MTSD has been preparing for this upcoming change since the summer of 2021. Our H/PE teachers have attended training to introduce the structure and content of the new standards, participated in professional learning with HiTops to help deepen our understandings around best practices to create affirming school environments for all students, and have been working collaboratively as teams to review and select appropriate resources to support the lesson planning process.
The updating of the H/PE standards will be completed by September 1, 2022. At that time, our community will be able to identify which topics are being taught in each grade level, as well as explore the specific resources that have been selected. At this time, New Jersey does contain a provision in educational code for parents to inform the school if they would like their student to be excused from any part of the health curriculum which is "is in conflict with his conscience, or sincerely held moral or religious beliefs"