State Profile
State Standards: The state has developed its own
Nevada
Amount of Required Physical Education:
Nevada requires high schools to provide physical
education to students, but does not specify grade levels
or minutes per week. There is no state mandate for the
elementary school and middle/junior high levels.
High School Graduation Requirements: The state
requires students to earn 2.0 physical education credits
for graduation. Students must also complete a 1.0 credit
personal wellness course.
Substitutions: The state permits school districts or
Physical Education Content Standards, with which all
school districts must comply. These standards are currently under revision.
State Curriculum: The state does not require the use of a
specified curriculum.
Class Size: The state does not mandate a teacher-to-student ratio for physical education classes.
Online Physical Education Courses: The state does
allow required physical education credits to be earned
through online physical education courses.
schools to allow students to substitute Junior Reserve
Officer Training Corps (JROTC), marching band, and
cheerleading for their required physical education credit.
Student Assessment Requirements: The state does not
require student assessment in physical education.
Exemptions/Waivers: The state can grant an exemption to
Fitness Assessment: The state does not require the use
of a particular fitness assessment protocol.
a school district regarding physical education time or credit.
Physical Activity: The state does not require elementary
schools to provide daily recess and does not require a
minimum weekly amount of physical activity time for
elementary school students. Neither does the state
require a minimum weekly amount of physical activity
time for middle school/junior high school and high
school students. Classroom physical activity breaks are
not required, and Nevada does not prohibit the use of
withholding physical activity, including recess, as punishment for disciplinary reasons, nor prohibit using physical
activity as punishment for inappropriate behavior.
Nevada does support Safe Routes to School programs.
Local School Wellness Policy: The state requires schools
or school districts to provide their local school wellness
policy to the state education agency, but does not monitor the implementation of local school wellness policies.
Grade Point Average (GPA): Physical education grades
are required to be included in a student’s GPA.
Body Mass Index (BMI): The state requires schools to
collect BMI or students’ height and weight for a representative sample of pupils enrolled in grades 4, 7 and 10
in the schools within the school district. In addition to
those grade levels, a school district may conduct examinations of the height and weight of a representative sample of pupils enrolled in other grade levels within the
school district. The Health Division of the Department
of Health and Human Services shall define “representative sample” in collaboration with the school districts for
purposes of this requirement.
Certification/Licensure of Physical Education Teachers:
The state requires certification or licensure of physical
education teachers at the middle school/junior high and
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high school levels. Elementary classroom teachers (generalists) may teach required elementary school PE classes.
Certification must be renewed every five years.
Professional Development of Physical Education
Teachers: The state does require professional develop-
ment for physical education teachers on physical education topics, comparable to other curricular areas.
National Board Certification: The state actively supports
physical education teachers to become certified through
the National Board Certification process by providing
funding if the teacher receives board certification, providing a one-time monetary bonus, and providing an
ongoing higher level of pay.
District Physical Education Coordinator: The state does
not require each school district to have a licensed physical educator serving as a PE coordinator.
Contact Person:
Donnell Barton
Director, Child Nutrition and School Health
Nevada Department of Education
Office of Child Nutrition and School Health
700 East Fifth Street, Suite 109
Carson City, NV 89701
775-687-9191
[email protected]
© 2012, National Association for Sport and Physical Education and the American Heart Association,
www.naspeinfo.org/shapeofthenation • 1900 Association Drive • Reston, VA 20190, U.S.
(703) 476-3410 • Fax (703) 476-8316 • E-mail [email protected]
Reproduction for media and classroom use with attribution is permissible.
For all other permission requests please contact [email protected]
NASPE is an association of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
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