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Expiration Date: 11/30/2008
Physical Education
State Questionnaire




Physical Education
State Questionnaire
	
									Questions
Standards/Guidelines							1 - 8
Elementary School Instruction						9 - 17
Elementary School Recess						18
Middle or Junior High School Instruction				19 - 27
Senior High School Instruction						28 - 36
Students with Disabilities						37
Student Assessment							38 - 46
Use of Protective Gear							47
Physical Activity and Discipline					48 - 55
Staffing and Staff Development						56 - 64
Collaboration								65 - 67
Interscholastic Sports							68 - 71
Physical Education Coordinator						72 - 80

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1.	This questionnaire focuses on your state’s policies and practices regarding physical
	education.

2.	When I use the word “policy,” I mean any law, rule, regulation, administrative order, or
	similar kind of mandate issued by the state board of education, state legislature, or other state
	agency with authority over schools in your state.  I am most interested in what is required by the
	state, not what is recommended or contained in non-binding guidance documents, unless the
	question specifically asks about recommendations.

3.	If a state policy is worded in such a way that it requires districts or schools to develop and
	adopt their own policies on a given topic, for the purpose of this questionnaire please consider it
	the same as a statewide requirement.

4.	I recognize that the state may sometimes grant policy exceptions or waivers, but please 
	answer each question based on what is considered the general policy and standard practice.

5.	Please do not consider district or school practices or policies when answering the
	questions.  We will ask about district and school practices and policies when we collect
	information from districts and schools across the country.

6.	Please do not include policies that are solely related to instruction on physical activity
	topics provided within health education curricula.

7.	Unless the question specifically asks about regularly scheduled recess periods, do not
	include recess periods when answering questions about physical education.



The first questions ask about your state’s standards or guidelines for teaching physical education.
These standards or guidelines might cover topics such as the goals and objectives of physical 
education or expected student outcomes.

1.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that districts or schools will follow any national or 
	state physical education standards or guidelines?

	Yes		1	-->SKIP TO Q3
      	No		2

2.	Has your state adopted a policy encouraging districts or schools to follow any national or
	state physical education standards or guidelines?

      	Yes		1
	No		2	-->SKIP TO THE 
				INTRODUCTION TO Q9

3.	Are these physical education standards or guidelines based on the National Standards for 
	Physical Education from the National Association for Sport and Physical Education?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

4.	Are these physical education standards or guidelines based on the Guidelines for School 
	and Community Programs to Promote Lifelong Physical Activity among Young People from
	the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or CDC?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

The next questions ask about methods your state education agency might use to improve district
or school compliance with these physical education standards or guidelines.

5.	To improve compliance with physical education standards or guidelines, does your state
	use staff development for physical education teachers?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

6.	To improve compliance with physical education standards or guidelines, does your state
	include physical education in statewide assessments or testing?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

7.	Does your state use written reports from districts or schools to document compliance with 
	physical education standards or guidelines?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

8.	Is physical education included when your state does onsite reviews in school districts for 
	overall compliance with educational standards or guidelines?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

Now I’m going to ask you about elementary school instruction.

9.	Has your state adopted goals, objectives, or expected outcomes for elementary school 
	physical education?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q11

The next questions ask about student outcomes.

10.	Do the goals and objectives adopted by your state for elementary school physical 
	education specifically address…

											Yes	No
	a.	Competence in motor skills and movement patterns needed
		to perform a variety of physical activities?				1	2
	b.	Understanding of movement concepts, principles,
		strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and 
		performance of physical activities?					1	2
	c.	Regular participation in physical activity?				1	2
	d.	Achievement and maintenance of a health-enhancing level 
		of physical fitness?							1	2
	e.	Responsible personal and social behavior that respects self 
		and others in physical activity settings?				1	2
	f.	Value for physical activity for health, enjoyment, 
		challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction?			1	2

11.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that elementary schools will teach physical 
	education?

	Yes		1
	No		2	-->SKIP TO THE 
				INTRODUCTION TO Q15

12.	States use many ways to describe how much physical education students are required to 
	receive while in elementary school.  For example, states may describe these requirements in
	terms of minutes per week, hours per quarter, or hours per year.  In your state, are there
	specified time requirements for physical education at the elementary school level?

