Strategic Planning Session - Teachers · Be mindful that Ever Active Schools is a special project of HPEC and some of the highlighted directions closely align to their mandate. Allow

1 HPEC 2012 Thinkers Meeting

September 21-23, 2012

HPEC Thinkers 2012 Executive Business Meeting Minutes

September 21-23, 2012 Banff Gate Mountain

Strategic Planning Session

Strategic Planning Meeting Priorities Leadership in Curriculum Pedagogy 1. Build library of lessons/ideas/activities for the generalist teachers (16) 2. Greater impact with pre-service teachers and teacher education including course development (19) 3. Website to become a better resource (11) 4. Gather professional development feedback from members (7) 5. Develop more cross curricular connections (6) 6. Develop a change of “promising practices” document for wellness curriculum (4) 7. Develop a position paper supporting the Wellness curriculum (3) 8. Help schools focus on and evaluate comprehensive school initiatives (2) 9. Provide pedagogical leadership (2) 10. Strengthen ties with HPC’s (2) 11. Create accountability for quality Daily Physical Education programming (1) 12. Increase communication across regional representatives districts (1) Member Engagement and Services to Members 1. Increase membership (under a drive) (17) 2. Provide tangible (material) benefits for HPEC members including preferred discounts with key businesses, sporting events and other forms of recognition i.e. HPEC pin, letters to employer etc. (16) 3. Increase understanding of the comprehensive school health to support implementation (11) Reach out to small communities around Alberta to reduce regional disparity (10) 4. Share videos of promising practices (10) 5. Develop improved communication processes (9) 6. Disseminate website link and related information widely across the province via regional representatives (5) 7. Develop enhanced promotion of current initiatives through social media (4) 8. Create professional development models that meet member needs (1)



Leadership in Curriculum Pedagogy

Support for Preservice

Teacher Education

Needs Assesment

from Members

Support

comprehensive health school initiatives (2)

Lesson

Support



Discussion

Be mindful that Ever Active Schools is a special project of HPEC and some of the highlighted directions closely align to their mandate. Allow them to have input in and help with these areas.

Would like to focus on two to three things, so that it is realistic to accomplish the tasks set out.

Appoint members to work on committee work o Can bring in more individuals to work on committee. o Can act as a vehicle to expose more individuals to the council executive and the role that it plays in the

province. Action Plans Created



HPEC Thinkers 2012

Executive Business Meeting Minutes September 22-23, 2012 Banff Gate Mountain

Table Officers President Jessica Badzgon – present Past President Brenda Bower – present President Elect Heather Rootsaert – present Vice President Sonia Sheehan – present Secretary Elisha O’Lain – present Treasurer Jodi Harding – present ATA Staff Advisor Peter Kalis & Michael Podlosky – present ATA Ever Active Schools Liaison Mark Yurick – present Ever Active Schools Liaison Lois Vanderlee – present Regional Representatives Athabasca Wade Hicks – present Calgary Jennifer Wallace – present

Nancy Jarvis – present Central East Brad Burns – present

Jayson Boyson – present Edmonton Vacant Mighty Peace Scott Randall – present

Matt Snider – regrets North Central Dylan Dellezay – regrets

Erik Larson – present North East Tim Yakiwchuk – regrets Palliser Vacant Red Deer Dustin Devereaux – present

John Mauro – present South East Vacant South West Cory Rowe – present HPEC Executive Officers Webmaster Glenn Wilson – present Standing Committees Historian/Resolutions Committee Chair: Vacant Health Committee Committee Chair: Karen Potts – present Intramural Committee Committee Chair: Dean Rootsaert – regrets Publications Board: Runner Editor: Jennifer Flontek – regrets Conference Chairs 2012 – Camrose Shane Gau – regrets

Brenda Holm – regrets 2013 – Medicine Hat Brenda Bower – present

Marg Debishire – present Liaison Groups PHE Canada Doug Gleddie – present ASAA Barb Young – present ATEPHE Nancy Melnychuk – regrets

David Chorney – regrets Dwayne Sheehan – present Sunday

ATA Provincial Executive Patrick Duffy – regrets (Friday night) Present Saturday & Sunday Alberta Education Jeff Bath – present



Special Projects Ever Active Schools – Director Brian Torrance – present Ever Active Schools – Education Coordinator Tracy Lockwood – regrets Ever Active Schools – School Coordinator Joyce Sunata – present Ever Active Schools – Communications Coordinator Shannon Horricks – present Ever Active Schools – Health School Communities Provincial Projects Coordinator: Jackie Crooks – present Ever Active Schools – Knowledge Exchange Coordinator Audrey Seehagen – regrets Ever Active Schools – After School Hours Community Coordinator Katelynn Theal – present



HPEC Thinkers 2012

Executive Business Meeting Minutes September 22-23, 2012 Banff Gate Mountain

1.0 Call to Order, welcome and introductions – Jessica Badzgon

1.1 1:04 pm, Saturday September 22, 2012 1.2 Introductions

2.0 Consideration of the Agenda

Jennifer Wallace moved to adopt the 2012 HPEC Thinkers Meeting Agenda as presented Seconded by Jodi Harding

Carried

3.0 Adoption of minutes from the January executive meeting – Jessica Badzgon

Brenda Bower put forth a motion to accept the 2012 January Meeting Minutes be accepted as circulated. Seconded by Doug Gleddie

Carried.

3.1 Update on the Table Officers Meeting

3.1.1 Motion regarding annual HPEC conference funding

Elisha O’Lain moved: That HPEC provide all Table Officers and Appointed Members by Table Officers financial support to attend the HPEC Annual General Meeting and Conference, subject to available funds. Financial support shall include conference registration, up to two days of substitute costs, kilometrage as per the association guidelines, and accommodation up to 2 nights*. Three nights’ accommodation if the travel to the conference is more than 500 km one way. Seconded by Sonia Sheehan

Carried

3.1.2 Motion regarding Ever Active Schools Shaping the Future Conference

Heather Rootsaert moved that attendance at the annual ever active schools conference be based on a two year rotation of the table officers and the appointed members of the executive council. Brenda Bower Carried

4.0 Business arising from the 2012 January executive meeting 4.1 Elisha O’Lain to contact Sharin Adams regarding handbook changes and have a discussion with Mark

Yurick about what changes need to be approved at the AGM. 4.1.1 Item Completed

4.2 Add to the HPEC handbook 6.0. Details of covered expenses to be one night hotel, one day substitute cost, one day of meal expenses and mileage as per association guidelines.

4.2.1 Item Completed 4.3 Add to HPEC handbook EAS conference support to include: conference registration, up to two days of

substitute costs, mileage as per the association guidelines, and accommodation up to 2 nights*. Three nights accommodation if the travel to the conference is more than 500km away.

