Standards and Outcomes UpdatesOctober 4, 2022We hope your school year has been off to a great start and you are enjoying your time back in the classroom! We have some important updates and information regarding our Health, Safety, and Physical Education Academic Standards that we would like to share with you. It is important to note that our current standards have not been updated since 2002. In addition, the current standards do not cover topics that are now mandated and relevant to meet student needs today and as such, HPE professionals have been asking for a much-needed revision. Back in 2016, a group of HPE professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences began work on standards revisions. This process took several years and was a collective effort from drafting and completing the standards to a review by different HPE field and state agencies. As a result, the Pennsylvania PreK-12 Knowledge and Skills-Based Health and Physical Education Outcomes were created. The Outcomes align with the Career Ready Skills, School Climate Survey, Centers for Disease Control Youth Risk Behavior Survey, and the Pennsylvania Youth Survey. Here’s where we are today:
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January 6, 2021Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the Pennsylvania State Board of Education was able to complete their review of the Science and Technology Standards. The Board has made a formal recommendation to the state legislature that these standards and outcomes be approved. However, we were very unaware that the Science and Technology standards still have to proceed through a 12-18-month legislative process. Upon completion of that process, these S&O would still not be in effect for 3 more years because they are assessed by the state. We are hopeful that the PA Board of Education will choose to review our proposed academic Standards and Outcomes next as they indicated last January. This is especially important since the HPE Standards and Outcomes will have to go through the same legislative process. Since the current HPE Standards and Outcomes are outdated (2002), it was advised by PDE that these current standards be considered the bare minimum. HPE professionals should feel free to teach current topics using up-to-date resources and best practices to provide students with the most appropriate, up-to-date education in our Health and Physical Education subject areas. PDE is very supportive of moving forward with our standards but has limitations as to what they can and cannot do. The best suggestion at this time is to reference the SHAPE America Standards and Outcomes as you plan your curriculum. Below is some preliminary information about the proposed PA Academic Standards and Outcomes we have previously shared that will hopefully help in your planning. The Physical Education Standards...
The Health Standards...
These are not included in the out-of-date Standards and Outcomes but urgently need to be addressed. June 12, 2020 We continually get requests about the status of the proposed Academic Standards and Outcomes for Health and Physical Education. The members of the Standards and Outcomes Committee fully understand that many HPE departments are in their curriculum writing cycles and desperately need updated academic standards and outcomes. PSAHPERD’s Advocacy Committee is in the process of making an appeal to PDE and the PA Board of Education to consider a few other options to make the proposed standards and outcomes available to you even though they are not officially approved. Also, despite the Covid-19 pandemic and their ambitious plans, the Science Committee has completed their preliminary work and is on, or slightly ahead of, schedule. That is good news for HPE!
We have previously provided some preliminary information about the proposed HPE S&O and have shared another piece of information below:
February 11, 2020
Additional Information for Release Regarding the Proposed PA Academic Standards and Outcomes for Health and Physical Education
February 1, 2020PSAHPERD would like to provide you with an update on the status of the proposed PA Academic Standards for Health and Physical Education. We are aware that many of you are in your curriculum writing cycle and desperately need updated Standards and Outcomes as the current ones from 2002 are antiquated. The Standards and Outcomes Committee have been working diligently and has completed the final drafts for both the proposed Academic Health and Physical Education Standards. The next step is to have them proceed through the official review process before being approved and publicly released. PSAHPERD’s Advocacy Committee has been trying to move this along as quickly as possible. On January 8th, members of the Committee spoke at the PA State Board of Education meeting to stress the many critical reasons this needs to happen. The Board was very receptive, understands our concerns, and even asked to see the final drafts. However, as the next priority in their master plan, the Board is in the beginning stages of updating the Science-Technology-Environmental-Ecology Academic Standards and Outcomes. Health and Physical Education should follow upon the completion of these. We have supporters in both PDE and on the Board of Education who truly recognize the importance of our request. We will continue to monitor the progress of the proposed Academic Standards and Outcomes for Health and Physical Education and will continue to speak up when and where appropriate. Please feel free to share this information with your administrators especially those who are responsible for curriculum and instruction in your school district.
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