SoundBodySoundMindGrantProposal DifferentiatedAssignment1 SED610 March27,2013 JosephChipps RobynHauptman

GrantProposal SoundBodySoundMindisanorganizationwhosemissionistopromoteselfconfidenceand healthylifestylechoicesamongournationsyouth(soundbodysoundmind.org,2013).SoundBody SoundMindbelievesthateverystudentshouldhaveasolidfoundationoffitnessresources,knowledge andanopportunitytoliveahealthyandactivelifestyle.Inordertofulfilltheirmissionstatement,Sound BodySoundMindsdonates$40,000toschoolsacrossAmericatopromoteandeducatechildrenin physicalfitness.Themoneydonatedtoeachschoolisusedtocreateastateoftheartfitnessroomfilled withellipticalmachines,stationarybicycles,rowmachines,sandhandweights,jumpropes,agility ladders,andexercisemats.Alongwithequipment,SoundBodySoundMindtrainseachphysical educationteacherandgiveseachschoolacopyoftheirfitnesscurriculumandexercises. ThegrantfortheSoundBodySoundMindfitnessroom,training,andcurriculumconsistsof morethanjustthesubmissionoftheapplication.Afteransweringandpresentingthesixrequired questions,thefirstphaseofthegrantprocess,theSoundBodySoundMindsgrantcommitteewill contacttheschooliftheapplicationhasbeenacceptedandscheduleaninterviewwiththegrantwriter, theprincipaloftheschool,andoneortwophysicaleducationteachersfromthedepartment.Inthe interview,thecommitteewantstodiscussthechallengesfacedbythephysicaleducationdepartmentat theschoolandhowthedepartmentplanstoimplementtheSoundBodySoundMindcurriculumintothe existingphysicaleducationprogram.Ifallgoeswellintheinterviewprocess,thecommitteemembers

visittheschoolandphysicaleducationclassestoseewhetherornotthedepartmentissupportingthe samegoalsthatSoundBodySoundMindorganizationseeks.Inaddition,themembersofSoundBody SoundMindwanttoobservehowclassesarerunandviewtheroomthatwillbecomethenewfitness center.Toconcludetheprocessofapplyingforthefitnessroomgrant,thecommitteememberswill contactthedepartmenttonotifywhetherornottheschoolhasbeenawardedthe$40,000.Ifthe schooldidnotreceivethegrant,theyareinvitedtoreapplythefollowingyear (soundbodysoundmind.org,2013). Physicaleducationisoverlookedinthemajorityofschoolseveryday.Thesubjectisnot consideredacoresubjectbutistheonlysubjectthathasarequiredamountofminuteslistedin educationcode.Sinceadministratorstypicallydonotseethevalueofphysicaleducationintheirschool, littlebudgetissetasidetoensurethatphysicaleducationreceiveswhatclassesneedtosuccessfully teachcontentstandards.Forthatreason,beingproactiveandfindingmoneybecomesthejobofthe teachers.Ifteacherswantnewequipment,theyneedtofindtheresources.Onepossiblesolutiontoget gymequipmentistoraisedonations,butduetocosts,schoolstendtoinvestinusedorpoorly conditionedequipmentabetteroptionistowriteforagrant. TheSoundBodySoundMindgrantwouldallowourdepartmenttoupgradethephysical educationspecifictechnologyofferedtostudentstoincreasestudentlearning.TheCaliforniaPhysical EducationContentStandardsrequiresstudentsingradessix,sevenandeighttodevelopan individualizedfitnessprogram.Teachingfitnesscontentcanbedonewithoutfitnessequipment.Access togymequipmentmakesteachingtheseconceptsrealandvisiblebecausestudentsdonothaveto estimatehowmuchtimetheyhaveusedapieceofequipmenttheellipticalwillkeeptrackforthem

