2012-2013
Dear Parent/Guardian:
Thank you for your interest in the Independent Study Physical Education (I.S.P.E.) program. For 2012-13, all student eligibility applications must be completed online. See the info links on the right side of this letter. All the information you need is included on this web site. You may want to watch the ISPE Tutorial Video before beginning your application.
We support and appreciate after-school
activities, and we encourage students to participate in them.
For the most part, however, these outside sports do not
take the place of the regular physical education class which
offers an introduction to diverse sporting activities in the
context of a cooperative classroom environment.
Students are encouraged to participate in the on-campus
physical education program, especially at the 7-10 grade levels.
While our primary recommendation is that
all students participate in the district physical education
program, we do offer an independent study physical education
program for (1) exceptionally gifted, state or regionally
ranked athletes, (2) students wishing to take an advanced level
in a course we are not currently offering, (3) To provide an
alternative for students who have an impacted schedule who are
in special academic support programs (i.e. AVID) or a
specialized elective they need to take each year during the
regular school day which preclude taking a regularly scheduled
P.E. class, (4) students with medical
conditions, or (5) students who have fulfilled
their high school graduation P.E. requirement.
An independent study course requires
personal accountability and maturity.
Students in I.S.P.E. will be responsible for fulfilling the
requirements of the I.S.P.E. contract, which include completion
of all workout logs, and submission of all reports.
Details of the requirements are contained in this packet.
Individuals are selected based upon their ability to handle the
individual responsibility. Please understand
that due to the independent nature of the program, a large part
of the grade (pass/fail) that your son/daughter receives will be
based upon his/her accomplishment of the agreed objectives, and
his/her communicating this information to the I.S.P.E.
Coordinator in a timely fashion.
