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Every Student Succeeds Act: Game-changer
for health and physical education In December, SHAPE America celebrated a huge
legislative milestone when Congress passed the
reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary
Education Act, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).
President Obama signed this bipartisan legislation
into law on December 10. The act replaces No Child
Left Behind as the federal education legislation that
funds and provides the framework for elementary and secondary education in the United States. School
health and physical education have been included in ESSA and, as a result, states and school districts will
have access to significant funding for health education and physical education programs.
This is a victory for SHAPE America, the profession, and most importantly for the 50 million school-
age children across the country. Thank you to all of the SHAPE America members who have attended
SPEAK Out! Day and contacted their members of Congress over the past seven years to ensure that the
ESSA included school health and physical education in a way that places these subjects as a critical part of
students’ school day.
When No Child Left Behind was passed in 2001, one of the unintended consequences of the bill was wide-
spread cuts to funding for school health and physical education programs across the country. Now, there is
the opportunity for increased funding for your programs with the passage of ESSA.
ESSA Quick Facts
Here’s what you need to know about ESSA and how it affects school health and physical education:
• School health and physical education are identified as part of a student’s “well-rounded” education.
Other subjects noted in the definition
of well-rounded education include sci-
ence, art, civics, history and geogra-
phy, among others.
• The term “well-rounded education” re-
places the term “core subjects” used in
previous authorizations of the Elemen-
tary and Secondary Education Act.
• Subjects included in a well-rounded
education are allowed the use of funds
by states and school districts for Title
I (low-income schools) and Title II
Best-Selling author
Tom Rath to keynote
General SessionTom Rath, author of multiple New York Times best-
sellers such as How Full Is Your Bucket? and Eat Move
Sleep, will keynote the Opening General Session at
the 131st National Convention & Expo to be held
April 5-9 in Minneapolis.
In his presentation, Rath
will discuss the three keys
that matter most for our
daily health and well-being,
a topic explored in his 2015
international best-seller, Are
You Fully Charged?, and new
documentary, Fully Charged.
Rath is an enthusiastic
supporter of “50 Million
Strong by 2029,” SHAPE
America’s national commitment to empower all
children to lead healthy and active lives through
effective health and physical education programs.
His latest children’s book, Rechargeables: Eat Move
Sleep, offers parents and teachers ways to share les-
sons about healthy choices with young children,
and will be given to attendees at Rath’s session.
“In many of his works, Tom Rath explores the
concept that small choices can have a profound
effect on the quality of each day and your overall
well-being,” says SHAPE America President Ste-
phen Jefferies, professor emeritus at Central Wash-
ington University. “His ideas can help attendees in
their personal lives and in their professional lives,
helping them teach students about the importance
of leading a healthy, active lifestyle.”
Rath is a researcher, author and filmmaker who
studies the role of human behavior in business,
health and well-being. He has been described by
business leaders and the media as one of the great-
ESSA Resources
Check out SHAPE America’s website for more infor-
mation and key resources on ESSA!
www.shapeamerica.org/essa
• Every Student Succeeds Act 101 podcast
• What’s Next with ESSA? Exchange blog post
• Getting Started with ESSA on-demand webinar
• Getting Started with ESSA: A Guide for Health
and Physical Educators e-guide
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As a membership
organization, we
have always had
a commitment to
you to provide
quality products,
programs and
services. In turn,
we hope and
expect that you
will utilize these
resources to become the best educator you can be.
Together, we can have an enormous, positive im-
pact on the health, physical education and physi-
cal activity of our next generation. In addition to
the on-going development of products, programs
and services, we will be developing advocacy
materials, a marketing campaign, membership
recruitment and retention plans, as well as proper
assessments to measure what our future success
will look like. We will certainly need your help
and input along the way. A great way to share
your voice is to make a commitment to participate
in Exchange, our online community.
Participating in Exchange allows you to learn
about best practices in the field, share new ideas
and ask questions of other professionals. In addi-
tion, at SHAPE America we learn what is impor-
tant to you. Activity during our first full year of
operation has exceeded our expectations. During
the calendar year we had 3,864 posts (slightly
over 10 a day) in the all-member forum to go
along with 800 newly created threads. Currently,
on a typical weekday during the school year we
average around 1,400 page views by 450 different
members. In addition to the all-member forum,
Exchange is used by Let’s Move! Active Schools,
Presidential Youth Fitness Program, and by inter-
nal groups such as the Board of Directors, review
committees and program councils. Exchange was a
large part of the 2015 convention including being
an integral part of our new Idea Exchange Ses-
sions. Those sessions were well received and will
continue with Exchange becoming an even larger
part of future conventions. Please make the com-
mitment to attend the National Convention and
Expo in Minneapolis as we are planning a fantastic
program for you. We are also launching a mentor-
ing program called Mentor Match. This program
will allow members to connect with each other
in a mentor/protégé relationship and will make
Exchange along with a SHAPE America member-
ship more valuable.
Participation on Exchange is not the only way
to participate online. Our podcasts and webinars
also remain quite popular as evidenced by the
number of live attendees as well as library visitors.
Topics are presented by you and for you. If you
50 Million Strong: Why not us?
Steve Jefferies
President
Message from the President and CEO
Making a commitment
E. Paul Roetert, Ph.D.
CEO
are comfortable, you might consider presenting a
topic. If not, you might want to participate in at
least one or two webinars or podcasts this year.
One of the greatest ways to learn about and make
a difference in our profession is to attend SHAPE
America’s SPEAK Out! Day. This is our annual
advocacy day that allows you to speak up for our
profession, which is particularly important in light
of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) passing in
December of 2015. This new federal education
law provides several opportunities for SHAPE
America professionals by empowering states and
school districts to create and report on their own
systems of school improvement, reducing the bur-
den of testing, and potentially creating more fund-
ing for health and physical education programs.
Our advocacy staff has been preparing a variety
of resources for your benefit to be able to access
funding opportunities. We continue our strong
commitment to advocacy both at the federal and
local levels.
The above mentioned initiatives and activities
are just a few examples of how you can get more
involved and have an impact on our profession.
Tackling this major challenge of helping the next
generation toward a healthier and more active
lifestyle through “50 Million Strong by 2029” will
not be easy, but with your commitment, I am sure
we can be successful.
Over the past few months, I have had the pleasure
of attending and presenting in several states and at
one national conference. I’ve met teaching col-
leagues I’ve known for years and been introduced
to dozens for the first time. Repeatedly, I’ve been
reminded of how much all of us in health and
physical education share in common. We’re like
a huge family. From time to time, like any fam-
ily, we disagree, but collectively all of us believe
that making healthy lifestyle choices and getting
regular physical activity are essential for people to
enjoy happy and productive lives.
At each stop along the way, I’ve shared news
about SHAPE America and encouraged state
members to support what’s going on nationally.
I’ve also shared SHAPE America’s vision for get-
ting all 50+ million of the students in our K-12
schools physically active and healthy. The mes-
sage has been well received and several states are
actively encouraging their teachers to sign on to
SHAPE America’s “Count Me In” pledge.
Somewhat surprisingly, I have not heard
many reservations about our call to get all K-12
students physically active and healthy. Perhaps
it’s because in so many places around the country
this is already happening. Already many health
and physical education teachers are going beyond
what they’re paid to do. As these individuals look
to the future, they are recognizing that it’s simply
not enough to teach well inside the classroom or
gymnasium. Students could be in our classes daily,
but without other lifestyle modifications they will
not get enough daily physical activity or improve
their health habits.
Getting all of the nearly a quarter of a million
health and physical education teachers on board
with this change is the challenge ahead of us.
Understandably, it’s not what many of us antici-
pated when we began our careers. We saw ourselves
teaching our classes and coaching after school. Be-
coming responsible for facilitating and encouraging
physical activity before, during and after school was
not part of our job description. In most places it still
isn’t. But instead, perhaps even more threateningly,
we’ve seen an explosion of health and physical
activity promotion groups aggressively market-
ing their programs to schools. And in some places
physical education teachers are being replaced.
There are at least two good reasons why the
health education and physical education profes-
sions should seize today’s opportunity to go be-
yond the academic curriculum. First, and perhaps
most importantly, our students must become more
active and healthy for us to succeed in preparing
them for happy and productive lives. We can’t do
it all during the time they are with us. Indeed, as
Clarke Hetherington told us almost a century ago,
the most important thing is not what our students
do when they are
with us but what
they choose to
do outside of
our classes.
Second, if we
don’t accept this
challenge others
will, and where
will that leave
us? Believing that health education and physical
education teaching has a guaranteed future in our
schools is a risky gamble. Employees of Pan Am,
Eastern Airlines, Woolworths, Montgomery Ward,
Hollywood and Blockbuster Video, and so many
others never saw change coming until it was too
late. Kodak executives didn’t notice the digital
revolution and look how that’s worked out!
The good news is that perhaps never before has
there been so much public interest in getting kids
more physically active and healthy. And no one is
better prepared or suited for serving this need. Col-
lectively, health and physical education teachers see
most of the 50+ million kids in America’s schools
at least weekly and usually more often. This is our
moment. This is our time. It’s the chance we’ve been
waiting for to prove our value and earn the respect
we’ve sorely lacked for so long. We must not let is
slip away. Why not us? Carpe Diem!
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SHAPE America Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Steve Jefferies
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Jacalyn Lund
PAST-PRESIDENT
Dolly D. Lambdin
CEO
E. Paul Roetert
MEMBERS AT-LARGE
Marybell Avery
Charlene Burgeson
Renee Colleran
Dennis M. Docheff
Baker Harrell
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The SHAPE America Board of Directors met at
headquarters on December 10-12, 2015 for its
winter meeting.
The board resumed its deliberations from the
July meeting on strategic planning and 50 Million
Strong. The new strategic plan will incorporate 50
Million Strong objectives with the current strate-
gic plan approved by the board in 2014.
An official statement for 50 Million Strong
will be employed for media and print materials —
50 Million Strong by 2029 is SHAPE America’s
commitment to empower all children to lead
healthy and active lives through effective health
and physical education programs.
The board also agreed to appoint an expert
panel to identify appropriate measures to be used
to determine progress toward achieving 50 Mil-
lion Strong goals. The panel will report to a board
committee by March 1, 2016.
