Physical Education and the Individual Education Program.

Overview & Synopsis

The booklet is designed to help teachers understand the role of physical education in relation to P.L. 94-142, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act. Following an introduction is a section addressing the definition and legal provisions of an individualized education program (IEP). A second section describes the IEP as including a statement of the present levels of the child's educational performance, a statement of annual goals including short term instructional objectives, a statement of the specific educational services to be provided and the extent to which the child can participate in regular educational programs, the projected date for initiation and anticipated duration of services, and appropriate objective criteria and evaluation procedures and schedules for determining whether instructional objectives are being achieved. The booklet concludes with a list of what physical education should include, a sample IEP form, and a sample form listing short term objectives in physical education. (SB)