(http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/pestandards.pdf,2005).Studentswouldnothaveto estimatehowmuchweighttheyareliftingbecausethesandbagstatestheweightontheoutsideofthe bag.Recordingthenumberofrepetitionscompletedatacertainweight,ortimespentonamachineinto afitnesslogwillhelpstudentsinstantlyseehowtoimprovetheirfitnesslevel,therebyhelpingtoaddress thecontentstandardstheyshouldbelearninginmiddleschool.HavingtheSoundBodySoundMind fitnessroomwilladdtotheachievementofhavingphysicallyeducatedpeople,theultimategoalof physicaleducation(http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/standards/nationalstandards/pestandards.cfm,2004). Ifgrantedthenewstateoftheartfitnessroom,ourdepartmentwillbetransformed.Wewill havetheopportunitytoprovidephysicalactivitytostudentsandstaffatanytimeoftheday.The departmentcouldvolunteertheirtimeduringlunch,beforeschoolandafterschoolafewdaysaweekto allowstudentsandstafftousethefitnessroomataconvenienttime.Wecouldalsoinvolvetheafter schoolprogramtoallowthestudentswhoparticipateinBeyondtheBellandAllStarstousethefitness room.Inaddition,thefitnessroomwouldbecomepartofourweeklyfitnessprogramwithclassesfilling theroomeveryTuesdayandFriday,providinganewmeansofachievingphysicalfitnessbesidesthe biweeklyrunning.Ourcurriculumwillalsobenefitfromthefitnessroombecausefitnessconceptswillbe taughtwithactualgymlikefitnessequipmentmakingthecurriculumcometolife. AccordingtotheCaliforniaStatePhysicalEducationContentStandards,thefitness componentstandsfortwooutofthefiveoverarchingstandards.Thephysicaleducationdepartmenthas notincludedmuchofafitnesscurriculumbecausewehavenothadtheproperequipmentormotivation toteachfitnesscontent.Someteacherstypicallyspendadayortwoeachsemesterglossingoverthe fivecomponentsoffitness,butnoneofthestaffmembersgointogreatdetailtofulfillanyofthefitness

contentstandards.Havingaroomdevotedtoteachingfitnessandmakingthechangesothatevery teacherhasaunitinthenewfitnessroomwillensuremoreteacherswillcoverthemanystandardsthey previouslywerenotteaching. Overall,theSoundBodySoundMindgrantcouldreformthephysicaleducationdepartmentin waysthedepartmentneverthoughtpossible.Theonechangethedepartmentisnotpreparedforthe camaraderieandteamworkthetransformationcouldcreatebetweendepartmentmembers.New equipmentcouldofferaplatformforcollaborationoffreshlessonsandideasofteachingfitnesscontent aswellasthemotivationfortheteacherssetintheirwaytofeelrefreshedfortherestoftheircareers. Receivingthegrantwouldguaranteechangewillhappentothedepartment.Thesechangesareworth thepossiblechallengesandcertainpositivereformationswecouldfaceifwereceivetheSoundBody SoundMindgrantworth$40,000infitnessequipmentandcurriculum.

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1.Pleasedescribeyourcurrentphysicaleducationprogramintermsofcurriculum,instruction, technology,assessmentandlearningenvironment. Asuccessfulphysicaleducationprogramisonethathasafocusandcurriculumthatgoesbeyond engagingastudentsbodyandcaptivatestheirmindsaswell.Aprogramofhighstandardshasa curriculumthatisbasedontheCaliforniaContentStandards,whichhasbeenimplementedusingfunand informativelessonsandassessmentstoguideinstructionforeachstudentandtodetermineeach studentsneeds.Additionally,throughtheseassessmentsstudentsareheldaccountableforhisorher ownlearning.Aneffectiveprogramisalsoheldaccountablebyadministrationwhobothevaluateand supporttheirstaff.Overallanoutstandingprogramhasabalancedfocusonthefitness,motorlearning, andpsychosocialaspectsofphysicaleducation.Ourcurrentphysicaleducationprogramstrivestomeet thesegoalseveryday.Wehaverecentlyundergonemajorchangesinthelastyear.Wewerehithard withreductioninforceandreceiveddisplacedteachersfromotherschoolsandteacherswantingto transfertoanewschool.However,thesolidprogramwehaveestablishedhasnotchangedwiththe newstaff. OurcurriculumisstronglybasedontheCaliforniaContentstandards,teachingmostlyskillsbased lessonsinthesixthgrade,individualsportskillsinthe7thgrade,andteamsportsstrategiesinthe8th grade.Wetrytousephysicaleducationtechnologyasmuchaspossibleinourclasses.Forexample, wepossessthreesetsofpedometers.EachteacherhasaniPadandisencouragedtousetheiPadto increasestudentlearning.Skillsvideos,music,andgradingprogramsareconstantlyincorporatedinto physicaleducationclasses. 2.PleasedescribetheroomwheretheSoundBodySoundMindFitnessCenterwouldbe