4.3.1 Item Completed



4.4 HPEC handbook addition, Appendix D – Annual General Meeting, 3.0 add new (f) as: Presentation and approval of the Executive Handbook of the Health and Physical Education Council Handbook revisions re-letter the remaining bullets.

4.4.1 Item Completed 4.5 Remove Part C, point 9.3 from the handbook.

4.5.1 Item Completed 4.6 HPEC Executive to become members of PHE Canada: Membership sign-up on the PHE Canada website.

4.6.1 Item Completed 4.7 HPEC Executive please log-in to T-net, and go to the HPEC file share that can be found through the

Communication link in the right hand menu. Please upload any files that you are in possession of that pertains to HPEC.

4.7.1 Item Completed

Heather Rootsaert motioned to acknowledge that the updated action items from the January 2012 meeting be accepted. Seconded by Elisha O’Lain Carried

5.0 Correspondence – Jessica Badzgon

5.1 Friend of HPEC – Ed Henderson 5.1.1 Referred to friends of HPEC report.

5.2 Request for HPEC to support PHE leadership conference 5.2.1 HPEC will not sponsor students at this point but would like to in the future, so we will ask

ATHEPE to bring forward a criteria to award this support to the executive. Suggested use of the HPEC Pre-service Teachers Award as example of guidelines. 5.2.1.1 Eligibility of all degree granting institutions 5.2.1.2 Granted to a student enrolled in an education program.

5.3 Phone message/email from SA sports looking for conference 2013 information 5.3.1 SA sports directed to the HPEC website

6.0 Financial Report – Jodi Harding (Michael Rosentreter)

6.1 Welcome to Jodi Harding as our New Treasurer 6.2 Treasurer is asking that executive expenses clearly indicated as to budget line when submitting expenses for

reimbursement. If the budget line is not indicated the expense claim will be returned for further details. 6.3 Conference 2011 submitted $60,000.00 include the portion to repay seed money grated prior to the

conference. 6.4 Conference 2012 final calculations still to come.

7.0 Table Officers Reports

7.1 President – Jessica Badzgon 7.1.1 Regrets to the summer conference due to personal reasons.

7.2 President Elect – Heather Rootsaert 7.2.1 Nothing to report

7.3 Past President – Brenda Bower 7.3.1 Role includes overseeing Awards. Will be looking for distinguished service and certificate of

commendation nominations due at January executive meeting.

Action Item: All executive members to spread the word regarding the HPEC Distinguished Service Award and Certificate of Commendation Awards.

7.4 Vice President – Sonia Sheehan

7.4.1 New Regional Rep Introduction 7.4.1.1 Welcome to the HPEC executive to Wade Hicks and Corey Rowe

7.4.2 Regional Rep Vacancies 7.4.2.1 Palliser 7.4.2.2 South East

7.4.3 Other 7.4.3.1 Regional Representative Handbook has been compiled in hardcopy and placed on T-net. 7.4.3.2 As an executive we need to look at the boundaries of each regions, as Athabasca is not

in the Athabasca region. Awards – due January



7.4.3.3 HPEC promotional materials given to RR’s 7.4.3.4 RR appreciative for the Confernce funding 7.4.3.5 EAS relationship: invitation to co-present with EAS 7.4.3.6 Highlights

7.4.3.6.1 Drive-in workshops are scheduled for the Fall 7.4.3.6.2 RR’s are happy that co RR positions have been created within the region 7.4.3.6.3 Brad Burns and Jayson Boyson hosted conference, drive in workshop and

have created a relationship with Augastana, looking specifically at sports. IE the women’s volleyball coach is putting on a drive-in workshop concerning coaching. Excited with the connection that we are making there.

7.5 Secretary – Elisha O’Lain 7.5.1 Directory Update – Please contact the secretary with any changes. 7.5.2 Facebook, please like the HPEC page and spread the word amongst your Facebook friends.

Once you have liked the HPEC page, you will be made admin so that you may post on the page. 7.6 ATA Staff Officer – Mark Yurik

7.6.1 Welcome to the new ATA liaison Peter Kalis 7.6.2 Patrick Loyer is now in the position previously held by Andrea Berg. 7.6.3 Review of ATA policy in 2011 – key pieces

7.6.3.1 Advocating the teacher voice in curricular development. 7.6.3.2 Contact PD chair to see if they can advocate on behalf of council to include thses in local

calendar events. 7.6.3.3 3a11 of the ATA members Handbook

(http://www.teachers.ab.ca/members%20only%20documents/ata/members%20handbook%202012.pdf ) highlighted:

ARA – 3a11 Teachers have a professional responsibility through continuous growth and development over the course of their careers to (a) maintain teaching proficiency, (b) be current with changes in educational approaches, (c) engage in reflective practice and systematic inquiry, (d) hold membership in professional organizations including a specialist council, and (e) attend conferences and teachers’ conventions.

7.6.3.4 ATA app for iPhone and iPad highlighted. 7.6.3.5 Highlighted ATA document - A great school for all; Transforming Education in Alberta

http://www.teachers.ab.ca/SiteCollectionDocuments/ATA/Publications/Research-Updates/PD-86-26%20A%20Great%20School%20for%20All-Transforming%20Education%20in%20Alberta.pdf

8.0 Liaison Group Reports 8.1 ATA PEC Liaison – Pat Duffy

8.1.1 Election year for provincial executive council. Big change is for it to be done electronically 8.1.2 Government is doing an online survey dollar and sense. Public input on how they should be

spending. PEC is encouraging teachers to complete this survey. This survey can be found at: https://surveys3.praxis.ca/goa_fiscal_framework_2012/

8.2 EAS Report – Brian Torrance 8.2.1 ESA was allocated time to work with the RR’s during break-out time during Thinkers 8.2.2 EAS is a special project of HPEC and is Funded through Alberta Tourism, Parks and Recreating,

Alberta education and, Alberta Health. 8.2.3 Important to look at projects both good and bad to learn from them. What works, what doesn’t

and to share that learning. 8.2.4 Over 600 schools participating in the EAS program. 8.2.5 What to make the connections between what is happening in the school and what is happening

outside of the schools; connecting the two. 8.2.6 Workshops – empowering and supporting champions in areas throughout the province so that

they may play a role in sharing information and providing professional development. 8.2.7 Communication platforms between groups with similar interests, and providing

opportunities/events for these groups to have face to face interaction. 8.2.8 New initiatives