Other actions:
• A national public relations campaign is
planned that will be aligned with the
strategic plan to shape perceptions of
health and physical education with various
target audiences.
• SHAPE America will use a consulting agen-
cy to assist in developing new membership
recruitment strategies and tactics.
• The board adopted a new conflict of inter-
est policy.
• SHAPE America programming will engage
early childhood audiences and the Physical
Activity Council will be asked to address
how those interests can be offered through
specific programs, products and services.
“50 Million Strong by 2029 is
SHAPE America’s commitment
to empower all children to lead
healthy and active lives through
effective health and physical
education programs.”
Board of Directors’ focus remains on 50MS
President-Elect Candidates
Frances E. Cleland
Professor
Department of Kinesiology
West Chester University in West Chester, PA
Dennis M. Docheff
Professor of Physical Education
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO
At-Large Candidates
Collin Brooks
Physical Education Teacher
R.E. Jewell Elementary School
Bend, OR
At-Large Candidates (cont.)
Terri Drain
Teacher
Vintage Hills Elementary School
Pleasanton, CA
Tracey D. Matthews
Dean
School of Health, Physical Education,
and Recreation
Springfield College, MA
Mario J. Reyna
Coordinator for Health and Physical Education
McAllen Independent School DistrictMcAllen, TX
Board of Directors elections approachingBeginning on March 4, SHAPE America members will be able to vote for new Board of Direc-
tors members from the below list of candidates. Check your emails for information on how to
vote, or visit www.shapeamerica.org/about/leaders/for more information. Voting ends on April
7 and the results will be announced during the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo
in Minneapolis at the Annual Business Meeting of Members on Friday. Be sure to stop by the
SHAPE America Resource Center during convention on Wednesday, April 6 from 12:30-1:30
p.m. for a meet-and-greet with this year’s candidates.
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2016 SHAPE America President-Elect Candidates
Fran Cleland
The first challenge I will address is that of growing,
equipping and activating our army. Enticing new
members to join SHAPE America and retaining
members has been an enduring challenge for our
association. Reaching the invisible army of the
slightly less than 200,000 health and physical
educators throughout the United States is a very
difficult challenge. Given the plethora of com-
munication modes now available, I feel SHAPE
America has a greater reach and potential to in-
teract with professionals who are not members of
SHAPE America or of their state association. The
strategic goal of “recruiting every HPE teacher in
the country to help achieve 50 Million Strong”
is one first step. Also linked to membership is
the strategic priority of strengthening our union.
One specific goal described in the draft is to
develop strategies for districts, state associations
and leaders to support 50 Million Strong. SHAPE
America may benefit from renewing the effort of
investigating unified dues.
A second challenge facing the society and the
professions it represents is competing interests.
This challenge is associated with the strategic
priority of creating a sustainable future and dem-
onstrating our value. Over the years, there has
been a significant increase in the number of or-
ganizations addressing school health and physi-
cal activity (and even physical education), and
the space that SHAPE America has owned for
over a hundred years has become more crowded.
However, SHAPE America continues to hold a
unique and very important position as the only
national professional association for health and
physical educators. SHAPE America can provide
the leadership that enables those organizations
to work in lock-step with SHAPE America.
The final and third challenge is also linked
to the strategic priority of growing, equipping,
activating our army, specifically the major con-
sideration of working at all levels to improve
the practice of its members and field to achieve
our goal of 50 Million Strong. Webinars, district
conferences, national conventions and thematic
conferences, as well as state conferences, provide
the current vehicles for delivering best practices
across our nation. The majority of the partici-
pants are, however, already members. Previous
grassroots professional development initiatives
reached hundreds of physical and health educa-
tors across the nation. SHAPE America should
find a way to reach and serve all professionals —
even those who are state but not national mem-
bers and those who are not members of any of
our professional associations.
Dennis M. Docheff
Membership: Membership has been a long-
standing challenge for SHAPE America. We need
to constantly recruit new members, providing
professionals with quality benefits. We must also
work at member retention. Presently, SHAPE
America has some members who are a bit dis-
gruntled; they have felt undervalued since the
eradication of sub-discipline academies years
ago. We must help these members re-connect
and find their value in the organization. In my
view, SHAPE America must entice members to
become active participants; we must move our
members to become ambassadors for the organi-
zation, advancing the value of SHAPE America
every day. Having a cause like 50 Million Strong
may be just what this organization needs to
bolster its membership. SHAPE America must
constantly study the profession, devising ways to
entice new members and retain current members
on the roster.
Advocacy: Advocacy must become a daily
practice by our members. We must continue to
advocate at the national level, but convincing
our national leaders to make physical education
and health education core subjects is not enough.
We need advocacy to occur at the state level, in
each school district, and in each neighborhood
school. This does not happen automatically —
working collaboratively with state organizations,
SHAPE America must provide its members with
the skills and knowledge needed to advocate for
their content area. Grassroots advocacy coupled
with a formal national advance must become the
norm. Each SHAPE America member must com-
mit to advancing the dream of 50 Million Strong
— every child physically active and healthy by
the year 2029!
Financial Stability: Like other organizations
across the country, budgets are getting tighter all
the time. One of the budget providers that we
rely on is the American Heart Association (AHA).
Jump Rope For Heart and Hoops For Heart
provide SHAPE America with a large chunk of its
budget. That is good, but we cannot rely on the
AHA monies indefinitely. The Board of Directors
must function in a manner that allows the CEO
the freedom and flexibility to cultivate other rev-
enue streams to make us financially secure for the
future. Seeking corporate sponsorship and grant
opportunities is a must for the future of SHAPE
America. With the transition into a new organiza-
tion nearing completion, SHAPE America must
begin to seek avenues that allow the CEO and his
staff to complete their work.
Fran Cleland
Fran Cleland is a profes-
sor in the Department of
Kinesiology at West Chester
University (WCU) in West
Chester, PA. She has been
teaching at WCU for 21
years and is also the assis-
tant chair of the Health and
Physical Education Teacher
Certification program.
Prior to teaching at the college level, Fran
taught K-12 health and physical education in
Indiana, Virginia and Oregon. She has received
numerous state, district and national awards,
including the PSAHPERD Elmer B. Cottrell award
and the national SHAPE America Honor award.
Most recently she was inducted into the North
American Society of HPERSD Professionals.
Fran served on the SHAPE America Board
of Directors from 2012-2015, is a past-president
of the former National Association for Sport and
Physical Education, and served on the Council of
Physical Education for Children. She also served
as president of PSAHPERD and has held several
offices on the NHAHPERD, PSAHPERD and
EDA/AAHPERD executive boards.
Her research has focused on implementing
critical thinking in K-12 physical education. She is
the lead author of the textbook, Developmental Physi-
cal Education for All Children – Theory into Practice, to be
published in October, 2016.
Dennis M. Docheff
A SHAPE America member
since 1985, Dennis Docheff
has been an educator for
37 years. His experience
includes teaching, adminis-
tration and coaching at the
elementary, middle school,
high school and university
levels. Docheff has provided
over 250 professional pre-
sentations and has 125 publications.
Dennis began his teaching career in a fifth-
grade self-contained classroom; he also coached
three sports (football, basketball and track &
field). Some of his other experiences in education
include serving as an elementary school principal,
a middle school athletic director, a high school
counselor, and a college professor. Currently,
Dennis is the interim chair of the Department
of Nutrition & Kinesiology at the University of
Central Missouri.
Highlights of Dennis’ career include a three-
year teaching stint at the United States Military
Academy at West Point, serving as a member of
the SHAPE America Board of Directors, serving
as president of the National Association for Sport
and Physical Education, serving as president for
the Central District Association of the American
Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recre-
ation and Dance (AAHPERD), and receiving the
AAHPERD Honor Award.
For each candidate’s full platform,
visit www.shapeamerica.org/about/leaders/
Q & A: What do you consider the three primary challenges facing the association
and the professions it represents, and what recommendations do you have for addressing
these challenges?
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Advocacy
SAVE THE DATE! MARCH 1-2, 2016
www.shapeamerica.org/events/speakoutday
MAKE YOUR VOICE
HEARD on Capitol Hill!
Attend SHAPE America’s annual member advocacy day to support health and physical
education programs across the country
2016 SPEAK Out! DayMarch 1-2, 2016 • Washington, DC
Registration closes February 12th
March 1-2, 2016
Register now for the 2016 SPEAK Out! DayRegistration is now open for 2016 SPEAK Out! Day. Make sure your state is represented on Capi-
tol Hill. Attend to meet with your members of Congress to discuss the importance of health and
physical education in your state and Congressional district.
The passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act was made possible by the efforts of SHAPE
America members. However, there’s still work that needs to be done to ensure that members of
Congress implement ESSA in a way that is advantageous for our profession, your state and your
students. Register today to ensure that your members of Congress are champions for school
health and physical education under ESSA!
NEW! Shape of the Nation Summit & SPEAK Out! Day AgendaTuesday, March 1, 2016
• 9:30 am – 3:00 pm: Shape of the Nation Summit, Crowne Plaza, Alexandria, VA
• 2016 Shape of the Nation Report preview
• Impact of ESSA discussion
• State physical education policy opportunities
• 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm - SPEAK Out! Day prep session
• 6:00 pm - Dinner on your own
Wednesday, March 2
• 8:00 am - Bus leaves Crowne Plaza for Capitol Hill
• 9:00 am - 3:00 pm - Meetings on Capitol Hill
• 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - SPEAK Out! Day Award Luncheon
• 3:30 pm - Bus departs Capitol Hill for Reagan National Airport and Crowne Plaza
ESSA (continued from page 1)
(professional development for teachers and
principals).
• School health, physical education and
physical activity programs will have access
to significant funding under Title IV of
ESSA. Block grants will be distributed
to states under the Safe and Healthy
Students program.
• Funding previously allocated to school dis-
tricts through the Carol M. White Physical
Education Program (PEP) from the U.S.
Department of Education will no longer
exist. The funding available in the block
grants through Title IV will replace the PEP
grant funding.
• School districts will be able to access
funding from Title I, Title II and Title IV
through their state department of educa-
tion. The process for accessing these funds
is still being developed by Congress and
the U.S. Department of Education.
