Education Strategy

Objective:

• By 2020, the percentage of states that have policies supporting the implementation of CSPAP will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of school districts in each state that will implement at least two CSPAP components beyond physical education programming in their local wellness policy will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of secondary schools in each state that will have a written plan for implementing a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program will increase by 5%.

Objective:

• By 2020, the percentage of states that will establish a training cadre (or something similar) that supports the implementation of CSPAP will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of school districts providing meaningful, relevant professional development related to the process and components of implementing a CSPAP will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of schools with at least one physical education teacher or specialist receiving professional development on CSPAP will increase by 5%.

Objective: By 2020, the percentage of schools that do NOT have students sitting for more than 60 consecutive minutes at any time during the school day will increase by 5%.

Objective:

• By 2020, the percentage of school districts that provide support for active transportation to schools will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of schools providing at least 20 minutes of daily recess to elementary students will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of schools having students participate in classroom physical activity breaks and/or outdoor physical activity breaks during the school day will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of schools providing organized physical activity opportunities or access to facilities or equipment for physical activity before the school day will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of schools offering intramural sports programs or physical activity clubs will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of schools offering interscholastic sports will increase by 5%.

Objective: By 2020, the percentage of schools will have a joint use agreement for shared use of school or community physical activity facilities will increase by 5%.

Objective: By 2020, the percentage of schools requiring that a physical education course be taught in each grade level will increase by 5% .

Objective:

• By 2020, the percentage of schools requiring physical education for at least 150 minutes/week in elementary and 225 minutes/week in middle and high school in specific grade levels will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of states requiring specific minutes in physical education per grade level through State Statutes will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of Local Educational Agencies requiring 150 minutes/week in elementary and 225 minutes/week in middle and high school in each grade level will increase by 5%.

Objective: By 2020, the percentage of schools in which teachers engage students in physical activity during at least 50% of physical education class time will increase by 5%.

Objective: By 2020, the percentage of schools having a policy that states the maximum student-to-teacher ratio allowed for required physical education will increase by 5%.

Objective:

• By 2020, the percentage of schools prohibiting or actively discouraging staff from using physical activity (e.g., laps or push-ups) as punishment for inappropriate behavior will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of schools prohibiting or actively discouraging staff from withholding physical education and other activity programs to punish students for inappropriate behavior will increase by 5%.

Objective:

• By 2020, the percentage of states with state level policies that prohibit the use of substitutions or waivers (e.g., ROTC, marching band, athletics) for satisfying physical education requirements for students will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percentage of schools prohibiting exemptions from physical education requirements for one grading period or longer will increase by 5%.

Objective:

• By 2020,the percentage of schools that follow any national, state, or district physical education standards will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the number of states with policies that require a program evaluation to determine the number of schools that have implemented physical education curricula that meet national or state standards will increase by 5%.

Objective: By 2020, the percentage of schools providing physical education teachers with (a) goals, objectives, and expected outcomes for physical education, (b) a chart describing the annual scope and sequence of instruction for physical education, and (c) a written physical education curriculum will increase by 5%.

Objective:

• By 2020, the percent of schools providing physical education teachers with training for how to assess student performance in physical education will increase by 5%.
• By 2020, the percent of schools providing physical education teachers with resources for fitness testing will increase by 5%.

Objective: By 2020, the percentage of districts providing funding for or offering professional development to those who teach physical education to students with long-term physical, medical, visual, hearing impaired, or cognitive disabilities will increase by 5%.

Objective: By 2020, national afterschool organizations will partner with physical activity coalitions to develop and implement out of school program standards to ensure that youth in afterschool, holiday, and vacation programs participate in 60 minutes of physical activity for full day programs and 30 minutes of physical activity for half day programs.

Objective: By 2020, the percentage of out of school programs implementing developmentally appropriate physical activities as recommended in the Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans will increase by 5%.

Objective: By 2020, all adults supervising children’s physical activity programs will have special education/training/certification in age appropriate physical activity programming.

Objective: By 2020, national afterschool organizations will partner with physical activity coalitions to develop and adopt standards that require out of school programs to use age-appropriate equipment and maintain facilities to ensure a safe play/learning environment.

Objective: By 2020,national afterschool organizations will partner with physical activity coalitions to develop standards that limit out-of-school screen time to no more than one hour per day for a full program and for educational purposes only.

