriate learning progressions in the following core areas:

a. Physical education at the lower elementary k-5 school level including:

1. Fundamental motor skills; combinations of skills, small-sided practice tasks, dance, gymnastics;

2. Basic movement concepts in dance, gymnastics, and small-sided practice tasks;

3. Basic health-related fitness concepts;

4. Personal and group social inclusivity in physical activities; and

5. Benefits of physically active lifestyle;

b. Physical education at the upper elementary 6-8 school level including:

1. Specialized skills for modified sports and small-sided games, introduction to individual performance activities, outdoor pursuits, fitness activities, and dance and rhythms;

2. Tactics and performance concepts in physical activities;

3. Health-related fitness concepts;

4. Responsible interpersonal behavior while engaging in physical activities; and

5. Benefits of a physically active lifestyle; and

c. Physical education at the high school level 9-12 including:

1. Specialized skills for individual performance activities, outdoor pursuits, fitness activities, dance & rhythms, net/wall games, target games;

2. Movement concepts and principles that analyze and improve performance of self and/or others in a selected skill;

3. Planning and implementing a personal fitness program;

4. Key concepts associated with successful participation in physical activity;

5. Methods for utilizing problem-solving and communication skills while engaging in physical activity that incorporates responsible behavior; and

6. Designing and implementing a physical activity program that meets the need for self-expression, challenge, social interaction and enjoyment.

(c) Each district shall establish and provide a comprehensive, sequential k-12 physical education curriculum designed to meet the minimum standards for college and career readiness and that provides for continued growth in all content areas consistent with RSA 193-C:3,III.

(d) For physical education programs in grades k-12, schools shall provide for the ongoing, authentic assessment of student learning outcomes through multiple formative and summative assessment instruments that are aligned with the state and district content and performance standards.

(e) Examples of such assessment shall include, but not be limited to:

(1) Teacher observations of student performance based upon evaluation criteria that is aligned to concepts, skills, and practices;

(2) Competency-based or performance based assessments;

(3) Common assessments developed locally; and

(4) Psychomotor, cognitive, and affective evaluation rubrics used to determine levels of achievement of physical education competencies applied to integrated curriculum assignments, extended learning opportunities, and out of school learning environments.

(f) For all physical education programs, schools shall report the academic performance of all students on a regular basis by providing the following:

(1) A summary of individual student performance to parents at least 3 times each year; and

(2) The opportunity for parents to meet individually with their students' teachers about their student's performance at least once during each school year.

(g) For all physical education programs, schools shall demonstrate how school and student assessment data are used to evaluate, develop, and improve curriculum, instruction, and assessment.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ed 306.411

Amended by Volume XXXIV Number 16, Filed April 17, 2014, Proposed by #10556, Effective 3/27/2014, Expires3/27/2024.

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 35, Number 27, eff.6/29/2015 is not yet available.

The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 36, Number 06, eff.1/8/2016 is not yet available.