The accompanying chart, PEP Grant – How Are We Doing?, outlines the baseline percentage, target percentage, and current (achieved) percentage of students for four of the goals that have been established by the PEP Grant committee as essential factors in creating a healthy lifestyle.
PEPGrant_HowAreWeDoing.pdf
Healthy Fitness Zone refers to the level of fitness whereas a student is at a level considered not to be at risk within six particular health components which include: cardiovascular, muscular strength anterior, muscular strength posterior, muscular endurance, flexibility, and body composition.
The School Health Index (SHI) is determined by the number of modules successfully implemented within each school. The measurable modules are:
- school health and safety policies and environment,
- health education,
- physical education and other physical activity programs, and
- nutrition services.
The January 2017 baseline of student fruit and vegetable consumption was 24.14%. In May, it improved to 24.82%. As students returned to school this year we expanded, our data collection and the September percentage of students consuming fruits and vegetables was 8.90% which was very close to the data in the spring of 2016.
The January baseline percent of students in the Healthy Fitness Zone for 5 assessments was 30.8%. In May, it was 36.95%. September dropped to 29.05%. The January baseline percent of students getting 60 minutes of physical activity was 22.28% in January. In May, it was 32.20%. September increased again to 37.20%.
The School Health Index assessment increased from 25% of the modules scoring in the high category district-wide to 69% of the modules scoring in the high category.
Progress was made in increasing equity through beginning curriculum work, using SPARK resources, consulting with the District's equity coach to create a list of barriers to target, beginning use of common formative assessments, and using heart rate technology.