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Adapted Physical Education
Adapted Physical Education (APE) is for individuals with exceptional needs who require developmental or corrective instruction and who are precluded from participation in the activities of the general physical education program, modified general physical education program, or in a specially designed physical education program in a special class. Consultative services may be provided to pupils, parents, teachers, or other school personnel for the purpose of identifying supplementary aids and services or modifications necessary for successful participation in the regular Physical Education program or specially designed physical education programs.
Eligibility for Services
A student may qualify for APE services when they
1. Are identified as having a disability
2. Are eligible for special education
3. The results of assessment indicate a need according to its criteria
4. Accommodations and modifications have been tried in General Physical Education, Modified Physical Education, and/or Specially Designed Physical Education, but have not resulted in notable progress.
5. The student is unable to gain Educational Benefit from the general education or Specially Designed Physical Education classes without support from the APE Program.
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Continuum of Physical Education Service Delivery Models
All four of the following recommended physical education program options should be available to all students. The IEP team must determine which combination of services would best meet the student’s needs and will also meet the mandated number of minutes required (elementary = 200 minutes/10 days; secondary = 400 minutes/10 days) for physical education.
Collaborative Consultation is a professional interaction process that is effectively utilized within all of these programs to help meet the needs of the student.
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General Education Physical Education
Movement activities are provided by the general PE teacher and may include accommodations, adaptations, or modifications, which are made by the general education teacher.
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Specially Designed Physical Education
Physical education programming, for a special education class, that requires minimal or limited adaptations, accommodations, or modifications, and is taught by the person, general or special educator, who normally teaches physical education for this population.
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Adapted Physical Education
Adapted physical education is a physical education program for children with disabilities who have needs that cannot be solely met in general or specially designed physical education. It is taught by a credentialed APE teacher either independently, with or without aides, or in a team teaching situation with either a general or a special educator. Frequency and duration of services, and goals and objectives which are monitored by the APE teacher, are identified on the IEP. Students receiving APE are counted on the APE teacher’s caseload.
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Collaborative Consultation
Collaborative Consultation could be identified on the IEP as a service that is provided on behalf of the student and assists the student in participating in the least restrictive environment of general or specially designed PE. If a student is receiving collaborative consultation service from an adapted physical education teacher, the student may be counted on the APE teacher’s caseload if a goal and supporting objectives have been identified on the IEP and are monitored by the APE teacher.
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