located.Includesquarefootage,locationoncampus,typeofflooring,accessibilitytograssor blacktopareasandanyothercharacteristicsyoudeemnecessary. Theroomwewoulduseforthenewfitnessroomisaclassroomthatusedtobededicatedtotheshop class.Sincetheschoolgotridoftheshopclass,theroomhasbeendesignatedtothephysical educationdepartmenttouseasaclassroomandteachingspace.Teachershavetaughtlessonsranging fromfitnesstobowlingtojugglingtodanceinroom47.Nearthephysicaleducationarea,room47is acrosstheserviceroadanddirectlynexttoonlyoneotherclassroom.Withamplespace,400square feet,aclassof50studentsfitseasily.Thebackoftheclassroomhasdoubledoors,whichopenuptoa largeasphaltarea.TheflooringintheRoom47istileandhastwoclosets,whichprovidestoragearea forequipmentwhennotinuse.Additionally,thereisanupstairsarea,whichprovidesevenmore storageforequipment. 3.PleasedescribeyourschoolsplanforincorporatingthefitnesscenterintoyourP.E. program.Forexample,howmanyhoursaweekwillthefitnesscenterbeused? Thefitnessroomwouldbeusedfivehoursadayandalmosteverydayoftheschoolyear.Wehave seventeachingareasandseventeachers.Oneoftheareasweuseforinstructionisroom47.Health andfitnesswouldbetaughtinroom47asoneofourthreetofiveweekunitsofinstruction.Inaddition, ourdepartmenthas2cardiodaysaweek.Insteadofrunningtwiceaweek,theplanistorotatetheuse ofthenewfitnessroombetweentheseventeacherssothatthecardiodayshavemorevarietyandkeep studentsinterestedinphysicalfitness. 4.PleaselistyourP.E.staffsparticipationinprofessionaldevelopmentthisyear.Whatare yourplansforprofessionaldevelopmentnextyear?

Ourdepartmentparticipatesinprofessionaldevelopment,whichisdevelopedbyouradministration,on siteonceamonth.OffsiteprofessionaldevelopmenthasincludedgoingtotheCaliforniaState Conference,CAHPERD,aswellastheNationalConference,AAHPERD.Someteachershave attendedGearUp,aprofessionaldevelopmentthatfocusesonourschoolgettingmorestudents interestedinattendingcollege.WehavetwoteacherswhowerepartoftheCaliforniaSubjectMatter Project(CSMP)ProjectNorthReachforseveralyears.Afterashortbreakofgettingamasters degree,oneofthoseteacherswillbereturningtotheCSMP.OneteacherparticipatedintheNational BoardCertificationprogramandreceivedherNBCcertification.Wehaveteacherswhohave participatedinLAUSDsphysicaleducationleadershipprofessionaldevelopmentatThacherSchoolin Ojai,CA.AllofourphysicaleducationteachershavebeentrainedintheCaliforniaPhysicalEducation ContentStandardsrangingfromlevel2tolevel4. Asadepartment,wewillcontinuetoattendprofessionaldevelopmentastheopportunitiesarise. CAHPERDisonthelisteveryyear,aswetrytosendtwoorthreeteacherseachyear.Nextyearwill alsoconsistofattendingtheremainderoftheLAUSDsphysicaleducationleadershipprogram.Aswe learnaboutnewprospectsofprofessionaldevelopment,weevaluatetheneedsofthedepartmentand decidewhowillattend. 5.PleasedescribeyouradministrationscommitmenttoPhysicalEducation.Forexample,has theadministrationshowntheP.E.staffand/orstudentsP.E.isanimportantsubjectby reducingclasssizes,encouragingphysicalactivityorprovidingextraresources? Forthelastfouryears,ourschoolhasreceivedagranttolowerclasssizes.Thenumberofstudentsin eachteacher'sclassaveragedtofortyeight.Ourprincipalandadministrativestaffdeemsmallclasssize