• SHAPE America will be in communica-
tion with Congressional leaders and the
U.S. Department of Education as they put
in place the regulations and process for
implementation of the funding for ESSA.
This process will take place over the next
six months to a year.
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Let’s Move! Active Schools
Discounts
Discounts will make it easier for schools to purchase physical education/
physical activity equipment, program materials, training, and professional
memberships. Industry leaders — Adventure to Fitness, Focused Fitness,
GenMove USA, GoNoodle, Gopher Sport, SHAPE America, SPARK &
Sportime, and S&S Worldwide — will offer Let’s Move! Active Schools-en-
rolled schools exclusive discounts off products and services that will help
get students moving for at least 60 minutes a day. Eligible schools will be
able to take full advantage of these discounts year-round by visiting their
dashboard.
Ready to save on your next purchase?
1. Visit www.letsmoveschools.org to either “Sign Up” or “Log In. Make
sure to select the Team Member role if you are a school staff member.
2. Once logged in, click on the “Evaluate” tab to complete your school’s
short assessment.
3. Voila! You will unlock access to the “Discounts and Special Offers”
section on your Let’s Move! Active Schools dashboard.
Progress Incentives
Let’s Move! Active Schools also wants to encourage you to make progress
during the year. And, what better way to do that than with incentives!
Generously provided by Adventure to Fitness, Focused Fitness, GenMove
USA, Gopher Sport, SHAPE America, and S&S Worldwide, progress incentives
will be awarded on a quarterly basis to those schools that move the needle on
their Let’s Move! Active Schools action plan.
Want to be rewarded for your progress this winter?
1. After fully implementing a Let’s Move! Active Schools standard at your
school, update your action plan by marking the item “Complete.”
2. Your school will be entered to win physical education/physical activity
equipment, program materials, training and registration for professional
development events.
3. Recipients will be randomly selected and notified in the month follow-
ing the end of each quarter. The next progress incentive period closes on
February 29.
If you have any questions or need assistance, please contact the Let’s Move!
Active Schools Customer Support Center at 1-855-972-0876 or email
help@letsmoveschools.org.
Now is the time to sign up for Let’s Move!
Active Schools if you haven’t already!
From January 4 – February 6, 2016
the NBA will be offering great prizes
to K-12 schools that enroll in Let’s Move!
Active Schools and complete the short
assessment.
Here’s what your school can win:
• NBA/WNBA FIT Clinic led by
NBA/WNBA players/legends
and a NBA/WNBA FIT Kit
(1 grand prize)
• NBA/WNBA FIT Kit with
jump ropes, Spalding basket-
balls, floor spots, cones, bean
bags, agility hurdles and lad-
der, and an equipment bag (14
second prizes)
If you are new to Let’s Move! Active
Schools, visit www.letsmoveschools.org
to sign up. After enrolling and logging
in, click the “Evaluate” tab to fill out
your assessment. Then enter the chance
to win on your dashboard.
If you are a current Let’s Move! Ac-
tive Schools champion, make sure your
assessment is updated and complete,
and then visit your dashboard to enter
your school.
See www.letsmoveschools.org for
complete rules and eligibility guide-
lines. All entries must be received by
February 6, 2016 at 11:59 PM ET.
Bring the NBA/WNBA to your school!
Photo: Students from Central Visual and Per-forming Arts High School (St. Louis City Public School District, MO) enjoy an NBA FIT Clinic in May 2015.
Two ways to get your school more active today It is an exciting time to be part of Let’s Move! Active Schools! We recently announced two new opportunities to help you create an Active
School environment:
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Let’s Move! Active Schools
Good Sports is a national nonprofit that gives all kids the lifelong benefits
of sport and physical activity by providing athletic equipment, apparel and
footwear to those most in need. As participation fees for youth athletic pro-
grams continue to rise and physical education budgets are cut, more and more
children are unable to play due to the financial strain the fees and necessary
equipment place on their schools and families.
Good Sports addresses these barriers to participation by providing the
tools these children need to play, regardless of economic standing. Since
2003, Good Sports has provided over $15 million in equipment to support
more than two million children nationally.
In order to be considered for a Good Sports grant, schools and organiza-
tions must meet four main criteria:
1. They directly serve children between the ages of three and 18 years old
2. They serve youth in an economically disadvantaged area
3. They are located in the United States
4. They operate an organized sport, recreational activity or physical
activity/physical education program that offers a consistent and struc-
tured opportunity for play to large groups of children
Interested schools and organizations can visit www.goodsports.org and
submit the online application, which is then reviewed by a member of the
Good Sports team who will determine if Good Sports is in a position to help.
When applying, it is recommended that detailed answers are provided on
how the school or organization serves disadvantaged youth, and why there is
a need for a donation. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through-
out the year, and applicants can typically anticipate a response within 10-14
business days. Applicants enrolled in Let’s Move! Active Schools, while not
guaranteed, do receive additional consideration for approval when the ap-
plication is evaluated.
Throughout the year, Good Sports receives donations of equipment,
apparel, and footwear from a variety of leading sports equipment manufactur-
ers and distributors, including, but not limited to: baseball bats, basketballs,
footballs, soccer balls, fitness equipment and apparel ranging from baseball
pants to cheerleading warm-up suits. Approved schools and organizations
will receive access to an online catalog, where they have the ability to view
current inventory and submit requests as needed. Schools and organizations
have access to the catalog for a two-year period, and can submit up to six
(6) equipment requests in that time. This process focuses on enhancing the
impact of a donation to each recipient — allowing them to submit requests
at their convenience, and working directly with Good Sports to ensure their
needs are met.
Good Sports teamed up with Let’s Move! Active Schools in February 2015 to sup-
port Active School environments where students are moving for at least 60 minutes
each day. By giving additional consideration to schools enrolled in Let’s Move! Active
Schools, Good Sports is able to ensure it is helping schools that are committed to
expanding physical education and physical activity opportunities for students.
Good Sports equipment grants impact two million+ kids
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Joint Projects
It’s not about mandates, it’s about saving more lives!Every hour in the United States approximately 38 people will have a cardiac arrest event outside of the hospital. Nine out of 10 people will not survive. However, if lifesaving CPR is performed, a victim’s chance of surviving can double, or even triple.
SHAPE America joins AHA Task Force to
create Cardiac Emergency Response PlanAcross the United States, even the best emergency medical services (EMS) systems can’t reach cardiac arrest victims for three to five minutes. Therefore, the
actions taken by bystanders during the first few minutes of a cardiac emergency are critical. Prompt action can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival.
At Bixby High School, school staff members Josh Smith and Roland Vernon were prepared to act swiftly and confidently when their student Jonathan
Fussell went into cardiac arrest. Their school had a cardiac emergency action plan, and that very plan saved Jonathan’s life. A Cardiac Emergency Response
Plan (CERP) is a written document that establishes specific steps to take in a cardiac emergency situation in a school setting.
In 2015, the American Heart Association assembled a task force composed of members from more than 10 national health and safety organizations,
including SHAPE America, to create a CERP template based on science and best practices. The template and the associated implementation materials are
free for any school to use and implement and can be downloaded at www.shapeamerica.org/cerp.
You can also attend the “School-Based Cardiac Emergency Response Plan” session at the national convention to develop an action plan to implement a
CERP or update your current CERP for enhanced implementation.
In 2010, the American Heart Association (AHA) set an aggressive goal: to
reduce deaths due to cardiovascular diseases and stroke by 20 percent and
to improve the overall health of all Americans by 20 percent by year 2020.
Increasing the number of people in communities who have “hands-only” CPR
skills is a key part of the strategy to reach this goal. CPR saves lives. CPR
is one of the most important skills a person can have, as it often means the
difference between life and death for a cardiac arrest victim. Cardiac arrest
can happen to anyone regardless of age and gender. Current science indicates
that “hands-only” CPR is the best practice for widespread CPR training for
the general public. For that reason, the AHA developed an innovative tool,
CPR Anytime Family and Friends, to train the general public. Following the
success of CPR Anytime, AHA, in collaboration with key stakeholders, cre-
ated the CPR in Schools kit. Together,
these tools offer a blended approach
to drastically increase the number of
people who have CPR skills, thereby
improving the chain of survival.
Because approximately 88% of car-
diac arrests occur at home, the AHA has
embarked on a mission to train the next
generation of lifesavers that will drasti-
cally increase the number of households
that will have at least one person trained
in hands-only CPR. The AHA is lob-
bying to have CPR training as a gradu-
ation requirement in every state. So far,
27 states have passed this legislation.
Regardless of mandates, a team has been
assembled within the AHA called the
CPR in Schools managers. Their role is to
support any school district, public or pri-
vate, under mandate or not, in their CPR
efforts. They personally offer support
for the CPR in Schools training program
wherever it is purchased or placed due to
grants or business sponsorships.
The CPR in Schools training kit
empowers students to learn the core
skills of CPR in under 30 minutes, and it
teaches AED skills and choking relief. The easy-to-use kit is designed specifi-
cally for the needs of school educators. It’s portable, allowing for convenient
movement from classroom to classroom and easy storage. It’s also reusable.
The program was developed by the AHA and incorporates the very latest
science. The CPR in Schools training kits include a carry-all bag with 10
manikins, 10 DVDs, a lesson plan, a facilitator guide, pre- and post-tests, a
facilitator training record and an online webinar. Each kit can train 10-20 stu-
dents at one time and has a useful life of up to three years. The training DVD
allows anyone to facilitate a training, regardless of their own CPR training,
which also helps to meet state mandates easier and more economically. The
watch-while-practice method has been researched and proven to be an effec-
tive approach for teaching and retaining CPR skills.
We hope your students will never have to do CPR, but we know they all
can easily learn the life-saving skills and make the difference!
To learn more about the CPR in Schools training program, how to share
a heart hero save story, or even find the tools to create a cardiac emergency
response plan for your school visit www.heart.org/cprinschools.
Questions: 1-866-935-5484 or cprinschools@heart.org
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JRFH Coordinator Spotlight
Give up a Saturday for Jump Rope For Heart?Beth Manning, Tabernacle Elementary, NJ
Our answer to that question is
yes. For 25 years, the Tabernacle
Elementary School has been
holding its Jump Rope For Heart
(JRFH) event on a February or
March Saturday morning from
9-11 a.m. With all the work in-
volved in the event, we thought
that getting help from parent
volunteers would be beneficial
in many ways. Let me tell you
how we organize our event.
