Health, Physical and Driver Education

Debbie DeFranco, Supervisor

September 19, 2019

Presentation Overview

Program Profile

Good News

Data That Provides Insight

Moving Forward

What We Learned

Bright Spots

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Program Profile

Central Office Staff: • Deborah DeFranco, Supervisor• Maria Slattery, Teacher Specialist

School-based Staff: 127 teachers• 55 elementary, 37 middle, 35 high

Course Offerings: • Pre-K through 10 Health & Physical Education• PE III/IV• Driver Education

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Good News

• Students report that they are learning about important topics in health education

• Student feedback is positive on HPE effects on their lives

• Most students are meeting age level fitness criteria

• Swim data shows students increasing swim skills

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Student Success

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% of Students Meeting Wellness Criteria by Test

Curlups Pacer Pushups SitReach Trunk Lift

Most students are meeting age level fitness criteria

Virginia Wellness Related Fitness Tests

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Student Success

Elementary swim data shows students increasing their swim skills

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Student Well-Being

• Mental Health

• Healthy Relationships

• Dating Violence

• Social-emotional Learning

• Substance Abuse

• Fitness

P.O. #6 Key findings on student surveys, including the Your Voice Matters and Youth Risk Behavior Surveys will show a reduction in bullying, violence, sexual harassment, and substance use.

P.O. #7 Key findings on student surveys, including the Your Voice Matters and Youth Risk Behavior Surveys will show an improvement in mental health measures and access to mental health resources.

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Student Well-Being

Mental Health

P.O. #6 Key findings on student surveys, including the Your Voice Matters and Youth Risk Behavior Surveys will show a reduction in bullying, violence, sexual harassment, and substance use.

P.O. #7 Key findings on student surveys, including the Your Voice Matters and Youth Risk Behavior Surveys will show an improvement in mental health measures and access to mental health resources.

Substance Abuse

APS High School Students, Mental Health and Support, by

Race/Ethnicity 2017

Feeling Sad or

Hopeless

Attempted Suicide

Asian 36 % -

Black 28 % 1 %

Hispanic 37 % 11 %

White 23 % 4%

Current Use, by Arlington High School Students and

Substance Type

Arlington Virginia

Alcohol 26.5 % 25.5 %

Binge Drinking 16 % 24.5 %

E-Vapor Product 13 % 12 %

Marijuana 16 % 16.5 %

Cigarettes 6 % 6.5 %

Prescription Pain

Medication 4 % 5 %

Ecstasy 2.5 % 2 %

Synthetic Marijuana 2 % 3 %

Offered or Sold Drugs

on School Property

19 % 15.5 %

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EngagedWorkforce

• Social-emotional Learning

• Mental Health

• Family Life Education (FLE)

• Healthy Relationships

• Substance Abuse

• Lifetime Fitness Activities

• Recruitment

• Interview new teachers

• Support professional learning

P.O. #15 - All staff participate in training that meets or exceeds industry standards for their position and focuses on student success and well-being.

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EngagedWorkforce

• P.O. #15 - All staff participate in training that meets or exceeds industry standards for their position and focuses on student success and well-being.

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HPE Professional Learning Sessions 2018-19

Health Instruction Physical Education Social Emotional Learning

Inclusion Assessment Substance Abuse

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n = 104

n = 18

n = 100

n = 90n = 26

n = number of teachers who participated

Partnerships

Arlington Partnership for Children, Youth and Families

Project PEACE

Washington Capitals

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Moving Forward

Recommendation #1 AssessmentStrategies:

• Standards-based reporting (elementary)

• Refinement of assessment practices through peer collaboration & sharing

Recommendation #2 SchedulingStrategy:

• Communication with school administrators

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Moving Forward

Recommendation #3 Health InstructionStrategy:

• Family Life Education (FLE) curriculum review (K-12)

Recommendations #4 Social-Emotional LearningStrategy:

• Partnering with local health agencies for professional learning with teachers

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Moving Forward

Recommendation #5 Support Inclusive EnvironmentsStrategy:

• Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol (SIOP) training

Recommendation #6 Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity Strategy:

• Balanced Instruction

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What We Learned

Further Alignment & Implementation of Health Instruction• Revised Family Life Education curriculum

• Embedded current science and research in lessons

Refinement of Assessment Practices• Standards-based assessing and reporting

• Efficient tools to monitor student progress

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Bright Spots

Elementary Bike Safety

Program

High School Aquatics Pilot

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Bright Spots

Health and Physical Education has positive effects on students’ lives

Wakefield High School Hands-on CPR Day

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Health, Physical and Driver Education

Debbie DeFranco, Supervisor

September 19, 2019