SHPPS 2006: School Health Program Report Card
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Physical Education and Activity (2.0)

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2.11	Has a state PE coordinator		2
	Requires each district to have a PE coordinator
	Requires each school to have a PE coordinator
2.2	Requires or encourages districts or schools to follow national or state PE standards or guidelines		3
2.3.1, 2.3.2, and 2.3.3	Has PE standards or guidelines based on the National Standards for Physical Education
	Addresses the following topics in goals and objectives:
			Elementary Schools	Middle Schools	High Schools
		Achievement and maintenance of health-enhancing level of physical fitness
		Competence in motor skills and movement patterns to perform variety of physical activities
		Regular participation in physical activity
		Responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others in physical activity settings
		Understanding of movement concepts, principles, strategies, and tactics
		Value for physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self-expression, and/or social interaction
2.4	Requires that schools will teach PE
2.5	Requires or recommends that schools give the following types of tests:
			Elementary Schools	Middle Schools	High Schools
		Written tests of knowledge	3	3	3
		Skill performance tests	3	3	3
		Fitness level tests	3	3	3
2.6	Requires or recommends that districts or schools use one particular curriculum for PE		3	3	3
2.7	Provided the following information or materials for PE during the past two years:
			Elementary Schools	Middle Schools	High Schools
		Chart describing scope and sequence of instruction
		Curriculum
		Lesson plans or learning activities
		List of recommended curricula
		Plans for how to assess or evaluate students
2.8	Specifies a maximum student-to-teacher ratio for PE classes
2.9	Has specified time requirements for PE
2.10	Requires newly hired PE teachers to have undergraduate or graduate training in PE or a related field
2.11	Requires newly hired PE teachers to be certified, licensed, or endorsed by the state
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2.12	Offers the following types of certification, licensure, or endorsement for PE teachers:
		Combined PE and HED for grades K-12
		Combined PE and HED for elementary school
		Combined PE and HED for middle school
		Combined PE and HED for high school
		PE for grades K-12
		PE for elementary school
		PE for middle school
		PE for high school
2.13	Provided funding for staff development or offered staff development to PE teachers during the past two years on the following topics:
		Administering or using fitness tests
		Assessing or evaluating student performance
		Developing and using student portfolios
		Developing individualized physical activity plans
		Encouraging family involvement in physical activity
		Injury prevention and first aid
		Methods for inclusion and participation of overweight children
		Methods to increase amount of class time students are active
		Methods to promote gender equity
		Recognizing and responding to chronic health conditions
		Teaching individual or paired activities or sports
		Teaching movement skills and concepts
		Teaching students with long-term disabilities
		Teaching team or group activities or sports
		Using physical activity monitoring devices
		Using technology for PE
2.14	Requires or recommends that elementary schools provide regularly scheduled recess		3
2.15	Prohibits or actively discourages schools from the following:
		Using physical activity as punishment for bad behavior in PE	4
		Using physical activity as punishment for poor performance or bad behavior in sports	4
		Excluding students from PE as punishment for bad behavior in another class	4
		Excluding students from recess as punishment for bad behavior	4
2.16	Requires student use of protective gear during the following activities:
		Physical education
		Intramural activities or physical activity clubs
		Interscholastic sports
2.17	Provided funding for staff development or offered staff development to interscholastic sports coaches during the past two years through the following sources:
		State education agency
		Any other state-level organization or agency

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This publication was prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). It summarizes state-level data collected from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia during the School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) 2006. SHPPS is conducted periodically to monitor the extent to which school health policies and practices are addressing the leading causes of death, illness, and social problems among young people and adults. For additional information on SHPPS or to order SHPPS publications, contact the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Adolescent and School Health, 4770 Buford Highway, NE, Mailstop K-33, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717; 800-CDC-INFO; www.cdc.gov/shpps.

 

1		Numbers refer to tables in State-Level School Health Policies and Practices: A State-by-State Summary from the School Health Policies and Programs Study 2006, which includes information from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. This document can be downloaded at www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/SHPPS/2006/summaries/index.htm.
2		Unless otherwise indicated,
			Yes
			No
		?	Incomplete Data
		NA	Not Applicable
3			Requires
			Recommends or Encourages
			Neither Requires, Recommends, nor Encourages
		?	Incomplete Data
4			Prohibits
			Discourages
			Neither Prohibits nor Discourages
		?	Incomplete Data
5		SCHIP is the State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
6		WIC is the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children.
7			Associate’s Degree in Nursing
			Undergraduate Degree in Nursing
			Associate’s Degree in Any Field
			Undergraduate Degree in Any Field
		NA	Not Applicable
		?	Incomplete Data
8			Undergraduate Degree in Specific Field
			Master’s Degree in Specific Field
			Doctoral Degree in Specific Field
			Undergraduate Degree in Any Field
			Master’s Degree in Any Field
			Other Degree
		NA	Not Applicable
		?	Incomplete Data
9			Yes (For Breakfast, All Schools)
			Yes (For Breakfast, Some Categories of Schools)
			No
		?	Incomplete Data
10		Junk foods are defined as foods or beverages that have low nutrient density, that is, they provide calories primarily through fats or added sugars and have minimal amounts of vitamins and minerals.
11			Both on School Property and at Off-Campus, School-Sponsored Events
			On School Property Only
			Neither on School Property nor at Off-Campus, School-Sponsored Events
12			Required of All Faculty and Staff
			Required of Some Faculty and Staff
			Not Required on Any Faculty or Staff
		?	Incomplete Data
13			State Offers Coverage
			State Requires Districts to Offer Coverage
			State Neither Offers Coverage nor Requires Districts to Offer Coverage
		?	Incomplete Data

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