8.2.8.1 PD travel Support 8.2.8.2 E-Active videos 8.2.8.3 Social Media

8.2.8.3.1 Twitter and Facebook

http://www.teachers.ab.ca/members%20only%20documents/ata/members%20handbook%202012.pdf

http://www.teachers.ab.ca/members%20only%20documents/ata/members%20handbook%202012.pdf




https://surveys3.praxis.ca/goa_fiscal_framework_2012/



8.2.8.3.1.1 Example: can ask a question on twitter and you will get an answer. 8.2.8.4 Learning and building projects 8.2.8.5 Post-secondary school forums

8.2.8.5.1 Beginning teacher’s conference. 8.2.9 HASS

8.2.9.1 Advocate for attendance at these events. 8.3 Alberta Education – Jeff Bath

8.3.1 Report as submitted 8.3.2 Ministry has a 2015 targeted implementation date for the new high school curriculum. HPEC to

play a major role in the curricular development process 8.3.3 Speak out – Jodi Harding, Brian Torrance and Elizabeth Colback – thank you for your role in

creating and implementing speak out. 8.3.4 15 new school openings in the province. 8.3.5 My Childs Learning – Encourage to share with colleagues, parents and students 8.3.6 High School Wellness projects. Laureen Lailey seconded to Alberta Education to work on this

area. 8.4 PHE Canada – Doug Gleddie

8.4.1 Report as submitted 8.4.2 PHE Canada Conference in Winnipeg. http://www.phecanada.ca

8.5 ASAA – Barb Young 8.5.1 Highlight on the ASAA website; http://www.asaa.ca

8.5.1.1 New courses http://www.asaawecoach.ca/ 8.5.1.1.1 Fundamentals of Coaching

8.5.1.1.1.1 Would like one staff member from each of the high schools to take this course.

8.5.1.1.1.2 Will subsidize the course so that teachers may take it for $50.00 8.5.1.1.2 Concussion Course: recommending completion by:

8.5.1.1.2.1 One coach from each team 8.5.1.1.2.2 All football coaches. 8.5.1.1.2.3 Free course

8.5.1.1.3 Engaging Successfully with parents 8.5.2 Banners available to be posted in gymnasiums from ASAA concerning conduct and

sportsmanship. 8.5.3 Second annual AIAAA conference in June in Canmore. http://www.aiaaa.ca/ 8.5.4 50

th Anniversary ASAA next year, would like all of the provincial events to be hosted at the Go

Centre (Edmonton).

8.6 ATEPHE – Dwayne Sheehan 8.6.1 Report as submitted 8.6.2 Shifting and transitioning in the midst of setting a new course for ATEPHE 8.6.3 Would like to maintain the relationship with HPEC, and encourage communication. 8.6.4 Welcome any dialogue:

8.6.4.1 Suggestions and Interaction with post-secondary students. 8.6.5 HPEC Regional Representatives would like to have a contact list for individuals to contact in the

post-secondary institutions. 9.0 K-12 Wellness Framework – Jeff Bath 10.0 Papers

10.1 No papers at this time 11.0 Committee Reports

11.1 Conference 2012 report 11.1.1 As included

11.2 Health 11.2.1 As submitted 11.2.2 Participated in the speak out survey

11.3 Intramurals 11.3.1 Nothing to report

11.4 Historian/resolutions 11.4.1 Vacant

11.5 Publications board 11.5.1 Nothing to report.

http://www.phecanada.ca/

http://www.asaa.ca/

http://www.asaawecoach.ca/

http://www.aiaaa.ca/



12.0 New Business 12.1 Photo Permissions

12.1.1 Would like to use the photos taken at HPEC Thinkers 2012 for the website 12.1.1.1 No oppositions

12.2 Friends of HPEC 12.2.1 7 names that have come forward to be included in the friends of HPEC: induct Joy Taylor, Debbie

Yonata, Mary Derbyshire, Brian Novosel, Bill Lagganovic, John Mayell and Ed Henderson. 12.2.2 Friends of HPEC has request a cheque for $350.00 for these individuals. 12.2.3 If you have names of individuals that have retired and are distinguished, please send the name

and address to Lois 12.2.4 Will be reviewing the Format of Friends of HPEC, may be in the best interest to move the

financial piece back into the HPEC umbrella 12.3 PHE Canada leadership

12.3.1 Table officers will be looking to move forward on this 12.4 Papers

Doug Gleddie put forth a motion that HPEC strike a committee to develop a position paper on the High School Health and Physical Education Curriculum. Scott Randall seconded

In discussion with our Alberta Education Liaison this would be well timed.

In the association we have set out a set of guidelines for curriculum redesign. It would be advised that HPEC utilize these when looking at this.

See an opportunity for ATEPHE to help the support this process, with time and research for this paper. Carried

12.5 Strategic Planning - Action Plans

12.5.1 Recommend that the following Ad-Hoc Committee’s be formed: 12.5.1.1 Communication 12.5.1.2 Membership Initiative 12.5.1.3 Pre-service Teacher Education 12.5.1.4 Curriculum and Pedagogy

Lois Vanderlee put forth a motion to establish the four suggested Ad Hoc Committees arising from the 2012-13 HPEC action Plann (Communication, Membership Initiative, Pre-Service Teacher Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy) Seconded by Jodi Harding Carried

Committee Members to be Communication

Elisha O’Lain (Table Officer) Dean Rootsaert (Lead), Glenn Wilson, Shannon Horricks, Jennifer Flonteck Membership Initiative

Jessica Badzgon (Table Officer), Erik Larson, Brad Burns, Dustin Deveraux, Nancy Jarvis Pre-service Teacher Education

Jodi Harding (Table Officer), Joyce Sunada, Doug Gleddie, Dwayne Sheehan, Brian Torrence Curriculum and Pedagogy (including Wellnness Curriculum position paper)

Heather Rootsaert (Table Officer), Jennifer Wallace, Lois Vanderlee, Karen Potts Budgets

Communication $16,500.00

Membership Initiative $2500.00

Pre-service Teacher Education $5000.00

Curriculum $3500.00

Heather Rootsaert put forward a motion to accept the ad hic committee budgets as presented Seconded by Jodi Harding Communication $16,500.00 Membership Initiative $2500.00 Pre-service Teacher Education $5000.00 Curriculum $3500.00



Carried

12.6 EAS calendars

12.6.1 please contact EAS for their calendar fund raising program 12.7 Congrats to the south crud champions!

13.0 Conferences 13.1 2012 – Camrose

13.1.1 Print report given out 13.2 2013 – Medicine Hat

13.2.1 Conference – oasis of wellness 13.2.2 Will be using Medicine Hat college as a home base 13.2.3 Will be using a lot of city facilities, lack if school board cooperation 13.2.4 Social will be a beach party. 13.2.5 Budget for about 200 13.2.6 Planning on following the same timeline as Camrose, nothing after lunch on Saturday. 13.2.7 ASAA and EAS for pre-conference sessions on Thursday

13.3 2014 – Edmonton 13.3.1 2015 - ?