      	Yes		1
	No		2

13.	Has your state adopted a policy describing reasons that elementary school students may
	be exempted from physical education?

      	Yes		1
	No		2	-->SKIP TO THE 
				INTRODUCTION TO Q15

14.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that elementary school students can be exempted 
	from physical education requirements for one grading period or longer for…
	
											Yes	No
	a.	Religious reasons?							1	2
	b.	Long-term physical or medical disability?				1	2
	c.	Cognitive disability?							1	2
	d.	High physical competency test score?					1	2
	e.	Participation in school activities other than sports, such as
		band or chorus?								1	2
	f.	Participation in community sports activities?				1	2
	g.	Participation in community service activities?				1	2

The next questions ask about curricula used by elementary schools for physical education.  By
curriculum, I mean a written course of study that generally describes what students will know
and be able to do by the end of a single grade or multiple grades and for a particular subject
area. It is often presented through a detailed set of directions, strategies, and materials to
facilitate student learning and teaching of content.

15.	Does your state require or recommend that districts or schools use one particular
	curriculum for elementary school physical education?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3	-->SKIP TO THE
                                INTRODUCTION TO Q17

16.	Who developed that curriculum?
	MARK ALL THAT APPLY

      	State education agency			1
      	Other state agency			2
      	Commercial company			3
      	Academic institution			4
      	State-level organization or coalition	5
      	Other					6

The next questions ask about information and materials that state agencies may provide for 
elementary school physical education. 

17.	During the past two years, has your state provided…

											Yes	No
	a.	A list of one or more recommended elementary school
		physical education curricula?						1	2
	b.	An elementary school physical education curriculum?			1	2
	c.	A chart describing the scope and sequence of instruction
		for elementary school physical education?				1	2
	d.	Lesson plans or learning activities for elementary school
		physical education?							1	2
	e.	Plans for how to assess or evaluate students in elementary
		school physical education?						1	2

18.	Does your state require or recommend that elementary schools provide students with
	regularly scheduled recess?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3

Now I’m going to ask you about middle or junior high school instruction.

19.	Has your state adopted goals, objectives, or expected outcomes for middle or junior high
	school physical education?

      	Yes		1
	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q21

The next questions ask about student outcomes.

20.	Do the goals and objectives adopted by your state for middle or junior high school
	physical education specifically address…
	
											Yes	No
	a.	Competence in motor skills and movement patterns needed
		to perform a variety of physical activities?				1	2
	b.	Understanding of movement concepts, principles,
		strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and
		performance of physical activities?					1	2
	c.	Regular participation in physical activity?				1	2
	d.	Achievement and maintenance of a health-enhancing level
		of physical fitness?							1	2
	e.	Responsible personal and social behavior that respects self
		and others in physical activity settings?				1	2
	f.	Value for physical activity for health, enjoyment,
		challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction?			1	2

21.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that middle or junior high schools will teach
	physical education?

      	Yes		1
	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q25

22.	States use many ways to describe how much physical education students are required to
	receive while in middle or junior high school.  For example, states may describe these
	requirements in terms of minutes per week, hours per quarter, or hours per year. In your
	state, are there specified time requirements for physical education at the middle or junior
	high school level?

      	Yes		1
	No		2

23.	Has your state adopted a policy describing reasons that middle or junior high school
	students may be exempted from physical education?

      	Yes		1
	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q25

24.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that middle or junior high school students can be
	exempted from physical education requirements for one grading period or longer for…
	
											Yes	No
	a.	Religious reasons?							1	2
	b.	Long-term physical or medical disability?				1	2
	c.	Cognitive disability?							1	2
	d.	High physical competency test score?					1	2
	e.	Participation in school activities other than sports, such as
		band or chorus?								1	2
	f.	Participation in community sports activities?				1	2
	g.	Participation in community service activities?				1	2
	h.	Enrollment in other courses, such as math or science?			1	2
	i.	Participation in school sports?						1	2
	j.	Participation in vocational training?					1	2

25.	Does your state require or recommend that districts or schools use one particular
	curriculum for middle or junior high school physical education?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3	-->SKIP TO THE
                                INTRODUCTION TO Q27

26.	Who developed that curriculum?
	MARK ALL THAT APPLY

	State education agency			1
	Other state agency			2
	Commercial company			3
	Academic institution			4
      	State-level organization or coalition	5
      	Other					6


The next questions ask about information and materials that state agencies may provide for
middle or junior high school physical education.

