Physical Education
Physical education is a planned, sequential pre-k -12 curriculum program that follows national standards in providing developmentally appropriate, cognitive content and learning experiences in a variety of physical activity areas such as basic movement skills; physical fitness; rhythm and dance; cooperative games; team, dual, and individual sports; tumbling and gymnastics; and aquatics. Quality physical education promotes, through a variety of planned individual and cooperative physical activities and fitness assessments, each student's optimum physical, mental, emotional and social development; and provides fitness activities and sports that all students, including students with special needs, can enjoy and pursue throughout their lives. Qualified professionals such as physical education teachers and physical activity specialists provide physical education and related fitness activities.
Substantial evidence shows physical activity can help improve academic achievement (including grades and standardized test scores) as well as have an impact on cognitive skills and attitudes, including enhanced concentration and attention and improved classroom behavior.
Physical Activity
Strategies for Classroom Physical Activity
Integrating Classroom Physical Activity in Schools
School Walking Tracks
Sumner County Coordinated School Health installed walking tracks in elementary schools with funding from the Tennessee Department of Health's Project Diabetes grant!
PE Teacher Resources
Plyoga 1 minute Exercise Videos
Sumner County SPARK Stars
We had a great SPARK training on 7/31/19 and 7/30/20, and we have some PE teachers from across the county who are serving as SPARK stars. They are someone to reach out to for questions and suggestions about SPARK and PE in general. Here is the list:
Elementary School
Molly Bargery – H. B. Williams Elementary
Terri Curcio – Merrol Hyde Magnet
Lynsey Evans – George Whitten Elementary
Bobby Moore – Gene Brown Elementary
Angela White – Dr. William Burrus Elementary
Kelsey Plummer/Shannon Brown- Vena Stuart Elementary
Darrick York- Clyde Riggs Elementary
Jackie Campbell- Benny Bills Elementary
Shawn Kring- Lakeside Park Elementary
Middle School
Lynn Heath- Ellis Middle
Elyse Webb – V. G. Hawkins Middle
Matt Overton- Shafer Middle
High School
Greta Parker – Gallatin High
Cindy Towers – White House High
Mark Curry- Beech High
PACER Resources
The Progressive Aerobic Cardiovascular Endurance Run (PACER) is a state-mandated aerobic capacity test for grades 4, 6, 8, and high school Wellness. It replaced the mile run in the 2013-14 school year.
-New PACER Remixes- Fun Music with Encouraging MCs!
- PACER 15M Music
- PACER 20M Music
- PACER Lesson Example
- PACER Cheat Sheet
- PACER Training Video from California Department of Education
Professional Development
-We provide professional development opportunities for PE teachers district wide throughout the school year.
Walk Across Sumner
Walk Across Sumner is a 4-week physical fitness campaign that encourages Sumner County students to get up and get moving for 30 minutes a day, 6 days a week. Any type of physical activity is encouraged!
The goal of Walk Across Sumner is to create and encourage healthy lifestyles. The CDC recommends that children get 60 minutes a day of physical activity, 6 days a week. Walk Across Sumner encourages students to get an extra 30 minutes a day beyond what is now required by the new PA law (130 minutes for elementary and 90 minutes for middle and high per full school week).
The first annual Walk Across Sumner Superhero 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run was on April 6, 2019.
The next WAS event that was scheduled for September 19, 2020 had to be cancelled due to the pandemic.
Physical Activity Law, TN - HB2148
a. Each Local Education Agency (LEA) shall integrate the following periods of physical activity into the instructional day for all students:
i. For elementary school students, a minimum of one hundred thirty (130) minutes of physical activity per full school week; and
ii. For middle school students, a minimum of ninety (90) minutes of physical activity per full school week.
b. To satisfy the requirements of section (a), an LEA shall offer elementary students at least one (1) fifteen (15) minute period of physical activity per day.
Go here for full details of the Physical Activity Law.