Study of Physical Education Keith Bense Larry Hylarides Cory Carlen Jennifer Hovick Jeff Christ

American Heart Association and the CDC (Center for Disease Control) Research tells us 25% of school children get 20 minutes of vigorous physical activity. Adult diseases, like Type II diabetes are now found in children

American Heart Association and the CDC (Center for Disease Control) Research tells us 30% of children and adolescents are overweight. Obesity is 2nd only to tobacco use in preventable deaths.

American Heart Association and the CDC (Center for Disease Control) Research tells us 50% of youth do not engage in physical activity that promotes long term health. From 1991 and 1999 percentage of students in daily phy. ed. dropped from 42% to 29%

Provides quality, daily physical education

LSH has: Added Advanced Fitness Class at HS Staggered PE and Health in 2nd and 3rd quarters in MS

Provides quality, daily physical education With new facility …. At MS/HS opportunity for more activities in more teaching stations At elementary, less conflict with gym use

Meets needs of all students of all abilities We do this!! All students in regular phy ed, K-10 Plus, Adaptive PE for those with IEPs

Meets needs of all students of all abilities Looking ahead …. May need more time for Adaptive PE with as needs of student population increase

Creates motivation to embrace fitness for lifetime Children with daily physical education exhibit better attendance, a more positive attitude to school and superior academic performance. -- National Association for Sport and Physical Education, 2002

Creates motivation to embrace fitness for lifetime LSH Staff motivates! Brings coaching experience Holds competitions in class Gives Awards and Recognition for students Tries new strategies

Creates motivation to embrace fitness for lifetime Motivation will continue with …. New facility and New technology

Provides wide variety of activities to promote an active lifestyle Lots of variety and change in our program K-6: change every 3-4 lessons 7-8: change every 2 weeks 9-10: change every week (block)

Empowers students to value and oversee personal fitness We have done: Fitness Testing Kept records and Given awards

Empowers students to value and oversee personal fitness This year, we began a student survey All students, Baseline data

Empowers students to value and oversee personal fitness RECOMMENDATION: Help students: - Understand personal fitness levels - Monitor own progress - Set improvement goals

Incorporates technology into Phy. Ed. on a regular basis We have used technology …. Heart rate monitors Recording performance with cameras and camcorders PACE equipment

Incorporates technology into Phy. Ed. on a regular basis Thanks to funds, we have expanded …. -Pedometers -- at all levels - BMI -- middle & high school

Incorporates technology into Phy. Ed. on a regular basis We are working to use Palm handheld computers for records “in the field” and reporting. How many steps have you taken?

Emphasizes support for continuing education for staff We’ve attended: Workshop on Wheels Adaptive Conference Annual State Conference - MAHPERD SPARKS BER Professional workshops on various topics

Communicates & Advocates for daily physical activity Bridge articles Local newspapers Public access channels School web sites Visible in community center and bowling alley MS/HS Student Gala Elementary Track & Field days

Communicates & Advocates for daily physical activity We will continue those and Supporting community efforts like “Fight the Fat Coordinate Cystic Fibrosis walk Jump Rope for Heart at Park and Hilltop Supervising the weight room in off-hours Anytyhing else we can co!

Meets or exceeds national standards and MN Standards Met the seven national standards throughout our program Built our revised curriculum around the six Minnesota Standards

MISSION of Physical Education at LSH: To develop, encourage and promote lifetime fitness Questions?