27.	During the past two years, has your state provided…

											Yes	No
	a.	A list of one or more recommended middle or junior high
		school physical education curricula?					1	2
	b.	A middle or junior high school physical education
		curriculum?								1	2
	c.	A chart describing the scope and sequence of instruction
		for middle or junior high school physical education?			1	2
	d.	Lesson plans or learning activities for middle or junior high
		school physical education?						1	2
	e.	Plans for how to assess or evaluate students in middle or
		junior high school physical education?					1	2

Next I’m going to ask you about senior high school instruction.

28.	Has your state adopted goals, objectives, or expected outcomes for senior high school
	physical education?

      	Yes		1
	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q30

The next questions ask about student outcomes.

29.	Do the goals and objectives adopted by your state for senior high school physical
	education specifically address…

											Yes	No
	a.	Competence in motor skills and movement patterns needed
		to perform a variety of physical activities?				1	2
	b.	Understanding of movement concepts, principles,
		strategies, and tactics as they apply to the learning and
		performance of physical activities?					1	2
	c.	Regular participation in physical activity?				1	2
	d.	Achievement and maintenance of a health-enhancing level
		of physical fitness?							1	2
	e.	Responsible personal and social behavior that respects self
		and others in physical activity settings?				1	2
	f.	Value for physical activity for health, enjoyment,
		challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction?			1	2

30.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that senior high schools will teach physical
	education?

      	Yes		1
	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q34

31.	States use many ways to describe how much physical education students are required to
	receive while in senior high school.  For example, states may describe these requirements in 
	terms of minutes per week, hours per quarter, or hours per year.  In your state, are there 
	specified time requirements for physical education at the senior high school level?

      	Yes		1
	No		2

32.	Has your state adopted a policy describing reasons that senior high school students may
	be exempted from physical education?

      	Yes		1
	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q34

33.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that senior high school students can be exempted
	from physical education requirements for one grading period or longer for…
	
											Yes	No
	a.	Religious reasons?							1	2
	b.	Long-term physical or medical disability?				1	2
	c.	Cognitive disability?							1	2
	d.	High physical competency test score?					1	2
	e.	Participation in school activities other than sports, such as
		band or chorus?								1	2
	f.	Participation in community sports activities?				1	2
	g.	Participation in community service activities?				1	2
	h.	Enrollment in other courses, such as math or science?			1	2
	i.	Participation in school sports?						1	2
	j.	Participation in vocational training?					1	2

34.	Does your state require or recommend that districts or schools use one particular
	curriculum for senior high school physical education?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3	-->SKIP TO THE
                                INTRODUCTION TO Q36

35.	Who developed that curriculum?
	MARK ALL THAT APPLY

      	State education agency			1
      	Other state agency			2
      	Commercial company			3
      	Academic institution			4
      	State-level organization or coalition	5
      	Other					6

The next questions ask about information and materials that state agencies may provide for
senior high school physical education.

36.	During the past two years, has your state provided…
											Yes	No
	a.	A list of one or more recommended senior high school
		physical education curricula?						1	2
	b.	A senior high school physical education curriculum?			1	2
	c.	A chart describing the scope and sequence of instruction
		for senior high school physical education?				1	2
	d.	Lesson plans or learning activities for senior high school
		physical education?							1	2
	e.	Plans for how to assess or evaluate students in senior high
		school physical education?						1	2



My next questions ask about physical education for students with long-term physical, medical, or
cognitive disabilities, such as Down’s Syndrome or conditions that require permanent use of a 
wheelchair.

