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• Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs Guide
• CSPAP Checklist
• Table 1 – Committee members and their roles
• Table 1A – Identify strengths, opportunities and priorities
• Table 2 – Vision statement, goals and objectives
• Table 2A – Develop program outcomes and indicators (school level)
• Table 2B – Develop program outcomes and indicators (youth level)
• Table 3 – Questions to identify school resources
• Table 4 – Planning chart
• Table 5 – Budget
• Table 6 – Implementation plan

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Where do I start?

CDC, in collaboration with SHAPE America, have developed step-by-step guidance for schools and school districts to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive school physical activity programs.

Download: Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Guide for Schools.

The guide can be read and utilized by a group that either already exists (e.g., school health council or wellness committee) or a new group or committee that is made up of physical education coordinators and teachers, classroom teachers, school administrators, recess supervisors, before- and after-school program supervisors, parents, and community members.  

Step One: Establish a team/committee

The Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs Planning Templates provide your CSPAP Committee with the tools for planning all aspects of your CSPAP. The documents enable you to enter information and save your work on an ongoing basis and continually add information. Refer back to the Guide as you move through each of the steps for development.

• Read through the guide so that you understand the process and how it will support the development, implementation and evaluation of a CSPAP in your school.
• Download CSPAP Checklist to record your actions throughout each step.
• Download Table 1. CSPAP Committee Members and Their Roles to list the names of the people included in your school CSPAP Committee. Identify an individual who will serve as the physical activity leader.
• Pages 18-20 in Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs: A Guide for Schools will guide you through this process.

Step Two: Conduct a needs assessment

Step Three: Create vision, goals, and objectives

Step Four: Identify intended outcomes

Step Five: Develop your CSPAP plan

Step Six: Implement your Plan

Step Seven: Evaluate

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