Goal-oriented Activities
In January, we start a jump rope unit with grades 1-4. We start with individual
jump rope skills and students work toward goals.
• “Kangaroo Club”: requires first graders to jump 10 times without a
miss, second graders 20 times, and so on. I have a poster for each
grade level and they put their name in a square on their grade-level
poster if successful.
• We do timed jumps each class meeting, and they can earn a silver star
for their name square if they can jump for one minute without a miss,
and a gold star for two minutes. If they can do 100 jumps in a row,
they get a small heart sticker, and if they can do partner jumping for
whatever number their grade level specifies, they get a partner jump
sticker. We do this for the months of January and February, with JRFH
being our final jump rope activity.
• After the first month of individual and partner jumping we introduce
long rope skills, skip sticks and jump sticks. The students don’t get
bored of jumping during this unit, though it seems like they might.
There are always new tricks to learn and goals to achieve.
Event Preparation
The second week in January I start talking about our upcoming JRFH event
and show the promotional video from the American Heart Association.
All students take home a collection envelope and a letter from me and the
AHA with the specifics about our event and why we do it. The following
class meeting I show them the video from last year’s event so those who are
unfamiliar with it can see that it is low pressure, lots of noise and lots of fun. I
hand out 400 envelopes, and usually have 150 students participate by jump-
ing and fundraising. If students cannot attend but want to fundraise, I allow
them to do that.
I encourage the students to do online fundraising and our numbers have
increased each year. In my letter, I tell the parents that our students will jump
in “teams” of six and that each “team” needs a team leader to sit with them
and help turn ropes. That is one place where parents get involved and love
being a part of a fitness activity. I keep track of parent volunteers and their
phone number by the returned permission slips. Students can make up their
own team, and I help those who do not have a team to find an appropriate
group to join. I send home letters to the team leaders thanking them for vol-
unteering and list the students in their group. I ask them to arrive 10 minutes
ahead of time, and to make sure all group members get picked up or have a
ride home at the end of the event.
Counting the checks and cash is a great job to assign to parent volun-
teers. I sit parents at the registration tables in the hallway in front of the gym,
and divide them into teams of four and I have a filled-out collection report for
those teams. The students arrive and wait in lines at the registration tables,
hand in their collection envelope, and get a name tag I have made. I make
name tags for all the parent and teacher volunteers also. In the gym, we have
made a grid with floor tape; this year it was 28 squares and each team has a
square to sit/jump in. At 9 a.m., we welcome everyone and do the “Cotton
Eye Joe” as a warm-up. For the next two hours, volunteers are counting the
donations while our students are taking turns jumping rope, so there is always
one person for each team jumping for two hours. Time goes so quickly for all
involved, kids always ask to stay longer!
Our PTA hands out water bottles and fresh popcorn as the students leave
the school. Our team takes down event posters we put up, pull up tape from
the gym floor, pack my car with the collection envelopes, and I take the cash
to the bank. When the prizes arrive, I ask a local grocery store to donate
plastic grocery bags to help distribute the prizes. I type out a short message
for the jumpers and their families thanking them for participating, and telling
them the final amount raised. I thank the grocery store for the plastic bags
too. Using a parent volunteer and my other PE staff, we fill each bag for each
jumper with the prizes they earned, and staple their collection envelope to
the outside. I have large bags or boxes for each teacher in the school and put
the prize bags in the appropriate teacher’s bag/box. When all the prizes have
been divided, I take the boxes/bags to the classrooms at the end of the day
and the teachers hand them out to their students. That way, all the prizes are
going home the same day. It pretty much runs itself after 25 years, and it is
enjoyed by everyone. I don’t mind volunteering for several hours on a cold
Saturday morning. I hope my students look back at their JRFH experience
and feel good about themselves.
Our PTA hands out water bottles and fresh
popcorn as the students leave the school.
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Convention
SHAPE America will unveil three new workshops
in Minneapolis. Each workshop complements a
new SHAPE America text and will be presented
by the authors of the texts. The workshops will
provide hands-on experience with the concepts
and approaches presented in the corresponding
book, and registration for the workshop includes
a copy of the workshop’s corresponding text(s).
We spoke with all the authors to get the scoop
on these upcoming workshops and the books on
which they are based.
Implementing the National
Standards & Grade-Level
Outcomes for Elementary
Physical Education
Tuesday, April 5 from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. ($90)
Authors: Shirley Holt/Hale and Tina Hall
Corresponding texts: National Standards & Grade-Level
Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education and Lesson Planning
for Elementary Physical Education: Meeting the National
Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes
Tell us a little bit about your book.
Lesson Planning for Elementary Physical Education: Meeting
the National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes is not a
collection of lesson plans nor is it a “toy chest” of
games and activities to keep children busy, happy
and good while in physical education. The book
is designed to provide teachers and university
students the tools needed for creating develop-
mentally appropriate physical education lessons
and includes sample lessons designed for skill
acquisition and student learning aligned with the
National Standards and outcomes and provides
learning experiences in educational gymnastics,
dance and games environments.
Who is this workshop perfect for?
This workshop is a great fit for a number of
groups: elementary physical educators, supervisors
of physical education, district and school level
administrators and physical education teacher
educators (PETE).
Implementing the National
Standards & Grade-Level
Outcomes for Secondary
Physical Education
Tuesday, April 5 from 1 – 5 p.m. ($90)
Authors: Robert Doan and Lynn McDonald
Corresponding Texts: National Standards & Grade-Level
Outcomes for K-12 Physical Education and Lesson Plan-
ning for Secondary Physical Education: Meeting the National
Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes (due out fall 2016)
Tell us a little bit about your book.
Lesson Planning for Secondary Physical Education: Meeting
the National Standards & Grade-Level Outcomes is de-
signed to show how teachers can use the National
Standards and grade-level outcomes in planning
lessons. While physical education teachers have
been incorporating the standards in their lessons
for many years, the grade-level outcomes are new
and unfamiliar. This book provides teachers with
the tools they need to integrate the new outcomes
as a framework for instruction. The lessons are
organized in modules (or units) and cover a wide
range of content areas in middle and high school
physical education.
What are the key takeaways from your book
and workshop?
The major takeaways will be lesson plans and
units that are aligned with the National Standards
and grade-level outcomes. The book and work-
shop focus on teaching for mastery and explicitly
demonstrate how to plan sequential progressions
that lead to student learning. Another important
concept that will be highlighted is the concept
of embedded outcomes. The book introduces the
idea of having primary outcomes (the major goal
of the lessons) and embedded outcomes (planned
teachable moments). The workshop will outline
this process, which enables teachers to incorpo-
rate multiple outcomes from different standards
within the lessons.
A Primer for Teaching a
Skills-Based Approach in
Health Education
Tuesday, April 5 from 8 a.m. – 12 p.m. ($70)
Authors: Sarah Benes and Holly Alperin
Corresponding Text: The Essentials of Teaching
Health Education
Tell us a little bit about your book.
The Essentials of Teaching Health Education guides you
in using a skills-based approach to K-12 health
education — one that will prepare your students
for success in school and beyond. You’ll learn
practical approaches for putting the skills of the
National Health Education Standards into action.
The book covers a variety of areas to help you
implement quality health education in an effort
to foster the health literacy of students, including
why health education belongs in schools, cur-
riculum design, assessment strategies, creating a
positive environment, and how to make cross-
curricular connections!
How does the workshop bring the concepts
from your book to life?
The accompanying workshop provides an op-
portunity to delve into the critical aspects of
creating and implementing a skills-based approach
to health education. Through a hands-on and in-
teractive approach, participants will explore topics
such as health literacy, using data to inform plan-
ning, curriculum development, and assessment. In
addition, time will be spent examining each of the
skills of the National Health Education Standards.
Workshop HighlightsCheck out these other SHAPE America
workshops in Minneapolis:
50 Million Strong by 2029:
From Conception to Implementation
Tuesday, April 5 from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.
(Free)
What does SHAPE America’s focus on “50
Million Strong by 2029” mean for the future
of the health and physical education teaching
professions? Learn more and contribute to
the conversation about devising strategies for
successfully getting all of America’s school-
age children physically active and healthy
within the next 14 years. A short-sleeved
SHAPE America T-shirt will be given to the
first 200 participants!
Essentials of the Presidential Youth
Fitness Program WorkshopTuesday, April 5 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
($25)
Physical Best Health-Related Fitness
Specialist WorkshopTuesday, April 5 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
($190*)
Physical Activity Leader (PAL) TrainingTuesday, April 5 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m.
(Free)
Register for these workshops and other
SHAPE America events by visiting the
SHAPE America convention website:
www.shapeamerica.org/events/
convention2016/.
New workshops to debut in Minneapolis
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Convention
New partnership
with Zumba to launch
in Minneapolis
SHAPE America is partnering with Zumba Fit-
ness® to bring their world-wide dance phenom-
enon and high-energy program into schools across
the country. Jump Start Kids is a Zumba program
specifically geared toward health and physical
educators and will offer a specialized training
at this year’s National Convention & Expo. This
program is exclusively for convention attendees
and features a streamlined training and hugely dis-
counted rate from regular Zumba programs. The
class trains teachers to create kid-friendly routines
based on original Zumba choreography by break-
ing down the steps easily for younger age groups.
It also adds games, activities and cultural explora-
tion elements into the class structure and empha-
sizes teamwork, respect, confidence, memory,
creativity and cultural awareness.
“Zumba is very excited to be part of
the 2016 SHAPE America Convention
& Expo and to the launch our Jump Start
Kids and Kids Jr. Program to your teachers
and participants,” said Joy Prouty, direc-
tor of education – programs and training.
“As we continue along this path we know
that it will have an impact on teachers as
well as young people’s lives, and will bring
a strong base of support to 50 Million
Strong by 2029.”
The training will be held in Minneapolis, on
Saturday, April 9, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m., at a special
SHAPE America member price of $350. It will
include instruction in Zumba Basic, Zumba Kids
(for ages 7-11) and Zumba Kids Jr. (for ages 4-6).