13.3.1.1 Inquire about the possibility of Fort McMurry 14.0 January Executive Meeting –January 18 - 19 2012 Calgary, St. Paul Centre

15.0 Adjournment

15.1 11.14pm



Appendix A

2012 HPEC January Meeting: Motions, Action Items & Tabled Items

Jennifer Wallace moved to adopt the 2012 HPEC Thinkers Meeting Agenda as presented Seconded by Jodi Harding

Carried

Brenda Bower put forth a motion to accept the 2012 January Meeting Minutes be accepted as circulated. Seconded by Doug Gleddie

Carried.

Elisha O’Lain moved: That HPEC provide all Table Officers and Appointed Members by Table Officers financial support to attend the HPEC Annual General Meeting and Conference, subject to available funds. Financial support shall include conference registration, up to two days of substitute costs, kilometrage as per the association guidelines, and accommodation up to 2 nights*. Three nights’ accommodation if the travel to the conference is more than 500 km one way. Seconded by Sonia Sheehan

Carried

Heather Rootsaert moved that attendance at the annual ever active schools conference be based on a two year rotation of the table officers and the appointed members of the executive council. Brenda Bower

Carried

Heather Rootsaert motioned to acknowledge that the updated action items from the January 2012 meeting be accepted. Seconded by Elisha O’Lain

Carried

Doug Gleddie put forth a motion that HPEC strike a committee to develop a position paper on the High School Health and Physical Education Curriculum. Scott Randall seconded

In discussion with our Alberta Education Liaison this would be well timed.

In the association we have set out a set of guidelines for curriculum redesign. It would be advised that HPEC utilize these when looking at this.

See an opportunity for ATEPHE to help the support this process, with time and research for this paper. Carried

Lois Vanderlee put forth a motion to establish the four suggested Ad Hoc Committees arising from the 2012-13 HPEC action Plan (Communication, Membership Initiative, Pre-Service Teacher Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy) Seconded by Jodi Harding

Carried

Heather Rootsaert put forward a motion to accept the ad hic committee budgets as presented Seconded by Jodi Harding Communication $16,500.00 Membership Initiative $2500.00 Pre-service Teacher Education $5000.00 Curriculum $3500.00 Carried

Action Item: All executive members to spread the word regarding the HPEC Distinguished Service Award and Certificate of Commendation Awards.



Appendix B

Supporting Documents: 2012 HPEC January Meeting

2012 HPEC January Meeting Executive Meeting Agenda

St. Paul Centre – 124 24th Avenue NE

Calgary, AB 7:00pm

Table Officers President Brenda Bower – Present Past President Barb Young – Present President Elect Jessica Badzgon – Present Vice President Sonia Sheehan – Present Secretary Elisha O’Lain – Present Treasurer Michael Rosentreter – Present ATA Staff Advisor Mark Yurick – Present Saturday Ever Active Schools Liaison Lois Vanderlee – Present Regional Representatives Athabasca Wade Hicks – Regrets Calgary Jennifer Wallace – Present

Nancy Jarvis - Present Central East Brad Burns – Present

Jayson Boyson - Present Edmonton Jodi Harding – Present

Lee Schaefer - Present Mighty Peace Scott Randall – Present

Matt Snider - Present North Central Dylan Dellezay – Present

Erik Larson – Regrets North East Tim Yakiwchuk Palliser Vacant Red Deer Dustin Devereaux – Regrets

John Mauro – Present South East Vacant South West Vacant HPEC Exutive Officers Webmaster Glenn Wilson – Regrets Standing Committees Historian/Resolutions Committee Chair: Sharin Adams – Regrets Health Committee Committee Chair: Karren Potts – Regrets Intramural Committee Committee Chair: Dean Rootsaert – Present Publications Board: Runner Editor: Jennifer Flontek – Regrets Liaison Groups PHE Canada Heather Rootsaert – Present ASAA Barb Young – Present ATEPHE Nancy Melnychuk – Regrets



David Chorney – Regrets ATA Provincial Executive Patrick Duffy – Present Saturday Alberta Education Jeff Bath – Present Conference Chairs 2011 - Calgary Joyce Sunada – Present

Jessica Badzgon – Present 2012 – Camrose Shane Gau – Regrets

Brenda Holm – Regrets Special Projects EAS – Director Brian Torrance – Present EAS – Education Coordinator Tracy Lockwood – Regrets EAS – School Coordinator Joyce Sunata – Present EAS – Communications Coordinator Shannon Horricks – Regrets EAS – Health School Communities Provincial Projects Coordinator: Jackie Crooks – Present Friday EAS – Knowledge Exchange Coordinator: Audrey Seehagen – Regrets



2012 HPEC January Meeting Executive Meeting Minutes

St. Paul Centre – 124 24th Avenue NE

Calgary, AB 7:00pm

1.0 Call to order, welcome, introductions – Brenda Bower

1.1. Attendance 1.1.1. Attendance recorded on the attaches Slate of Officers

1.2. Call to order 1.2.1. 7:20 pm

2.0 Consideration of the agenda

Lee Schaefer put forth a motion to approve the 2012 HPEC January Meeting Agenda Seconded by Jodi Harding

Carried

3.0 Adoption of the minutes from the September 24-25, 2011 executive meeting

Heather Rootsaert put forth a motion to approve the minutes from the 2011 HPEC Thinkers Meeting. Seconded by Jennifer Wallace

Carried

4.0 Business arising from the minutes – Brenda Bower

4.1. Action item: Barb Young - Discussion regarding promotional material for HPEC. 4.1.1. The entire photo’s seem to be Caucasian, may not be reflective of the population we are dealing with. 4.1.2. Suggestion to change one of the playground photos to reflect the health portion of HPEC.

Action item: HPEC Executive to look at the new HPEC brochure, and talk to Barb Young any changes that you suggest.

4.1.3. These will be ready for teacher’s conventions for the specialist council tables.

4.2. Action item: HPEC Executive – motion to add to the HPEC handbook 6.0. Details of covered expenses to be one night hotel, one day substitute cost, one day of meal expenses and mileage as per association guidelines.

4.2.1. Elisha O’Lain to contact Sharin Adams regarding handbook changes. 4.3. Action item: HPEC Executive – motion to add to HPEC handbook EAS conference support to include:

conference registration, up to two days of substitute costs, mileage as per the association guidelines, and accommodation up to 2 nights*. Three nights accommodation if the travel to the conference is more than 500km away.

