STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Austin, Texas

Proposed Standards in Physical Educetion for the High Schools
of the State to be used as a Basis fer the Accredimont of
High School Programs by tho State Department of Education

General Plan:

Herein are stated those standards which high schools in Texas
mist moot in order to be placed upon the list of schools approvod by
the State Department of Education, These standards should be regard-
ed as the first step toward minimm standards which all schools
should strivo to meet, They arc based upon standards now being usod
in the schools of othor statcos and are not considered to be beyond
tho reach of the avorage school.

For 1932-1933 schools mecting the standards given below will be
placed upon the approved list bv the Stato Department of Education.

For 1933-34 apprevel schools will be allowed to give one-half
eredit in physical ani health education to be counted toward high
school graduation and college ontrance, provided they wero approved
tho previous yoar and provided further that all standards are satis-
factorily mot for 1933-1934,

For 1954-35 schools approved the previous two yoars and which
still romain on tho approved list may give an additional one-fourth
eredit or a total of three-fourths credit for this yoar, If approved
for only one year previous only one-half erpdit may be allowed,

For 1935-36 schools approved the three previous yoars and which
still romain on the approved list may give one full credit in physical
and health education to count toward high school graduation and college
ontrance.

This plan provides that schools must be on the approved list for
one year before being allowed to give one-half credit; on the list
two years before boing allowcd to givo three-fourths credit; and on
the list three years before being allowed to give one full credit. ©
This would mean that no complete four year program would be recognized
bofore 1935-36.

The above procedure is proposed in order to give schools sufficicnt
time in which to make tho necessary changes and adaptations in their
prosent programs ond thus, in the allotted time, be able to develop
satisfactory four-ycar programs which will mect the minimum standards
horein stated. This mothod is suggestcd for the further reason that we
have but very few schools in the state which aro carrying out real four-
year programs at the present time, wherems it is the opinion of many
authorities that all schools should be required to have satisfactory —
programs operating for at loast the minimum timo suggested ebove before
they receive full recognition and credit.

One-half crcdit will be allowed for a satisfactory two-ycar program
provided minimm standards are met. Less than one~half or moro thrnn one
credit will not be allowed any school.