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How to Make Your Physical Education Program
Indispensable!
Presented by
Bob FitzpatrickDebbie Gorman
Making Connections
Making ConnectionsTop Ten List
• Quality Instructional program (Best Practices)• Enlist help/support• Don’t assume anything• Sharpen your marketing, sales and investigative
skills• Success leaves clues; see what others are doing• Networking• Opening doors• Committee work• Parent advocates• Cumulative effect of many pieces
Networking
Get District Staff to
AAHPERD
ProfessionalDevelopment
(district)
District/Schoolnewsletters
ParentIn-service
Faculty Wellness Days
Triage Projects(student/teacher/
Parents)
School/DistrictInitiatives/Advocacy
Community ServiceProjects
How to Make Your PE Program
Indispensable
District InitiativeFaculty Wellness Day
• Sell idea to administration• Garner ideas and support from
wellness staff (physical activity and wellness components)
• Logistics for Wellness Day• Distribution of agenda to staff/faculty• Wellness Day• Evaluation/Presentation of Wellness
Day happenings to faculty
Faculty Wellness Activities
Triage Projects
• Multi-level Students and Teachers– High Five for Fitness
• Student-Teacher-Parent– Appalachian Trail Adventure – Parents in PE Days– Family Fitness Nights– May family Fitness Logs
TriageMulti-Level Projects
High Five for Fitness1. Administration Approval 2. Logistics 3. Letter exchange: Elem. To HS4. HS students make Friendship bracelets.5. Meet for fitness workouts6. Letter exchange: HS to Elem.7. PowerPoint Slide Show8. Future thoughts
Triage ProjectAppalachian Trail Adventure
Community Service Projects
• Jump Rope For Heart/Hoops For Heart
• MS Ride
• Walk for Hunger/Breast Cancer Walks
• Relay for Life
• Kid’s Night Out
• Run for Reed & Rob
District/School InitiativesAdvocacy Initiatives
• Project ACES (also Advocacy)
• Cup Stacking
• Leicester Schools Triathlon
• Dribble Marathon Fundraiser
• Staff/Parent Adventure race
• March Madness Walk-off
• AT Program & JRFH (Advocacy)
School InitiativeA.C.E.S. (students)
Project ACES Advocacy
Legislators & Superintendent
School InitiativeFaculty
March Madness Walk-offOutgrowth of PD Course
(fitness/walking/pedometer use)Sign-ups in FebruaryTournament Ladder on Bulletin BoardChoose walk-off DayBracket ChallengesInexpensive fitness prizes
Faculty Adventure race
Professional Development
• WPDAC• Lifetime Fitness Skills Workshop• Strength and Conditioning (Core
Activities).• Learning Movement Connection• Technology in your personal fitness
regimen (HR Monitors/Pedometers)• Establishing a healthy environment
in the classroom
School/District Newsletters
• Announce monthly happenings (curriculum, special events and community service opportunities).
• Parent resources for Physical activity and wellness links
• Recognition-students/parents/staff• Awareness of staff professional
development• Link to parent volunteers
Parent In-Service Workshops
• Young Athletes Bill of Rights• Sports Medicine Implications• Social-Emotional Development of Young
children• Chemical Substance use and abuse• How to start an exercise program• Lifetime Fitness Activities• Sensitive issues
Parent In-ServiceSocial-Emotional Development
of Young Children NASAPE Standard # 5
Plan a Course of Action
• Evaluate/Add/Create• Media Coverage• Documentation• Utilize Your Network• Research Published Studies • Three Must Add Resources
– Murray Banks– Dr. Robert Gilbert– Roadblocks to Quality Physical Education
• Three Must reads– FISH– Revved– Who Moved MY Cheese?
The Pinnacle of Success!