WELCOME

1. WELCOME “Striving to meet the needs of Physical Education Programs through a cost effective approach”

2. Agenda • State-Wide Efforts Being Made to Improve and Support Physical Education • Generalized Needs of PE Departments • NYSED PE Regulation Mandates and Realities • Federal Rationale • Present ideas of PE shared services • Feedback: Questions, Comments, Challenges

3. Healthy Schools New York (HSNY) • One of the goals is provide to improve the quantity and quality of PE Programs across NYS • Joint efforts from NYSDOH, NYSED, Federal Government • Currently, HSNY Coordinators are working with 88 school districts • Goal: within 5 years, 1/3 to ½ of the 700+ districts in NYS are to be involved

4. Healthy Schools New York Understanding the Dynamics Federal Government ARRA Grant NYSDOH Leadership Team NYSED Trainer(s) for: PE and Nutrition 18 HSNY Coordinators HSNY Contract Managers NYS School Districts

5. Generalized Present Needsof Physical Education Departments • Support with PE in General: AD’s are often Directors of PE • Support/Opportunities for consistent Professional Development • PE Plan Writing and Revising • Curriculum Mapping • New Unit Development • Adapted Physical Education Support

6. Generalized Present NeedsFor Physical Education Departments cont. • Strategies for efficient and effective Assessment in PE • Assistance and Support meeting PE Time Mandates • A Consistent Connection between NYSED and School District’s • Classroom Management Support • Variety Equipment/Storage of Equipment • Budget Constraints

7. NYSED Mandates and Realities • Initial and Professional Certificate holders need 175 PD hours every 5 years • APPR: new methods of evaluation and accountability • 109 out of 700+ NY school districts have turned PE Plans into NYSED

8. NYSED Mandates and Realities • Less than 5% of NYS School Districts are meeting the time mandates for PE -(NYS Comptroller’s Report, 2008) • *K-3 Daily PE • *4-6 3X/week • *K-6, 120 min/week • NYSED has drafted the Active Learning Document that explains a possible option of how to come into compliance with PE Regulations

9. Federal Legislation • 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)

10. 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

11. 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

12. I : PE and Health Professional Development Consortium • Examples of PD for Health and PE Teachers: • Curriculum Development • Best Practices in Student Discipline • PE Plan Development • Introduction of New Units • Focus/Networking Groups • PD would be developed according to the school district’s needs

13. I : PE and Health Professional Development Consortium cont. • 3 Meetings throughout a year for an Identified Representative from each district to help with developing, planning and assessing of PD • Professional Development would be offered on Staff Development Days

14. Feedback • Is There a Need? • Strengths • Challenges • Ways to Improve Possible Service

15. II : Customized Professional Development (PD) • Thorough program assessment completed on your PE Program • Annual action plans will be created between BOCES staff and district • 2 days of Customized PD would then be devoted to working on assessment, curriculum and/or instruction

16. Feedback • Is There a Need? • Strengths • Challenges • Ways to Improve Possible Service

17. III: PE Kit Creation • Develop kits that include a unit plan, necessary equipment regarding new and upcoming units • Adapted PE • School districts rent the kits without having to purchase and store equipment • Professional Development supporting kit usage: • Through technology • On-site trainings

18. Group Discussion & Feedback • Discuss personal feedback about each of the three shared service ideas • PD Consortium • Customized PE • PE Kit Program • As a group, come up with two main pieces of feedback for each of the ideas above • Choose a recorder • Choose a spokesperson who will share 1 piece of feedback for each service idea above when it’s time for discussion

19. I. Health and PE Professional Development Consortium Discussion

20. II. Customized On-Site Professional Development Discussion

21. III. PE Kit Creation Discussion

22. Inspirational Videos • 1.  Clymer...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co3n1F02I8M • 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. • 2.  Naperville, Illinois PE...http://www.learningreadinesspe.com/

23. End Note • “If the body is feeble, the mind will not be strong.”-Thomas Jefferson