Off-Campus Physical Education

The purpose of the program is to accommodate students with Olympic development potential who are making a serious effort to develop high-level abilities and to allow them to be involved in an off-campus program that provides training exceeding that offered in the District. Off-campus PE has a structured training requirement designed to mirror UIL activities.

Please note: Online applications for the 2026-2027 school year will be available April 16, 2026- August 21, 2026.

New Change for Injuries/Illness

• If your student experiences an injury/illness but is able to attend school, he/she is required to attend their regularly scheduled OCPE training as well. They may receive instruction through observation until they are able to participate at full capacity.
• If the student’s injury/illness persists longer than three classes, the parent must submit a doctor’s note detailing injury/illness, when the student is expected to recover and detail of student level of participation during injury/illness to the Plano ISD OCPE staff for documentation.
• We strongly discourage a student to drop after the grading period has begun but will refer to campus specific withdrawal procedures. 
• If your child's injury/illness prohibits them from observing/receiving instruction at their OCPE training site, they must remain on campus during their scheduled class period.
• You will need to work with campus administration and counseling to establish an appropriate location during the class period and the student will report to that location daily.
• Students that are not able to attend OCPE training due to injury/illness must remain on campus and not leave early.

General Requirements 

The following is a list of basic requirements that has been established by the Plano Independent School District and the Texas Education Agency. These requirements must be met and maintained to be eligible for participation in the program. To ensure we are aligned with the current Plano ISD policy EIF (Regulation), we do not offer OCPE activity options that are offered to students at the campus level in UIL.

1. Off-Campus physical activity programs will be approved for only those students who have been strongly recommended by qualified instructors.
2. No off-campus program will be allowed if located more than twenty (20) miles from the Plano Independent School Administration Building.
3. Only those students in grades six (6) through twelve (12) will be eligible for consideration for the off-campus program. No students in elementary school will be considered for the off-campus program.

Approved sports/activities for students in grades 6-8:

• Archery
• Badminton
• Dance
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Golf
• Gymnastics
• Ice Hockey
• Ice Skating
• Lacrosse
• Mixed Martial Arts
• Rock Climbing
• Rowing
• Squash
• Swimming
• Table Tennis
• Tennis
• Track Cycling

Approved sports/activities for students in grades 9-12: 

• Archery
• Badminton
• Dance
• Equestrian
• Fencing
• Gymnastics
• Ice Hockey
• Ice Skating
• Lacrosse
• Mixed Martial Arts
• Rock Climbing
• Rowing
• Squash
• Table Tennis
• Track Cycling

Per policy EIF (Regulation), Plano ISD will not offer OCPE credit for sports/activities that are offered within Plano ISD UIL competitive athletic programs in grades 9-12.

Students applying for Off-Campus Physical Education will be considered under two (2) categories.

Category One

These programs involve a minimum of fifteen (15) hours per week of highly intense, professionally supervised training.   Students qualifying at this level will be dismissed from school one period per day for such participation.

Category Two

These programs are to be of high quality, well supervised by appropriately trained instructors, and consist of a minimum of ten (10) hours per week.  Students certified to participate at this level MAY NOT be dismissed from any part of the regular school day.

Please Note: Students participating in this program may receive a maximum of one half credit per semester. For students in grades 9 -12, one credit of Physical Education is required to graduate. A maximum of four credits of Physical Education can be counted towards state high school graduation requirements.

•  The student must participate a minimum of four (4) days during the week (Monday through Friday) plus an additional day that may fall on either the weekend or during the week. 
• All such participation must always be under the direct supervision of the instructor and do not include weekend games/tournaments.
• Parents can not be listed as the instructor.