Does the Active Schools Grant support sending 6-8th graders to a local facility (such as YMCA) for exercise classes, team sports, swimming or other programs during and after the school day?
A. The intent of the Active Schools grant is to aid schools in developing their own capacity for daily physical activity for the students, and to institutionalize physical activity as a part of the school day. In order to support sending students to a local facility, all students would have to participate in the activities at the local facility and this approach would have to be part of an effort to provide students with 30-6- minutes of daily moderate to vigorous physical activity during the school day. Q. Our school district has our 6th grade students in separate Gateway School buildings. Each school has approximately 350 6th grade students. The guidelines indicate there must be 2 grades within the building. Because our 6th grade students are independent of our middle school would this prevent the school from being considered for the grant? A. The Active Schools guidelines require that if grade levels are dispersed among more than one building, applicants may select a building for im
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