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WELCOME
“Striving to meet the needs of Physical Education Programs
through a cost effective approach”
AgendaO State-Wide Efforts Being Made to Improve and
Support Physical Education
O Generalized Needs of PE Departments
O NYSED PE Regulation Mandates and Realities
O Federal Rationale
O Present ideas of PE shared services
O Feedback: Questions, Comments, Challenges
Healthy Schools New York (HSNY)
O One of the goals is provide to improve the quantity and quality of PE Programs across NYS
O Joint efforts from NYSDOH, NYSED, Federal Government
O Currently, HSNY Coordinators are working with 88 school districts
O Goal: within 5 years, 1/3 to ½ of the 700+
districts in NYS are to be involved
Healthy Schools New York Understanding the Dynamics
NYSDOHLeadership
Team
Trainer(s) for:PE and
Nutrition
HSNY Contract Managers
NYSED
18 HSNY Coordinators
NYS School
Districts
Federal GovernmentARRA Grant
Generalized Present Needsof Physical Education
DepartmentsO Support with PE in General: AD’s are often Directors
of PE
O Support/Opportunities for consistent Professional Development
O PE Plan Writing and Revising
O Curriculum Mapping
O New Unit Development
O Adapted Physical Education Support
Generalized Present NeedsFor Physical Education Departments
cont.
O Strategies for efficient and effective Assessment in PE
O Assistance and Support meeting PE Time Mandates
O A Consistent Connection between NYSED and School District’s
O Classroom Management Support
O Variety Equipment/Storage of Equipment
O Budget Constraints
NYSED Mandates and Realities
O Initial and Professional Certificate holders need 175 PD hours every 5 years
O APPR: new methods of evaluation and accountability
O 109 out of 700+ NY school districts have turned PE Plans into NYSED
NYSED Mandates and Realities
O Less than 5% of NYS School Districts are meeting the time mandates for PE -(NYS Comptroller’s Report, 2008)O *K-3 Daily PEO *4-6 3X/weekO *K-6, 120 min/week
O NYSED has drafted the Active Learning Document that explains a possible option of how to come into compliance with PE Regulations
Federal LegislationO Physical Act to be Introduced Soon:
“As he did in the last Congress, Senator Tom Udall (D-NM) will soon introduce the Physical Act, which would designate physical education and health as core academic subjects.” –(February, 2011 AAHPERD Advocacy Newsletter)
Did You Know?
*Nassau County BOCES*Western Suffolk BOCES*Broome Tioga BOCES
*Southern Westchester BOCES
*These BOCES all have or are currently developing services supporting
Physical Education, Wellness and Health
Possible OCM BOCES Services for 2012/2013 School Year
I : PE and Health Professional Development (PD) Consortium
II : Customized On-Site Professional Development (PD)
III: PE Kit Creation
I : PE and Health Professional Development Consortium
O Examples of PD for Health and PE Teachers:
O Curriculum DevelopmentO Best Practices in Student DisciplineO PE Plan DevelopmentO Introduction of New UnitsO Focus/Networking Groups
O PD would be developed according to the school district’s needs
I : PE and Health Professional Development Consortium cont.
O 3 Meetings throughout a year for an Identified Representative from each district to help with developing, planning and assessing of PD
O Professional Development would be offered on Staff Development Days
FeedbackO Is There a Need?
O Strengths
O Challenges
O Ways to Improve Possible Service
II : Customized Professional Development (PD)
O Thorough program assessment completed on your PE Program
O Annual action plans will be created between BOCES staff and district
O 2 days of Customized PD would then be devoted to working on assessment, curriculum and/or instruction
FeedbackO Is There a Need?
O Strengths
O Challenges
O Ways to Improve Possible Service
III: PE Kit Creation
O Develop kits that include a unit plan, necessary equipment regarding new and upcoming unitsO Adapted PE
O School districts rent the kits without having to purchase and store equipment
O Professional Development supporting kit usage:O Through technologyO On-site trainings
Group Discussion & Feedback
O Discuss personal feedback about each of the three shared service ideasO PD ConsortiumO Customized PEO PE Kit Program
O As a group, come up with two main pieces of feedback for each of the ideas above
O Choose a recorder
O Choose a spokesperson who will share 1 piece of feedback for each service idea above when it’s time for discussion
I. Health and PE Professional Development Consortium
Discussion
II. Customized On-Site Professional Development
Discussion
III. PE Kit CreationDiscussion
Inspirational VideosO 1. Clymer...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3n1F02I8MO Clymer School, in Chautauqua County, NY has had a morning
jogging program for 5 years now. Currently, about 85% of elementary students walk or jog every morning that school is in session! Clymer states their rate of overweight and obese students is 10% overweight and just 5% obese, far below the national averages. In comparison, NYSDOH states that 21% of upstate NY elementary students are obese. This is a very low/no cost program which increases physical activity and, as the teachers in the video note, improves the morning classroom environment because kids show up to class "ready to learn." - This information was from Lisa Miller's email from the NYS Heart listserv.
O 2. Naperville, Illinois PE...http://www.learningreadinesspe.com/
End Note
O “If the body is feeble, the mind will not be strong.”
-Thomas Jefferson