PETE and HETE Standards Revision

SHAPE America is proud to champion and safeguard the national standards for Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) and Health Education Teacher Education (HETE). These standards are designed to develop preservice candidates into competent and capable future professionals.

In spring 2025, SHAPE America began soliciting feedback in advance of the revision process for both the 2017 National Standards and Guidelines for Physical Education Teacher Education and the 2018 National Standards for Initial Health Education Teacher Education.

In early summer, we began collecting recommendations for task force members who will guide the revision process. Following guidance from the SHAPE America Professional Preparation Council, the selection committee reviewed all applicants to ensure representation from a broad range of perspectives, geographic regions and experiences.

Below is the full list of members for each task force.

PETE Standards Task Force Members

Aaron Beighle, Co-Chair, University of Kentucky

Lisa Paulson, Co-Chair, University of Minnesota Duluth

Jan Galen Bishop, Central Connecticut State University

Gail Lynn Hartig, Illinois State University

Martha James, Morgan State University (MD)

Tanjian Liang, Central Washington University

Kevin Lorson, Mississippi State University

Brock McMullen, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Valerie Craig Ndiaye, Jersey City Public Schools (NJ)

Craigory Nieman, University of South Florida

Todd Pennington, Brigham Young University (UT)

Bruce Pietz, University of Mount Union (OH)

Allyson Reeds, Orange County Department of Education (CA)

Jason Semanoff, Maryland State Department of Education and University of Maryland

HETE Standards Task Force Members

Holly Alperin, Co-Chair, University of New Hampshire

Jenny Withycombe, Co-Chair, Portland Public Schools (OR)

Kari Hampton, Longwood University (VA)

Nicole Hobbs, North Kansas City School District (MO)

Adam Mullis, Cobb County School District (GA)

Hildi Nicksic, University of Kentucky

Kandice Porter, Kennesaw State University (GA)

Michelle D. Rawcliffe, Southern Connecticut State University

Kari Tyler, California State University, Chico

Standards Revision Process

Starting in fall 2025, members of each task force will work collaboratively to:

• Review and analyze current research, best practices and trends in teacher preparation;
• Address the evolving needs of today’s teacher candidates;
• Draft updated national standards for PETE and for HETE;
• Facilitate consensus-building by engaging a wide range of professionals and public stakeholders.

Updates on the standards revision process — including details about the first round of Public Review & Comment — will be shared here and through SHAPE America communications channels.

If you have any questions about the PETE/HETE standards revision process, please contact Director of Educational Programs and Content Michelle Carter at mcarter@shapeamerica.org.