New Health Education Registration Process and Permission Form [E-lert for March 25]

In accordance with the G.S. 115C-81(e1) (7), NCVPS has a new process for the Health Education course is in place. First, we will have two separate courses, Physical Education (P.E.) worth .5 credit and Health Education worth .5 credit. We will no longer offer the combination full credit Health and PE course. Students can be enrolled in both courses simultaneously if a student needs credit for both courses. Alternatively, students can be enrolled in either course separately if a student only needs 1 of the courses.

Effective immediately, DLAs will no longer need to provide a copy of the Health permission form(s) to the NCVPS office. Instead, each school will be responsible for getting the forms from parents and keeping the permission forms on file at school.

The registration system will have a new feature that will be required for enrolling students in the Health Education course. You will select a radio button indicating whether you have a copy of the permission form already on file. If you check yes, you will be able to proceed with registration for the student in the Health Education course. If you check no, the system will not allow you to register the student in the Health Education course.

A new permission form is attached below for your convenience. Please make sure you obtain the permission form from parents prior to registering students for the Health Education course. On the form parents will be able to indicate they give permission for their child to take the Health Education course. Prior to the enrollment rush, we suggest you obtain the permission forms in advance to ensure a smooth registration process.

Please share with parents the online course that they can preview before giving permission for their child to take the Health Education course. Information for accessing the course is included below as well as on the permission form.

To access the Sample Health Education course, go to http://ncvps.blackboard.com. Login with the User ID: healthful_living and Password: physical.

Important Note: A permission form is not required for the P.E. course, only for the Health Education course.