Beginning in September of 2022 every public school district in New Jersey is required to adopt and teach a Health and Physical Education curriculum aligned to the New Jersey’s 2020 Health and Physical Education Standards (NJSLS) . However the curriculum and instructional resources that are used to meet these standards is a local decision made by each district, based on its own local curriculum development and review process. We are in the process of completing revisions to our Health curricula this summer. Draft versions of the Health curricula were piloted in K-6 this year and are available here. 

If you were unable to attend the recent Nutley Parent Academy, which focused on the new Health Standards and Curriculum, a recording of the meeting is available here:

Below are some additional resources to support parents in learning more about the 2020 NJ Health and Physical Education Standards as well as our district’s curricula:

• 2020 NJ Health and Physical Education Standards (NJSLS) 

• 2014 vs. 2020 Health Standards Comparison Document

• District-Wide Communication on 2020 Health and PE Standards (May 2022)

• NJDOE Broadcast: Clarification on the 2020 Health and PE Standards (April 2022)

• 2022 Health Curriculum Documents- This link will allow you to access each grade level’s health curriculum documents

• Policy 2422: Health and Physical Education- This policy outlines how to “opt out” of specific learning standards. (May 2022)

• K-8 Parent Letter, Scope and Sequences for Each Grade Level (Sept. 2022)

• Grade-Level Demo Lessons for Parents: Grade 2, Grade 5, Grade 8

How to Opt-Out:

District Health and PE Curriculum Contacts:

Janine Loconsolo, Assistant Superintendent of Schools: Curriculum and Instruction

Jackie Devore, Coordinator of Physical Education, Health, and Wellness