37.	Based on policies adopted by your state, will schools meet the physical education needs 
	of students with long-term physical, medical, or cognitive disabilities by…
								
											Yes	No
	a.	Providing adapted physical education as appropriate?			1	2
	b.	Mainstreaming into regular physical education as
		appropriate?								1	2
	c.	Using modified equipment or facilities in regular physical
		education?								1	2
	d.	Using teaching assistants in regular physical education?		1	2
	e.	Including physical education in 504 plans or Individualized
		Education Programs, or IEPs?						1	2
	f.	Using modified assessment?						1	2

The next questions ask about elementary school student assessment that is required or 
recommended by the state.

38a.	Does your state require or recommend that elementary schools give written tests of 
	students’ knowledge related to physical education?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3

38b.	What about skill performance tests related to physical education?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3

39.	Does your state require or recommend that elementary schools test students’ fitness 
	levels?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3	-->SKIP TO THE 
                                INTRODUCTION TO Q41A

The next questions ask about specific fitness tests.

40.	Does your state require or recommend that elementary schools use…

										Require		Recommend	Neither
	a.	Fitnessgram?							1		2		3
	b.	The Physical Fitness Test, from the President’s
		Challenge?							1		2		3
	c.	The Health Fitness Test, from the President’s
		Challenge? 							1		2		3
	d.	The Youth Fitness Test, from the YMCA?				1		2		3
	e.	Any other fitness test?						1		2		3

Now I will ask about middle or junior high school student assessment that is required or
recommended by the state.

41a.	Does your state require or recommend that middle or junior high schools give written
	tests of students’ knowledge related to physical education?
	
	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3

41b.	What about skill performance tests related to physical education?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3

42.	Does your state require or recommend that middle or junior high schools test students’
	fitness levels?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3	-->SKIP TO THE 
                                INTRODUCTION TO Q44A

The next questions ask about specific fitness tests.

43.	Does your state require or recommend that middle or junior high schools use…
										
										Require		Recommend	Neither
	a.	Fitnessgram?							1		2		3
	b.	The Physical Fitness Test, from the President’s
		Challenge?							1		2		3
	c.	The Health Fitness Test, from the President’s
		Challenge? 							1		2		3
	d.	The Youth Fitness Test, from the YMCA?				1		2		3
	e.	Any other fitness test?						1		2		3

The next questions ask about senior high school student assessment that is required or 
recommended by the state.

44a.	Does your state require or recommend that senior high schools give written tests of
	students’ knowledge related to physical education?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3

44b.	What about skill performance tests related to physical education?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3

45.	Does your state require or recommend that senior high schools test students’ fitness 
	levels?

	Require		1
	Recommend	2
	Neither		3	-->SKIP TO THE 
                                INTRODUCTION TO Q47A

The next questions ask about specific fitness tests.

46.	Does your state require or recommend that senior high schools use…
									
										Require		Recommend	Neither
	a.	Fitnessgram?							1		2		3
	b.	The Physical Fitness Test, from the President’s
		Challenge?							1		2		3
	c.	The Health Fitness Test, from the President’s
		Challenge? 							1		2		3
	d.	The Youth Fitness Test, from the YMCA?				1		2		3
	e.	Any other fitness test?						1		2		3

The next questions are about your state’s policies on the use of protective gear.

47a.	Has your state adopted a policy requiring that students wear appropriate protective gear
	during physical education?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

47b.	What about when engaged in intramural activities or physical activity clubs?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

47c.	What about when engaged in interscholastic sports?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

My next questions are about the use of physical activity as punishment for bad behavior and 
excluding students from physical education as punishment for bad behavior.

48.	Has your state adopted a policy that prohibits schools from using physical activity, for
	example laps or push-ups, to punish students for bad behavior in physical education?

      	Yes		1	-->SKIP TO Q50
      	No		2

49.	Does your state actively discourage schools from using physical activity to punish
	students for bad behavior in physical education?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

50.	Has your state adopted a policy that prohibits schools from using physical activity to
	punish students for poor performance or bad behavior in interscholastic sports?

      	Yes		1	-->SKIP TO Q52
      	No		2

51.	Does your state actively discourage schools from using physical activity to punish
	students for poor performance or bad behavior in interscholastic sports?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

52.	Has your state adopted a policy that prohibits schools from excluding students from all or
	part of physical education as punishment for bad behavior in another class?

