Course Begins: Fall, Spring In extenuating circumstances, students in grades 9–12 may participate in programs other than the regular physical education instructional program and still receive credit to meet graduation requirements.
The student must submit a Contract Program proposal that gives a general outline of activities. Student must meet the following requirements:
Students must have no physical education failures to make up from previous years.
Students must have a full academic schedule: 1. The schedule must include band, chorus and foreign language to be considered a full schedule. 2. The schedule includes senior credit deficiency needs. 3. The schedule includes vocational program (such as DMACC or Central Campus).
Students must participate in the activity 2.5 hours per week.
Activities must include but not limited to:
Physical fitness activities that increase cardiovascular endurance.
Students must keep a log of the activity that includes amount of time spent on the activity each week. Logs can be found on the high school page of the website.
Student and parent/guardian must meet with school administrator or staff designee. During the meeting students will submit their proposal explaining what activities they will participate in to successfully complete the contract. This must be done no later than one week prior to the start of the semester the student is contracting for. In order to be valid the contract must be signed by the student, a parent, the designated teacher, and an administrator all agreeing to its terms.