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The Inventory of Physical Ac4vity in Howard County Public Schools A Spring 2015 Baseline Thursday, June 11, 2015 (revised 6/18/15)
Overview
Introduc/on and Background • Physical ac<vity is defined as any bodily movement that results in energy expenditure (e.g., walking, taking the stairs).1
• The Howard County Board of Educa<on requires schools to offer opportuni<es for physical ac<vity throughout the school day to support student learning and achievement.2
• The Howard County Public School System (HCPSS) provides professional development and resources to teachers throughout the County to encourage higher levels of physical ac<vity throughout the day.
• The Howard County Health Department (HCHD) recognizes the importance of physical ac<vity in schools and funded this “Inventory of Physical Ac<vity in Howard County Public Schools” under a Community Transforma<on Grant (CTG) in order to document ac<vi<es in Howard County schools.
1 Centers for Disease Control and Preven<on (2013) Comprehensive School Physical Ac<vity Programs -‐ A Guide for Schools Available at: hZp://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/physicalac<vity/pdf/13_242620-‐A_CSPAP_SchoolPhysAc<vityPrograms_Final_508_12192013.pdf 2 Howard County Board of Educa<on (2014) Policy 9090 Wellness Through Nutri<on and Physical Ac<vity Effec<ve: July 1, 2014 Available at: hZp://www.hcpss.org/f/board/policies/9090.pdf
Purposes of the Inventory of Physical Ac/vity
• Establish a baseline post-‐implementa<on of Wellness Policy No. 9090
• Generate data county-‐wide for a variety of purposes, including: • To benefit the spread of physical ac<vity throughout the day in schools; • To use in tandem with an assessment of the implementa<on of 9090; • To iden<fy best prac<ces or models that could be replicated in other schools.
• Determine next steps for HCPSS and HCHD and other partners
General Highlights
• There seems to be an increased level of ini<a<ves focused on physical ac<vity throughout the day • Branded programs (e.g., Girls on the Run) more frequently began before the July 1, 2014 implementa<on of Wellness Policy 9090 • Most other ini<a<ves, such as the use of pedometers, stability balls, and desk cycles, more oden started ader the July 1, 2014 implementa<on of Wellness Policy 9090
• The level of awareness about what everyone is doing appears low and uneven within and across schools but this is not surprising given the complexity of schools as organiza<ons
Recess: Highlights The Howard County Board of Educa<on requires that recess be a daily component of all elementary and middle school students’ physical, social, and academic development.
• 72% of elementary schools in the sample had daily recess for all students • 67% of middle schools in the sample had daily recess for all students
IPA Sample Recess Daily Recess Number Yes No % Yes % All Grades % All Grades b/f Lunch % E.S. 18 13 72.2 13 72.2 13 72.2 4 22.2
M.S. 9 5 55.6 6 66.7 6 66.7 1 11.1 Ed Ctr 1 1 100.0 1 100.0 * * H.S. 4 3 0.0 Total 32 19 3 61.1 20 62.5 19 61.1 5 15.6
* Some grades have daily recess
Intramurals: Highlights The Howard County Board of Educa<on requires that all middle school students have the opportunity to par4cipate in intramural sports and other physical ac<vi<es which will be provided by each middle school.
Yes 56%
Don't know 11%
Did not respond 33%
Intramurals in Middle Schools (N = 9)*
Yes Don't know Did not respond
* HCPSS has 20 middle schools
Interscholas/cs: Highlights
The Howard County Board of Educa<on requires that each high school … provide an interscholas<c athle<c program.
• 1 out of the 4 high schools in the sample explicitly stated that it had an interscholas<c athle<c program
• However, all high schools in Howard County offer interscholas<c athle<c programs
Access to School Facili/es: Highlights The Howard County Board of Educa<on requires that HCPSS promote using school facili4es outside of school hours for physical ac<vity programs offered by community-‐based organiza<ons.
