SCHOOL ASSESSMENT 1

Lianna Hernandez
School Assessment
PPE 310
February 7, 2016

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School Assessment
For many students, physical education has been taken away completely or students have
been limited to the amount of physical education they get a week. Although physical education is
a mere push to get students to stay active, it helps guide them in finding activities they can
participate in on a weekly basis. Having the option to learn to stay healthy with allowing students
to exercise and eat healthy in school can guarantee a healthy future for all children and their
cultivating minds.
Strengths
Acacia Elementary School has two strengths that I have identified, the first one being that
the students in grades K-3rd get two separate recess times. The first recess time is after they have
had their lunch. It is about fifteen minutes in length. The second recess is offered in their
afternoon routine. This recess is about twenty minutes long bringing the total amount of recess
time to thirty-five minutes. The second strength I identified was the lunch menu options. Each
lunch gives the option of vegetables, fruits, the main course and a side. The menu is listed above
the buffet line for students to be able to read and see what is on the menu. The calories of the
food are also displayed. The cafeteria manager does not allow a student to pass without at least
one fruit or vegetable on their plate.
Weaknesses
One weakness I identified while working at Acacia is the once a week physical education
class. Although it is considered a beneficial factor having a physical education class, the amount
of time they get to experience it a week does not seem adequate enough to support a wholesome,
active lifestyle. Students see this class as fun and free time when in fact this class is
implemented to create awareness in the way someone lives healthy. The second weakness I have

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identified is the lack of health curriculum. There are health posters posted in the cafeteria,
however, there is a lack of active posters such as athletes, healthy food promotion and sleep
promotion throughout the school. The curriculum in the classroom focuses on math, phonics,
reading and writing. It lacks health information that can be included in the curriculum.
Policies
As a mother of a special needs students, I feel very strongly in having teachers and
administrative staff continuing their education on the best ways to fulfill every students needs
when it comes to physical education. There are some students that attend school who may have
disabilities or learning delays that may result in them being unable to participate in P.E. It is the
schools job to make sure that each student is being accommodated appropriately, especially when
it comes to their students with special needs. Teachers need to attend professional development
classes and seminars run by professionals in physical education to develop new ideas to execute
in the classroom and keep up to date with health and wellness.
Bringing in a specific curriculum that includes information on how to be healthy can
press the idea that students must practice healthy habits. This curriculum must be arranged
district wide. With every school teaching the same curriculum, students will be able to share and
talk about their experiences in class and hopefully practice their new found knowledge outside of
the classroom. Modeling healthy behavior and teaching it to young minds is the beginning of
changing bad habits.
Promoting
The first thing that I would do to help engage other teachers and the administrative team
in participating in healthy activities is becoming an active advocate. I would encourage special
clubs for after-school programs. For example, the school could create a jump rope club and have

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students come after school twice a week and learn how to jump rope. They could learn new
tricks and fun games to play with their friends at recess. After school activities do not necessarily
have to be related to sports alone. Giving students other options may increase participation and
build confidence in becoming more active.
Another idea that schools and staff could assemble to promote healthy living is offering a
community cooking class. It could be build on donations alone and those who would like to
participate weekly can be given a grocery list of specific foods to bring to learn how to cook a
healthy meal. Many times families are not eating healthy meals because parents may not have the
adequate skills to cook one. Having the option to be taught how to can broaden the breakfast and
dinner menu at home.
The information that I have provided can help with my signature assignment topic The
benefits of physical activity for students with specific special need such as: autism, cerebral
palsy, ADD, and ADHD because it can provide insight on the importance of diet, physical
activity and overall health promotion in students who may have been diagnosed with these
special needs. Teachers must be educated and trained on how to manage these behaviors so they
can be prepared by exchanging appropriate accommodations in their classrooms.
Acacia Elementary School
Acacia Elementary School is located within the Washington Elementary School District
in Phoenix, Arizona. It is ranked 302nd throughout the state of Arizona and has close to eighthundred students enrolled in the year of 2014. This school is at 72.8% reduced lunch rates and
ELL students are not specified. The school has an enrollment of 44.5% Caucasian students and
40.5% Hispanic students making up most of the schools cultural environment. The average
student to teacher rate is currently 22 students per classroom and the highest grade level at this

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school is sixth grade. The average school rating by parents is five stars and the school is known
to be the A++ school throughout the district. Acacia is currently a Title 1 public school.

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Criteria

Exemplary: Points (5)

Assessment

SCORE:

School
Context
/Writing
Style

SCORE:

Profcient: Points (3)

A minimum of 2 strengths and 2

weaknesses were described
Assessment was completed online and
posted to your E-Portfolio
A direct link was placed at the end of
your document to the assignment in your
E-Portfolio
Suggestions to improve school policies
were clearly stated
At least 2 suggestions to engage
stakeholders were provided

School context contained detailed

information on
grade levels
% free/reduced lunch
enrollment,
proportion ELLs
average class size
urban/rural/suburban,
ethnic makeup
state test scores
AYP status
All of the following are listed in the file
document name submitted
Lastname.firstname.assignment#.course#
This rubric was added to the last page of
the document submitted
Your document was in APA 6.0 format,
including cover page, body and
reference section with no errors

Unsatisfactory: Points (1)

A minimum of 1 strength and 1

weakness was described
Suggestions to improve school policies
were stated but lacked sufficient detail
At least 1 suggestion to engage
stakeholders was provided
Assessment was completed online and
not in your E-Portfolio
A link was provided to your E-Portfolio
to this assignment, however it wasnt a
direct link to this assignment

School context contained some detailed

information on
grade levels
% free/reduced lunch
enrollment,
proportion ELLs
average class size
urban/rural/suburban,
ethnic makeup
state test scores
AYP status
Most of the following are listed in the
file document name submitted
Lastname.firstname.assignment#.course#
This rubric was added but not at the end
of the document submitted
Document was in APA, however errors
were found in formatting of the sections

Assessment was not completed online or

in your E-Portfolio
No direct link was provided to this
assignment in your E-Portfolio
Strengths and weaknesses were not, or
poorly described
Suggestions to improve school policies
were not stated
No suggestions to engage stakeholders
were provided

School context contained little detailed

information on
grade levels
% free/reduced lunch
enrollment,
proportion ELLs
average class size
urban/rural/suburban,
ethnic makeup
state test scores
AYP status
Few of the following are listed in the file
document name submitted
Lastname.firstname.assignment#.course#
This rubric was not added to the
document submitted
APA was not used

Reference:
Gopher Sport. (2016). Retrieved from http://www.gophersport.com/resources/activehealthy-schools/
Human Kinetics. (2003). Retrieved from
http://www.humankinetics.com/excerpts/excerpts/the-role-and-responsibilities-of-thephysical-education-teacher-in-the-school-physical-activity-program