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]]> By: Linda Watson http://www.sparkpe.org/blog/thoughts-on-the-pep-grant-from-dr-sallis/comment-page-1/#comment-1299 Linda Watson Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:53:26 +0000 http://www.sparkpe.org/blog/thoughts-on-the-pep-grant-from-dr-sallis/#comment-1299 I wish to commend Dr. Sallis for his insightful comments about the PEP grant program. I applied for the PEP grant two times for my school district. Unfortunately, we did not receive the grant and there are many reasons, although the PEP program should respond to all grant proposals and they do not. I have many concerns about the PEP grant and the proposed changes. The proposed changes will not improve the program because it does not serve the purpose of the original legislation and that was to help schools improve their Physical Education Programs (PEP). <br><br>As a health and physical educator for over 40 years, my priority has been one of developing good Physical Education Programs and there are many ways to accomplish this task. I was excited when I had the opportunity to write the first grant for PEP. Unfortunately, my school district was hesitant because matching funds needed to be attached and we needed to present data to establish a need. True, these were roadblocks but the passion for Physical Education for all students prevailed. My next step was to develop the district Physical Education: A New Vision newsletter and a Web Site.<br><a href="http://www.lnybugspublication.org" rel="nofollow">http://www.lnybugspublication.org</a><br><br>In 2009, Illinois was awarded a few PEP grants, but they were not to school districts. Instead they went to organizations. This concerns me because universities and school districts should be considered first. The PEP grant should be a catalyst in promoting collaboration between universities and school districts. For example, a previous PEP grant was awarded to three Illinois universities and a school district.<br><br>Some legislation from the Federal Government is well-meaning, but our legislators do not realize that the problem they are trying to address has been prevalent for many years. In many instances, reliance on surveys does not substantiate a cause and effect conclusion. From my perspective, the Wellness Act Policy is now taking up space on a school district shelf. The real purpose of this Act completely escapes me and I served on the school district Wellness Policy Committee as Chairperson of Physical Activity. We finally came up with physical activity goals that did not address state and national Physical Education Standards. Physical activity is not the same as Physical Education and wellness is not the same as Health Education. Illinois has a unique situation because the Physical Development and Health Goals (now referred to as standards) combine Health Education and Physical Education. <br><br>This leads to my final point. The National Health Education Standards provide an excellent foundation for the development of a Comprehensive Health Education Program in the schools. We need this program in our schools. Do we need to take from the PEP grant in order to satisfy this necessity? I would hope this does not happen. I wish to commend Dr. Sallis for his insightful comments about the PEP grant program. I applied for the PEP grant two times for my school district. Unfortunately, we did not receive the grant and there are many reasons, although the PEP program should respond to all grant proposals and they do not. I have many concerns about the PEP grant and the proposed changes. The proposed changes will not improve the program because it does not serve the purpose of the original legislation and that was to help schools improve their Physical Education Programs (PEP).

As a health and physical educator for over 40 years, my priority has been one of developing good Physical Education Programs and there are many ways to accomplish this task. I was excited when I had the opportunity to write the first grant for PEP. Unfortunately, my school district was hesitant because matching funds needed to be attached and we needed to present data to establish a need. True, these were roadblocks but the passion for Physical Education for all students prevailed. My next step was to develop the district Physical Education: A New Vision newsletter and a Web Site.
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In 2009, Illinois was awarded a few PEP grants, but they were not to school districts. Instead they went to organizations. This concerns me because universities and school districts should be considered first. The PEP grant should be a catalyst in promoting collaboration between universities and school districts. For example, a previous PEP grant was awarded to three Illinois universities and a school district.

Some legislation from the Federal Government is well-meaning, but our legislators do not realize that the problem they are trying to address has been prevalent for many years. In many instances, reliance on surveys does not substantiate a cause and effect conclusion. From my perspective, the Wellness Act Policy is now taking up space on a school district shelf. The real purpose of this Act completely escapes me and I served on the school district Wellness Policy Committee as Chairperson of Physical Activity. We finally came up with physical activity goals that did not address state and national Physical Education Standards. Physical activity is not the same as Physical Education and wellness is not the same as Health Education. Illinois has a unique situation because the Physical Development and Health Goals (now referred to as standards) combine Health Education and Physical Education.

This leads to my final point. The National Health Education Standards provide an excellent foundation for the development of a Comprehensive Health Education Program in the schools. We need this program in our schools. Do we need to take from the PEP grant in order to satisfy this necessity? I would hope this does not happen.

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