It will also include two DVDs and one year of free
ZIN (Zumba Instructor Network) membership
for all participants who finish the training, for an
overall savings of $640. This amazing opportunity
is offered to our educators as a new tool to use
when promoting physical activity before, during
and after school, as well as in local gyms and com-
munity centers.
NCACE
The National Committee for Accreditation of Coaching Education will be hosting an Accreditation
Process Q & A on Saturday, April 9. This session will offer an opportunity for coaching education pro-
grams to learn more about the process of accrediting their education and development programs through
NCACE. All participants will be able to ask questions regarding the program folio submission and review
process. While this event is free, it is a ticketed event to ensure participants receive materials and have
an opportunity to review them prior to convention. Following the Accreditation Process Q & A, NCACE
will be hosting a town hall meeting. During this time participants will learn about NCACE updates and
discuss topics related to coaching education program accreditation.
Revisions to the HETE and PETE Program Standards
Be sure to attend the sessions presenting the drafts of the revised HETE and PETE program standards:
Revising the Initial HETE Program Standards and Draft of SHAPE America Initial PETE Standards.
Participants will have an opportunity to provide comments and feedback prior to the final drafts of the
revised standards.
CAEP Sessions at National Convention Call for Reviewers
Would you like to become a teacher preparation program report reviewer? SHAPE America’s next train-
ing sessions for HETE and PETE program reviews will be presented at the national convention. Acquire
an in-depth understanding of the review process and skills necessary to review CAEP program reports
using the 2008 Initial HETE or PETE Standards. CAEP review cycles occur each fall and spring semester.
Check the ticketed events under convention registration on the website for more details.
Preparing Program Reports
Is your HETE or PETE program seeking CAEP accreditation and/or SHAPE America national recogni-
tion? If so, be sure to attend the HETE or PETE Program Report Preparation and Aligning Assignments,
Assessments and Rubrics sessions. In report preparation, participants will review the 2008 Initial HETE
or PETE standards followed by an in-depth presentation on developing a successful program report. In
the alignment session, participants will learn all about developing assignments and assessments to meet
the HETE or PETE standards and elements. Check the ticketed events under convention registration on
the website for more details.
Every Student Succeeds Act: The Game
Changer for Health and Physical Education
Friday, April 8
9:15-10:45 a.m.
This landmark legislation has the potential to change the landscape for school health and physical
education programs across the country. Don’t miss this session for a blueprint of how to position
your program for the greatest success in 2017 and beyond!
Here are just a few of the questions we’ll answer in the session:
• What funding streams apply to school health and physical education?
• When will schools see the results of this legislation?
• What should I do to access additional funding for my program?
ESSA General Session
Session Highlights
Best-Selling author Tom Rath to keynote General Session (continued from page 1)
est thinkers and nonfiction
writers of his generation.
He has written six New York
Times and Wall Street Journal
best-sellers over the past
decade, starting with the
No. 1 New York Times best-
seller How Full Is Your Bucket?
His book StrengthsFinder 2.0 was the top-selling
book of 2014 worldwide on Amazon.com. Other
best-sellers include Strengths Based Leadership, Wellbe-
ing, and Eat Move Sleep: How Small Choices Lead to Big
Changes. In total, his books have sold more than 6
million copies and have made more than 300 ap-
pearances on the Wall Street Journal best-seller list.
In addition to his work as a researcher, writer
and speaker, Rath serves as a senior scientist and
advisor to Gallup, where he previously spent 13
years leading the organization’s work on employee
engagement, strengths, leadership and well-being.
He is also a scientific advisor to Welbe, a startup
focused on wearable technology. He previously
served as vice chairman of the VHL cancer re-
search organization.
Rath holds degrees from the University of
Michigan and the University of Pennsylvania,
where he is now a guest lecturer. He lives with his
wife, Ashley, and their two children in Arlington,
VA. Rath has said that his six-year old daughter
and four-year old son are his inspiration for stay-
ing fully charged each day.
For more information about SHAPE America’s
National Convention & Expo, visit the website at
www.shapeamerica.org/events/convention2016
and follow us at #SHAPEMinneapolis.
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SHAPE America is proud to announce the 2016
SHAPE America award recipients who will be
recognized at the 131st Annual SHAPE America
National Convention & Expo in Minneapolis, MN.
Our professions benefit daily from the hard work,
dedication and vision of all of these individuals.
Please join us in saluting these special SHAPE
America members in Minneapolis!
Curriculum & Instruction Special Interest Group Honor Award
Ron McBride, Texas A&M University
Julian U. Stein Lifetime Achievement Award
Dale Ulrich, University of Michigan
Outstanding Program Award
U-Fit, University of Utah
Outstanding Student Recognition Awards
Doctoral Student Recipient: Jill Pawlowski,
Oregon State University
SHAPE America Scholar Award
Samuel Hodge, The Ohio State University
Outstanding Mentor of the Year
Paul Wright, Northern Illinois University
SHAPE America Honor Awards
Renee Colleran, Northshore School District (WA)
Curt Martin, SHAPE America Eastern District
(NH)
Jump Rope For Heart & Hoops For Heart Recognition Award
Jody Miller, St. George Elementary (KS)
Jump Rope For Heart Recognition Award
Liz Giles-Brown, South Bristol School (ME)
Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart Grant Winners
Annette Brewer, Albany Elementary School (MN)
Katy Elbe, C.A. Henning Elementary (IL)
Alexandra Fowler, James T. Jones Elementary
(MI)
Christa Hayes, Machetanz Elementary (AK)
Dave Isenberg, Millville Elementary School
(MA)
Susan Kuhn, Dodgeland Elementary (WI)
Jason Naquin, Lakeside Primary (LA)
Vince Nemeth, Roxboro Elementary (OH)
Jason Theodosiou, Ladue Middle School (MO)
Jake Zanetti, Lake Avenue Elementary School (NY)
Teacher Education Honor Award
Carol Ciotto, Central Connecticut State University
Channing Mann K-12 Physical Education Administrator of the Year Award
Lori Dunn, Seattle Public Schools (WA)
Margie R. Hanson Elementary Physical Education Distinguished Service Award
Fran Cleland, West Chester University
of Pennsylvania
R. Tait McKenzie Award
Linda Woods Huber, Pennsylvania State
AHPERD
Charles D. Henry Award
Joe Burden, Jr., City University of New York –
Brooklyn College
Mabel Lee Award
Collin Brooks, R.E. Jewell School (OR)
Karen Quintana, Jefferson Elementary School
(IL)
David Wachob, Indiana University
of Pennsylvania
Xine Zhu, Old Dominion University
Ruth Abernathy Presidential Scholarships
Undergraduate
Maleda Funk, The College at Brockport, SUNY
Megan Hubbard, Purdue University
Lena Sargenti, Ithaca College
Graduate
Nicole Galbraith, Brigham Young University
Kim Rogers, Oregon State University
North American Society of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Sport and Dance Professionals
Kristine R. Fritz, Retired, Early Learning Cen-
ter (WI)
Jayne D. Greenberg, Miami-Dade County
Public Schools (FL)
Shawn Ladda, Manhattan College
Judy LoBianco, South Orange-Maplewood
School District (NJ)
Lynn Couturier MacDonald, SUNY Cortland
John M. Zody, Fort Hays State University
LeRoy T. Walker Young Professional Award
Albert Bimper, Jr., Colorado State University
E.B. Henderson Award
Angela Shorter, Delaware State University
Luther Halsey Gulick Award
Shirley Holt/Hale, Retired, Linden Elementary
School (TN)
Joy of Effort Award
Delcinda Saito, Mokulele Elementary School
(HI)
Hall of Fame
Mario Reyna, McCallen Independent School
District (TX)
District Teachers of the Year
Adapted Physical Education
Central: Kelly Kennedy, Greeley-Evans School
District 6 (CO)
Eastern: Tracy Newlove Sharlow, St. Lawrence-
Lewis BOCES (NY)
Midwest: Caryl Dazer, Cass Elementary School
(MI)
Southern: Anna Roberts, Cobb County School
District (GA)
Dance Education
Eastern: Maria Royals, George Washington
Carver Center for Arts and Technology (MD)
Southern: Scott Williams, Meriwether Lewis
Elementary School (VA)
Health Education
Eastern: Melanie Lynch, State College Area
High School (PA)
Midwest: Jenny Berju, Creekside Middle
School (IN)
Southern: Mary McCarley, Hawthorne Acad-
emy of Health Sciences (NC)
Elementary Physical Education
Central: Beau Bragg, Bonner Springs Elemen-
tary (KS)
Eastern: Brian Godfrey, Richmond Elementary
School (VT)
Midwest: Penny Kroening, Summit View
Elementary (WI)
Northwest: Shawn Patterson, Crimson Point
Elementary (ID)
Southern: Benjamin Pirillo, Hughston Elemen-
tary School (TX)
Middle School Physical Education
Central: Karl Ely, Christa McAuliffe Academy
(KS)
Eastern: Debra A. Pinto, Hopkinton Middle
School (MA)
Midwest: Donna Hazelett, Woodside Middle
(IN)
Southern: Ron Trainum, Toano Middle School
(VA)
High School Physical Education
Central: Monique Guidry, Boulder High
School (CO)
Eastern: Kathleen Brophy, Wellesley High
School (MA)
Midwest: Adam Havice, Muncie Central High
School (IN)
Northwest: Sara Russell, Tahoma Junior High
School (WA)
Southern: Timothy Powers, Eau Gallie High
School (FL)
Guiding Woman in Sport Award
Jessica Mendoza, ESPN
Convention
2016 SHAPE America Award Winners
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Changing the face of fitness assessment to support physical educators
As we embark on a new year, it’s a perfect time to reflect on the progress that we’ve made to improve the health and well-
being of our nation’s youth. Just four short years ago, several partners, including SHAPE America; the President’s Council on
Fitness, Sports & Nutrition; Cooper Institute; National Foundation on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition; and Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, came together with one goal in mind: developing one national fitness assessment program. That goal
was achieved in September 2012 with the launch of the Presidential Youth Fitness Program. The landmark collaboration that
made it happen has
changed the face of
fitness assessment by
improving access to
resources and tools for physical educators.
