Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program Training

1. Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program Training Kevin Lorson Wright State University kevin.lorson@wright.edu

2. Our Purpose Today • To become confident in your understanding of the 5 components of a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP), how to develop, implement, and evaluate a CSPAP, and learn strategies for engaging school stakeholders in the CSPAP process.

3. Objectives • Define and describe a CSPAP • Understand the process for developing, implementing, and evaluating a CSPAP • Identify strategies for engaging school staff to develop, implement, and evaluate CSPAP in your school

4. Three Take-Away Concepts

5. Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program

6. Seven Steps to Develop a CSPAP

7. Why Youth Physical Activity? • Is an essential component of a healthy lifestyle • Plays a powerful role in preventing chronic diseases • Builds strong bones and muscles • Increases physical fitness • Promotes positive mental health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Physical activity guidelines advisory committee report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2008.

8. National Guidance • Children and adolescents should do 60 minutes (1 hour) or more of physical activity daily • Aerobic • Muscle strengthening • Bone strengthening • Activities should be age-appropriate, enjoyable, and varied Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee. Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report, 2008. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2008.

9. How Active Are Kids? • Only 28.7% of high school students achieve the recommended 60 minutes per day every day of the week! • Only 31.5% of high school students attend physical education daily. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance—United States, 2011.

10. Why Should Schools Provide Opportunities for Physical Activity? • Students who are physically active… • Benefit physically, mentally, and emotionally • Can do better in school • Help students achieve some or all of the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity

11. How Are Schools Doing? • Only 3.8% of all elementary schools, 7.9% of all middle schools, and 2.1% of all high schools provided daily physical education. • 26% of elementary schools did not provide regularly scheduled recess for students in all grades. • Only 43.6% of elementary schools had students participate in regular physical activity breaks during school. • Only 44.3% of all schools supported or promoted walking/biking to school. Lee SM, Burgeson C, Fulton JE, Spain CG. Physical education and physical activity: Results from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006.

12. Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) National Framework Let’s Move Active Schools (LMAS) National Initiative Physical Activity Leader (PAL) Training Mechanism Physical Education (PE) KeyComponent Presidential Youth Fitness Program Training for PE

13. Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program

14. The Essential Components of Physical Education http://www.shapeamerica.org/upload/Essential-Components-of-Physical-Education.pdf

15. Physical Activity During School This includes classroom activity and recess: • Classroom activity • Even 5-10 minutes in duration contributes to cognitive health (Castelli et al., 2007) • PreK-12 • Recess • Minimum 20 minutes per day/all grades K-12 • Activity zones, active supervision, equipment, and multiple approaches • “Drop-in” physical activity in secondary schools Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Guide for Schools. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2013

16. Physical Activity Before and After School • School or community-sponsored activities/clubs/programs before and after school • Active commuting to school • Walk and bike to school • Walking school bus • Physical activity walking and running clubs • Intramurals (voluntary, student-centered, and all students) • Joint use agreements with community centers/buildings Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Guide for Schools. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2013

17. Physical Activity Before and After School • School or community-sponsored activities/clubs/programs before and after school • Active commuting to school • Walk and bike to school • Walking school bus • Physical activity walking and running clubs • Intramurals (voluntary, student-centered, and all students) • Joint use agreements with community centers/buildings Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Guide for Schools. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2013

18. Staff Involvement • Incorporate staff into PA programs • Tailor programming to staff requests • Service to staff via Employee Wellness Programs • Medical screenings • Brown bags • Walking programs • Group fitness • PA breaks during meetings • Role model for students Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Guide for Schools. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2013

19. Family and Community Engagement • Engaging families and community to be active beyond the school day • Social support is critical in youth physical activity choices • Parent/guardian-led activities • Family events • Youth sports Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Guide for Schools. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2013

20. Coordination is Key • CSPAP is a holistic approach to school physical activity • Synergy across all components is critical • Determine how each component complements the others • Engage key stakeholders • Communicate, communicate, communicate Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Guide for Schools. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; 2013

