Everglades City School – Adaptive Physical Education IEP or 504Plan

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The purpose of this course is to meet student needs identified in the Individualized Educational Plan (I.E.P.) or 504 plan. The content should include and be limited to the goals and objectives contained in the student's I.E.P or 504 plan. This course number is to be used to describe a student who has an IEP plan or a chronic physical disability that would not require this student to be placed in a self-contained ESE class. These numbers are assigned to that student in a regular physical education class to identify special needs. This course is taught by a certified physical education teacher. The teacher is required to accommodate a student in accordance to their IEP or their medical disability. The medical disability would have to be validated by a physician’s statement certifying what the student’s limitations are. Special Note: ACCESS HOPE and ACCESS Personal Fitness descriptions can be found in the Exceptional Education section. The purpose of this course is to provide students with the knowledge, skills, assessments and application of components of health and physical fitness practices they need to become healthy and physically active for a lifetime. This course addresses health and skill related fitness, stress management, safety, nutrition, consumerism, technology, fitness program design, health issues associated with inadequate fitness and poor health behaviors.