Physical Education Standards and Framework

In January 2005, the California Board of Education approved the Physical Education Model Content Standards for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade Twelve. The content standards define what a student should know and be able to do as a result of a quality physical education program.

There are five overarching content standards for grades TK–8 and three overarching content standards for grades 9–12. Additionally, numerous grade- or course-level performance standards are associated with each overarching standard and are evaluated accordingly. The standards are progressive in design, with each grade level building on the previous one. Therefore, skills and knowledge from previous grade and course levels serve as important foundations for attaining the standards at the current grade or course level.

OVERARCHING STANDARDS FOR TRANSITIONAL KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE 8

Standard 1: Students demonstrate the motor skills and movement patterns needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
Standard 2: Students demonstrate knowledge of movement concepts, principles and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activities.
Standard 3: Students assess and maintain a level of physical fitness to improve health and performance.
Standard 4: Students demonstrate knowledge of physical fitness concepts, principles, and strategies to improve health and performance.
Standard 5: Students demonstrate and utilize knowledge of psychological and sociological concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activity.

OVERARCHING STANDARDS FOR HIGH SCHOOL

Standard 1: Students demonstrate knowledge of and competency in motor skills, movement patterns, and strategies needed to perform a variety of physical activities.
Standard 2: Students achieve a level of physical fitness for health and performance while demonstrating knowledge of fitness concepts, principles and strategies.
Standard 3: Students demonstrate knowledge of psychological and sociological concepts, principles, and strategies that apply to the learning and performance of physical activity.

There are eight state-mandated content areas for high school physical education instruction: effects of physical activity upon dynamic health, mechanics of body movement, aquatics, gymnastics and tumbling, individual and dual sports, rhythms and dance, team sports and combatives/self-defense. High school students must be evaluated on their progress in each of the eight content areas.

The state's Physical Education content standards are available here.

In September 2008, the California Board of Education adopted the Physical Education Framework for California Public Schools: Kindergarten through Grade 12. The framework supports the alignment of curriculum, instruction, assessment, and instructional resources to the state-adopted model content standards. The state's curriculum framework is available here.

Visit the district's Physical Education home page here.