Off- Campus Health Fitness
To maintain compliance with state law, Spring Branch ISD offers substitution for Health Fitness classes. The following information contains the policy, procedure and application for this substitution process. Take time to read over each area and follow the directions in completing the application.
Program categories
Applications
All Facility and Student applications will be online only.
Online Facility applications will open on March 1, 2025.
Online Student applications will be open on March 1, 2025
If you are having trouble accessing the online application, please contact the Assistant Director of Health Fitness, Pamela Thompson at pamela.thompson@springbranchisd.com for assistance.
District procedures for 2025-2026 school year
Students involved in SBISD Athletics cannot be enrolled in the off-campus Health Fitness program UIL rules specifically prohibit students from being enrolled in more than one physical education and/or athletic class.
The parent will provide transportation either to school for late arrival or for early release for Category 1 students. There will be no supervised areas for these students to stay on campus for the unassigned class period.
The Health Fitness Department is responsible for receiving and maintaining attendance and grades from the participating facilities. Parents collect their students grades and attendance using the Student Attendance and Grade Form. This form will be sent via email to Pamela Thompson. If a grade is not submitted for any grading period, a “no grade” (NG) will be assigned to the student. The Health Fitness Department will then contact the parent/and or facility concerning their responsibility of submitting grades.
The parent and/or student must agree to:
It is the responsibility of the student/parent to notify the Health Fitness Office if there is a change in the student’s program and/or schedule, if the student has withdrawn from the facility, or if the student has changed facilities.
The facility and/or private organization must agree to:
- Submit application and fee of $100.00.
- Notify the Health Fitness department at pamela.thompson@springbranchisd.com immediately if the student drops out the OCHF program or changes training facilities.
- Report the student’s grade and attendance for each reporting period to the parents by the assigned due date.
- Notify the Health Fitness department immediately if the organization moves or goes out of business.
- Notify the Health Fitness department if a new trainer is added or removed from your facility.
Failure to comply will result in removal of the facility from the approved OCHF facilities list.
**Off Campus Health Fitness credit is based on weekly hours of training in a particular activity. For Category 1 credit, this may include excused time from the campus during the school day (for example arriving late to school or leaving early on the last period of the school day) for training. This does not include other absences that are related to performances or events associated with that training.
To receive health fitness credit:
To receive health fitness credit, the facility must provide at least 15 hours of instruction per week for Category 1 programs. The facility must provide at least five hours of instruction per week for Category 2 programs.
Grade and Attendance Calendar:
- First Nine Weeks grades are due on September 27, 2025
- Second Nine Weeks grade are due on December 5, 2025
- Third Nine Weeks grades are due on February 20, 2026
- Fourth Nine Weeks grades are due on May 1, 2026
Grades:
On the requested date of each grading period, it is the responsibility of the facility to provide the grade and weekly attendance to the parent by the established deadline.
- Grades must be recorded on the online grade sheet as a numeric score. A numeric value must be assigned (for example: 83).
- Failure to turn in grades and attendance by the listed due date will result in the student being dropped from the program.
Questions or Concerns?
Pamela Thompson
Assistant Director of Health Fitness
pamela.thompson@springbranchisd.com
713.251.2338
2100 Shadowdale Dr.
Houston, TX 77043