Madison County Schools

Shannon JohnsonElementary

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 LIFECreate 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 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 NutritionFuel 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

SchoolBlake 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: 5th Grade• Aerobic Capacity- PACER

Boys: > 40.2 Girls: > 40.2

• Back-saver Sit and Reach Boys Left: 8 Boys Right: 8 Girls Left: 10 Girls Right: 10

• Body Mass Index Boys: > 20.8 Girls: > 21.0

• Curl-ups Boys: > 12 Girls: > 12

• 90o Push-Up Boys: > 6 Girls: > 6

Sample

•56 Students Total29 Boys27 Girls

•Tracked 4th & 5th 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

Read

% Read

% Math

% Math

%

2010

2011

2010 2010

1 8 14 12 21 18 32 19 34

2 39 70 35 63 24 43 24 43

3 1 2 2 4 3 5 3 5

4 2 4 1 2 1 2 5 9

5 2 4 4 7 3 5 1 2

6 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0

7 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 2

8 1 2 2 4 0 0 2 4

9 3 5 0 0 4 7 1 2

Academic Score Counts & Percentages

Mean Reading Scores

Overall 2010 2011Reading 2.54 2.29

2010 2011Boys 2.86 2.62Girls 2.19 1.93

Mean Math Scores

Overall 2010 2011Math 2.68 2.38

2010 2011Boys 2.79 2.59Girls 2.14 2.15

Data Analyses using Microsoft

Excel

Functions Used

CountsPercentilesMeansCorrelations

Pacer & Academic Scores

Correlation

Pacer & Reading Test Scores

Coefficients

girls

Pacer & Math Test Scores

Coefficients

Curl Ups & Test Scores

Correlation

Coefficients

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)

BMIOverall 2010 2011In the HFZ

50% 46%

Boys 2010 2011In the HFZ

41% 40%

Girls 2010 2011In the HFZ

48% 33%

Aerobic-VO2Overall 2010 2011In the HFZ

80.4% 69.6%

Boys 2010 2011In the HFZ

82.8% 81.5%

Girls 2010 2011In the HFZ

77.8% 59.3%

Back-SaverOverall 2010 2011

Left HFZ 87% 78%

Right HFZ

85% 84%

Left 2010 2011

Boys HFZ 79% 62%

Girls HFZ 93% 93%

Right 2010 2011

Boys HFZ 76% 69%

Girls HFZ 93% 96%

Push UpsOverall 2010 2011In the HFZ

48.2% 64.3%

Boys 2010 2011In the HFZ

45% 52%

Girls 2010 2011In the HFZ

59% 78%

Curl UpsOverall 2010 2011In the HFZ

95% 95%

Boys 2010 2011In the HFZ

90% 100%

Girls 2010 2011In the HFZ

100% 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 5th Grader?

Let’s Find Out!

Fitness Test: Sit and Reach

•Healthy Fitness ZoneBoys: 8 inchesGirls: 10 inches

Fitness Test: Shoulder Stretch•Healthy Fitness Zone

Boys & Girls: Touching fingertips together behind the back on both the right and left sides

THANKS Y’ALL FOR ATTENDING

OUR SESSION