NCAAHPERD RECEIVES GRANT

• NCAAHPERD is the receipient of a multi-million dollar grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust to meet these goals. Beginning in August 2008, NCAAHPERD will provide ISPOD to twenty-five (25) school districts each year for the next four years. There will be no charge to the school district, school, or teachers:
• We will provide the SPARK (Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids) curriculum manuals to all physical education teachers in the state. This curriculum is a specialized, research-based physical education program which emphasizes: increased moderate to vigorous physical activity in students; fitness achievement; academic achievement; sport skills development; and enjoyment of physical education to name a few. These curricula are align with the North Carolina Standards as well as the National NASPE and AAHE Standards.
• We will provide twelve hours of extensive training as well as the appropriate level of the three full curriculum manuals (K-2, 3-6, 7-8) to each trained teacher. The curriculum guides include CD's with lesson plans.
• We will also provide  complex software, manuals, and training for the Fitnessgram, a program to measure fitness levels, including BMI, and report back to the students’ parents, classroom teacher, school, and district. These data will be collected by NCAAHPERD.
• Finally, we will select 4 or 6 teachers to become trained SPARK Trainers who can provide instruction for other North Carolina counties thus reducing the cost of bringing trainers in from San Diego, California.