5
7
0
7
3
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Fully Par<ally Under development Not at all Don't know
My school promotes student access to school grounds and/or facili<es before and/or ader school, offering opportuni<es for unstructured free play and
structured physical ac<vi<es
Total: 22 (66.8% of sample)
Limita/ons
• On-‐line survey • Baseline inventory, liZle room to understand the how and the why • 57% of HCPSS schools did not par<cipate • Among those who par<cipated completeness of the responses varied widely by ques<on • Many skipped one or more ques<ons • Short data collec<on window due to funding constraints • No ability to follow up with in depth interviews of a sample of schools, some with a lot of ac<vity, others with liZle reported to understand the context and what other issues are important
Next Steps for HCHD?
• HCHD should raise awareness about the importance of physical ac<vity throughout the day at school and before and ader school
• HCHD should provide ideas that could be easily implemented for students, staff, parents, and surrounding communi<es
• HCHD should support schools in seeking external funding and forming partnerships with outside organiza<ons
Next Steps for HCPSS?
• HCPSS should con<nue to provide professional development on expecta<ons for teachers with respect to “brain breaks” and physical ac<vity, poten<al ideas, and value/long term benefits • Expecta<ons in rela<on to Wellness Policy No. 9090 requirements • Expecta<ons in rela<on to the components of the Comprehensive School Physical Ac<vity Program (CSPAP) that are
currently encouraged by HCPSS but not required
• HCPSS should establish a process and a format for schools to submit informa<on about specific programs or ini<a<ves that emphasize physical ac<vity throughout the day via an easy-‐to-‐use on-‐line tool, which could be turned into a publicly-‐available and searchable database
• HCPSS should encourage recess before lunch and ac<ve indoor recess in schools which are required to have daily recess (i.e., elementary and middle schools)
Detailed Data
School Par/cipa/on in the Inventory of Physical Ac/vity, Spring 2015*
43%
57%
Response Rate
Responded
Did not respond
Total Schools: 74**
* The Inventory of Physical Ac<vity (IPA) was fielded May 19 to June 9, 2015 via an email to HealthyHoward Healthy Schools contacts and a link to SurveyMonkey. ** HCPSS has 76 schools. The IPA excludes 2 of the 3 educa<on centers, which were not on the Healthy Howard Healthy Schools contact list.
School Par/cipa/on in the Inventory of Physical Ac/vity, by Level, Spring 2015
18 9 4 1
32
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
Elementary Middle High Educa<on Centers All
Response Rate by Level
IPA Did not respond Total: 12 Total: 76 Total: 20 Total: 41 Total: 3*
* Only 1 of the 3 Educa<on Centers was on the HealthyHoward Healthy Schools contact list
Specific Programs in HCPSS, by Frequency, 2015
18
15
6 5 5
2 2
9
13
16
19 19 19 20
0
5
10
15
20
25
Girls on the Run Jump Rope for Heart Na<onal Walk to School Day
Na<onal Bike to School Day
Hoops for Heart 100 Mile Club 5 for Just Move
Yes No
Total Schools Represented: 29 (90.6% of sample; 39.2% of all schools)
Note: Some schools have more than one program
Howard County Health Department (HCHD) Provides Technical Assistance with Specific Programs, 2015
0
19
29
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35
Yes
No
Don't know
Total Schools Represented: 29 (90.6% of sample; 38.2% of all HCPSS schools)
Specific Programs Begun aVer July 1, 2014 in HCPSS
9
40
1 0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
All Specific Programs
Ader July 1, 2014 Before July 1, 20142 Don't Know when it began
Note: Some schools have more than one program
Primary Source of School Funding by School for “Girls on the Run,” 2015
3
8
1 1
5
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
School PTA Individual Fees Other Source of Funding Nobody Don't know
N = 18 Schools
Other Ini/a/ves, Mostly Begun in School Year 2014-‐15, in HCPSS
5 5
4
1 1 1 1 1
2
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Pedometers* Stability Balls Desk Cycles Stablity Discs Sta<onary Bikes Yoga in Classroom
Ac<vity/Heart Rate Monitoring
Program
Safe for the Hallway Exercise Pictures on Walls while Wai<ng to
Enter Classroom**
None Currently
* For staff only (n=2); during recess (n=2)
