Health and Physical Education
Statement of Policy:
Elementary school students are required to receive 135 minutes per week of moderate or vigorous physical activity in the PISD. Implementation of this policy may vary by campus to include PE and/or structured recess.
Middle school students in grades 6-8 are required to participate in daily physical activity for at least 30 minutes for at least 4 semesters during these grade levels.
The PISD Health and Physical Education program is designed to provide a positive learning experience for everyone. The health education program will focus on healthful living choices related to fitness behaviors, nutrition, drugs, human sexuality, relationships, and coping with grief and death. The physical education program will focus on physical fitness, skill development in various individual and team sports, and most importantly, active participation.
Students will acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for wellness. Wellness addresses the social, physical and mental health aspects of lifelong habits.
Congratulations to the following people for being named 2009 CATCH MVP Award Recipients for the PISD. They will be honored on Dec. 1st at the UT Thompson Conference Center:
Carol Myers of Northwest ES CATCH Classroom MVP, Gary Lane of River Oaks and Janice Swope of Pflugerville ES for being CATCH PE MVPs, Martha Mahtab of Pflugerville ES the CATCH Child Nutrition Services MVP, Kathy Scott of Murchison ES the CATCH Parent Leader MVP, Jasmin Kahn of River Oaks the CATCH Administrator MVP, and Cherrie Taylor of Parmer Lane ES the CATCH Specialized/Support Staff MVP.
Congratulations to Gary Lane of River Oaks Elementary for being named a 2009 CATCH State Champion. He will be recognized at the 2009 TAHPERD Convention in Arlington.
Congratulations to the following schools and PE teachers for being chosen to receive 2009 CATCH MVP School Awards:
$3000 CATCH MVP School Award - Northwest Elementary (Jeff Hughes)
$1500 CATCH MVP School Award - River Oaks Elementary (Gary Lane)
CATCH MVP School Certificate - Delco Primary and Dessau Elementary (Patti Tout & Cris Bleich)
2008 Pfun Living Expo Pictures and 2009 Pfun Living Expo Information
Associations for Health / PE Teachers and helpful website links
CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) Information
National Health and PE Education Standards
The following elementary PE teachers were elected to hold regional office positions at the TAHPERD Convention in Corpus Christi on Dec. 3-6th. Janice Swope Region 3 Chair, Chris Bleich Region 3 Past Chair, and Suzanne Isenhower Region 3 Chair-Elect.
Congratulations to Pflugerville Elementary School for receiving a $2000 CATCH Award for their efforts to make "The Healthy Choice, the Easy Choice" and also the school received $1000 from the American Diabetes Association for their efforts to fight obesity and prevent Type 2 Diabetes. Congratulations to Janice Swope and Karen Turek for leading these efforts.
Six PISD representatives received CATCH MVP Awards for their work in promoting children's health and were honored at a recent awards ceremony. Congratulations to the following: Barry Miller, Administrator, Parmer Lane Elementary Rhonda VanVoorhis, Child Nutrition, Brookhollow Elementary Shelley Davis, Classroom Teacher, Rowe Lane Elementary Docia Craft, PE, Murchison Elementary, Cindy Padavick, Parent Leader, Northwest Elementary Pat Braithwaite, Specialized/Support Staff, Dessau Elementary |
NWES, DES, AND DPS recognized by CATCH and receive Awards of Excellence Northwest Elementary, Dessau Elementary, and Delco Primary schools were each recognized by CATCH (Coordinated Approach to Child Health) on behalf of The University of Texas-Houston and the MIchael and Susan Dell Center for the Advancement of Healthy Living. Each of these schools have been selected to receive a $1500.00 (2008) CATCH Implementation Award of Excellence for their efforts to create health learning environments for children of Travis County. |
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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: 2011 PISD HEALTH FAIR, FEBRUARY 12TH
PISD Health Fair Pictures
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National Health Education Standards Click Here to Read the K-12 Standards |
National Physical Education Standards Click Here to Read the K-12 Standards |
PARENT RESOURCES
Associations for Health and PE Teachers
Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (TAHPERD)
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD)
American Association for Health Education
Web Links
AAHPERD The American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) is the largest organization of professionals supporting and assisting those involved in physical education, leisure, fitness, dance, health promotion, and education and all specialties related to achieving a healthy lifestyle.
American Cancer Society
Find out about events,news, resources, volunteer opportunities, and more.
American Diabetes Association
The American Diabetes Association is the nation's leading nonprofit health organization providing diabetes research, information and advocacy. The mission of the organization is to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives all people affected by the disease.
American Heart Association
Our mission is to reduce disability and death from cardiovascular diseases and stroke. That single purpose drives all we do. The need for our work is beyond question.
American Lung Association
The American Lung Association fights lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control, and environmental health.
American Red CrossASCD
The Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development is a unique international, nonprofit, nonpartisan association of professional educators whose jobs cross all grade levels and subject areas.
ASHA
The American School Health Association unites the many professionals working in schools who are committed to safeguarding the health of school-aged children. The Association, a multidisciplinary organization of administrators, counselors, dentists, health educators, physical educators, school nurses and school physicians, advocates high-quality school health instruction, health services and a healthful school environment.
BAM!
A web site brought to you by the CDC, for teachers and kids. The site provides teachers with interactive activities to support health instruction. Kids can visit the interactive web site to learn about ways to make their bodies and minds healthier, stronger, and safer (www.bam.gov)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recognized as the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people--at home and abroad--providing credible information to enhance health decisions and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
Drug And Violence Education
HEALTHteacher.com is provided as an alternative approach to improving school-based health education. HEALTHteacher.com provides a comprehensive, sequential K-12 health education curriculum that consists of almost 300 lesson guides that meet National Health Education Standards and provide skills-based assessment methods
NASPE
The National Association for Sport and Physical Education seeks to enhance knowledge and professional practice in sport and physical activity through scientific study and dissemination of research-based and experiential knowledge to members and the public.
National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity
The National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity's mission is to unite the strengths of public, private, and industry efforts into collaborative partnerships that inspire and empower all Americans to lead more physically active lifestyles.
Operation Lifesaver
Operation Lifesaver is a national, non-profit education and awareness program dedicated to ending tragic collisions, fatalities and injuries at highway-rail grade crossings and on railroad rights of way.
PBS Teacher Sources
Find everything from educator resources to national and state curriculum standards. Search the database of more than 2000 lesson plans and activities.
PE 4 Life
P.E. 4Life is a national, non-profit advocacy organization that serves as the collective voice for promoting quality, daily physical education programs for America's youth.
PE CentralWelcome to the premier Web site for health and physical education teachers, parents, and students. Our goal is to provide the latest information about developmentally appropriate physical education programs for children and youth.
PE Links 4 U
"Promoting Active and Healthy Lifestyles"
PE Software
Provider of software, instructional materials, consulting services and professional development in the field of physical education.
TAHPERD
Texas Association of Health Physical Education Recreation and Dance is a professional association of people in the allied fields of health education, recreation and dance.
Texas Children's Hospital
An organization dedicated to excellence in pediatric healthcare.
Texas Department of Agriculture
Making Texas the nation's leader in agriculture, while promoting excellence in children's nutrition, rural economic development and providing efficient and extraordinary service.
U.S. Department of Education
This site provides information for parents, teachers and other school personnel, grants, financial aid, education resources, research, and policies.
VERB
It's what you do. Verb is a youth media campaign, sponsored by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), intended to encourage positive, healthy activity among youth.