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TAbLE C-1 Continued
State
State Statute
and/or Policy
Waivers
Curriculum
Assessment
Certification
Graduation 
Requirement
Recess
Athletics
Walk/Bike
Wellness Policy
Wyoming
Rule 5218, 
Chapter 31 
(2003) requires 
all public school 
children in 
grades 1-8 to 
be proficient 
in physical 
education as 
mandated by 
the state board 
in the Wyoming 
Health Education 
Content and 
Performance 
Standards (2008). 
No state policy.
The Wyoming 
Physical 
Education 
Content and 
Performance 
Standards 
(2008) set 
benchmarks for 
standards that 
students must 
master in the 
grade spans of 
K-4, 5-8, and 
9-12. 
While a 
curriculum 
framework 
is provided, 
specific courses, 
materials, or 
instructional 
methodology are 
not mandated 
by the state.
No state 
policy.
The minimum 
requirement 
for prospective 
physical 
educators in the 
elementary and 
middle grades 
prior to licensure 
is a bachelor’s 
degree, with 
27 hours in 
the applicable 
content area. 
For prospective 
teachers in high 
school, the 
state requires 
a bachelor’s 
degree, with an 
endorsement 
in physical 
education as 
specified in 
Section 12 of 
Rule 4897, 
Chapter 7 
(2002).
Proficiency 
in physical 
education.
No state policy.
No state policy.
No state policy.
No state policy.
NOTES: CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; JROTC = Junior Reserve 
Officer Training Corps; NASPE = National Association for Sport and Physical Education; 
SHI = School Health Index.
SOURCE: National Association of State Boards of Education State School Health Policy 
Database (available at http://www.nasbe.org/healthy_schools/hs [accessed March 5, 2013]).

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State
State Statute
and/or Policy
Waivers
Curriculum
Assessment
Certification
Graduation 
Requirement
Recess
Athletics
Walk/Bike
Wellness Policy
Wyoming
Rule 5218, 
Chapter 31 
(2003) requires 
all public school 
children in 
grades 1-8 to 
be proficient 
in physical 
education as 
mandated by 
the state board 
in the Wyoming 
Health Education 
Content and 
Performance 
Standards (2008). 
No state policy.
The Wyoming 
Physical 
Education 
Content and 
Performance 
Standards 
(2008) set 
benchmarks for 
standards that 
students must 
master in the 
grade spans of 
K-4, 5-8, and 
9-12. 
While a 
curriculum 
framework 
is provided, 
specific courses, 
materials, or 
instructional 
methodology are 
not mandated 
by the state.
No state 
policy.
The minimum 
requirement 
for prospective 
physical 
educators in the 
elementary and 
middle grades 
prior to licensure 
is a bachelor’s 
degree, with 
27 hours in 
the applicable 
content area. 
For prospective 
teachers in high 
school, the 
state requires 
a bachelor’s 
degree, with an 
endorsement 
in physical 
education as 
specified in 
Section 12 of 
Rule 4897, 
Chapter 7 
(2002).
Proficiency 
in physical 
education.
No state policy.
No state policy.
No state policy.
No state policy.
NOTES: CDC = Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; JROTC = Junior Reserve 
Officer Training Corps; NASPE = National Association for Sport and Physical Education; 
SHI = School Health Index.
SOURCE: National Association of State Boards of Education State School Health Policy 
Database (available at http://www.nasbe.org/healthy_schools/hs [accessed March 5, 2013]).

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Educating the Student Body: Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School
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D
Workshop and Panel 
Public Sessions
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION 
IN THE SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT
September 20-21, 2012
Keck Center of the National Academies
500 Fifth Street, NW, Washington DC
Meeting Goals
To provide the committee with viewpoints from individuals in academia and 
from individuals who are “on the ground” acting as practitioners of physi-
cal activity and physical education programs in the school environment
September 20, 2012
Room 100 
11:00 am Registration
11:30 
 
Welcome and Opening Remarks
*Harold W. (Bill) Kohl III, PhD, Committee Chair
University of Texas Health Science Center-Houston and 
University of Texas at Austin
*Member of the Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School 
Environment.

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Educating the Student Body
 
The Current Status of Physical Activity–Related Programs, 
Practices, and Policies in Schools
*Sandy Slater, PhD 
University of Illinois at Chicago
*Amy Eyler, PhD 
Washington University in St. Louis
Panel I
12:00 pm Programmatic Approach:
Physical Education
Moderator: *Jayne D. Greenberg, EdD
Miami-Dade County Public Schools
 Panelists: 
Dolly Lambdin, EdD 
University of Texas at Austin
Abby Rose, MEd, MA 
Namaste Charter School, Chicago
Panel II
1:00  
Programmatic Approach:
Physical Activity During Recess and breaks
Moderator: *Kenneth E. Powell, MD, Retired
Georgia Department of Human Resources
 Panelists: 
Thomas McKenzie, PhD 
San Diego State University
Erin Donoghue, MEd 
Chicago Public Schools
Public Forum (Preregistration Required)
2:00  Moderator: Bill Kohl, Committee Chair
 
Registered Speakers:
Jennifer A. Weber, MPH, RD 
Office of Child Health Policy and Advocacy, Nemours
Melissa Maitin-Shepard, MPP 
American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network

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Shellie Pfohl, MS 
President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition
Lisa Perry, MEd 
Alliance for a Healthier Generation 
2:30
Break
Panel III
2:45