ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK
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ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK
ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK REVISITING THE NEW JERSEY HEALTH AND PE STANDARDS THE PAST • • New Jersey law requires 150 minutes per week of health, safety, and physical education for all students in grades 1-12 Law has been in effect since 1917! THE PAST Six Comprehensive Health and Physical Education Core Curriculum Content Standards adopted in 1996 Curriculum Framework published in 1999 THE PAST Core standards were developed after review of – – – – – State statutes State regulations National standards in both disciplines Best practices Current programs (e.g. text, software) THE PRESENT Review of standards required every five years Review team assembled in May 2001 Consultant from AAHPERD engaged to train team and review document THE PRESENT Employed backwards design Developed smaller grade level clusters Increased specificity of CPIs Retained blended model THE PRESENT First version: 80 pages long! Horizontal vs. vertical design Bullets provided specificity Added character, leadership, and service THE PRESENT Advisory Committee formed to review all standards areas – Representatives from general education organizations and business THE PRESENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE SAID: Too much stuff Too much detail Not enough time Not important enough Not core Not essential learnings THE PRESENT REVISE REWRITE CONDENSE DELETE MOVE COMBINE EDIT THE PRESENT AFTER REVIEW---– – – – Reduced total number of CPIs by 13% Deleted bullets kept six standards Made some CPIs less specific Rewrote standards to focus on goal of a healthy active lifestyle THE FUTURE Standards went before State Board in April 2003 Delayed with graduation requirement discussion Expected adoption in December 2003 Immediate implementation—alignment with local curriculum THE PRESENT Links to Career Education, Consumer, Family and Life Skills – – – – – Personal and interpersonal skill development Teamwork Health and fitness careers and services Decision making, problem solving and goal setting Stress and conflict THE PRESENT More links… – – – – – Character development Service learning Ethics Advertising Safety Hazards and first aid procedures Traffic and driver safety THE FUTURE No state testing in these areas No funds to support local assessment development School district evaluations every 7 years Not part of NCLB—little focus at the state and local level LOOKING TOWARDS THE FUTURE Now, New Jersey Student Learning Standards WHAT’S NEXT? SCASS-HEAP: Health Education Assessment Project Standards Training Framework Alignment and Addendum Links to other state projects such as Action for Healthy Kids and NJ Healthy Choices, Healthy Kids INFORMATION WWW.NJ.GOV/NJDED/CCCS/DRAFTS/CHPE.PDF WWW.STATE.NJ.US/EDUCATION – – – ADMINISTRATIVE CODE DRAFT AND ADOPTED STANDARDS INFO ON ASSESSMENTS TO HEAR THE END OF THE STORY Dr. James McCall, chair Health and Physical Education Standards Committee Coordinator, Health and Physical Education NJDOE 609-777-4809