** For staff and students
Note: Some schools have more than one program
HCHD Provides Technical Assistance with Other Ini/a/ves, 2015
0
16
4
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
Yes
No
Don't know
Total Schools Represented: 20 (62.5% of sample; 26.3% of all HCPSS schools)
Technical Assistance by HCHD Would be Helpful (N=14)
7
6
1
Yes No Not Sure
Types of Technical Assistance that Would be Helpful: • Present at Wellness Fair • Provide other opportuni<es and grant funding • Provide support for students who come to school hungry,
are drug-‐involved and sexually ac<ve, struggle with mental health issues
• Provide individuals like Monica from HEALZone and Kelley from Healthy Schools to help grow programs and form partnerships with outside organiza<ons and tap into grant funding
• Provide ideas that could be easily implemented for healthy opportuni<es for students, staff, parents, and surrounding communi<es
• Provide funding for materials • Support Ac<ve Indoor Recess Funds because physical
ac<vity is not prac<ced during indoor recess
School Has Classroom-‐Based Physical Ac/vity
1
19
4
1
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20
In all classrooms
In some classrooms
Not at all
Don't know
N = 25 Schools
School Has Planned Student Movement During Instruc/on (e.g., standing up and moving around desks)
2
14
4
3
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16
In all classrooms
In some classrooms
Not at all
Don't know
N = 23 Schools
Examples of Planned Student Movement During Instruc/on • Brain Breaks (n=6) – movement depends on ac<vity • Yoga (n=5), including classroom yoga (2), yoga silent ball (1) yoga ac<ve transi<ons, such as hopping, skipping, twis<ng to next ac<vity (1), yoga group (1)
• MeMoves (n=3), including MeMoves in Bridges (1) • GoNoodle (n=2) • DrumBox (n=2) • Monday Move; Movement Mondays • Dance Walks • Sta<onary Bikes WarmUps • Drop Everything And Dance • Energizers • Ac<ve April (walking groups during classroom instruc<on) • Walking Wednesdays • Music movement breaks
School Has Short Breaks from Academics with Physical Movement
5
11
3
4
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
In all classrooms
In some classrooms
Not at all
Don't know
Examples: • Brain breaks (n=2) • MeMoves (n=2) • Dance walks • Walking Wednesdays • Walking Wednesday Yoga Classes • GoNoodle • DrumBox Kids • Energizers • Ac<ve April • Stretching • Movement Mondays Minute Brain Exercises
N = 23 Schools
School Has Recess
22
3
0
5
10
15
20
25
Yes No
N = 25 Schools
School Has Daily Recess
18
3
0
0 5 10 15 20
All grades
Some grades
None of the grades
Daily recess
13
3
3
0 5 10 15 20
All grades
Some grades
None of the grades
Daily recess for at least 30 minutes
N = 21 Schools N = 19 Schools
School Has Recess Before Lunch
6 6
7
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
All grades Some of the grades None of the grades
N = 21 Schools
School Has Recess Before Lunch Daily
5
6
7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
All grades
Some grades
None of the grades
Recess before lunch daily
8
6
7
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
All grades
Some grades
None of the grades
Recess before lunch daily for at least 30 minutes
N = 18 Schools N = 21 Schools
School Has Physical Ac/vity During Morning Announcements
7
16
2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Yes* No Don't know
* All grades N = 25 Schools
Frequency and Type of Physical Ac/vity During Morning Announcements
1
0
6
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Daily
Several days a week
Once a week
Frequency
Types include: • Jumping jacks (n=2) • Stretching exercises (n=2) • Push ups • Planks • High knees • Squats • Scissor jumps
N = 7 Schools
School Has Physical Ac/vity Between Class Changes
5
17
2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Yes* No Don't know * All grades; daily
Examples: • Walking to the next class; • Pictures of exercises on the wall to encourage the students and staff to do while they are wai<ng to enter a classroom.
N = 25 Schools
School Has Intramural Programs
8
16
1
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Yes No Don't know
Examples: • Bridges program Tuesday-‐Thursday; • Flag football (n=4); • Soccer (n=2); • Basketball (n=2); • Fitness Lab, Fitness Ac<vi<es; • Dance; • Cheerleading; • Girls on the Run; • Ader school yoga.
