School Presentations	Be a PR Advocate on Campus	Interdisciplinary Curriculum	School climate and culture.	Send out invites.	Be a team player.
Each year, the district/state has an agenda to incorporate new key concepts for schools to infuse into the curriculum. Generally, the focus is Language Arts and Math. Volunteer to present the topic using physical education as the backdrop. •Volunteer to make a faculty presentation. • Volunteer to lead a learning station during a Buy Back Day. Examples; -Teaching strategies for ELL. -Infusing technology into the classroom -Research Strategies for Increasing Student Achievement.	•Submit a monthly article to highlight your program or inform parents of current health issues. •Have a bulletin board to feature student’s work in class and pictures of them participating in class. Change the pictures and examples of work at least once a month. •For schools with a weekly (school) news broadcast, take digital photos or video clips to highlight activities during class. •Send progress reports and homework, which require a parent signature. It promotes discussion. •Design meaningful projects, which include parent participation. •Write a column in your school newspaper.	•Request academic subject matter teachers to design word problems and writing assignments to integrate physical education terminology or concepts. •Consult with your English department and infuse their terminology and writing concepts into your class assignments. •Collaborate with the Math department when teaching target heart range. They can teach the arithmetic while you teach the concepts and procedures. •Collaborate with the Science department when teaching concepts of biomechanics and physiology of exercise.	•Take a lead role in the climate of the school. Initiate the BEST program school wide, teaching the concepts of being Safe, Responsible and Respectful. Design school wide BEST BEHAVIOR worksheets as an initial step in school wide discipline. •Organize a school wide donation for people in need. Choose a local or international organization that can bring global awareness young people. Examples; sponsoring AIDS orphans for school tuition, gathering soccer equipment to students in a third world country, canned food drive for the homeless in your neighborhood, collect funds to help victims of natural disasters.	•Officially invite administration to your physical education class. Prompt them to physically participate along with the students. Example; Run the mile with a new class each week •Invite Administration to special events in class; reindeer races, circus shows, dance finals and tumbling routines •Invite staff members to workout after School in the weight room. Hold training sessions to educate in safe practices and use of equipment. •Promote after school staff fitness “10,000 Steps A Day” program. Provide training and pedometers for staff.	Take an active roll in the functioning of the school. Think school wide and take the opportunity to educate about Physical Education. •Sign up to be a member of the SITE Council. You will have access to the process for making decisions regarding SIP funds. •Always have a department member attend advisory committee meetings, department chair meetings, grade level team meetings and parent club meetings. •Prepare professional display boards for open house, showcases and school/district promotions. •Revise your school’s mission plan to include health and fitness.

Create a Public Relations Plan	Educate the Community	Supplemental Support	Step out into the Community	Be a Professional
•Commit to a community action plan for a year. Change the activities monthly to keep physical education on the minds of those you wish to influence. Examples include; •September- newsletter to parents and school board members and student dance demonstrations during Open House. •October- Start a PE club and plan adventures for the year and host a Drug Free Family Fun Night celebrating Red Ribbon Week. •November- Organize a Turkey Trot as a community fun run. •December- Teach holiday dances and perform at local nursing homes. Start a lunchtime fitness club to burn excess holiday calories. •January- Send home a calendar for family fitness and recreation, with guidelines on staying active. •February- Celebrate Heart Month. Get involved in Jump Rope for and Hoops for Heart. Invite local media to cover the event. •March- Host another Family Fun Night emphasizing fitness testing. •April- Activate your PE club to produce and distribute posters and banners for the upcoming fitness fair. •May- Celebrate National Physical Fitness and Sport Month. Organize a health fair during lunch and invite local organizations that promote health and fitness to set up booths and offer free information. Invite parents, who are in the medical field, to be guest speakers in your class. •June-Celebrate the end of the year with a Field Day.	•Send informational newsletters promoting quality education and health concerns to parents, school board members and local officials. •Write a “letter to the editor” in your local newspaper, •Call a local radio station and promote quality physical education. •Be a host school for the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Shooting Contest •Design a power point presentation or I movie and make presentations to; •School Boards •Parent Teacher Organization •Local chapters of community services; Lyons Club, Leaders for Tomorrow, Kiwanis Club and Rotary Club. •Display slogans on school Marquee boards to promote physical education. Examples include; -Every BODY needs physical education. Support Quality Physical Education! -Invest in your child’s health. Demand Quality Physical Education! - Support Quality Physical Education! America’s best health insurance. -Save health care$$. Add daily physical activity to your essential diet.	•Browse the Internet. Use reputable websites to gather new ideas to promote physical education. •Apply for local, state and federal grants to supplement your PR plan. •P.E.4 Life Community Action Kit provides physical education advocates with all the necessary tools to effect change within their community. •SPEAK Sport and Physical Education Advocacy Kit is a kit produced by the National Association for Sport and Physical Education. It contains a variety of information for effective promotion, which includes background information, promotional ideas, and resources. •HEAK Health Education Advocacy Kit contains materials and resources to promote heath education, which is produced by the Association for the Advancement of Health Education.	•Choreograph a half time show during your local high school basketball or football games. Highlight student dances or circus skills. •Perform dances at convalescent home. •Peer teach skills at local elementary school. •Host a skill clinic to kick off an elementary sports program. •Nominate students for programs who recognize outstanding teamwork, social responsibility, fitness and skills. • Participate in community events who promote health and fitness. •Take a group of students to a local 10 K fun run. Match with your Physical education t-shirts.	•Become an active member of your local, state and national professional organization. •Attend local, state and national workshops and conventions. •Volunteer as a committee member for a workshop. •Initiate district workshops for local physical educators. •Participate in leadership trainings. •Network with local, state and national physical educators.