U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $32 Million to Local Education Agencies and Community-Based Organizations for Nutrition and Physical Education
U.S. Department of Education Awards Nearly $32 Million to Local Education Agencies and Community-Based Organizations for Nutrition and Physical Education
Today, the U.S. Department of Education awarded 60 grants totaling nearly $32 million to Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and community-based organizations (CBOs) under the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP). Funding is intended to assist these entities with initiating, expanding, or enhancing physical education and nutrition education programs, including after-school programs, for students in grades K-12. The PEP program is aligned with and supports First Lady Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Active Schools initiative to get kids moving before, during and after school.
"Healthy, active students do better in school and in life," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said. "These grants will help schools and communities educate students on the value of healthy lifestyles through programs that get kids moving and teach lifelong healthy habits."
In 2013, PEP applicants were invited to align their proposals with seven "design filters" for creating engaging, high-quality physical activity programs. Applicants could also receive points for focusing their efforts on the persistently lowest-achieving schools in their area. More than half of awardees chose to address one or both of these two new priority areas for the PEP program.
All PEP grant recipients must implement programs that help students make progress toward meeting their state standards for physical education. In addition, these programs must undertake 1) instruction in healthy eating habits and good nutrition, and 2) physical fitness activities that include at least one of the following:
- fitness education and assessment to help students understand, improve, or maintain their physical well-being
- instruction in a variety of motor skills and physical activities designed to enhance the physical, mental, and social or emotional development of every student
- development of and instruction in cognitive concepts about motor skills and physical fitness that support a lifelong healthy lifestyle
- opportunities to develop positive social and cooperative skills through physical activity participation and
- opportunities for professional development for physical education teachers to stay abreast of the latest research, issues, and trends in the field of physical education.
The U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students manages the PEP grants and supports efforts to create safe schools, ensure the health and well-being of students, teach students good citizenship and character, respond to crises, and prevent drug and alcohol abuse.
For additional information on the PEP grant program, visit http://www2.ed.gov/programs/whitephysed/index.html
Below is a list of the 60 grantees:
Grantee | State | Year 1 Award |
---|---|---|
Springdale Public School District | AR | $735,081 |
Alameda County Office of Education | CA | $661,906 |
Providence Little Company of Mary Foundation | CA | $565,780 |
Diego Hills Charter School | CA | $211,023 |
Desert Sands Public Charter, Inc | CA | $422,942 |
New London Public Schools | CT | $687,138 |
Westport Public Schools | CT | $616,157 |
District of Columbia Public Schools | DC | $570,942 |
School Board of Pinellas County, FL | FL | $775,179 |
School Board of Miami-Dade County, FL | FL | $763,761 |
Brevard Public Schools | FL | $311,955 |
Cedar Falls Community School District | IA | $605,083 |
Marshalltown Community School District | IA | $494,201 |
Iowa City Community School District | IA | $263,408 |
Marion Independent School District | IA | $354,001 |
Middleton School District | ID | $441,228 |
Chicago Public Schools, District 299 | IL | $750,000 |
Hononegah Community High School District 207 | IL | $615,733 |
ASPIRA Inc. of Illinois | IL | $373,406 |
ERLANGER-ELSMERE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT | KY | $725,893 |
Newport Independent Schools | KY | $478,403 |
Berkshire Medical Center | MA | $745,513 |
North Brookfield Public Schools | MA | $390,196 |
Watertown Public Schools | MA | $391,269 |
Maine School Administrative District 15 | ME | $465,133 |
LIVONIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCHOOL DISTRCT | MI | $593,365 |
Stillwater Area Public Schools ISD #834 | MN | $727,030 |
Winona R-III School District | MO | $190,358 |
HELP Committee and Boys and Girls Club of the Hi-Line | MT | $145,037 |
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools | NC | $599,514 |
Iredell-Statesville Schools | NC | $749,916 |
Buncombe County Schools | NC | $752,093 |
Public Schools of Robeson County | NC | $698,129 |
South Orange-Maplewood School District | NJ | $542,081 |
The Renaissance Charter School | NY | $471,986 |
Queensbury Union Free School District | NY | $547,829 |
City School District of New Rochelle | NY | $675,000 |
Caledonia- Mumford Central School District | NY | $448,469 |
South Colonie Central School District | NY | $714,708 |
Mexico Academy & Central School District | NY | $640,727 |
Holland Central School District | NY | $605,957 |
Palmyra-Macedon Central School District | NY | $328,417 |
Greater Amsterdam School District | NY | $633,071 |
Watkins Glen Central School District | NY | $592,110 |
Adelphi University | NY | $326,416 |
Southern Local Schools | OH | $384,507 |
Perry Local Schools | OH | $762,811 |
Wickliffe City Schools | OH | $384,522 |
Beggs Public School District | OK | $422,176 |
PAWTUCKET SCHOOL DEPARTMENT | RI | $575,244 |
Beresford School District 61-2 | SD | $398,590 |
Crockett Independent School District | TX | $640,012 |
IDEA Public Schools | TX | $747,092 |
Ogden City School District | UT | $719,869 |
Mead School District 354 | WA | $430,409 |
NorthEast Washington Educational Service District 101 | WA | $369,783 |
Newport Consolidated School District #56-415 | WA | $378,000 |
Southern Door County School District | WI | $461,590 |
School District of Monroe | WI | $423,080 |
School District of Wild Rose | WI | $497,431 |