1. Amy Fontno

2.  Childhood and adolescent obesity  Research on exercise and academic performance.  Children can learn about healthy living throughout all school years, K-12.

3. 1 in every 3 children in U.S. are overweight or obese (tfco,2010). 1/3 of children born in 2000 will develop diabetes (tfco, 2010). Today’s kids-shorter lifespan than their parents (tfco, 2010)?

6. Daily physical education for children K-12 150 minutes per week for elementary schools 225 minutes per week for high schools (NASPE, 2004)

7.  CDC (http:www.cdc.gov)  Surgeon General (http:www.surgeongeneral.gov)  Task Force on Childhood Obesity (Michelle Obama) (tfco,2010)  American Heart Association (http:www.americanheart.org) All call for increase in Physical Education for all students K-12.

8.  Easton elementary schools- 2 times per week for thirty minutes-60 minutes per week  Easton Middle School, Grades 7&8: get only one 36 day rotation for 86 minutes per day-average of 86 minutes per week.  Easton High School: 9,11,12: Three days out of a six day cycle all year or approximately 80-120 minutes per week. 10 th grade,one semester, 3 days out of 6 day cycle. 80-120 minutes per week, but only1/2 year.

9.  Several studies suggest a potential link (Trost &van der Mars, 2010). ◦ C.D.C. literature review determined positive associations with academic and cognitive behavior and-  school-based P.E.  Recess  Classroom physical activity  Extracurricular physical activities (sports, play programs) (tfco, 2010)

10.  John J. Ratey, M.D. Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain(2008) ◦ Naperville, Illinois high school case study  Low obesity rate.  High scores on state and international assessments.  Fitness levels higher than national norms.( (Ratey,2008)

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12.  K-12 daily PE would make it more likely that: ◦ Children will adopt healthy habits. ◦ Children will become more physically active. ◦ Children will stay physically active as adults. ◦ Children will learn how to become fit and stay fit.

13.  EASD is currently writing new K-12 Health and PE curriculum with ESU. ◦ Valuable time and monetary resources  EASD obesity rates are high.  EAHS is in “Corrective Action” with State.  Fall in line with NASPE’s, CDC, White House, Surgeon General, and AHA recommendations.

14.  WE CANNOT AFFORD NOT TO!  National cost of childhood obesity is $14 billion. (Marder&Chang, 2005)  School districts can implement low and no- cost interventions (tfco, 2010).  Raising healthy and fit children should be our priority as they are the future of our nation.

15.  Marder, W.S, & Chang, S., Childhood obesity: costs, treatment patterns, disparities in care and prevalent medical conditions. Thompson Medstat, December, 2005. from www.medstat.com/pdfs/childhood_obesity.pdf  NASPE, Moving into the future: national standards for pe. 2 nd edition, Reston, VA: NASPE, 2004.  Ratey, J.J. (2008). Spark the revolutionary new science of exercise and the brain. New York: Little, Brown and Company.  Trost, S.G., & van der Mars, H. (2010). Why we should not cut p.e. Educational Leadership, January 2010, pp.60-65.  White House Task Force on Childhood Obesity Report to the President. Solving the problem of childhood obesity within a generation. May, 2010. from www.letsmove.gov/tfco_fullreport_may2010.pdf