4.3.1. Elisha O’Lain to contact Sharin Adams regarding handbook changes. 4.4. Action item: HPEC executive – addition to the communication discussion to occur later in the meeting

regarding e-mail difficulties. Is there another method to communicate with the executive? 4.4.1. T-net file share, detailed later in the Communication Committee report.

4.5. Action item: HPEC executive – HPEC handbook addition, Appendix D – Annual General Meeting, 3.0 add new (f) as: Presentation and approval of the Executive Handbook of the Health and Physical Education Council Handbook revisions, re-letter the remaining bullets.

4.5.1. Elisha O’Lain to contact Sharin Adams regarding handbook changes. 4.6. Action item: HPEC executive – at the January meeting conduct a handbook review of the voting procedures of

the executive council (Part B: 6.0 and 7.0)



4.6.1. Discussed at Table officers meeting and a full handbook review tabled to the 2012 HPEC Thinkers Meeting.

Tabled Item: 2012 Thinkers Meeting: full HPEC handbook review tabled to the 2012 HPEC Thinkers Meeting.

4.7. Action item: HPEC executive – make a motion to remove Part C, point 9.3 from the handbook.

4.7.1. Elisha O’Lain to contact Sharin Adams regarding handbook changes and have a discussion with Mark Yurick about what changes need to be approved at the AGM.

Action Item: Elisha O’Lain to contact Sharin Adams regarding handbook changes and have a discussion with Mark Yurick about what changes need to be approved at the AGM.

add to the HPEC handbook 6.0. Details of covered expenses to be one night hotel, one day substitute cost, one day of meal expenses and mileage as per association guidelines.

add to HPEC handbook EAS conference support to include: conference registration, up to two days of substitute costs, mileage as per the association guidelines, and accommodation up to 2 nights*. Three nights accommodation if the travel to the conference is more than 500km away.

HPEC handbook addition, Appendix D – Annual General Meeting, 3.0 add new (f) as: Presentation and approval of the Executive Handbook of the Health and Physical Education Council Handbook revisions, re-letter the remaining bullets.

remove Part C, point 9.3 from the handbook.

5.0 Correspondence – Brenda Bower

5.1. HPEC and HPE e-mail from Doug Gleddie circulated amongst the executive. 5.1.1. E-mail is attached in the Appendices: Supporting Documents 5.1.2. It will take about half an hour to do this survey.

6.0 Financial Report – Michael Rosentreter

6.1. A HPEC GIC was renewed. When this GIC was set up it was set up to automatically renew. 6.2. Please have your school divisions send invoices to the Treasurer quickly after meetings. 6.3. Michael Rosentreter will be stepping down after the AGM

7.0 Reports from Table Officers

7.1. President – Brenda Bower 7.1.1. Reviewed attached report

7.1.1.1. Highlights 7.1.1.1.1. Presidents of all of the specialist councils, HPEC is in a good position in comparison to

other specialists’ councils. 7.1.1.1.2. Looking at how we are going to change curriculum design in the province. 7.1.1.1.3. Attended the Council of Provinces Meeting.

7.2. President Elect – Jessica Badzgon 7.2.1. Reviewed attached report.

7.2.1.1. Highlights 7.2.1.1.1. In September Action on Wellness conference/symposium. Great opportunity to meet with

various stakeholders 7.2.1.1.2. Class Knowledge exchange in Edmonton 7.2.1.1.3. Joint consortium for school health

7.3. Past President – Barb Young 7.3.1. Review attached report.

7.4. Vice President – Sonia Sheehan 7.4.1. Regional Representatives Report

1.1.1.1. Ordering RR Business cards 1.1.1.2. Working on Creation of RR Communication handbook. 1.1.1.3. Certificate of Commendation write-ups are coming in 1.1.1.4. Working to contribute to the Success stories and promising practices database 1.1.1.5. RR’s will be presenting at the Camrose conference

7.5. Secretary – Elisha O’Lain

7.5.1. Please make sure you contact Elisha O’Lain if you are not receiving communication from her via e-mail. 7.6. ATA Staff Officer – Mark Yurick



7.6.1. Send regrets for the Friday night meeting, will report Saturday morning 7.6.2. LCD projectors are now available to be rented from Barnett house for specialist councils. Nominal rental

fee is for equipment maintenance. 7.6.3. Only one beginning teacher’s conference in Edmonton in Sept 27-29

th, 2012.

Dean Rootsaert Put forth a motion to accept the Table Officers reports as presented. Seconded by Dylan Dellezay

Carried

8.0 Liaison Reports

8.1. Ever Active Schools – Lois Vanderlee 8.1.1. Introduction of the full EAS Team 8.1.2. EAS happenings

8.1.2.1. 3 documents included in the reports 8.1.2.2. Working on creating a larger base of Ever Active Schools 8.1.2.3. Projects – focus on the after school hours. Starting a project in Leduc, with a federal grant

(nontraditional funding partner) 8.1.2.4. Joyce Sunada has become a leader in bringing stakeholder groups for Healthy School Communities

together, a big thanks to Joyce Sunada for leading these groups. 8.1.2.5. Shaping the Futures conference overview 8.1.2.6. New Award this year, HPEC Promoting School Wellness Award

8.1.2.6.1. Thank you Lee Schaefer for helping put this together. 8.1.2.6.2. Thank you to Jeff Bath, Heather Rootsaert and Tim Yakwichuk, who reviewed all the

nominations. 2 winners, which will be brought down to the conference to celebrate their contributions to healthy school communities.

8.1.2.6.3. RR’s are welcome to come and join EAS team at their teacher’s convention presentations.

8.1.2.6.4. Practicum student at Calgary looking at promising practices.

8.2. ATA PEC Liaison – Patrick Duffy 8.2.1. Vision statement that HPEC had worked on in regards to asking the ATA to include health and active

living into the vision statement. This is now at the committee stage at the ATA, and this committee is meeting next week.

8.2.2. HPEC had asked that teacher welfare of the ATA include Health Spending accounts to be included in the collective bargaining. The committee thought that the money would be better placed on an increase in the pay grid of the teacher’s salaries.

8.3. Alberta Education – Jeff Bath 8.3.1. Review of attached report

8.3.1.1. Report Highlights: 8.3.1.1.1. New Education minister, who has recently announced his 10 point plan. 8.3.1.1.2. Speak out conference, again being hosted this year to support annual conference. If you

get a chance please visit the link in the report. 8.3.1.1.3. Alberta Healthy Schools Award, deadline is February 1, 2012. Highlighting positive work

going on in the province. 8.3.1.1.4. Framework for student learning (handout at meeting) Wellness has been put on hold.

