1. DAILY PE: IT WORKS OUT Healthy Active Children Policy Recommendations and End of Grade Proficiency for Grades 3-5 FBS Interns – Summer 2012

2. Research Question How does daily Physical Education (PE) affect End of Grade test proficiency for North Carolina students in Grades 3-5?

3. Healthy Active Children Policy Developed by SBE in 2003 (amended in 2005) Implemented in 2006-07 school year Requires LEAs to have School Health Advisory Councils (SHAC) Primary tenets Recommends 30 minutes daily PE with specialist Mandates 30 minutes daily physical activity

4. Data Collection 2010-11 survey data Identifies LEAs meeting HAC recommendations EOG Data % proficient (level 3 or higher) by grade and subject for each school Final Total of 8,976 data points Derived from NC School Report Card for 2011

6. Methodology Used a statistical model to measure variation in EOG proficiency across LEAs based on HAC compliance Other factors: Racial-composition Student-teacher ratio Percent FRL

7. Percentage point change in proficiency attributable to HAC compliance: Findings VariableMathReadingScience Meet HAC (All)5.15%**7.92%**5.69% Meet HAC (Females) 1.89%4.56%*2.74% Meet HAC (Males)4.81%*8.85%**6.51% Meet HAC (FRL)4.12%8.1%**6.8% * shows significance at the 10% level, ** shows significance at the 5% level

8. Findings: Other Factors Demographic and financial factors Potential proficiency gains may offset losses due to racial and FRL composition at the school level Greatest gains for schools with high % FRL

9. Policy Recommendation SBE should mandate the current HAC recommendation of 150 minutes per week with a certified PE teacher throughout the school year for elementary students