The deadline is fast approaching, but this is a great opportunity.

Receive Up to $2500 for Your School with the ING Run For Something Better Grant!

Apply today for the 2012 ING Run For Something Better Grant to receive up to $2,500 for your school to start a new running program OR expand your existing one!  NASPE and ING want to help ALL of the students in your school build and maintain a healthy and active lifestyle and this program is the way to do it! Last year,50 schools just like yours received this grant and are now running for something better! RUNNING is one of the simplest, most effective, and enjoyable forms of physical activity. Yet you do not have to be a runner to implement this program.  NASPE and ING can help!

Empower your students to fight obesity before it begins by submitting your easy to use online applicationTODAY! Visit NASPE’s ING Grant Page to learn more about the program and gain access to many quality resources that will help get your students moving in school such as lesson plans, physical activity logs, and much more!

The deadline to apply is 11:59 EST, May 15, 2012.   Complete yours by April 15, 2012 and you’ll receive a special ING Run For Something Better gift.

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As you know, this summer the NWD and MTAHPERD will be holding our combined convention in Bozeman, MT. Becoming a member not only of MTAHPERD but of AAHPERD and the Northwest District opens many more doors for you to become a better professional. Please view the following video on all the exciting, groundbreaking, and professional activities we do at the Northwest District.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NiYiiVwJDw

Michelle Peterson, MTAHPERD Elementary Physical Education VP, is hosting the Cruise Kids annual event. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

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This Just In!

• Are you looking for funding opportunities? Check out our Grants tab on the left for a list of new grants availbale for you.
• The Montana Asthma Control Program has revised their trainings, and they are a great opportunity to receive OPI credits! Visit this website www.asthmamontana.com to check them out!
• We have added a Convention 2012 Page. Please be sure to check this page out for up-to-date information on our 2012 Convention in Bozeman!
• In an effort to ensure that HE and PE are ultimately included in ESEA, we are asking that you once again contact members of the Senate HELP Committee with the following message.  We think that targeting Kirk (Andrew_Adair@Kirk.Senate.Gov),Roberts (Joshua_yurek@roberts.senate.gov), Bingaman (Peter_Zamora@Bingaman.senate.gov), and Murkowski(Karen_Mccarthy@murkowski.senate.gov) will have the most impact.   We know Senator Burr is already on board with physical education. We hope that other Republican offices will also support the inclusion of physical education and adopt health education as a core subject as well. Here are definitions of health education that we have previously circulated to members on the HELP Committee. School health education is (part of the coordinated school health program that includes…) the development, delivery and education of planned, sequential, and developmentally appropriate instruction, learning experiences, and other activities designed  to protect, promote, and enhance health literacy, attitudes, skills, and well-being of students, pre-kindergarten through grade 12. -  Joint Committee on Health Education and Promotion Terminology (2000).   Comprehensive School Health Education – this definition is actually incomplete, but is usable. The development, delivery, and evaluation of planned, sequential, and developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten through grade 12 instruction and learning experiences designed to promote the health literacy, knowledge, attitudes, skills, and well being of students. The content taught is standards-based, includes multiple health topics, and addresses the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social dimensions of health.  Health Education Any combination of planned learning experiences using evidence based practices and/or sound theories that provide the opportunity to acquire information, attitude, and skills needed to adopt and maintain healthy behaviors.   Coordinated School Health An organized set of policies, procedures, and activities, designed to protect, promote, and improve the health and well-being of students and staff, thus improving a student’s ability to learn. It includes but is not limited to comprehensive school health education; school health services; a healthy school environment; school counseling; psychological and social services; physical education; school nutrition services; family and community involvement in school health; and school-site health promotion for staff. Our original e-mail along with staff contact information is provided below.

• Check out the Events page for great new workshop offerings from Journeys from Home in Joliet, Miles City, Helena, and Billings this summer--now FREE for all MTAHPERD Members