Looking at a change in the way the curriculum is designed. Encouragement to be a part of and complete Doug Gleddie’s survey and be a part of the focus groups to get our voices heard.

8.4. PHE Canada – Heather Rootsaert 8.4.1. Physical Literacy Workshops being put on right now at a reduced rate. PHE Canada has put together

fundamental movement skills learning resources. $150 for 2.5 hours. If you have not had an opportunity to look at the resources please do so, the resources are very well done. These resources may be purchased on the PHE Canada website through excel way, go to the PHE Canada store and search fundamental movement skills. Trying to get everyone across the country to speak the same language. 8.4.1.1. E-mail sent by PHE Canada included in the Appendix.

8.4.2. PHE Canada Awards 8.4.2.1. 2 health awards presented the first time at the national school

8.4.2.1.1. Healthy schools Champion Award 8.4.2.1.2. Healthy schools Champion

8.4.2.2. PEET Award



8.4.2.3. Doctor Andy Anderson Award 8.4.2.3.1. Heather Rootsaert needs help with nominations for these awards.

Action Item: HPEC Executive to become members of PHE Canada: Membership – go to the PHE Canada website, login as a new member, check the subscription box.

8.5. ASAA – Barb Young

8.5.1. Reviewed attached report. 8.5.1.1. Highlights

8.5.1.1.1. Few Commissioner Vacancies, Football, Track and Field and Golf and Curling. May 1st

deadline for nominations 8.5.1.1.2. Coaching courses are on the ASAA website. 8.5.1.1.3. ASAA also wrote a grant for nutrition at sporting events, to promote nutrition at provincial

championships. 8.5.1.1.4. ASAA is asking would HPEC be interested in partnering with ASAA (cost sharing) in the

development of an online Physical Activity Safety Guidelines Course.

Tabled Item: Thinkers 2012: ASAA is asking would HPEC be interested in partnering with ASAA (cost sharing) in the development of an online Physical Activity Safety Guidelines Course.

8.6. ATEPHE – Nancy Melnychuk

8.6.1. Report Attached 8.6.2. Question brought up about the possibility of having more liaisons (possibly from more institutions)

8.6.2.1. Discussion about keeping the executive to a manageable number for meetings. 8.6.2.1.1. The HPEC executive is large compared to other specialist councils

Dean Rootsaert put forth a motion that the liaison reports be accepted as presented/reported. Seconded by Barb Young

Carried

9.0 Friends of HPEC – Lois Vanderlee

9.1. Friends of HPEC are happy that we will be housed on the HPEC website. 9.2. Table to Thinkers remaining discussion.

10.0 Ad Hoc Committee Reports

10.1. Communication – Dean Rootsaert, Elisha O’Lain, Glenn Wilson 10.1.1. Overview of the File Share on the T-Net

10.1.1.1. Basic folder structure and permissions have been set up for the executive to begin to upload documents

Action Item: HPEC Executive please log-in to T-net, and go to the HPEC file share that can be found through the

Communication link in the right hand menu. Please upload any files that you are in possession of that pertain to HPEC.

10.1.2. Overview of the HPEC website at its current stage of development. 10.1.3. Thank you to the Communications Ad Hoc Committee 10.1.4. Look at the RSS feed bar code application for the future.

10.2. Regional Representatives/Ever Active Schools – Sonia Sheehan 10.2.1. Working on creating the RR communication handbook, hoping to have this ready for Thinkers

2012. 10.3. Services to Members – Jessica Badzgon

10.3.1. Want the resource section to be links to other sources rather than a file share. As sources change

Scott Randal put forth a motion to approve the ad hoc committee reports as presented Seconded by Brad Burns

Carried

11.0 Committee Reports

11.1. Health – Karen Potts



11.1.1. As submitted 11.2. Intramurals – Dean Rootsaert

11.2.1. Invitation from Brian Torrance to be involved with the initiative that EAS has with the after school initiative.

11.2.2. Once the communication committie piece groundwork is finished, more time will be dedicated to the intramural piece.

11.2.3. PHE Canada is revamping their intramural piece. 11.3. Resolutions and Historian – Sharin Adams

11.3.1. This position will soon be vacant, and we need to find an executive member. 11.4. Webmaster – Glenn Wilson

11.4.1. Regrets 11.5. Publications – Jen Flontek

11.5.1. Regrets

Jodi Harding put forth a motion to approve the committee reports as presented Seconded by Jayson Boyson

Carried

12.0 New Business

12.1. Handbook Review – Mark Yurick 12.1.1. Question posed about how we can get the most current PDF version of the Handbook to be

posted on the website. Either the t-net or the new HPEC website. Can we ask print services to keep the version on our HPEC t-net site updated and the www.hpec.ab.ca site may link to this file?

12.1.2. Voting procedure explained. Handbook page 4 point 6.0. 12.2. Regional Representative potential for growth and development provincially – Jessica Badzgon

12.2.1. 12.3. PHE Canada Physical Literacy workshops – Barb Young

12.3.1. Reference to the PHE Canada report by Heather Rootsaert and the information in the appendix. 12.4. HPEC Brochure – Barb Young

12.4.1. Thank you to Mark Yurick for his work on the brochure and to the executive for their input. 12.5. Specialist Council expertise for professional development – Brenda Bower

12.5.1. Request from the ATA annually, looking for names of people that would put on workshops. 12.6. Conference

12.6.1. 2011 – Calgary 12.6.2. 2012 – Camrose

12.6.2.1. Website up and working 12.6.2.1.1. Suggestion to put the links to the website pages in a more prominent location, perhaps

like the menu bars on the linked pages. 12.6.2.1.2. Andy Anderson moved to Friday morning before the opening keynote. 12.6.2.1.3. Wine and Cheese will be at Augastana 12.6.2.1.4. Game on Social, celebrating healthy competition.

12.6.3. 2013 – Medicine Hat 12.6.3.1. Nothing to Report

12.6.4. 2014 – Edmonton 12.6.4.1. Nothing to report

12.6.5. 2015 - ? 13.0 AGM Meeting Date

13.1. Friday, May 4, 2012, Camrose, Alberta, Augustana Univeristy College 14.0 Thinker’s Meeting Dates

14.1. Friday, September 21 – 23, 2012, Banff Gate Mountain Resort 15.0 Other

15.1. Drive in workshops 15.1.1. Calgary 15.1.2. Edmonton 15.1.3. Dylan Dellezay & Eric Larson presenting at teachers conference

http://www.hpec.ab.ca/



15.2. Nadeen M Thomas research bursary award available to members. Graduate research bursary, available to individuals researching teacher health issues

15.3. Heather’s Rootsaert’s term as the Alberta PHE Canada Representative is up after meetings in Febuary (2 year term, can go up to two terms).

