Madison County Schools Shannon Johnson Elementary A Comprehensive

Madison County Schools Shannon Johnson Elementary A Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program that fosters lifetime fitness!

A CALL TO ACTION • Initiated District Support • Formed a District Coordinated School Health Team • Formed Community Partnerships • Attended PE 4 Life Academy

INTOFITNESS 4 LIFE Create a school environment that supports increased physical activity and good nutrition • SJE Coordinated School Health Council • Daily Physical Education • Daily Recess • Adopted a research-based PE Curriculum SPARK • Encouraged Healthy Celebrations • Fitness Assessment (Fitnessgram) • Partnered with Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Increase Physical Activity • Removed Library from related arts rotation and created the “open library” concept • Designated “Full Time Sub” position for the labs. • Developed Fitness Lab for Grades 3 -5 • Action Based Learning Lab for PK-2 • Daily Physical Education

Action Based Learning Lab

FIT LAB

XR Biking

Dance Revolution

Involve Families and Community Partners • Triple Crown Event (3 races) • Spoonbread Race (St. Joe’s Hospital) • Starlight Mile (Pattie A. Clay) • Pumpkin Run (Madison Co. Schools) • Get Healthy Berea (St. Joe’s Hospital) • Earned $2000. 00

Encourage Good Nutrition Fuel Up to Play 60 $3000. 00 • Healthy Celebrations • Taste Testing during lunch • Purchased Library Books on good nutrition • Activity Zones Equipment for each grade level • Family Fitness Night

Grow Your Own • Collaboration with Berea College Ag Students • Targeted SJE Fourth Grade • Each class built, decorated and planted their own raised bed. • Lessons in preparing the soil, composting, planting and harvesting. • Harvest Celebration

Grow it, and they will eat it!

Statistical Project by Berea College Physical Education Majors

“Fit & Smart” at Shannon Johnson Elementary School Blake Sadler, Molly Jack, Jordan Whitehead, & Danielle Goldman Future Physical Educators Berea College Berea, Kentucky

Fitnessgram Evaluations • Aerobic - PACER • Abdominal Strength - Curl Up • Upper Body – Push Ups • Flexibility – Back-saver

Healthy Fitness Zones: 5 th Grade • Aerobic Capacity- PACER Ø Boys: > 40. 2 Ø Girls: > 40. 2 • Back-saver Sit and Reach Ø Boys Left: 8 Boys Right: 8 Ø Girls Left: 10 Girls Right: 10 • Body Mass Index Ø Boys: > 20. 8 Ø Girls: > 21. 0 • Curl-ups Ø Boys: > 12 Ø Girls: > 12 • 90 o Push-Up Ø Boys: > 6 Ø Girls: > 6

Sample • 56 Students Total Ø 29 Boys Ø 27 Girls • Tracked 4 th & 5 th grade academic & Fitnessgram scores for two years – 2010 -2011

Academic Test Scores • Math • Reading

Coding for Academic Scores 1 = distinguished 2 = proficient 3 = apprentice high 4 = apprentice 5 = apprentice medium 6 = apprentice low 7 = novice high 8 = novice medium 9 = novice low

Academic Score Counts & Percentages Read % 2010 Read % 2011 Math % 2010 1 8 14 12 21 18 32 19 34 2 39 70 35 63 24 43 3 1 2 2 4 3 5 4 2 4 1 2 5 9 5 2 4 4 7 3 5 1 2 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 7 0 0 2 4 1 2 8 1 2 2 4 0 0 2 4 9 3 5 0 0 4 7 1 2

Mean Reading Scores Overall Reading 2010 2. 54 2011 2. 29 Boys Girls 2010 2. 86 2. 19 2011 2. 62 1. 93

Mean Math Scores Overall Math 2010 2. 68 2011 2. 38 Boys Girls 2010 2. 79 2. 14 2011 2. 59 2. 15

Data Analyses using Microsoft Excel

Functions Used ØCounts ØPercentiles ØMeans ØCorrelations

Pacer & Academic Scores

Pacer & Reading Test Scores C o r r e l a t i o n C o e f f i c i e n t s girls

Pacer & Math Test Scores C o e f f i c i e n t s

Curl Ups & Test Scores C o r r e l a t i o n C o e f f i c i e n t s

Curl Ups & Reading Scores

Curl Ups & Math Test Scores

Upper Body & Test Scores

Upper Body & Reading Test Scores

Upper Body & Math Test Scores

Healthy Fitness Zones (HFZ)

BMI Overall In the HFZ 2010 50% 2011 46% Boys In the HFZ 2010 41% 2011 40% Girls In the HFZ 2010 48% 2011 33%

Aerobic-VO 2 Overall In the HFZ 2010 80. 4% 2011 69. 6% Boys In the HFZ 2010 82. 8% 2011 81. 5% 2010 77. 8% 2011 59. 3% Girls In the HFZ

Back-Saver Overall 2010 2011 Left HFZ 87% 78% Right HFZ 85% 84% Left 2010 2011 Boys HFZ 79% 62% Girls HFZ 93% Right Boys HFZ Girls HFZ 2010 76% 93% 2011 69% 96%

Push Ups Overall In the HFZ 2010 48. 2% 2011 64. 3% Boys In the HFZ 2010 45% 2011 52% Girls In the HFZ 2010 59% 2011 78%

Curl Ups Overall In the HFZ 2010 95% 2011 95% Boys In the HFZ 2010 90% 2011 100% Girls In the HFZ 2010 100% 2011 89%

Conclusions

Boy’s Reading Test Scores

Girl’s Reading Test Scores

Boy’s Math Test Scores

Girl’s Math Test Scores

Parting Comments…………… • Although the correlations were not strong, the relationship between academic and fitness scores describe a positive trend. • More physical activity supports improved fitness levels!!! • Improved fitness levels may support more learning in the academic classrooms!!!

Questions? ? ?

Are You Fitter than a 5 th Grader? Let’s Find Out!

Fitness Test: Sit and Reach • Healthy Fitness Zone ØBoys: 8 inches ØGirls: 10 inches

Fitness Test: Shoulder Stretch • Healthy Fitness Zone ØBoys & Girls: Touching fingertips together behind the back on both the right and left sides

THANKS Y’ALL FOR ATTENDING OUR SESSION