The Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) provides grants to LEAs and community-based organizations (CBOs) to initiate, expand, or enhance physical education programs, including after-school programs, for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Grant recipients must implement programs that help students make progress toward meeting state standards. FULL STORY
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Frequently Asked Questions About PEP
Who is in charge of implementing the grant?
Throughout the course of this grant, Jennifer Russell will be serving the district as the full-time PEP Grant Program Manager. Kevin Hill, our Moscow Middle School Principal, will be serving as our PEP Grant Administrator. As part of the grant there will be a need for curriculum revisions and changes in technology. The following staff will have additional duties to fulfill this need : Lisa Carsacllen, (McDonald Elementary) - PEP Elementary lead teacher; Jessica Shawley - PEP Middle School lead teacher and Robin Barnes - PEP High School lead teacher.
How much money will Moscow School District (MSD) receive through the PEP grant?
The Moscow School District is expected to receive $952,000 over the course of three years. The breakdown roughly is $452,000 in year one, $250,000 in years two and three, pending annual federal funding.
How will MSD students benefit from the PEP Grant?
This funding is for the promotion of overall health and wellness of the students of MSD, through encouraging students to be physically active inside and outside of school. Our goal is to help our students make the connections between physical activity, nutrition and an overall healthy lifestyle.
Are there any restrictions to the grant?
Yes. All funds must be used for the grant's specified physical education programs. The resources cannot be used to offset budget reductions in other areas, staffing, or to construct new facilities.
What can we expect to see in our schools and community from the grant?
Over the next three years this grant will fund:
In order to maintain funding for the PEP Grant, the district must show how its physical education programs are affecting students in a positive manor. As a result, the district needs to collect information from a randomly selected sample of students. We are required to perform this collection three times in year one of the grant to establish a baseline and then two times a year in the subsequent years.
Because this is a random process, it is possible that a Moscow School District student could be selected more than once or not at all. The information collected is purely confidential and will not be associated with your child’s name at any time. The district will use these samples of student information as indicators of student fitness district-wide.
If my child is randomly selected for this component of the grant, what will it mean?
If your child is selected, you will be notified in advance via email and/or a letter home. As part of the collection, students are asked to complete an age-appropriate, nutrition and activity survey and participate in the normal fitness testing evaluation that is a part of PE classes.
Each student in the sample will also wear a pedometer (a small device that measures steps). The pedometer is very small and will be clipped to their waistband. The students will be asked to wear the pedometers for 4-7 days (depending on their age) during normal activity, including activity such as walking in school or out to dinner with their family. At the end of the specified time period, students will turn in their pedometer to their PE teacher. Pedometers are used as part of the regular physical education curriculum, K-12, so your child will become very familiar with how to use them.
Is there anything parents can do to help their child during the collection period?
Yes. As always, helping students to be responsible is key. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated in helping your child keep track of the pedometer and returning it to their PE teacher at the requested time. Thank you in advance.
What happens if my child loses the pedometer? Do I have to pay for it?
No. If your child loses the pedometer, please keep an eye out for it and if found, turn it in at anytime (even a year or more later!) to your child’s PE teacher. Grant funds would have to be used to replace each lost pedometer, and that uses money for other enhancements we could make. We understand that accidents do happen and we appreciate your help in minimizing lost pedometers.
What kind of changes can I expect to see?
Changes to the curriculum and equipment will be gradual, but positive and long lasting as we use this amazing opportunity to make an impact on the overall health and wellness of the children and families in our community. Typically most noticeable changes occur toward the last year and a half of the grant. The first half involves properly researching purchases, training staff, and installing new items.
How can I find out more?
Check this website for periodic PEP updates and in newsletters that are sent home in the future, and talk to your children. Please feel free to contact PEP Grant Manager Gillian Ballard via e-mail: [email protected]
Overall Components of the PEP Grant:
Throughout the course of this grant, Jennifer Russell will be serving the district as the full-time PEP Grant Program Manager. Kevin Hill, our Moscow Middle School Principal, will be serving as our PEP Grant Administrator. As part of the grant there will be a need for curriculum revisions and changes in technology. The following staff will have additional duties to fulfill this need : Lisa Carsacllen, (McDonald Elementary) - PEP Elementary lead teacher; Jessica Shawley - PEP Middle School lead teacher and Robin Barnes - PEP High School lead teacher.
