Off-Campus PE Information

  • Katy Independent School District Off-Campus Physical Education Guidelines PROGRAM DESCRIPTION- GRADES 6-12

    The Off-Campus Physical Educator Program is a cooperative arrangement between the Katy Independent School District and the approved off-campus sponsoring facility/agency.  These guidelines include a list of basic requirements/responsibilities that have been determined by Katy ISD and the Texas Education Agency (TEA).  These requirements must be met and maintained to be eligible for participation in the program.  For a detailed description see EHAC (REGULATION).   Private or commercially sponsored physical activity programs, in which students participate intensive training above and beyond that of regular physical education classes, may be substituted for physical education credit for students in grades 6-12, as allowed by the District and the Texas Education Agency (TEA). All sports/activities require individual, one-to one, directly supervised instruction.  No team sports, including team sports private lessons, will be approved (i.e. basketball, hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball, volleyball, etc.).  Only sports that allow for individual scoring and individual advancement will be approved.

     QUALIFYING CRITERIA CATEGORY I:  Requires a minimum of fifteen (15) hours per week of exceptional or high quality participation by the student (comparable to Olympic training level).  This category allows the student to miss one period of the school day (as defined by TEA) due to the intensive training required by the program activity.  At the high school level, Category I students must leave school for one period of the school day (either the first or last period of the day) due to the nature of the program activity.  At the junior high level, Category I students have the option to leave during the one period of physical education or take an additional elective.  All Category I waiver requests must be submitted to the TEA by the Curriculum Specialist for Health and Physical Education.

    CATEGORY II: Requires a minimum of five (5) hours per week of appropriate participation by the student (i.e. swimming, gymnastics, ballet, etc.).  The student is not allowed to miss any part of the school day for participation in this type of program.  The term “appropriate” means that the substituted activity is in congruence with the Physical Education Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) as closely as possible, if not above and beyond the rigor of the standards.