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Health and Physical EducationProgram Evaluation
Regina Van HorneAssistant Director, Program Evaluation
Debbie DeFrancoSupervisor, Health, Physical, Driver Education and Athletics
September 20, 2018
Overview
• Description of Health and PE Program• Evaluation Findings and Recommendations• Role of Health and PE program in new Strategic Plan
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Health & PE Goals and Services
Goals• Lifelong learners of wellness • Facilitation of social‐emotional knowledge and skills
Services • Health and Physical Education (pre‐K through grade 10)• Physical Education electives (grades 11 & 12)• Driver Education (Wakefield)
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Program Evaluation Process
Timeline
2015‐16 Planning Year
2016‐17 Data
Collection
2018 Final Report
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Key Findings
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Quality of Instruction
• High quality instruction with areas of focus for program improvement• Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) varies and occurs in most PE classes
• Students report that they are learning about important topics in health education
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Scheduling
• Ongoing concern for program• Factors include:
➢Number of students enrolled in one class section➢Number of class sections scheduled in the gym at the same time
• Larger class sizes affect instructional quality
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Use of Resources
• Overall satisfaction with support from the Health and PE Office • Curriculum and professional development cited as areas for growth• Use of gym facilities by outside groups can impact their space and equipment
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Student Outcomes – Health and PE Class
• Most students are meeting age‐level fitness criteria • Students are increasing the number of acquired swim skills • Positive feedback about health and PE effects on their lives
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Recommendations and Next Steps
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Recommendation 1: Assessment
Develop and implement assessment tools for health and physical education that measure students’ knowledge and skills
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Recommendation 1: Next Steps
• Develop units of study • Work with teachers to ‐
• create effective assessments to measure knowledge and skills in unit plans• ensure accurate and consistent data entry• Pilot the assessments in schools at each level
• Evaluate effectiveness and efficiency of new assessment tools
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Recommendation 2: Scheduling
Explore options to decrease class size and the number of classes scheduled each period at the secondary level
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Recommendation 2: Next Steps
• Continue to work with school leadership teams on scheduling• Identify factors that affect scheduling and determine possible solutions
• Meet with Supervisor and Directors of Counseling to determine class size recommendations aligned with best practices
• Meet with Directors of Counseling to create a master schedule that equalizes the number of spaces available for health and PE instruction
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Recommendation 3: Health Instruction
Improve consistency of health education instruction across levels and schools by:• Developing and implementing APS health curriculum aligned to state standards in grades K‐10
• Providing guidelines for time of health instruction at each level
• Monitoring implementation of curriculum and time of instruction
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Recommendation 3: Next Steps
• Develop units of study for all K‐10 health courses• Work with school leadership teams, counselors, and teachers to determine delivery schedule for health lessons
• Explore solutions with teachers and school leadership teams • Ensure that schools provide a schedule of health lessons• Build lessons for substance abuse and mental health into yearlong curriculum maps
• Observe instruction and provide feedback to teachers
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Recommendation 4: Social‐Emotional Learning
Continue working with Student Services to enhance the instruction for social‐emotional learning
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Recommendation 4: Next Steps
• Continue to collaborate with Student Services to present lessons• Utilize local resources to provide professional learning• Build lessons for substance abuse and mental health into yearlong curriculum maps
• Observe instruction and provide feedback to teachers
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Recommendation 5: Support Inclusive Environments
Continue working with offices to support the needs of all learners
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Recommendation 5: Next Steps
• Develop units of study that include core and intervention lessons
• Develop instructional strategies to support all learners
• Meet with Directors of Counseling to create a schedule that ensures student access to courses as needed
• Utilize APS resources to provide professional learning
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Recommendation 6: MVPA Time
Increase “Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity” (MVPA) time in physical education classes at all levels
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Recommendation 6: Next Steps
• Work with teachers to identify lesson components and activities that can increase MVPA
• Include exemplar lessons in unit plans
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Health and Physical Education’s Role in Achieving
APS’ Strategic Plan Goals by 2023‐24
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Student Survey Results
Students report the following:• Signs of mental health stressors increase as students get older• Alcohol use has decreased, trends are less favorable with marijuana, e‐cigarettes, and use of prescription drugs without a prescription
• Students are far more likely to be bullied in person than online, through social media, or text
• Incidents of sexual harassment or assault differ greatly by student gender
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Student Well‐Being
Healthy, Safe, and Supported Students
Supt’s Recommended Performance Objective #6 and #7
Key findings on student surveys, including the Your Voice Matters and Youth Risk Behavior Surveyswill show • a reduction in bullying, violence, and substance use.• an improvement in mental health measures and access to mental health resources.
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Student Well‐Being
Healthy, Safe, and Supported Students
Follow our progress on performance objectives #6 and #7
• Debbie DeFranco and Laura Newton are facilitating APS efforts• Follow progress on the Strategic Plan web page, goal 2 www.apsva.us/strategic‐plan/– October 5 (after adoption)
• H&PE strategic plan slides posted • Strategic Plan summary of all performance objectives published
– November 1 ‐ Initial project plan posted, includes• Quantifiable outcomes for 2023‐24 OR the date when it will be defined• Strategies for 2018‐19 • Identify Advisory Committees that are partners in the work and annual tuning process
• The next updates to the School Board for the 2018‐19 school year– February – Student Support– May – School Health Advisory Board
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Health and Physical EducationProgram Evaluation
Regina Van HorneAssistant Director, Program Evaluation
Debbie DeFrancoSupervisor, Health, Physical, Driver Education and Athletics
September 20, 2018