In 2016, the Presidential Youth Fitness Program is
excited to offer new tools, including a revamped
pyfp.org website and new training opportunities to
make implementation in schools easier.
Given the great opportunities ahead, 2016 will be
an exciting year for the Presidential Youth Fitness Pro-
gram. Not only will there by more tools and resources
available, it is also the 60th Anniversary of the Presi-
dent’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition. While
we reflect on the past and how far we’ve come, we are
energized by the possibilities our future holds and our
collective work to empower students to be fit for life!
PYFP
SHAPE America is committed to empowering all children to lead healthy and active lives through effective health and physical education programs.
Get Involved!
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New research conducted by myCollegeOptions®
and SHAPE America offers unique and valuable
insight into the attitudes of students toward physi-
cal education (PE). While other studies focus on
the views of health organizations, educators and
parents, the students also have something to say:
they value their physical education curriculum.
Research from this study shows that most high
school students currently participating in physical
education classes have a positive perception of PE
and its impact on their lives in and out of school:
• Overall, nearly eight in 10 students think PE
is important to their overall school experi-
ence with 33% reporting “very important”
and 47% reporting “somewhat important.”
Twenty percent of students believe PE is not
important to their overall school experience.
• Students report that their participation
in PE is important to their future health
(49%), helps them to relieve stress (45%),
helps them to work well with others (36%),
makes them feel good (36%), gives them
confidence (28%) and helps them to focus
(24%).
• More than half of the students report learn-
ing how to maintain a physically active
lifestyle (56%), how to set fitness goals and
maintain fitness levels (54%), and how to
play sports (51%); 48% report gaining skill
development because of their experiences.
Despite abundant opportunities to engage in
physical activity outside of school, a large number
of students rely on PE classes as their only oppor-
tunity for physical activity during the day, further
underscoring the importance of physical educa-
tion in schools.
• Four in 10 students say they participate
in physical activity outside of a physi-
cal education class five days in an average
week, while 31% report three to four days,
18% report one to two days, and 11% of
students report they do not participate in
physical activity outside of school in an
average week.
According to E. Paul Roetert, SHAPE Amer-
ica’s CEO, “It is critically important that students
learn the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes
in physical education class so that they will want
to live healthy, physically active lives. These
students reaffirm to us what we already know
— health and physical education teachers are
uniquely positioned to ensure that all kids thrive
as healthy and active adults.”
The SHAPE America study, which was
self-reported, is one of a series is one of a series
conducted annually by myCollegeOptions in part-
nership with the nation’s top educational organi-
zations. For more information on the report, visit
www.mycollegeoptions.org.
New research reveals perceptions about the value of physical education
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Initial National Standards for Sport
Coaches currently under reviewThe National Standards for Sport Coaches (NSSC) are currently being reviewed
by members of a task force for the creation of a revised and expanded third version.
Starting this spring, all key stakeholders will have an opportunity to hear an overview
and provide feedback on the first drafts of the National Standards for Sport Coaches.
Initial NSSC Writing Task Force:
• Wade Gilbert, chair
• Jean Côté
• Mike Sheridan
• Kim Bodey
• Mark Kovacs
• Melissa Thompson
• Lori Gano-Overway
• Pete Van Mullem, Physical Activity Council liaison
• CaSandra Alexander, SHAPE America staff liaison
Look for the following opportunities to provide feedback:
• April 5-9, 2016, at the SHAPE America Convention — Initial NSSC draft.
• June 21-23, 2016, at the National Coaching Conference — NSSC drafts will be
presented.
• Fall 2016 — NSSC drafts will be available for review and comment electronically.
2016 National Coaching Conference June 21-23 Seattle, WA
For more information on the conference, please visit www.shapeamerica.org/events/coachingconf/
Coaching
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Member Engagement
PE + Health is a winning for-
mula for student success. If you
agree “Like” + share this #SPEAKOut-
Day infographic on Facebook. (shared 883 times) (insert PE + Health infographic)
From smart desks for adults to pedal desks for children, here’s what one Virginia school is doing
to help students focus on their learning. (shared 576 times) Find the article: “Oakridge Elementary
Gets Desks With Pedals to Help Fidgety Kids Learn.”
What an inspiring physical education teacher! Don’t you just live for these moments?
# MondayMotivation (shared 401 times) Find the article: “Mom Captures Gym Teacher Walking
Up To Her Disabled Son, Doing Something Incredible”
Retweet if…( insert Great PE = ME! graphic) (retweeted 103 times)
SHAPE America has defined the essential components of PE! Read + share this new guidance doc
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Join us today in thanking @SenAlexander @PattyMurray for their leadership in Senate bipartisan
#ESEA bill that includes PE as core subj! RT (retweeted 56 times)
Mentor Match
seeking membersWe are excited to announce a
new program, Mentor Match,
through SHAPE America’s
online community Exchange.
Participating in Mentor Match will allow you
to have the opportunity to connect with other
members to help grow and enhance your career.
Your relationship with your mentor/protégé will
be completely unique, based on your personal
preferences. This includes how often you want to
communicate, when and where the communication
takes place, and what exactly you want to get out of
the relationship. We have developed and provided
best practices and guidelines to help out, along with
the ability to connect in person at convention! Fill
out a short questionnaire and get matched today at
www.shapeamerica.org/exchange.
Webinar series
continuing in 2016!The successful “By You, For You” series will
continue in 2016 and will remain free for SHAPE
America members. This year’s series will kick off
in early 2016 and include webinars on skills-based
health education, technology in physical educa-
tion, cross-curricular activities, coach/parent
communication, and much more. Check out the
Upcoming Webinar page at www.shapeamerica.
org/prodev/webinars/ to see what’s coming up first!
We’ve shared some incredible stories,
images and videos on social media this
year. Some inspiring, others disheart-
ening yet still motivating to help
health and physical education champi-
ons to keep up the good fight. Perhaps
there was a post that simply made you
smile and feel good about what you
do each and every day. Or maybe we
shared a resource that has helped you
do your job even better! Take a look
at some of our most popular messages
based on your engagement.
Social Media Highlights
Don’t forget to renew your membership!The 2016 SHAPE America Convention & Expo registration is now open. Members must be renewed through April 30, 2016 in order
to receive their badge at the convention. Take advantage of our early-bird and “Go Green” savings and you’ll save up to $90 on your
convention registration!
Renew today and continue to receive your members-only benefits such as:
• FREE access to the entire library of 2015 professional development webinars
• Full connection to Exchange, the only online community dedicated solely to your profession
• Exclusive discounts — up to 30% — on books and events, including regional conferences and the SHAPE America National Convention & Expo
• Subscription to your choice of award-winning, peer-reviewed journals with in-depth coverage of the news, trends and best practices in your area of expertise
• Access to monthly activity calendars through our Teacher’s Toolbox
• And more!
Visit our website www.shapeamerica.org/membership to renew your membership or call our
Member Services Team at 800-213-7193 for assistance.
Connect with SHAPE America on all of our social media platforms
Facebook, Pinterest and Instagram.
And be sure to follow us on Twitter @SHAPE_America
#GetOnExchange
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Member Spotlight
Physical educators face many challenges in today’s
school settings. One of the most significant,
which relates directly to their teaching effective-
ness, is the increase in the number of students
with disabilities who are being included in general
physical education. Sadly, not all teachers have
the knowledge or experience necessary to make
appropriate adaptations for children with disabili-
ties, and find it difficult to meet the learning and
physical needs of all students.
Lauren Lieberman, a SHAPE America member
since 1988 who currently serves as a distinguished
service professor of adapted physical education
(APE) at The College at Brockport, NY, recog-
nized this challenge years ago, and created a
summer sports camp specially designed to train
future teachers to include students with visual
impairments (VI) in physical education and sport
programs. Camp Abilities just celebrated its 20th
anniversary and has made a difference in the lives
of thousands of teachers and students.
We interviewed Lieberman for Momentum and
asked her what made her start Camp Abilities. “In
the past, teachers received little to no training in
how to teach children with visual impairments,
and the biggest challenges teachers face today are
the lack of training and the fear of the unknown,”
she said. “I wanted my preservice students to know
what to do when teaching children with visual
impairments. Although many resources exist to
help teachers — such as the book by Lieberman,
Ponchilla & Ponchilla (2013) — you can’t learn
how to teach these kids from a book; you must
experience it.”
Lieberman went on to explain that until 1985,
most children with VI attended special schools
for the blind. Today, 93% of these students attend
their local schools, which has created a new need
in the training of future teachers. Many studies in
the field have acknowledged the lack of training as
the main obstacle for teachers to include children
with disabilities and identified a need to educate
the faculty who teach Introduction to
APE courses in higher education. Camp
Abilities aims to close that gap by provid-
ing counselor training to future teachers,
as well as materials, adaptations and the
opportunity to interact with the kids. The
benefits are twofold: 1) The teachers gain
experience and confidence in working
with children with VI, and 2) the students
develop and improve their skills and learn
that, with a few simple adaptations, they
are able to participate in sports and activi-
ties with their peers (watch this segment
of Real Sports on HBO about how stu-
dents are benefiting from what they learn
in Camp Abilities: https://www.youtube.
com/watch?v=Xnbdp35NvEo).
One example of the impact the camp
has had on its participants is the story
Lieberman shared about Martha Reuther:
“She was a swimmer, and had been on
her ninth-grade swim team but had never
heard about the Paralympics. When she attended
camp, she was timed while swimming and the in-
structors discovered that her time would place her
in eighth place in the world! After camp, she went
on her junior swim tour, continued her training,
and is now on the Paralympic swim team going to
the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.”
Lieberman added that several of the camp
counselors have gone on to get jobs working with
students with VI — some of them even landed their
job because they had been a part of Camp Abilities.
“Since the camp also develops leadership skills, sev-
eral of them have even won awards for their leader-
ship or have won the Teacher of the Year award.”
Despite the many success stories that Li-
eberman is witness to each year, she recognizes
that schools still face serious obstacles when it
comes to APE: “The main challenge is attitudes…
teachers and administrators are scared, and many
schools don’t have proper equipment.”
How can physical educators
address these challenges? “School
districts have ‘quota funds’ that allow
them to order a certain amount of
free special equipment for teaching
children with visual impairments
— for example, those 3D models of
molecules used for a chemistry class.