16.0 Adjournment



Appendix C 2012 HPEC Thinkers Meeting: Reports

STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS: Health

Thinkers 2012 Karen Potts – Health Ed Rep

Often times teachers without a health or physical education background are expected to deliver Health & Life Skills or CALM and they are not sure how to engage students. I was curious as to what the students from “Speak Out” thought about the present Health Education programs of studies and what they would change if given the opportunity. The questions were: What is one thing the program(s) must keep, what changes would you make and how would you increase student engagement. The following summarizes some of their responses. Health Education Survey Responses

What is one thing that the program(s) MUST keep?

The component regarding Job Skills (how to write a resume, practice applying for a job, writing a cover letter and basic interview skills)

The programs must keep sections on finance, budgeting, and career cruising. I found these three units very helpful.

For Health and Life Skills, I think that the program should keep the healthy lifestyle aspect – so providing information on drugs, alcohol, and smoking. For CALM, I think that the program should keep the making a budget section, as well as learning how to buy food and pays bills, etc.

The part about applying for a job, going to the interview, making a portfolio and resume, etc.

There needs to be focus still on personal finance management: a lot of teenagers aren't involved when it comes to their own money (usually it's a parent or guardian that takes care of their bank account, and any money earned from a part-time job tends to be spent before it can make its way to the safety of a savings account). Learning about things like safely managing credit and opening a bank account are simple, yet vital in today's society.

How to break habits and how to determine whether or not you have a bad habit

This class should keep information about where and how to find help choosing a career. Practicing job interviews and writing a resume.

I think these programs must keep how to save money. Financial management is an important skill to learn not just as a student but also as an adult. If we can learn smart tips on financial management at an earlier age, why not have courses (or keep them) to benefit our future population?

Information on jobs and careers (however this must be GREATLY updated)

Speakers coming in to talk about things such as sexual education (from the PCC ) , drinking and driving, texting and driving, etc. Movies that are relevant to the topics at hand – sometimes, watching movies and reflecting on them is much more interesting and a better learning strategy than having someone talk at us.

Learning how to manage finances, and being able to work with money needs to be a priority. Everybody in high school knows that condoms prevent pregnancy, and there are other resources available for more information on those topics, but this is the one opportunity students will get to deal with finances, and practice skills such as keeping a budget which will become a HUGE integral part of their future as adults.

Encouragement of a healthy lifestyle and diet, advice on finances and budgeting, knowing the different between EQ and IQ.

I have not yet taken CALM but I have taken the junior high Health and Life Skills courses. I think that it is important that they keep the units about career investigation and about healthy living and relationships.

What changes would you make? Increase the number of discussion based activities and focus the class on interaction rather than assignments. Whether it’s entire class discussions or breaking up into small groups to discuss some of the topics, this would be very beneficial to get students to share their thoughts whilst simultaneously learning about their peers.



I would like to see an elaboration on what well-being is, how it is important to us, and specific choices we can make to improve health. I would also like to have more realistic scenarios and expectations in this class. Perhaps, instead of focusing on how to avoid problems, we could also consider the steps needed to help improve the problem we’ve created. I would also like to see a unit on effective decision making process. I would make the sexual education aspect more thorough – especially in Catholic schools. I understand that Catholic schools have to follow the Church’s teachings; however, I don’t think that means there shouldn’t be any sexual information. Throughout my Health and Life Skills classes, as well as my CALM, all I learned was that abstinence and chastity are the best things to do, and sex was reserved for people within marriage. I don’t think that’s realistic, and I would rather have people I know who are engaged in sexual activities which may be dangerous have all the information rather than just going in blindly. I would add something that educates students about volunteer work and different charities and causes such as SADD or the SPCA There is a very heavy stress on careers in CALM (which is understandable, I guess. It does make up 25% of the name. But I digress). I think that while career planning is important, the amount of focus that it receives can probably be intimidating to students who might not know what they want to do after high school. Personally, I found that the CALM curriculum was designed under the impression that the student taking it had a definitive idea of what they wanted to do with themselves, and proceeded to teach them what they needed in terms of post-secondary studies, trades, etc. It almost made it seem as though college/university was only for people who "had it together", or knew what they were going to do for a career. Why not have a component to teach kids that you don't have to be sure of your future occupation to take post-secondary studies? Tons of students figure out what they want to major in after taking general studies in university, and I think that a lot of kids rule out university because they don't realize that you don't necessarily have to declare your major right away. By reminding students that university is all about what you want to study, I think that more kids would be inclined to look into post-secondary education. I would add more components on birth control and STD’s as it is still a prevalent issue for high school students More interactive assignments rather than just filling out work sheets an example of this would be taking us to the hospital to the addiction wing and showing us the side effects of what happens if you drink and drive or get addicted to drugs it would be way more beneficial then just reading about it I would like a text book to read on my own. I don’t know if there is a book that goes with this class but I know I didn’t get one I would make the CALM course be less about the marks and more about the knowledge. I know the marking system is important but to make CALM a part of the marking system is non-beneficial in my mind. Why grade kids on how to eat right when then can actually show you instead. I would update EVERYTHING in CALM I watched videos about stone masonry, something that was definitely not the “dream job” of anyone in the class, I would replace that with engineering and intercultural studies jobs. Make the class more personal. It seems too broad. In my opinion, it shouldn’t be necessary to take CALM in order to graduate. It is time consuming and wholly unnecessary. I would include a greater emphasis on the financial aspect, but as a whole, the current CALM program does a good job in preparing youth for their future. Focus less on content and more on practical applications, like a make your own budget or pretend to manage the finances of a family. I would make almost all of the course hands on. ex) Career investigation- Job shadowing; Healthy relationships- acted out by students; Students learn what to look for when buying groceries in order to make a healthy meal How would you increase student engagement?

In CALM, I really enjoyed when guest speakers came to talk to my class. I found that it engaged students and brought the important lessons of CALM outside of the classroom, thus showing students their real life applicability. The best way to increase student engagement is to advertise your cause to youth, provide descriptions of the project, and our role, that way we are more inclined to join. In addition, it needs to be made clear that the youth will be valued and respected while engaging in the task at hand. The most successful youth engagement initiatives are founded on because of good marketing, and respect. I would increase student engagement in the classes by having more games and demonstrations.



