Mississippi - Time for PE in MS: Standards
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Standards
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standard; regulation2013-2014 Mississippi Physical Education Framework
SUGGESTED GUIDELINES FOR SUCCESSFUL FRAMEWORK IMPLEMENTATION
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Require daily physical education for all students.
Title 7. Part 3. Chapter 38: Healthy and Safe Schools
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)
Title 7. Part 3. Chapter 38: Healthy and Safe Schools
b. Standard 33 of the Mississippi Public School Accountability Standards 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.
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