Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program

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Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
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Lets Move in School Goal

• To ensure that every school provides a
  comprehensive school physical activity program
  with quality physical education as the foundation
  so that youth will develop the knowledge, skills
  and confidence to be physically active for a
  lifetime.

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AAHPERD and LMIS

• The American Alliance for Health, Physical
  Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD)
  supports the goal of First Lady Michelle Obamas
  Let's Move campaign.
• Pledge to give teachers, principals,
  superintendents, school boards, and parents the
  support they need to help our kids to become more
  physically educated and active in school.

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What is a CSPAP?

• Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program
  (CSPAP)
• School districts and schools utilize all
  opportunities for school-based physical activity
  to develop physically educated students who
  participate in the nationally-recommended 60
  minutes of physical activity each day and develop
  the knowledge, skills, and confidence to be
  physically active for a lifetime. 

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PE is the Foundation

• Physical education is the foundation of a CSPAP. 
  It is the academic subject that provides
  standards-based instruction on motor/movement
  knowledge and skills, physical activity and
  fitness knowledge and skills, personal and social
  responsibility, and valuing physical activity for
  its many benefits. 
• Students become physically educated through the
  provision of quality physical education and a
  variety of opportunities to practice and enjoy
  physical activity both within and outside of
  school.  

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CSPAP Goals

• Provide a variety of school-based physical
  activity opportunities that enable all students
  to participate in at least 60 minutes of
  moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each
  day.    
• Provide coordination among the CSPAP components
  to maximize understanding, application, and
  practice of the knowledge and skills learned in
  physical education so that all students will be
  fully physically educated and well-equipped for a
  lifetime of physical activity.

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Why Implement a CSPAP?

• 1. Evidence shows that physically active
  students have better learning readiness,
  attention, fewer behavior issues, and ultimately
  better academic outcomes.
• (CDC. The association between school based
  physical activity, including physical education,
  and academic performance. Atlanta, GA U.S.
  Department of Health and Human Services 2010.)
• Children and adolescents need 60 minutes (1 hour)
  or more of physical activity each day.
• (CDC. Physical Activity for Everyone
  http//www.cdc.gov/physicalactivity/everyone/guide
  lines/children.html.)
• 3. Approximately 17 (or 12.5 million) of
  children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are
  obese.
• (From www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html
  data from the National Health and Examination
  Survey (NHANES).)
• They are more likely than youth of normal
  weight to become overweight or obese adults.
• (From www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/obesity/index.htm
  citation U.S. Surgeon General. Overweight
  and Obesity Health Consequences. Rockville
  MD 2001.)

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Breaking Down the CSPAP Components
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Physical Education

• Implement a standards-based curriculum that
  includes a clear scope and sequence.
• Identify clear objectives (i.e., psychomotor,
  cognitive, and affective) for each physical
  education lesson.
• Provide instruction in a wide variety of skills
  related to sport, lifetime activities, and
  fitness.

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Physical Activity During the School Day

• Include a healthy living tip or quote as part of
  each mornings announcements.
• Provide short (5- to 10-minute) physical activity
  breaks during long stretches of seated
  instruction.
• Provide all secondary school students with
  drop-in recess activities so they can be active
  during their lunch or free periods.

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Physical ActivityBefore and After School

• Create safe opportunities for students to walk
  and bike to school in collaboration with parents
  and community organizations.
• Open and supervise physical activity facilities
  (e.g., weight room and fitness center) for staff
  and student use before and after school.
• Organize physical activity clubs and intramural
  sports to encourage physical activity
  participation by students of all abilities.

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Staff Involvement

• Conduct a staff needs assessment to identify
  health-related needs and work with local
  organizations (e.g., hospitals, wellness centers,
  and fitness clubs) to address those needs.
• Hold walk-and-talk meetings with colleagues.
• Provide staff professional development on
  creating opportunities for physical activity in
  the classroom.

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Family and Community Involvement

• Include physical education and physical activity
  information on the school website and in each
  school newsletter.
• Invite community participation in special events
  (e.g., Fitness Night and 5K run/walk).
• Teach students how to use community physical
  activity resources such as the recreation center,
  bike path, and boating facility.

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Lets Move in School Elementary School PTA/PTO
Toolkit

• For use by parent teacher associations or
  organizations to assess the schools current
  comprehensive school physical activity program.
• Once the current status is assessed, schools are
  encouraged to set goals to improve their CSPAP.
• A model PTA/PTO resolution is provided for
  guidance with setting goals for improvement.

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CSPAP Inventory Results
Component of Yes answers/of total items
Intro Section X/5 (3 is adequate)
Physical Education X/4 (first 4 items are most critical items) X/9 (5 is adequate)
Physical Activity During School X/9 (5 is adequate)
Physical Activity Before and After School X/4 (2 is adequate)
Staff Involvement X/3 (1is adequate)
Family and Community Involvement X/7 (4 is adequate)
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Highlights

• Include any successful components, highlights,
  surprises, success stories here. Include any
  photos that youre able to gather of students
  engaging in physical education/activity.

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Areas for Improvement

• Include components that need improvement here.
  You can list specific items within these
  components that need improvement as well.

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CSPAP Goals

• (Insert response to Question 4 from Goal Setting
  document)
• Component
• Goal

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CSPAP Goals

• Continued
• Goal -

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CSPAP Goals

• Continued
• Goal -

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How Do We Keep Going?

• Continued use of Lets Move in School toolkit
  and resources.
• Recognize that it will take time to implement a
  CSPAP.
• Engage partners and supporters.
• Take one step at a time.
• Celebrate successes!