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Competency Testing For Adapted Physical Education

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Paul G. Pastorek State Superintendent of Education Date Revised 2008
Paul G. Pastorek State Superintendent of Education

LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

1.877.453.2721

www.louisianaschools.net

State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education

Mr. James D. Garvey, Jr.
1st BESE District

Mr. DaleBayard
Secretary-Treasurer 7th BESE District

Ms. Louella Givens
2nd BESE District

Ms. Linda Johnson
President 8th BESE District

Ms. Glenny Lee Buquet
3rd BESE District

Ms. Tammie A. McDaniel
Member-at-Large

Mr. Walter Lee
4th BESE District

Ms. Penny Dastugue
Member-at-Large

Mr. Keith Guice
5th BESE District

Mr. John Bennett
Member-at-large

Mr. Charles E. Roemer6th BESE District

Ms. Weegie Peabody
Executive Director

For further information, contact: Janice Fruge Division of Educational Improvement and Assistance P.O. Box 94064 Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9064 225-342-3730/www.Janice.Fruge’@la.gov

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Public Law 101-476 (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act - IDEA) and Louisiana Revised Statue 17:1941 et seq. mandate the inclusion of physical education instruction in the special education program of all students with disabilities. Physical education is defined as the development of 1) physical and motor fitness; 2) fundamental motor skills and patterns; and 3) skills in aquatics,dance and individual and group games and sports. Adapted physical education is defined as specially designed physical education for students with disabilities who may not safely or successfully engage in unrestricted participation in the vigorous activities of the general physical education program on a full time basis. In Louisiana, students with disabilities who are unable to participatesuccessfully in a general physical education program are screened and evaluated through a process established by the Pupil Appraisal Handbook. The Pupil Appraisal Handbook includes an evaluation of the physical education competency level of the student. The requirement to evaluate the physical education competency level of the student during the initial appraisal process was introduced in 1981.Considerable controversy surrounded the concept of using a competency-based assessment with students with disabilities because many individuals suggested that non-disabled children could not "pass" the test. No data had been available either to support or refute the argument. In 1989 a two-year study initiated by the Office of Special Educational Services validated the use of a competency test in...