Health and Physical Education Newsletter
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Below you will find information related to the following topics.
- 2021-2022 Physical Fitness Assessment
- 2021-2022 Annual School Health Survey-Save the Date
- Health and Physical Education Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)
- Instructional Materials Substitutions and Content Updates-Public Input Needed
The physical fitness assessment initiative (PFAI) data collection tool will be open January 2022 for the reporting of data for the 2021-2022 academic year.
Texas Education Code, §38.101 and §38.103, require the fitness levels of all public school students who are in grade 3 or higher and enrolled in a physical education course or any physical education substitute course or activity be assessed at least once annually.
To stay current with information about the PFAI and access to the Quick Start Guide, please visit https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/health-safety-discipline/physical-fitness-assessment-initiative.
All fitness data submitted must be submitted on or before 5:00 pm (CDT) on June 10, 2022. Questions related to the PFAI application may be directed to TEA’s Curriculum Division by emailing pfaiprogramsupport@tea.texas.gov.
The 2021-2022 School Health Survey will be available February 2022. For information and updates please visit https://tea.texas.gov/texas-schools/health-safety-discipline/coordinated-school-health.
Districts and open enrollment charter schools must complete the 2021-2022 survey on or before 5:00 pm (CDT) on May 27, 2022.
For questions related to the annual survey, please contact healthandsafety@tea.texas.gov.
At the November 2020 State Board of Education (SBOE) meeting, the SBOE approved for second reading and final adoption revisions to the K-12 health education and physical education Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). The revisions for health education and physical education include new standards for kindergarten–grade 8, three new high school courses for health education, and three new high school courses for physical education. The new health courses will be offered for one-half credit and the new physical education courses will be offered for one-credit.
The new health education and physical education TEKS were adopted to be effective and implemented beginning with the 2022-2023 school year with an effective date of August 1, 2022. At that time, the new TEKS will replace the current TEKS in Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 115 https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=4&ti=19&pt=2&ch=115 and Chapter 116 https://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=4&ti=19&pt=2&ch=116.
In the interim between now and the effective date, the new TEKS can be accessed on the Adopted State Board of Education Rules—Not Yet Effective web page: https://tea.texas.gov/about-tea/laws-and-rules/sboe-rules-tac/adopted-state-board-of-education-rules-not-yet-effective.
The current TEKS for health education and physical education must still be taught until the new TEKS become effective on August 1, 2022, and the old courses will be repealed after this date.
For questions related to the TEKS, please contact teks@tea.texas.gov.
The Substitutions and Content Updates webpage https://tea.texas.gov/academics/instructional-materials/review-and-adoption-process/update-and-substitution-requests has been updated with a request from Goodheart-Wilcox to change content in their recently adopted health materials. The public is invited to review and comment on https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/4b752d63d8a6478a9a7b9db19524a40a the proposed content changes.
If you have questions or need further assistance, please submit a help desk ticket by visiting https://helpdesk.tea.texas.gov/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=1500001289001.
Thank you for your commitment to serving Texas students.
Barney Fudge
Health and Physical Education Coordinator
Curriculum Standards and Student Support Division
barney.fudge@tea.texas.gov
Phone: 512-463-9581
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