      	Yes		1	-->SKIP TO Q54
      	No		2

53.	Does your state actively discourage schools from excluding students from all or part of
	physical education to punish students for bad behavior in another class?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

54.	Has your state adopted a policy that prohibits elementary schools from excluding students
	from all or part of recess as punishment for bad behavior?

	Yes		1	-->SKIP TO THE
				INTRODUCTION TO Q56A
      	No		2

55.	Does your state actively discourage elementary schools from excluding students from all
	or part of recess as punishment for bad behavior?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2
      
Now I’m going to ask you several questions about staffing and staff development in your state.

56a.	Has your state adopted a policy specifying a maximum student-to-teacher ratio for 
	physical education in elementary school?
      
	Yes		1
      	No		2

56b.	What about in middle or junior high school?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

56c.	What about in senior high school?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

57a.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that newly hired staff who teach physical
	education at the elementary school level will have undergraduate or graduate training in physical 
	education or a related field?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

57b.	What about at the middle or junior high school level? 

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

57c.	What about at the senior high school level?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

58.	Does your state offer certification, licensure, or endorsement to teach physical education?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q62
      
The next questions ask about types of certification, licensure, or endorsement your state may
offer for physical education teachers.

59.	Does your state offer certification, licensure, or endorsement for…
	
											Yes	No
	a.	Physical education for grades K-12?					1	2
	b.	Physical education for elementary school?				1	2
	c.	Physical education for middle or junior high school?			1	2
	d.	Physical education for senior high school?				1	2
	e.	Combined physical education and health education for
		grades K-12?								1	2
	f.	Combined physical education and health education for 
		elementary school?							1	2
	g.	Combined physical education and health education for 
		middle or junior high school?						1	2
	h.	Combined physical education and health education for 
		senior high school?							1	2

60a.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that newly hired staff who teach physical 
	education at the elementary school level will be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the state to 
	teach physical education?  

      	Yes						1
      	No						2
	State does not offer certification, licensure,
	or endorsement to teach physical education
	at the elementary school level			3

60b.	What about at the middle or junior high school level? 

      	Yes						1
      	No						2
	State does not offer certification, licensure,
	or endorsement to teach physical education 
	at the middle/junior high school level		3

60c.	What about at the senior high school level?

      	Yes						1
      	No						2
	State does not offer certification, licensure,
	or endorsement to teach physical education
	at the senior high school level			3

61.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that teachers will earn continuing education 
	credits on physical education topics to maintain state certification, licensure, or endorsement 
	to teach physical education?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

62.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that each district will have someone to oversee or 
	coordinate physical education?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

63.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that each school will have someone to oversee or 
	coordinate physical education at the school?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

My next questions are about staff development for those who teach physical education. This
might include workshops, conferences, continuing education, graduate courses, or any other
kind of in-service. 

64.	During the past two years, has your state provided funding for or offered staff
	development to those who teach physical education on…
							
											Yes	No
	a.	Methods to increase the amount of class time students are
		physically active?							1	2
	b.	Methods to promote gender equity in physical education
		and sports?								1	2
	c.	Using technology such as computers or video cameras for
		physical education?							1	2
	d.	Using physical activity monitoring devices, such as
		pedometers or heart rate monitors for physical education?		1	2
	e.	Encouraging family involvement in physical activity?			1	2
	f.	Administering or using fitness tests?					1	2
	g.	Helping students develop individualized physical activity
		plans?									1	2
	h.	Injury prevention and first aid?					1	2
	i.	Teaching physical education to students with long-term
		physical, medical, or cognitive disabilities?				1	2
	j.	Teaching individual or paired activities or sports?			1	2
	k.	Teaching team or group activities or sports?				1	2
	l.	Teaching movement skills and concepts?					1	2
	m.	Assessing or evaluating student performance in physical
		education?								1	2
	n.	Developing and using student portfolios for physical
		education?								1	2
	o.	Teaching methods to promote inclusion and active
		participation of overweight children during physical 
		education?								1	2
	p.	Chronic health conditions, for example asthma or diabetes,
		including recognizing and responding to severe symptoms or 
		reducing triggers?							1	2


Now I’m going to ask you about collaboration among physical education staff and other staff in
your state.  

65a.	During the past 12 months, have state-level physical education staff worked on physical
	education activities with state-level school health education staff?

