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SHPPS 2006: State-level Summaries
Physical Education (2.0)

SHPPS > State-level Summaries

Table 2.1   States with a Physical Education (PE) Coordinator and States That Require
Each District and School to Have a PE Coordinator

Table 2.2   States That Require or Encourage Districts or Schools to Follow National or State Physical Education Standards or Guidelines

Table 2.3.1   States with Physical Education Standards or Guidelines Based on the National Standards for Physical Education, and States with Goals and Objectives for Physical Education That Address Specific Topics, by School Level

Table 2.3.2   States with Physical Education Standards or Guidelines Based on the National Standards for Physical Education, and States with Goals and Objectives for Physical Education That Address Specific Topics, by School Level

Table 2.3.3   States with Physical Education Standards or Guidelines Based on the National Standards for Physical Education, and States with Goals and Objectives for Physical Education That Address Specific Topics, by School Level

Table 2.4   States That Require Schools to Teach Physical Education, by School Level

Table 2.5   States That Require or Recommend Written Tests of Knowledge, Skill Performance Tests, and Fitness Level Tests, by School Level

Table 2.6   States That Require or Recommend That Districts or Schools Use One Particular Curriculum for Physical Education, by School Level

Table 2.7   States That Provided Information or Materials for Physical Education During the Past Two Years at Each School Level, by Type of Information or Materials

Table 2.8   States That Specify a Maximum Student-to-Teacher Ratio for Physical Education Classes, by School Level

Table 2.9   States with Specified Time Requirements for Physical Education, by School Level

Table 2.10   States That Require Newly Hired Physical Education Teachers to Have Undergraduate or Graduate Training in Physical Education or a Related Field, by School Level

Table 2.11   States That Require Newly Hired Physical Education Teachers to be Certified, Licensed, or Endorsed by the State, by School Level

Table 2.12   States That Offer Certification, Licensure, or Endorsement for Physical Education Teachers, by Type

Table 2.13   States That Provided Funding for Staff Development or Offered Staff Development on Physical Education Topics to Physical Education Teachers During the Past Two Years, by Topic

Table 2.14   States That Require or Recommend That Elementary Schools Provide Regularly Scheduled Recess

Table 2.15   States That Prohibit or Actively Discourage Using Physical Activity as Punishment for Bad Behavior and Excluding Students from Physical Education (PE) and Recess as Punishment for Bad Behavior

Table 2.16   States That Require Student Use of Protective Gear During Physical Activities, by Type of Activity

Table 2.17   States That Provided Funding for Staff Development or Offered Staff Development to Interscholastic Sports Coaches During the Past Two Years, by Source of Funding





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