OSPI Building & Certification Department Limited Hours — Thursday, Aug. 20
The OSPI Building will be closed from 10 a.m.–1 p.m. The Certification Department will be closed from 8 a.m.–1 p.m.
Health and Physical Education Laws & Resources
Training & Staff Development
Focused Fitness Collection
(Five 1-hour Courses)
Contact Information
Denise Davis M.
Ed Director of Elementary Education Content
360-819-6843
Health and Physical Education teaches our students that good health and safety principles can lead to a lifetime of healthy practices, resulting in more productive, active, and successful lives.
To ensure student achievement in health and physical education, it is critical that the curriculum, instruction, and assessment align.
Below you will find laws and regulations related to health and physical education in Washington state, as well as grant, learning standards, teaching tools resources, and more!
Resources
- Health Education
- Physical Education
- Recess & Physical Activity
Laws & Regulations
- House Bill 1660
- Revised Code of Washington
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- RCW 28A.230.295: Daily recess
- 2024-2025 Recess Waiver
- RCW 28A.230.040: PE in Grades 1-8
- RCW 28A.230.050: PE in High Schools
- RCW 28A.230.055: Annual Data Reporting of Physical Education Programs
- 2018-19 Annual PE Review; 2021-22 Annual PE Review; 2022-23 Annual PE Review; 2023-24 Annual PE Review; 2024-25 Annual PE Review
- RCW 28A.230.095: Assessments for Health & PE (Formerly CBAs)
- RCW 28A.230.179: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation instruction
- OSPI's Requirements for CPR/AED Instruction FAQs
- RCW 28A.210.430: Instruction in Bone Marrow and Blood Donation
- Bone Marrow Donation Education
- Blood Donation Education
- Bloodworks NW video at Kent Meridian High School
- Washington Administrative Code