N = 25 Schools
School Has Walking Groups and Other Before-‐and-‐AVer School Physical Ac/vity
8
11
5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
Yes No Don't know
Examples of Walking Groups: • Staff walks before school/during conferences, staff walking
ini<a<ves; • Group of teachers walking on Wednesdays.
Other Before-‐and-‐Ader School Physical Ac<vity: • Basketball before school for kids that get to school early • Aderschool karate, golf, soccer, tball • Extended Day students have a Physical Ac<vity break built
into their classes (15 minutes at the beginning, and 15 minutes at the end), led by a cer<fied, tenured PE instructor.
• The Bridges ader-‐school program has enrichment days where one of the ac<vi<es could be jump rope. They can create a team and a team name and par<cipate in local compe<<ons. The <me would be ader-‐school and would be staffed through Bridges.
N = 24 Schools
School Has AVer School Sports Clubs
9
16
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Yes No
Examples of School Sports Clubs: • Girls on the Run (n=2); • Badminton and ping pong clubs, in addi<on to interscholas<c sports;
• No Excuse Kids (2x/week for 8 weeks all ages) and Wendel's Fitness Club (2x/week for 5 weeks grades 3-‐5). Both programs are free and easily replicated.
Examples of Other Ader-‐School Physical Ac<vity: • Golf; • Kids Zumba (2x/week for 8 weeks; PTA-‐provided; there is a cost to students who par<cipate).
N = 25 Schools
School Has Physical Ac/vity During Lunch
5
18
2
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
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18
20
Yes No Don't know
Examples of Physical Ac<vity During Lunch: • High School students can spend the second half of their lunch period in the gym or on the blacktop under adult supervision playing a variety of court games; • Playground basketball and soccer.
N = 25 Schools
Promo/on of Ac/ve Transport
Access to School Grounds and Facili/es
Appendix
List of Schools Represented in IPA 2015
• High Schools • Atholton • Centennial • Howard • River Hill
• Middle Schools • Bonnie Branch • Clarksville • Dunloggin • EllicoZ Mills • Folly Quarter • Glenwood • Hammond • Mayfield Woods • Murray Hill
• Elementary Schools • Atholton • Bollman Bridge • Bryant Woods • Clarksville • Elkridge • Ilchester • Lisbon • Longfellow • Manor Woods • Northfield • Pointers Run • Rockburn • St. John’s Lane • Thunder Hill • Triadelphia Ridge • Veterans • Waverly • Worthington
• Educa<on Center • Homewood
Methods-‐in-‐Brief • A ques<onnaire was designed and inpuZed into SurveyMonkey, which was used to collect and analyze informa<on
provided by schools
• Most ques<ons are based on, and adapted from, the Comprehensive School Physical Ac<vity Program (CSPAP) Policy Con<nuum assessment tool developed SHAPE America, the Society of Health and PE Educators, as a guide to develop the content of the ques<ons1
• The ques<ons ask about the types of physical ac<vity currently available at an individual school by the type of physical ac<vity iden<fied in the CSPAP but did not ask about PE
• The ques<onnaire was pilot tested with 5 individuals and then fielded for 3 weeks between May 19 and June 9, 2015 with the assistance of HealthyHoward Healthy Schools, which sent an email invita<on to par<cipate and a link to the survey to all of its contacts, which represent all HCPSS with the excep<on of 2 educa<on centers (N=74 out of 76 HCPSS schools)
• Par<cipants were warned that there may be quite a few ques<ons for which they may not know the answer and were prompted to select “Don’t know” among the response choices if this was the case
• Par<cipants were asked to respond to all statements as they applied to their school during the 2014-‐2015 school year
• The overall response rate was 43% but there is varia<on in the number of responses by ques<on, which was expected
• Data were aggregated and compiled by SurveyMonkey and used to create a set of PPT slides with a short overview on the highlights in rela<on to the requirements in effect in Howard County and poten<al next steps for HCPSS, HCHD and others
• Private and parochial schools were not targeted by the IPA but nevertheless received an invita<on to par<cipate by virtue of being on the HealthyHoward Healthy Schools contact list. We received 1 response from this group but did not include it in the analysis or the response rate.
1 The tool is available at hZp://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.chronicdisease.org/resource/resmgr/school_health/cspap_policy_con<nuum_final.pdf\