forphysicaleducationimportantandcontinuetokeepourclasssizeslowevenafterthegrantwas finished.Althoughthereisnomoneyinthebudgetforphysicaleducation,whenstaffmembersinthe physicaleducationdepartmentaskforapieceofequipment,theadministratorswillusuallyfindmoney andsupportthedecisiontomakethepurchase.Thesechoiceshaveallowedthedepartmenttogrowa significantamountofsportsequipmentforstudentstouse,keepingthestudenttoequipmentratiolow. 6.Doesyourschoolhaveanafterschoolpartner?Wouldtheafterschoolpartnerbewillingto includetheSoundBodySoundMindFitnessCenterinitsprogramming? Ourschoolhasacoupleofafterschoolprograms,whichwouldbemorethanwillingtousetheSound BodySoundMindFitnessCenter.YouthServicesBeyondtheBellandAllStarsarebothprograms thatencouragestudentstobehealthyandactive,providingmanyopportunitiestoparticipateinfitness andsports(http://btb.lausd.net/home/).Theonlyconcernwehaveisnothavingacredentialedteacher intheroomwithstudents.Theafterschoolprogramstaffwouldhavetobetrainedinusingthe equipmentandcurriculumaswell.

References Beyondthebell.(2009).Retrievedfrom:http://btb.lausd.net/home/. Jones,S.andBundy,A.(n.d.).Writingagoodgrantproposal.Retrievedfrom: http://research.microsoft.com/enus/um/people/simonpj/papers/proposal.html. Movingintothefuture:nationalstandardsforphysicaleducation.(2004).Retrievedfrom: http://www.aahperd.org/naspe/standards/nationalstandards/pestandards.cfm. Physicaleducationmodelcontentstandardsforcaliforniapublicschools.(January,2005)Retrieved from:http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/documents/pestandards.pdf Soundbodysoundmind.(2013)Retrievedfrom: http://soundbodysoundmind.org/ourmissionandvision/.

AppendixA FitnessCenterGrant Description EachFitnessCenterGrantprovidesupto$50,000forstateoftheartphysicalfitnessequipmentfor highschoolfitnesscentersandupto$40,000formiddleschoolfitnesscenters.Withcorresponding professionaldevelopmentandtheSoundBodySoundMindCurriculum,theFitnessCenterGrantisa comprehensivephysicaleducationpackageformiddleschoolsandhighschools. FitnessCenterExerciseEquipment Webelieveeverystudentdeservesaccesstofitnessresourcesinasafeenvironmentwhereintimidation andcompetitionareminimal.EachnewSoundBodySoundMindFitnessCenterfeaturesamixof commercialgradeexercisemachinesandfitnessaccessoriestailoredtothestudentpopulationofthe school.Althoughspecificequipmentselectionmayvary,astandardSoundBodySoundMind equipmentlistincludes: MiddleSchools Ellipticals RowingMachines AgilityLadders HighSchools Ellipticals HybridCycles SpinBikes ArmCrankCycles HybridCycles 225lbSandBellSet Cones SpinBikes FitnessMats FitnessBalls ArmCrankCycles JumpRopes

