Outline of the state of Florida
State
Florida
Required for all grades

Category
Physical Education K-12 Curriculum—HS

Category
Physical Education K-12 Curriculum—HS

State law requires high school PE curriculum.

Florida Statutes 1003.41 Next Generation Sunshine State Standard.

(e) Visual and performing arts, physical education, health, and foreign language Standard must establish specific curricular content and include distinct grade level expectations for the core content knowledge and skills that a student is expected to have acquired by each individual grade level from kindergarten through grade 5. The Standard for grades 6 through 12 may be organized by grade clusters of more than one grade level.

Policy Type
Statute

Florida Statutes 1003.4282 Requirements for a standard high school diploma.

(3) STANDARD HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA; COURSE AND ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS.—

  • (f) One credit in physical education.—Physical education must include the integration of health.
Policy Type
Statute

Florida Statutes 1003.455 Physical education; assessment.

(1) It is the responsibility of each district school board to develop a physical education program that stresses physical fitness and encourages healthful, active lifestyles and to encourage all students in prekindergarten through grade 12 to participate in physical education. Physical education shall consist of physical activities of at least a moderate intensity level and for a duration sufficient to provide a significant health benefit to students, subject to the differing capabilities of students. All physical education programs and curricula must be reviewed by a certified physical education instructor. (2) Each district school board shall adopt a written physical education policy that details the school district’s physical education program, the expected program outcomes, the benefits of physical education, and the availability of one-on-one counseling concerning the benefits of physical education.

Policy Type
Statute

Physical Education Standard

The Florida Physical Education Standard establish benchmarks and Standard for grades K-12.

Policy Type
Non-codified