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Board adopts comprehensive PE master plan to expand credentialed instruction and comply with state law
Summary
The board approved a PE master plan responding to a state compliance review that found insufficient PE minutes and lack of credentialed instruction at elementary schools; the plan funds credentialed PE specialists, professional development, equipment and phased implementation across schools.
The San Francisco Unified School District board adopted a Physical Education (PE) master plan after staff described a compliance review by the California Department of Education that found many elementary schools out of compliance with required PE minutes and lacking credentialed PE teachers.
The plan directs funding toward placing credentialed elementary PE specialists, rolling out a district‑adopted PE curriculum, providing extensive professional development for classroom teachers, purchasing equipment and verifying site schedules so students receive the required 200 minutes of PE every 10 instructional days. Staff said the first phase covered 11 schools (about 6,200 students verified this year) with a goal of expanding to nearly 10,000 students next year as implementation reaches more sites.
During board debate commissioners raised scheduling concerns tied to the earlier A–G decision — noting many high schools run five academic periods and that meeting A–G plus four years of PE may require schedule redesign (seventh period or staggered teacher schedules). The board amended some language to clarify flexibility within state law and directed staff to reflect waiver options and report on implementation progress.
Public comment included dozens of teachers, principals and parents who described positive results where credentialed specialists and Prop H funding had already supported site programs. The board approved the master plan by roll call.