RowingMachines LegExtension TricepsPulldown SeatedChestPress

230lbSandBellSet PecFly/RearDelt SeatedLegCurl Flat/Incline

ShoulderPress LatPulldown LegPress

CableCrossFrame SeatedRow BicepsCurl

SoundBodySoundMindCurriculumandProfessionalDevelopment Understandinghowtobefitisjustasimportantashavingaccesstoequipment.ThatiswhytheFitness CenterGrantalsoincludestheSoundBodySoundMindCurriculumandaccompanyingprofessional development. Eachpartnerschoolwillreceive3copiesoftheSoundBodySoundMindCurriculum.Learnmore abouttheSoundBodySoundMindCurriculum. OurprofessionaldevelopmentsessionsarebasedontheSoundBodySoundMindCurriculumand areavailableforteachersandinstructorsaspartoftheFitnessCenterGrant.Learnmoreabout ProfessionalDevelopment. FAQs HowmanyFitnessCenterGrantsdoyougiveout? Thenumberofgrantsweareabletogivevarieseachyear. Howlongisthegrantapplicationopen? Wekeepallofourgrantapplicationsopenforonemonth. Whatkindofequipmentdoyouprovide?

MATRIXFITNESSexercisemachines,HyperWearSandBells,andassortedfitnessaccessories.See ourexampleequipmentlist. WhatisrequiredofmyschoolifwereceivetheFitnessCenterGrant? ReviewandagreetothetermsofthegrantagreementprovidedbySoundBodySoundMind Renovatetheroomforthefitnesscenter AllP.E.staffandanyonewhowillinstructinthefitnesscentermustattendaSoundBodySound

Mindprofessionaldevelopmentsession ImplementtheSoundBodySoundMindCurriculum Completethepre/postsurveysforteachersandstudents Hostagrandopeningceremonyforthefitnesscenter Maintaintheequipmentaccordingtotheprovidedguidelines

WhatdoyoulookforwhenselectingschoolstoreceivetheFitnessCenterGrant? MiddleSchoolorHighSchool Demonstratedneed AdministrativesupportandcommitmenttoP.E. UnityandmotivationwithintheP.E.department

HowdoIknowifmyschoolhasbeenselectedforaninterview? Aftertheapplicationdeadline,wewillnotifyyouifyourschoolhasbeenselectedforaninterview. Wherewilltheinterviewbeheld? TheinterviewwillbeheldatourofficeintheWestwoodGatewayPlaza:11100SantaMonicaBlvd., Suite1910,LosAngeles,CA90025.Pleaseparkinthevisitorparkinglot.Allowyourself10minutes

toparkandwalkuptoouroffice. Whoshouldattendtheinterview? Thegrantwriter,schoolprincipaland/orassistantprincipalandatleastonememberofthePhysical EducationDepartmentshouldattendtheinterview.Please,nomorethanfiveindividualsinattendance. WhatshouldIexpectattheinterview? WewanttodiscussthechallengesfacedbytheP.E.departmentatyourschoolandhowyouplanto integratetheSoundBodySoundMindprogramintoyourexistingP.E.program.HowdoIknowifmy schoolhasbeenselectedforasitevisit? Aftertheinterview,youwillbenotifiedifyourschoolhasbeenselectedforasitevisit.Wewillschedule thesitevisitatthattime. Whatisexpectedofmeduringthesitevisit? WewanttoseehowtheP.E.Departmentnormallyrunsclassesatyourschool.Wealsowanttotakea lookattheproposedroomforthefitnesscenter. WhenwillIknowifmyschoolhasbeenselectedtoreceivetheFitnessCenterGrant? Wewillnotifyeveryoneoftheresults.Ifyourschoolwasnotchosen,wewillcontactyouandexplain why. MyschoolwasnotselectedfortheFitnessCenterGrantthisyear,canIreapply? Absolutely!Weencourageyoutoapplyagainnextyear.Reapplyingshowsusthatyouaremotivated andcommittedtoimprovingP.E.atyourschool.