21. CSPAP Guide: A Navigation Tool • Purpose: to enable physical education teachers and other physical activity leaders to develop, implement, and evaluate a CSPAP • Components: • Brief introduction • Step-by-step process • Tools and templates

22. Step-by-Step Process for CSPAP • Establish a team/committee and designate a PAL • Conduct a needs assessment • Create vision, goals, and objectives • Identify intended outcomes • Develop your CSPAP plan • Implement • Evaluate

23. Step 1. Establish a CSPAP Team/Committee • Should be a subcommittee of an existing school health council or school wellness committee • Should represent a diverse group of education and health stakeholders • Serves in an advisory and decision-making role for establishing, implementing, and evaluating the CSPAP

24. Step 2: Conduct a needs assessment • Identify existing physical activity policies, programs, and practices in the school • Links to these resources are located in CSPAP Guide • School Health Index /Healthy Schools Program Inventory/LMAS Assessment • School Physical Activity Assessment

25. Step 2: Conduct a needs assessment Needs Assessment Results at MMS: • No before or after-school activities in place • Recess activities needed to be provided • No physical activity breaks provided • At your table: Discuss potential PA needs that will likely emerge

26. Step 3: Create vision, goals, and objectives • Vision statement • Shared sense of purpose • Framework for establishing goals, objectives, and activities for CSPAP • Goals • Describe the long-term (5+ years) results of CSPAP • Establish overall direction for and focus of a program

27. Step 3: Create vision, goals, and objectives • Objectives • Describe program results to be achieved and how they will be achieved (use SMART objectives) • Have specific timelines for accomplishment • Align with goals

28. Magnolia Middle School Goal and Objective MMS Goal 1: Increase opportunities during the school day to increase moderate to vigorous physical activities for students. MMS Objective 1: By the end of year one, all 6-8 classroom teachers will have participated in a CSPAP 1-day training on how to integrate physical activity into existing lesson plans.

29. Step 4: Identify intended outcomes • Identify early on what changes you want to see as a result of CSPAP • Outcomes include changes in: • Knowledge, attitudes, skills, behaviors, status, or level of functioning • Three time blocks: • Short-term: 1-3 years • Intermediate: 3-5 years • Long-term: 4-6 years • Identify indicators to monitor progress over time

30. Step 4: Identify intended outcomes • Possible School Level Outcomes: • Increased amount of time dedicated to PE for all students • Increased opportunities for students to engage in daily recess • Possible School Level Indicators: • Number of minutes dedicated to PE during the school day • Number of minutes dedicated to recess during the school day

31. Step 5: Develop your CSPAP plan-Pg. 30 • Identify current resources • Select activities currently/potentially offered • Identify available activity time • Identify activity leaders • Develop budget • Develop sustainability strategies for your CSPAP • Develop communication and marketing strategies

32. Making it Happen!

33. Identify Resources: Magnolia Middle School

34. Completed Planning Chart: MMS

35. CSPAP Budget: Magnolia Middle School

36. Step 6: Implement your CSPAP • Document what will be done, by whom, when, and how • Serves as a checklist for the committee • Aligns with the goals and objectives • Consider implementation approach • Pilot • Phased • Full-scale

37. 3 Implementation Approaches • Pilot: small scale implementation planned as a test or trial • Phased: a strategy to initiate a new program so that different parts of the school implement the change at different times and with varying intensity levels • Full-scale: employing all resources and implementing each strategy

38. Step 7: Evaluate your CSPAP • Purpose of evaluation • Describe, understand, and plan programs • Document what has happened in programs • Improve programs • Two types of evaluation • Process • Outcome • Conducting an evaluation • Part of program planning • Using the data WHAT? HOW? WHO?

39. Communicate Your Success • Stories, pictures and numbers • Consider your community • Identify your target audiences • Tailor your messages • Show the impact • Create straightforward, easy to understand messages

40. Q & A