Outline of the state of Mississippi
State
Mississippi
Recommended

Category
Time for Physical Education—MS

Category
Time for Physical Education—MS

State law recommends that time for PE in middle school meets National Standards (225 min/week).

2013-2014 Mississippi Physical Education Framework

SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESSFUL FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Require daily physical education for all students.

Policy Type
Standard

Mississippi Administrative Code 7-3-38.12 Physical Education/Comprehensive Health Education Rules and Regulations

  1. IMPLEMENTATION I. Grades K-8 a. Successful implementation of Physical Education and Comprehensive Health Education must include the following:
    • i. 150 minutes per week of instruction through a combination of physical education, physical activity, and activity based instruction
    • ii. 45 minutes per week of health educationiii. Fitness testing in grade 5 (See Appendix)
Policy Type
Regulation

Mississippi Administrative Code 7-3-38.12 Physical Education/Comprehensive Health Education Rules and Regulations

  1. IMPLEMENTATION I. Grades K-8 b. Standard 33 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standard requires physical education to be a part of the basic curriculum in any configuration of grades K-8. The total number of minutes in physical education must not be below 50 minutes per week.
Policy Type
Regulation