     	Yes					1
      	No					2
	State does not have state-level
	school health education staff		3

65b.	What about with state-level school health services staff?

      	Yes					1
      	No					2
	State does not have state-level
	school health services staff		3

65c.	What about with state-level school mental health or social services staff?

      	Yes					1
      	No					2
	State does not have state-level
	school mental health or social
	services staff				3

65d.	What about with state-level school nutrition or food service staff?

      	Yes					1
      	No					2
	State does not have state-level
	school nutrition or food service staff	3

66.	During the past 12 months, have state-level physical education staff worked on physical
	education activities with staff or members from…

											Yes	No
	a.	Action for Healthy Kids?						1	2
	b.	The state-level AAHPERD?						1	2
	c.	The Governor’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports?			1	2
	d.	The state parks or recreation department?				1	2
	e.	A state-level school nurses’ association?				1	2
	f.	A state-level physicians’ organization, such as the
		American Academy of Pediatrics?						1	2
	g.	A state-level health organization, such as the American
		Heart Association or the American Cancer Society?			1	2
	h.	A state-level school health committee, council, or team?		1	2
	i.	Colleges or universities?						1	2
	j.	Businesses?								1	2

67.	Has your state adopted a policy encouraging districts or schools to support or promote
	walking or biking to and from school?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

The next questions ask about interscholastic sports in your state.

68.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that head coaches of interscholastic sports will…

											Yes	No
	a.	Have previous coaching experience in any sport?	1	2
	b.	Have previous coaching experience in the sports they will 
		be coaching?	1	2
	c.	Have a teaching certificate?	1	2
	d.	Complete a coaches’ training course?	1	2
	e.	Be certified in first aid?	1	2
	f.	Be certified in cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR?	1	2
	g.	Be employed by the school or school district?	1	2

69.	Has your state adopted a policy stating that assistant coaches or volunteer athletic aides
	will complete a training course?

      	Yes						1
      	No						2
	Schools in this state do not have
	assistant coaches/volunteer athletic aides	3

70.	During the past two years, has your state education agency provided any funding for or
	offered staff development to coaches of interscholastic sports? 

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

71.	During the past two years, has any other state-level organization or agency provided any
	funding for or offered staff development to coaches of interscholastic sports? 

      	Yes		1
      	No		2

72.	Currently, does someone in your state oversee or coordinate physical education?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2	-->That is the last question.  

Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this questionnaire.

73.	Are you this person?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2	-->That is the last question.  

Thank you very much for taking the time to complete this questionnaire. 

The last few questions ask about your educational background.

74.	Do you have an undergraduate degree?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q80A

75.	What did you major in?
	MARK ALL THAT APPLY

	Physical education			1
	Health education			2
	Other education				3
	Kinesiology, exercise physiology, or 
	exercise science			4
	Other					5

76.	Did you have an undergraduate minor?

      	Yes		1
      	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q78

77.	What did you minor in?
	MARK ALL THAT APPLY

	Physical education			1
	Health education			2
	Other education				3
	Kinesiology, exercise physiology, or
	exercise science			4
	Other					5

78.	Do you have a graduate degree?
      	Yes		1
      	No		2	-->SKIP TO Q80A

79.	In what area or areas? 
	MARK ALL THAT APPLY

	Physical education			1
	Health education			2
	Other education				3
	Kinesiology, exercise physiology, or 
	exercise science			4
	Other					5

80a.	Are you certified, licensed, or endorsed by the state to teach physical education at the 
	elementary school level? 

      	Yes							1
      	No							2
	State does not offer certification, licensure, 
	or endorsement to teach physical education 
	at the elementary school level				3

80b.	What about at the middle or junior high school level?
      	
	Yes							1
      	No							2
	State does not offer certification, or 
	endorsement to teach physical education at 
	the middle/junior high school level			3


80c.	What about at the senior high school level?

      	Yes							1
      	No							2
	State does not offer certification, licensure,
	or endorsement to teach physical education 
	at the senior high school level				3

Thank you very much for taking the time to participate in this study.

If you would like more information about this study or would like clarification of any questions 
in this survey, please call 800-287-1815.