Iowa Association For Health, Physical Education, Recreation And Dance (IAHPERD)
State of Iowa
Legislature Alert
IAHPERD MISSION STATEMENT:
Provide leadership and support for the enhancement of movement, leisure and health related programs central to healthy, active lifestyles and lifelong learning.
IAHPERD's Goal
All students in grades K-12 will receive daily, quality health and physical education taught by certified / licensed / highly qualified health and physical education teachers, in class size and time periods equivalent to other core subjects.
IAHPERD Teachers of the Year - 2007
Luann Swanson Elementary Physical Education |
Linda Wax Middle School Physical Education |
Diane Delozier
Lahr Secondary Physical Education |
IAHPERD's Schedule of Events / Meetings / Deadlines 2007 - 2008
IAHPERD Schedule 07-08 Microsoft Word (478 KB)
2008 - IAHPERD State Convention
November 1 -2, 2008
Iowa City
"Footwork: On The Path of Excellence"
Presentation Proposal Form (475 KB) - Submissions due March 1, 2008
Think Quality Physical Education is Important?
I bet you do! Because you are invested in our children’s health, you know how important it is for Iowa to have strong physical education standards. But do our lawmakers understand? We need you to lend your voice and expertise at the American Heart Association’s 2008 Heart on the Hill. (more)
No Time To Lose In Physical Education Class
Reston, VA, November 6, 2007 -- A recently released Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study shows that while the great majority of schools do provide physical education, the amount of class minutes per week in most schools does not meet national recommendations. The National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE), which has set the standard for the physical education profession for over 32 years, recommends at least 150 minutes per week of instructional physical education for elementary school students and 225 minutes for middle and high school students. (more) (Word document 174KB)IAHPERD- eNewsletter
IAHPERD- eNewsletter is the official electronic newsletter of the Iowa Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance. It will be published whenever we have quick news to share. If you would like to receive the IAHPERD- eNewsletter send on email to majordomo@mum.edu and put the word subscribe in the first line of the body of the message followed by "iahperd" (no quotation marks). If you have difficulty signing up and want the IAHPERD- eNewsletter editor Ken Daley to do it for you, send him an email kdaley@mum.eduIAHPERD has partnered with Imagesport:
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