TTHS | Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs

Chapter 1: Introduction

Knowledge Check

You are a physical education teacher and a member of the School Health Team at Jefferson Middle School. You now have a better understanding of the components of a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program. Working with the School Health Team, you have gained approval to establish a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program at Jefferson Middle School and are ready to begin the process.

Read the following statements to select the most appropriate response.

In order to establish the ideal Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program, you know your program must include these components:

Physical education classes, student involvement, and staff involvement

Student involvement

Physical education; physical activity during school; physical activity before school and physical activity after school; staff involvement; and family and community engagement

Teacher, family, and community engagement

You know there is a seven-step process to establish, implement, and evaluate a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program. The following list describes the correct sequence:
STEP 1: Establish a team/committee and designate an individual to be the Physical Activity Leader.
STEP 2: Conduct a needs assessment.
STEP 3: Create a vision, goals, and objectives.
STEP 4: Identify intended outcomes.
STEP 5: Develop your CSPAP plan to identify and plan activities.
STEP 6: Implement.
STEP 7: Evaluate.

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Your team is ready to work on a vision statement, goals, and objectives for the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program. Select the appropriate "vision" statement.

By the end of year one, 90% of the students in grades K-5 will use a daily log to record their moderate to vigorous physical activity.

To make Jefferson Middle School a place where all students have the opportunity to be physically active.

To increase the number of students that participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity

Your team is ready to work on a vision statement, goals, and objectives for the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program. Select the appropriate "goal" statement.

By the end of year one, 90% of the students in grades K-5 will use a daily log to record their moderate to vigorous physical activity.

To make Jefferson Middle School a place where all students have the opportunity to be physically active.

To increase the number of students that participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity daily.

Your team is ready to work on a vision statement, goals, and objectives for the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program. Select the appropriate "objective" statement.

By the end of year one, 90% of the students in grades K-5 will use a daily log to record their moderate to vigorous physical activity.

To make Jefferson Middle School a place where all students have the opportunity to be physically active.

To increase the number of students that participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity daily.

Your team is ready to identify activities for the implementation plan for Jefferson Middle School’s Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program. Select one activity that will not likely produce the intended outcome of increased physical activity opportunities throughout the school day.

Classroom physical activity breaks

Rock climbing wall at the community center

After-school dance club in the gym

Before-school jump rope club in the cafeteria

The School Health Team has identified communication and marketing strategies to let students and parents know about available opportunities for physical activity. Indicate the priority information that needs to be communicated.

Results of past programs

When and where the activity is provided and any costs associated with the activity

Survey information to provide opinions about the available programs

Demographic information about survey respondents

Congratulations! You have successfully participated in the initial steps to develop a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program as a member of the School Health Team. Other goals and objectives would be identified in the same way to determine activities, necessary resources, and communication strategies to outline what will be done, by whom, when, and how to chart a course for increasing daily physical activity behaviors of students.

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