Hononegah Community High School District #207
Physical Education Program Grant Continues
The Hononegah Physical Education Department is moving forward with the assistance of the Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grant. The vision of the Hononegah PEP Grant, Comprehensive Physical Education for Today’s Students, utilizes the components of data & research, professional development, family inclusion, and community relations to enhance the central focus of curriculum & instruction within the Physical Education program. The end goal is an improved culture surrounding health, fitness, and overall wellness for our students, faculty, staff, families, and community.
Recently the Physical Education Department has taken the first steps to begin a large-scale study to exam relationships between student fitness and academic performance. Categories and variables include:
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General Data
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Fitness Data
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Academic Data
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Behavioral Data
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Student ID
Birthdate
Age
Height
Weight
PE Course (hour taken)
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Aerobic Capacity
Body Composition
Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Flexibility
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GPA
PLAN
Retired ACT
ACT
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Attendance
Demerit Total
Optimism Score
Grit Score
Optimism v. Pessimism
Grit v. Luck
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Conclusions for the study should be available in late fall of 2015.
The Physical Education Department has also taken its initial steps to evaluate and strengthen the philosophy, scope, and sequence of the department as a whole. The mission statement has been improved, allowing for alignment with the PEP grant vision, and new departmental student learning objectives have been created. The mission statement now encompasses the entire Physical Education process with a focus on the psychomotor, cognitive, and affective domains. The enhanced departmental objectives are broad enough to be adapted to various course options (both old and new), yet focused enough to address student needs pertaining to personal fitness planning, nutrition, exercise programming, physical activity, and health/fitness technology.