Objective: By 2020,national afterschool organizations will partner with physical activity coalitions to develop standards that ensure that children with special needs are provided with developmentally appropriate physical activities during out of school programming.

Objective:

• By 2020, national childcare organizations and physical activity coalitions will convene a national panel of experts and state/national agencies to develop model physical activity quality standards for early care and education settings.
• By 2022, national childcare organizations and physical activity coalitions will work with national/state/local agencies to develop and disseminate child care standards for physical activity experiences in childcare programs, including centers, Head Start, school-based programs, family homes, and Kindergarten classes/programs.
• By 2025, at least half of US states (25) will identify explicit standards (i.e., amount of time) for the amount of physical activity children should receive while in early care and education programs.

Objective:

• By 2025, a majority of states will provide access to at least one professional development opportunity (e.g., on-line training) to guide and educate early care and education providers (centers and home) on how to support children’s physical activity while in early care and education programs.
• By 2025, a majority of states will provide access to professional development opportunities (e.g., on-line training) to help early care and education programs develop appropriate organizational policies and practices that will enable children to receive sufficient physical activity on a daily basis.
• By 2025, at least 25% of states will integrate content for promoting physical activity in early care and education programs into the training of early education specialists at the community college and university level.

Objective: a majority of states will provide access to documents that present examples of comprehensive, evidence-based practices associated with creating high quality environments (policies, practices, and built environments) that support physical activity at early care and education programs

Objective:

• By 2020, a majority of US states will include explicit standards requiring children to have daily outdoor time while in early care and education programs (centers and homes).
• By 2020, national childcare organizations will partner with physical activity coalitions and community recreation and outdoor learning experts to establish design principles that support age- and developmentally-appropriate active and educational play in early care and education programs%.

Objective: By 2020, a majority of colleges and universities will offer students and employees a broad variety of in-class and online physical activity opportunities on both a credit and non-credit basis.

Objective: By 2020, a majority of colleges and universities will have campus recreation centers, virtual activity centers, and/or programs that offer no cost and limited cost physical activity opportunities for all students and employees.

Objective: By 2020, a majority of campus recreation or sports organizations will provide administrators at colleges and universities with materials documenting the benefits of physical activity and how physical activity can be integrated into long-term campus strategic plans.

Objective: By 2020, a majority of colleges and universities will implement plans for enhancing active transportation on campus and in the local community.

Objective: By 2020, a majority of campus recreation or sports organizations will provide human resource officers with materials that can be used for developing programs at colleges and universities that incentivize physical activity.

Objective: By 2020, a majority of college and university teacher certification programs in physical education will include coursework addressing the Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program model and provide knowledge and experiences that develop competency to be a school physical activity leader and advocate.

Objective: By 2020, a majority of college and university teacher certification programs will include at least one course for elementary classroom teachers that emphasizes the promotion and delivery of health-promoting physical activity in physical education and beyond.

Objective: By 2020, a majority of individuals seeking teacher certification in physical education will demonstrate effective use of physical activity tracking tools aimed at keeping students of all ages engaged in moderate to vigorous physical activity for the majority of a class period.

Objective:

• By 2020, colleges and universities offering a teacher certification program in physical education will provide a course on the safe and effective physical activity/sport coaching that is available to the entire campus community.
• By 2020, colleges and universities offering education leadership certification programs will include coursework that targets the promotion of physical activity for children and youth.

Objective: By 2020, a professional organization will create evidence-based “fast facts” documents for professional and public use in advocating to establish physical education as a component of a well-rounded education.

Objective: By 2020, a majority of state agencies will review school districts compliance with physical education policies and make recommendations to school districts not in compliance.

Objective: By 2020, a professional organization in the education sector will create evidence-based “fast facts” documents for public use in advocating for policy makers to establish policies requiring elementary schools to provide daily recess for all students.

Objective: By 2020, school districts requiring physical activity breaks will increase to 35%; and school districts recommending physical activity breaks will increase to 50%.

Objective:

• By 2020, a national physical activity coalition will disseminate existing neuroscience evidence of the cognitive and mental health benefits of physical activity to 75% of key stakeholders.
• By 2020, a national physical activity coalition will disseminate language- appropriate materials to school administrators and physical activity advocates outlining the relationship between physical activity and academic success.