How much money will Moscow School District (MSD) receive through the PEP grant?
The Moscow School District is expected to receive $952,000 over the course of three years. The breakdown roughly is $452,000 in year one, $250,000 in years two and three, pending annual federal funding.
How will MSD students benefit from the PEP Grant?
This funding is for the promotion of overall health and wellness of the students of MSD, through encouraging students to be physically active inside and outside of school. Our goal is to help our students make the connections between physical activity, nutrition and an overall healthy lifestyle.
Are there any restrictions to the grant?
Yes. All funds must be used for the grant's specified physical education programs. The resources cannot be used to offset budget reductions in other areas, staffing, or to construct new facilities.
What can we expect to see in our schools and community from the grant?
Over the next three years this grant will fund:
- Various PE and fitness equipment, such as exercise functional fitness and circuit training equipment for PE classes.
- Downloadable pedometers and heart rate monitors to fairly measure student effort and increase fitness.
- Staff development for the new curriculum pieces and for incorporating new equipment into classes.
- Various presenters to speak to students about physical activity, nutrition and positive life choices.
- A Moscow School District community health fair.
- New web-based fitness assessment software for tracking student fitness levels ... and more!
In order to maintain funding for the PEP Grant, the district must show how its physical education programs are affecting students in a positive manor. As a result, the district needs to collect information from a randomly selected sample of students. We are required to perform this collection three times in year one of the grant to establish a baseline and then two times a year in the subsequent years.
Because this is a random process, it is possible that a Moscow School District student could be selected more than once or not at all. The information collected is purely confidential and will not be associated with your child’s name at any time. The district will use these samples of student information as indicators of student fitness district-wide.
If my child is randomly selected for this component of the grant, what will it mean?
If your child is selected, you will be notified in advance via email and/or a letter home. As part of the collection, students are asked to complete an age-appropriate, nutrition and activity survey and participate in the normal fitness testing evaluation that is a part of PE classes.
Each student in the sample will also wear a pedometer (a small device that measures steps). The pedometer is very small and will be clipped to their waistband. The students will be asked to wear the pedometers for 4-7 days (depending on their age) during normal activity, including activity such as walking in school or out to dinner with their family. At the end of the specified time period, students will turn in their pedometer to their PE teacher. Pedometers are used as part of the regular physical education curriculum, K-12, so your child will become very familiar with how to use them.
Is there anything parents can do to help their child during the collection period?
Yes. As always, helping students to be responsible is key. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated in helping your child keep track of the pedometer and returning it to their PE teacher at the requested time. Thank you in advance.
What happens if my child loses the pedometer? Do I have to pay for it?
No. If your child loses the pedometer, please keep an eye out for it and if found, turn it in at anytime (even a year or more later!) to your child’s PE teacher. Grant funds would have to be used to replace each lost pedometer, and that uses money for other enhancements we could make. We understand that accidents do happen and we appreciate your help in minimizing lost pedometers.
What kind of changes can I expect to see?
Changes to the curriculum and equipment will be gradual, but positive and long lasting as we use this amazing opportunity to make an impact on the overall health and wellness of the children and families in our community. Typically most noticeable changes occur toward the last year and a half of the grant. The first half involves properly researching purchases, training staff, and installing new items.
How can I find out more?
Check this website for periodic PEP updates and in newsletters that are sent home in the future, and talk to your children. Please feel free to contact PEP Grant Manager Gillian Ballard via e-mail: [email protected]
Overall Components of the PEP Grant:
- Instruction in healthy eating habits and good nutrition
- Physical fitness activities that include:
- Fitness education and assessment to help students with physical well-being
- Instruction in motor skill development for every student
- Instruction in cognitive concepts relating to health and fitness
- Opportunities for positive social and cooperative skill development
- Professional development for teachers in physical education to receive the latest methods and strategies for delivering a quality, standards-based program.
- Improved physical equipment and supplies to help implement new curriculum.