The teacher of the visually impaired
(TVI) or orientation and mobility
instructor at each school district is re-
sponsible for ordering the equipment
from the American Printing House
for the Blind (www.aph.org/pe/prod-
ucts/), which is government funded
and is in charge of creating curricula
and products that help kids with
impairments learn better,” Lieberman
explained. “The problem is that many
PE and APE teachers don’t know
they can get free equipment for their
classes, and that many TVIs don’t
believe PE is as important as other
subjects, so they won’t take the initiative to order
PE equipment. Teachers must make a case for
PE… get on the TVI’s radar and work with them;
after all, they want what is best for the child.” (For
sample forms that can be filled out with/for the
TVI, refer to the van Munster, Weaver, Lieberman,
& Arndt [2015] resource.)
Lieberman is excited to be preparing for an-
other successful year of camps and is determined
to do her part in ensuring that all children, includ-
ing those with VI, have the same opportunities to
learn. “You can’t change the child,” she said. “What
you can change is the environment and the way
you teach activities (rules, speed, equipment). As
physical educators, we are responsible for teaching
children with disabilities the same things we teach
all children. There should not be a special curricu-
lum, but rather adaptations to use in the existing
curriculum so all children can do everything their
peers are doing and are not excluded.”
For more information on Camp Abilities, you
may contact Lieberman (llieberm@brockport.edu)
or look up the following resources:
• Camp Abilities website: www.campabilities.org
• Lieberman, L. J., Lepore, M., & Haegele, J.
A. (2014). Camp Abilities: A sports camp
for children with visual impairments. Palaes-
tra, 20(4), 37-43.
• Lieberman, L.J., Ponchilla, P., & Ponchilla,
S. (2013). Physical education and sport for
individuals who are visually impaired or deafblind:
Foundations of instruction. New York, NY:
American Federation of the Blind Press.
• Schedlin, H., & Lieberman, L. (2011). Sports
for everyone: A handbook for starting sports camps
for children with visual impairments. Watertown,
MA: Perkins School for the Blind.
• van Munster, M., Weaver,E., Lieberman, L.,
& Arndt, K. (2015). Visual impairment and
physical education: Steps to success. Journal
of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 108, 231-237.
Lieberman’s Camp Abilities helping change attitudes
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New releases from SHAPE America!SHAPE America Sets the Standard™
Developing physically literate students and meeting national standards
The Essentials of Teaching Physical Education helps future teachers prepare to use the teaching for learning approach to K-12 physical education. In line with SHAPE America Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes, this text will aid teachers in acquiring the skills and knowledge they need in order to develop physically literate students.
Steve Mitchell, Jennifer Walton-Fisette
ISBN 978-1-4925-0916-5 • $69.00
For more information, visit www.humankinetics.com/SHAPEAmerica or contact your
Human Kinetics K-12 sales manager at 800-747-4457 or K12sales@hkusa.com.
HUMAN KINETICSThe Information Leader in Physical Activity & Health
A skills-based approach to K-12 health education
The Essentials of Teaching Health
Education presents a skills-based
approach to teaching K-12 health
education—one that will prepare
your students for success in
school and beyond. You’ll learn
practical approaches to putting the
contents in action and rely on an
array of teaching and assessment
strategies.
Sarah Benes, Holly Alperin
ISBN 978-1-4925-0763-5 • $69.00
Expert instruction on teaching 25 fundamental skillsTeaching Fundamental Motor Skills, Third Edition, shows you how to teach essential motor skills. The skills are aligned with the SHAPE America National Standards and Grade-Level Outcomes. Each skill is animated to aid learning, and a web resource offers multiple materials to assist in your teaching.
A. Vonnie Colvin, Nancy Markos, and
Pamela Walker
ISBN 978-1-4925-2126-6 • $44.00
Expert guidance in lesson design
Lesson Planning for Elementary
Physical Education offers expert
guidance in planning lessons and
curricula that are aligned with the
SHAPE America National Standards
& Grade-Level Outcomes.
The plans are flexible, reflect
best practices, and foster the
achievement of physical literacy.
Shirley Holt/Hale and Tina Hall
ISBN 978-1-4925-1378-0 • $54.00
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For 50 years, Sportime has provided innovative physical activity
supplies and resources to physical education teachers, youth &
recreation leaders, and child care providers. The SPARK research-
based programs off er lesson plans, assessments, videos, and
training aligned to national and state physical education standards.
Together, Sportime & SPARK provide the resources that YOU need
to deliver highly active, inclusive, and enjoyable physical education
and activity experiences before, during, and after school.
COME CELEBRATE WITH US! Join us at the SHAPE
America National Convention April 5-9 in Minneapolis
to celebrate 50 years of quality and innovation in
physical education. Plus, stop by our booth to enter to
win Apple Watches and other great prizes!
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Eastern District
Leadership Council:
President-Elect Candidate:
Lyn Porter
Physical Educator
Allen Brook School
Williston, VT
Member-at-Large Candidates:
John Battista
University Supervisor
Central CT State University
New Britain, CT
Sally Reiner Nazelrod
Supervisor – Student Interns
McDaniel College
Westminster, MD
Southern District
Leadership Council:
President-Elect Candidates:
Dee Castelvecchi
Health and Physical Education Teacher
Elizabeth Davis Middle School
Chesterfield, VA
Tecca Kilmer
Physical Education Teacher
Turkey Creek Middle School
Valrcio, FL
Member-at-Large Candidates:
Stephanie Canada-Phillips
Instructor and Physical Education Teacher Educa-
tion Program Coordinator
University of Central Oklahoma
Edmond, OK
Carol Smith
Associate Professor, Health & Human Performance
Elon University,
Elon, NC
Bridgette Stewart
Senior Lecturer
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA
Andy Mooneyhan
Associate Professor, Physical Education Teacher
Education
Arkansas State University
Jonesboro, AK
Southwest District
Leadership Council:
President-Elect Candidate:
Timothy A. Brusseau Jr.
Assistant Professor and Director of Physical Activ-
ity Assessment Lab
Department of Exercise & Sport Science
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Member-at-Large Candidates:
Kathleen Cordes
Professor Emeritus
Miramar College
San Diego, CA
Angela Heinemann
Graduate Student
University of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT
Northwest District
Leadership Council:
President-Elect Candidate:
Heather Van Mullem
Division Chair, Education and Kinesiology
Lewis-Clark State College
Lewiston, ID
Member-at-Large Candidates:
Jennifer Loomis
Rossiter Elementary School
Helena, MT
Collin Brooks
R.E. Jewell Elementary School
Bend, OR
Midwest District
Leadership Council:
President-Elect Candidate:
Pam Bechtel
Associate Professor, College of Education and
Human Development
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green, OH
Member-at-Large Candidates:
Karen Bonnett
Physical Education Instructor
Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley, WV
Mark Foellmer
Physical Education Instructor
Wentworth Jr. High School
Calumet City, IL
Lisa Hicks
Chair and Professor, Department of Kinesiology
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN
District News
2016 District Leadership Council Candidates
Each of SHAPE America’s six districts has a
Leadership Council that includes:
• President
• President-Elect
• Past President
• Five Members-at-Large
• One Future Professional
In 2016, members in each district
will have the opportunity to vote for one
president-elect and two members-at-large.
New for 2016: Members will vote for
both the District Leadership Council and
SHAPE America Board of Directors candi-
dates on one ballot.
Important election dates for 2016:
• February 1: Candidate information
posted on district websites for mem-
ber review.
• March 4: Voting begins. All active
members receive voting instructions
via email.
• April 7: Voting ends.
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CaSandra Alexander
CaSandra Alexander is the new program
manager in the Member Engagement and
Programming unit at SHAPE America. She
is a liaison for the physical activity com-
mittee, as well as of the educator honor
awards committee. Prior to joining SHAPE
America, Alexander taught health and
physical education and coached cross coun-
try and track in Loudoun County Public
Schools (VA) from 2012 to 2015. Before
that she also taught and coached in Fairfax
County Public Schools (VA) from 2006 to
2012. While in these roles she also served
in various leadership capacities including high school department chair, as-
sistant director of student activities, and summer curriculum writing specialist
for health and physical education. Alexander uses her teaching and coaching
expertise to help members on an individual level and to manage and develop
programs related to physical activity. She received her Bachelor of Science in
health and physical education from West Virginia University and her Mas-
ter of Arts in education and human development from George Washington
University.
Karen Pollard
New Senior Web Manager Karen Pollard
has had a varied career of working with as-
sociations, contract roles, her own business,
as well as large corporations. With more
than 20 years of experience, Karen has a
proven track record of successfully produc-
ing interactive and print solutions. She con-
ceptualized and designed communication
solutions that leveraged her knowledge of
usability principles and best practices with
a solid understanding of information archi-
tecture. She has been involved in all phases
of campaign development and execution —
including strategy, design and development.
Karen started a web division for The Magazine Group in 2001, which
provided award-winning web services to numerous association clients. At Re-
store Media’s Old House Journal, she created a full-service graphics department
for web and print which serviced the magazine and the marketing depart-
ment. Karen redesigned the website for the American Institute of Architects
in 2010 which won a Webby award for best association website in 2011. Her
last job was with PRESIDIO, a technology reseller of over 2,500 employees,
where she redesigned their ecommerce site.
New Employees
Karen M. Johnson
Former National Association
for Girls & Women in Sport
(NAGWS) executive director
(ED) and longtime SHAPE
America member Karen M.
Johnson passed away in early
November. She was 78.
From 1976-78 Johnson was the NAGWS
ED and the AAHPERD vice president. She then
served for decades in various NAGWS leadership
roles, including on the Board of Directors and
as delegate to the Alliance Assembly, as well as
in AAHPERD positions including various com-
mittees, task forces and boards. A champion for
women in sports, Johnson received numerous
high-profile awards including the NAGWS Path-
finder Award and Presidential Citation (twice),
and AAHPERD’s Honor Award.
Karen was also active with the United States
Olympic Committee and USA Volleyball, serv-
ing in various leadership roles from 1978 until
2010. Throughout her career, she was published
and presented at conferences on her main topics
of interest, including girls and women in sport,
coaching, or the Olympic Movement and politics
in sport.
