For purposes of this part, the following terms shall mean:

1. (1)

   1. (A) “Content standards” means those curriculum course content standards identified and set out in the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education curriculum frameworks.
   2. (B) The term also includes any content standards developed under the Common Core State Standards and approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;

2. (2)

   1. (A) “Curriculum frameworks” means those content-specific requirements identified and mandated pursuant to Arkansas Code § 6-15-1502 et seq. and the Standards for Accreditation of Arkansas Public Schools and School Districts.
   2. (B) The term also includes any curriculum frameworks developed under the Common Core State Standards and approved by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education;
3. (3) “Master schedule” means the official class schedule as required for students and staff in a specific local education agency (LEA) location;

4. (4) “Organized physical activity course” means a school course that:

   1. (A) Is taught by an instructor who is licensed or qualified in physical education pursuant to the rules of the State Board of Education; and
   2. (B) Involves body movement produced by skeletal muscles resulting in energy expenditures through organized group or class activities;

5. (5) “Qualified physical education instructor” means:

   1. (A) A person licensed to teach secondary physical education by the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education; or
   2. (B) Those persons who hold the appropriate licensure to teach a Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) high school course as approved by the Division of Career and Technical Education; and
6. (6) “Statement of assurance” means a written statement to be filed by the superintendent or chief academic officer by October 1 of each year with the Division of Elementary and Secondary Education which ensures that the organized physical activity course is in compliance with the physical education course content standards and curriculum frameworks as required pursuant to Arkansas Code § 6-15-1505 and the requirements of Arkansas Code § 6-16-137(b)(2).