LEADERSHIP HANDBOOK
SPECIALS
Please be advised that the following requirements are per New York State Education Department mandates:
GRADE | SPECIAL | REQUIREMENT |
|---|---|---|
Grades K-3 | Art & Music | Art: One 60-minute period over a 6-day cycle |
Grades K-3 | Physical Education | 120 minutes per calendar week and participate in physical education every other day. |
Grades 4-5 | Art & Music | Art: One 60-minute period over a 6-day cycle Music: Two 30-minute periods over a 6-day cycle |
Grades 4-6 | Physical Education | 120 minutes per calendar week and attend and participate in physical education not less than 3 times per week |
Grades Pre-K-5 | Academic Core Enrichment (ACE) | 5th elective |
Grades 6-7 | Music | Music 6 and 7 to be scheduled three periods per cycle for the full school year |
Grade 7 | CTE | Students must have 1.75 units of CTE throughout middle school per NYSED. SCSD is scheduling one period per day for the entire school year at grades 7 and 8. |
Grade 7 | Physical Education | Shall attend and participate in physical education for not less than 3 times per week in one semester and not less than 2 times per week in the other semester (three days per cycle meets this requirement. |
Grade 7 | health Education | Three periods per cycle for the entire school year |
Grade 7 | Health Education | Three periods per cycle for the entire school year |
Grades 6 & 8 | Art | Grade 6 Art to be schedule every day for a half year Grade 8 Art to be scheduled 3 periods per cycle for the full school year |
Grade 8 | CTE | Students must have 1.75 units of CTE throughout middle school per NYSED. SCSD is scheduling one period per day for the entire school year at grades 7 and 8. |
Grade 8 | Physical Education | Shall attend and participate in physical education for not less than 3 times per week in one semester, and not less than 2 times per week in the other semester (3 days per cycle meet the requirement) |
High School | Art or Music | 1 full credit (meets one period a day for a full year) of either art or music, or a combination of both |
High School | Physical Education | Shall attend and participate in physical education for not less than 3 times per week in one semester, and not less than 2 times per week in the other semester (3 days per cycle meets this requirement). High school students must earn a half credit each year for a total of 2.0 credits. |
High School | Health Education | One half credit. Three periods per cycle for the entire school year or every day for on semester. |