She received her bachelor’s in physical educa-
tion from the College of Idaho, her master’s from
California State University–Los Angeles, and her
Ph.D. from the University of Southern Califor-
nia. Since 1960, Johnson taught physical educa-
tion and coached in the public schools and at
California State University–Los Angeles.
Obituaries
Martha Joyce “Joy”
May Hager
SHAPE America lifetime
member and former Ken-
tucky AHPERD President Dr.
Martha Joyce “Joy” Hager died
August 6, 2015 from compli-
cations of Parkinson Disease.
She was 77.
A graduate of Eastern Kentucky University
(B.S.), MacMurray College (M.S.), and the
University of Kentucky (Ed.D), Hager taught
physical education at Berea College for 49
years. During that time she served in a variety
of positions, including chair of the Physical
Education and Health Department and athletic
director of both women’s and men’s sports.
She also coached women’s basketball and field
hockey at Berea.
She served on the Executive Board of Citizens
for Sports Equity in Kentucky for many years and
received the KAHPERD Distinguished Service
Award and the Walter H. Mustaine Award, the
highest awards given by that organization. She
also received the Pathfinders Award from the Na-
tional Association for Girls and Women in Sport,
which honors a person from each state who has
been a strong continuous advocate for the ad-
vancement of women’s athletics.
Wanda H. Jubb
Longtime SHAPE America
member Wanda H. Jubb died
October 2, 2015. She was 82.
She received a bachelor’s
and two master’s from Western
Michigan University, and an
Ed.D. from the University of
Alabama. She qualified as a Cer-
tified Health Education Specialist (CHES) in the
initial review in 1988 by the National Commission
of Health Education Credentialing.
Jubb began her career in 1954 teaching in
Vicksburg, MI. After 12 years, she moved to the
Michigan Department of Education where she
served in several roles including health consul-
tant, acting director of drug education, health
education coordinator, and supervisor of a newly
formed comprehensive school health unit. She
was instrumental in developing the Michigan
Model for Comprehensive School Health Educa-
tion, and almost 30 years later, the structure is
much the same in the state of Michigan. Jubb
co-authored Healthful Living for Today and Tomorrow
(1978) and was a consultant for several
other publications.
Her dedication and leadership in the area of
school health was acknowledged with numerous
awards and recognitions including Tribute Resolu-
tion #223 from the Michigan House of Represen-
tatives (1985) and Tribute Resolution #742 from
the State of Michigan Senate (1990).
SHAPE America adds two new staffers
SHAPE America loses former VP and NAGWS leader
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Research
Research Fellows of SHAPE America
Engels, Hermann-Josef 1996
Lacy, Alan C. 1996
Love, Phyllis A. 1996
Merriman, William J. 1996
Rovegno, Inez C. 1996
Rutherford, William Jack 1996
Weiller-Abels, Karen H. 1996
Chen, Ang 1997
Faucette, Nell 1997
Harmer, Peter A. 1997
McGehee, Richard V. 1997
Silgailis, Kathy Gill 1997
Zhang, James Jianhui 1997
Allison, Pamela C. 1998
Butler, Michael S. 1998
Chase, Melissa A. 1998
Graber, Kim C. 1998
Hebert, Edward P. 1998
Heil, Daniel P. 1998
Welk, Gregory J. 1998
Williams, Lavon 1998
Blankenship, Bonnie Tjeerdsma 1999
Byra, Mark 1999
French, Karen E. 1999
Hastie, Peter A. 1999
Knudson, Duane V. 1999
Landin, Dennis K. 1999
McBride, Ronald E. 1999
Perez, Miguel A. 1999
Ransdell, Lynda B. 1999
Rink, Judith E. 1999
Schot, Philip K. 1999
Sherman, Nestor W. 1999
Tannehill, Deborah L. 1999
Thomas, David Q. 1999
Too, Danny 1999
Xiang, Ping 1999
Cothran, Donetta J. 2000
Stroot, Sandra A. 2000
Goodway-Shiebler, Jacqueline D. 2001
Hart, Melanie A. 2001
Hui, Stanley Sai-Chn 2001
Kozub, Francis M. 2001
Kulinna, Pamela Hodges 2001
Minton, Sandra Cerny 2001
Ward, Phillip 2001
Zhang, James Jiabei 2001
Amorose, Anthony J. 2002
Bungum, Timothy J. 2002
Chen, Weiyun 2002
Coker, Cheryl A. 2002
Connaughton, Dan 2002
Fahlman, Mariane M. 2002
Harrison, Jr., Louis 2002
LaMaster, Kathryn J. 2002
Li, Li 2002
McCullick, Bryan A. 2002
Pastore, Donna L. 2002
Rhea, Deborah J. 2002
Roberton, Mary Ann 2002
Terbizan, Donna J. 2002
Buckwalter, John 2003
Cheung, Siu-Yin 2003
Hynes-Hunter, Joanne M. 2003
Keating, Xiaofen 2003
Lam, Eddie T.C. 2003
Liu, Yuanlong 2003
Martin, Jeffrey J. 2003
Spengler, John O. 2003
Wang, Jin 2003
Kahan, David M. 2004
Smith, Alan L. 2004
Smith, Darla R. 2004
Subramaniam, Prithwi-Raj 2004
Chen, Li 2005
McCaughtry, Nathan A. 2005
McCubbin, Jeffrey A. 2005
Miller, John J. 2005
Rowe, David A. 2005
van der Mars, Hans 2005
Wrynn, Alison M. 2005
Yun, Joonkoo 2005
Butterfield, Stephen A. 2006
Li, Weidong 2006
Loovis, E Michael 2006
Luquis, Raffy R. 2006
Meaney, Karen 2006
Ayers, Suzan 2007
Banville, Dominique 2007
Castelli, Darla 2007
Curtner-Smith, Matthew 2007
Gillentine, Andy 2007
Guan, Jianmin 2007
Jackson, Jr, E. Newton 2007
Jensen, Barbara A. 2007
Kang, Minsoo 2007
Liu, Wenhao 2007
Mahar, Matthew 2007
Mitchell, Murray 2007
Shen, Bo 2007
Stodden, David 2007
Waldron, Jennifer 2007
Woods, Amelia 2007
Cunningham, George B. 2008
Hannon, James C. 2008
Kosma, Maria 2008
Kretchmar, R. Scott 2008
Scruggs, Philip W. 2008
Wang, Yong “Tai” 2008
Zullig, Keith J. 2008
Azzarito, Laura 2009
Ellis, Rebecca 2009
Gano-Overway, Lori 2009
Getchell, Nancy 2009
Greenleaf, Christy 2009
Gurvitch, Rachel 2009
Hernandez, Barbara Lorraine Michiels 2009
Hoeger, Werner W.K. 2009
Jenkins, Jayne M. 2009
Kaminski, Thomas W. 2009
Lounsbery, Monica Fabian 2009
Mak, Jennifer Y. 2009
Morgan, Charles F. 2009
Wright, Paul M. 2009
Clopton, Aaron W. 2010
Hodge, Samuel R. 2010
Huang, Guoyuan 2010
Le Masurier, Guy 2010
Lund, Jacalyn 2010
Patton, Kevin 2010
Sinelnikov, Oleg A. 2010
Erwin, Heather 2011
Foley, John 2011
Gao, Zan 2011
Lee, Miyoung 2011
Obrusnikova, Iva 2011
Reel, Justine J. 2011
Robinson, Leah E 2011
Rukavina, Paul 2011
Sun, Haichun 2011
Webster, Collin A. 2011
Gao, Yong 2012
Li, Kin Kit (Ben) 2012
Parker, Melissa 2012
Zhang, Tao 2012
Zhu Xihe 2012
Brusseau, Jr, Timothy 2013
Bryan, Charity Leigh 2013
Garn, Alex 2013
Heo, Jinmoo 2013
Strand, Bradford 2013
Sutherland, Sue 2013
Wallhead, Tristan L. 2013
Walker, Matthew 2013
Anderson-Butcher, Dawn 2014
Chen, Senlin 2014
Melton, Bridget 2014
Petersen, Jeffrey 2014
Sato, Takahiro 2014
Stellino, Megan 2014
Carson, Russell 2015
Flory, Sara 2015
Judge, Lawrence 2015
Ko, Bomna 2015
Vidoni, Carla 2015
Yli-Piipari, Sami 2015
Name Year of Induction Name Year of Induction Name Year of Induction
* Barry C. McKeown was inadvertently left off the RFSA list in the Fall Momentum. Mr. McKeown earned fellow status in 1985.
Research Fellows of SHAPE America (RFSA) are individuals who have made significant and sustained contributions to scholarship (research, creative, or schol-
arly activity) and related service in the areas of interest to SHAPE America. The purpose of Fellow status is to promote scholarship as an integral component
of SHAPE America as well as to recognize accomplishments by SHAPE America members and to promote participation in the research activities of SHAPE
America. This is the third and final installment of RFSA names published in three consecutive issue of Momentum.
SHAPE America Calendar of Events
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SHAPE America Southern District Conference
Feb. 10-13, 2016
Williamsburg, VA
For more information, visit: www.shapeamerica.
org/about/districts/southern/conference.cfm
SPEAK Out! Day
March 1-2, 2016
Washington, D.C.
For more information, visit: www.shapeamerica.
org/events/speakoutday/
SHAPE America Eastern District Conference
May 22-24, 2016
Atlantic City, NJ
For more information, visit: www.shapeamerica.
org/about/districts/eastern/conference.cfm
National Coaching Conference
June 21-23, 2016
Seattle, WA
For more information, visit: www.shapeamerica.
org/events/coachingconf/
Future SHAPE America National Convention & Expo Dates
2017
March 14-18
Boston, MA
John B. Hynes Veterans Memorial
Convention Center
2018
March 20-24
Nashville, TN
Music City Center
2019
April 9-13
Tampa, FL
Tampa Convention Center
2020
April 21-25
Salt Lake City, UT
Calvin L. Rampton Salt Palace
Convention Center
SHAPE America National Convention & Expo
April 5-9, 2016
Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis Convention Center
For more information, visit: www.shapeam-
erica.org/events/convention2016/index.cfm