1. How to Make Your Physical Education Program Indispensable! Presented by Bob Fitzpatrick Debbie Gorman Making Connections

2. Making Connections Top Ten List Quality Instructional program (Best Practices) Enlist help/support Don’t assume anything Sharpen your marketing, sales and investigative skills Success leaves clues; see what others are doing Networking Opening doors Committee work Parent advocates Cumulative effect of many pieces

3. Networking

4. Get District Staff to AAHPERD

5. Professional Development (district) District/School newsletters Parent In-service Faculty Wellness Days Triage Projects (student/teacher/ Parents) School/District Initiatives/ Advocacy Community Service Projects How to Make Your PE Program Indispensable

6. District Initiative Faculty Wellness Day Sell idea to administration Garner ideas and support from wellness staff (physical activity and wellness components) Logistics for Wellness Day Distribution of agenda to staff/faculty Wellness Day Evaluation/Presentation of Wellness Day happenings to faculty

7. Faculty Wellness Activities

8. Triage Projects Multi-level Students and Teachers –High Five for Fitness Student-Teacher-Parent –Appalachian Trail Adventure –Parents in PE Days –Family Fitness Nights –May family Fitness Logs

9. Triage Multi-Level Projects High Five for Fitness 1.Administration Approval 2.Logistics 3.Letter exchange: Elem. To HS 4.HS students make Friendship bracelets. 5.Meet for fitness workouts 6.Letter exchange: HS to Elem. 7.PowerPoint Slide Show 8.Future thoughts

10. Triage Project Appalachian Trail Adventure

11. Community Service Projects Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart MS Ride Walk for Hunger/Breast Cancer Walks Relay for Life Kid’s Night Out Run for Reed & Rob

12. District/School Initiatives Advocacy Initiatives Project ACES (also Advocacy) Cup Stacking Leicester Schools Triathlon Dribble Marathon Fundraiser Staff/Parent Adventure race March Madness Walk-off AT Program & JRFH (Advocacy)

13. School Initiative A.C.E.S. (students)

14. Project ACES Advocacy Legislators & Superintendent

15. School Initiative Faculty March Madness Walk-off Outgrowth of PD Course (fitness/walking/pedometer use) Sign-ups in February Tournament Ladder on Bulletin Board Choose walk-off Day Bracket Challenges Inexpensive fitness prizes

16. Faculty Adventure race

17. Professional Development WPDAC Lifetime Fitness Skills Workshop Strength and Conditioning (Core Activities). Learning Movement Connection Technology in your personal fitness regimen (HR Monitors/Pedometers) Establishing a healthy environment in the classroom

18. School/District Newsletters Announce monthly happenings (curriculum, special events and community service opportunities). Parent resources for Physical activity and wellness links Recognition-students/parents/staff Awareness of staff professional development Link to parent volunteers

19. Parent In-Service Workshops Young Athletes Bill of Rights Sports Medicine Implications Social-Emotional Development of Young children Chemical Substance use and abuse How to start an exercise program Lifetime Fitness Activities Sensitive issues

20. Parent In-Service Social-Emotional Development of Young Children NASAPE Standard # 5

21. Plan a Course of Action Evaluate/Add/Create Media Coverage Documentation Utilize Your Network Research Published Studies Three Must Add Resources –Murray Banks –Dr. Robert Gilbert –Roadblocks to Quality Physical Education Three Must reads –FISH –Revved –Who Moved MY Cheese?

22. The Pinnacle of Success!