WELCOME “Striving to meet the needs of Physical Education Programs through a cost effective approach”

Agenda O State-Wide Efforts Being Made to Improve and Support Physical Education O Generalized Needs of PE Departments O NYSED PE Regulation Mandates and Realities O Federal Rationale O Present ideas of PE shared services O Feedback: Questions, Comments, Challenges

Healthy Schools New York (HSNY) O One of the goals is provide to improve the quantity and quality of PE Programs across NYS O Joint efforts from NYSDOH, NYSED, Federal Government O Currently, HSNY Coordinators are working with 88 school districts O Goal: within 5 years, 1/3 to ½ of the 700+ districts in NYS are to be involved

Healthy Schools New York Understanding the Dynamics NYSDOH Leadership Team Trainer(s) for: PE and Nutrition HSNY Contract Managers NYSED 18 HSNY Coordinators NYS School Districts Federal Government ARRA Grant

Generalized Present Needs of Physical Education Departments O Support with PE in General: AD’s are often Directors of PE O Support/Opportunities for consistent Professional Development O PE Plan Writing and Revising O Curriculum Mapping O New Unit Development O Adapted Physical Education Support

Generalized Present Needs For Physical Education Departments cont. O Strategies for efficient and effective Assessment in PE O Assistance and Support meeting PE Time Mandates O A Consistent Connection between NYSED and School District’s O Classroom Management Support O Variety Equipment/Storage of Equipment O Budget Constraints

NYSED Mandates and Realities O Initial and Professional Certificate holders need 175 PD hours every 5 years O APPR: new methods of evaluation and accountability O 109 out of 700+ NY school districts have turned PE Plans into NYSED

NYSED Mandates and Realities O Less than 5% of NYS School Districts are meeting the time mandates for PE -(NYS Comptroller’s Report, 2008) O *K-3 Daily PE O *4-6 3X/week O *K-6, 120 min/week O NYSED has drafted the Active Learning Document that explains a possible option of how to come into compliance with PE Regulations

Federal Legislation O Physical Act to be Introduced Soon: “As he did in the last Congress, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) will soon introduce the Physical Act, which would designate physical education and health as core academic subjects.” – (February, 2011 AAHPERD Advocacy Newsletter)

Did You Know? *Nassau County BOCES *Western Suffolk BOCES *Broome Tioga BOCES *Southern Westchester BOCES *These BOCES all have or are currently developing services supporting Physical Education, Wellness and Health

Possible OCM BOCES Services for 2012/2013 School Year I : PE and Health Professional Development (PD) Consortium II : Customized On-Site Professional Development (PD) III: PE Kit Creation

I : PE and Health Professional Development Consortium O Examples of PD for Health and PE Teachers: O Curriculum Development O Best Practices in Student Discipline O PE Plan Development O Introduction of New Units O Focus/Networking Groups O PD would be developed according to the school district’s needs

I : PE and Health Professional Development Consortium cont. O 3 Meetings throughout a year for an Identified Representative from each district to help with developing, planning and assessing of PD O Professional Development would be offered on Staff Development Days

Feedback O Is There a Need? O Strengths O Challenges O Ways to Improve Possible Service

II : Customized Professional Development (PD) O Thorough program assessment completed on your PE Program O Annual action plans will be created between BOCES staff and district O 2 days of Customized PD would then be devoted to working on assessment, curriculum and/or instruction

Feedback O Is There a Need? O Strengths O Challenges O Ways to Improve Possible Service

III: PE Kit Creation O Develop kits that include a unit plan, necessary equipment regarding new and upcoming units O Adapted PE O School districts rent the kits without having to purchase and store equipment O Professional Development supporting kit usage: O Through technology O On-site trainings

Group Discussion & Feedback O Discuss personal feedback about each of the three shared service ideas O PD Consortium O Customized PE O PE Kit Program O As a group, come up with two main pieces of feedback for each of the ideas above O Choose a recorder O Choose a spokesperson who will share 1 piece of feedback for each service idea above when it’s time for discussion

I. Health and PE Professional Development Consortium Discussion

II. Customized On-Site Professional Development Discussion

III. PE Kit Creation Discussion

Inspirational Videos O 1. Clymer... O Clymer School, in Chautauqua County, NY has had a morning jogging program for 5 years now. Currently, about 85% of elementary students walk or jog every morning that school is in session! Clymer states their rate of overweight and obese students is 10% overweight and just 5% obese, far below the national averages. In comparison, NYSDOH states that 21% of upstate NY elementary students are obese. This is a very low/no cost program which increases physical activity and, as the teachers in the video note, improves the morning classroom environment because kids show up to class "ready to learn." - This information was from Lisa Miller's from the NYS Heart listserv. O 2. Naperville, Illinois PE...

End Note O “If the body is feeble, the mind will not be strong.” -Thomas Jefferson