As for the designing the core aspects of the classes, I would make an advisory panel made up of students who could bring their experiences in the classes to the table (ie. Having a teacher who doesn’t teach anything because they are embarrassed) and give suggestions on how to improve. Add some volunteer work hours in there where students can chose to do whatever they are interested in. For example, an athlete could ref a sports match or a future veterinarian could volunteer for the SPCA More real-life demonstrations, less module-based learning. For example, for the finances unit, why not head down to the bank and talk to a finance manager about different types of accounts available for students, or have students go to a department store and try to find all the furniture that they need to furnish an apartment, and figure out the cost? (My CALM teacher did that one-- it was actually really fun, and really eye-opening!) Or take a day trip to a nearby college or university, and have a look at the campus? CALM is definitely one of those courses that works well outside of a classroom environment, and I think that teachers need to take advantage of that. More interactive activities that make the students actually think twice about their decision making, that could be what I stated above or the virtual babies that cry and function like a real infant would and would show you the effects of having a baby as a teenager making us know what it is like rather than having us just read the material or watch a movie and then answer the question. Also have it direct us to scholarships as many of them go unknown. Make the class more about now than in the future I would make CALM a course that must be taken to graduate with a high school diploma. I know in some schools this is already mandatory but to the schools that are not a part of that program, I think it might be beneficial. That way students learn about health/CALM and can also get credits towards graduation. Make CALM and Health and Life skills things more interactive and fun for students. Perhaps create website where students can watch videos to find out information and more interactive click games for the younger generation. More fun activities in which everyone would enjoy participating. Personal projects for the students to do. By ensuring that topics are directly relevant to students, and that the youth will be able to see the link to real life. By making content more applicable to real life situations, and also by providing more hands on activities where students can learn through experiences. I would increase student engagement by making it hands on because it makes it more fun and is easier to keep students interested. In CALM, I really enjoyed when guest speakers came to talk to my class. I found that it engaged students and brought the important lessons of CALM outside of the classroom, thus showing students their real life applicability. The best way to increase student engagement is to advertise your cause to youth, provide descriptions of the project, and our role, that way we are more inclined to join. In addition, it needs to be made clear that the youth will be valued and respected while engaging in the task at hand. The most successful youth engagement initiatives are founded on because of good marketing, and respect. I would increase student engagement in the classes by having more games and demonstrations. As for the designing the core aspects of the classes, I would make an advisory panel made up of students who could bring their experiences in the classes to the table (ie. Having a teacher who doesn’t teach anything because they are embarrassed) and give suggestions on how to improve. Add some volunteer work hours in there where students can chose to do whatever they are interested in. For example, an athlete could ref a sports match or a future veterinarian could volunteer for the SPCA More real-life demonstrations, less module-based learning. For example, for the finances unit, why not head down to the bank and talk to a finance manager about different types of accounts available for students, or have students go to a department store and try to find all the furniture that they need to furnish an apartment, and figure out the cost? (My CALM teacher did that one-- it was actually really fun, and really eye-opening!) Or take a day trip to a nearby college or university, and have a look at the campus? CALM is definitely one of those courses that works well outside of a classroom environment, and I think that teachers need to take advantage of that. More interactive activities that make the students actually think twice about their decision making, that could be what I stated above or the virtual babies that cry and function like a real infant would and would show you the effects of having a baby as a teenager making us know what it is like rather than having us just read the material or watch a movie and then answer the question. Also have it direct us to scholarships as many of them go unknown. Make the class more about now than in the future I would make CALM a course that must be taken to graduate with a high school diploma. I know in some schools this is already mandatory but to the schools that are not a part of that program, I think it might be beneficial. That way students learn about health/CALM and can also get credits towards graduation. Make CALM and Health and Life skills things more interactive and fun for students. Perhaps create website where students can watch videos to find out information and more interactive click games for the younger generation. More fun activities in which everyone would enjoy participating. Personal projects for the students to do.



By ensuring that topics are directly relevant to students, and that the youth will be able to see the link to real life. By making content more applicable to real life situations, and also by providing more hands on activities where students can learn through experiences. I would increase student engagement by making it hands on because it makes it more fun and is easier to keep students interested.



LIAISON REPORTS: ASAA

Alberta Schools’ Athletic Association report to H.P.E.C. Thinkers

Sept. 21-24, 2012 The Alberta Schools Athletic Association continues to be busy offering sport activities for high school student athletes as well as working on new initiatives to continue offering opportunities for students through fair play and equal opportunities. NEWS from the ASAA: ASAAWeCoach.ca – ASAA’s on line coach education initiative launched in October 2011 has been very well received. . Present Online Coach courses being offered: Fundamentals of Coaching – required to be taken by one staff member per school at this time, although it is recommend that all coaches take it. Concussions in Sport – what you need to know: (only takes 30 minutes) Required by one coach in every school team, both ‘team’ and ‘individual’ sports. Schools will have the option of doing the course as a group presentation, where all coaches attend, or each coach can take it themselves. This course is taken on the (NFHS) site. If coaches want to pursue the ASAA’s coach accreditation program, they will have to register themselves and take the course regardless of whether or not they have taken it as part of the group. Athletic Injury Management: This course is now on line.

There is a $50 ASRPWF Rebate for taking Courses: The Alberta Coach Education Voucher is back for another year. This rebate is distinct from the $50 rebate offered by ASAA to offset cost of mandating course completions. Check ASAA.ca or email [email protected] for more info.

Other on line courses include: Engaging Effectively with Parents, Teaching and Modeling Behavior and Concussion in Sports. Volleyball, Basketball and Track & Field, and Legal Courses are being planned for the future. A On Line Smoking/Tobacco Course will be available in the next couple of weeks – could be used as a resource in the CALM course Safety Guidelines(English & French): The newest edition of the Safety Guidelines for Secondary Interschool Athletics (2012) is available via a link on the ASAA website as well as at www.acicr.ca . You are encouraged to either purchase the hard copy document through Alberta Education’s Learning Resource Centre, or to download the free PFD from the ACICR website. The ASAA is also developing an online Safety Guidelines course with grant funding and anticipates launching the course in the first few months of 2013. Alberta Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association – Athletic Director Initiatives: This June will mark the second AIAAA conference which will be held in Canmore on June 20-22. A conference brochure was included in every school’s welcome package. If you have any questions about the conference please contact Tyler Callaghan at the ASAA office at 780-422-8295 or email [email protected] or visit the AIAAA website at www.aiaaa.ca. Courses will also be delivered throughout the year, please check the AIAAA website for dates. Spectator Code of Conduct Banners: ASAA has created a spectator code of conduct banner template, which can be found on the ASAA website main page. The banner template includes the ASAA and sportsmanship logos as well as a space for your school name and logo. These banners were created with the hope that schools will continue to advocate for good sportsmanship at all of their school events. Volleyball rule change: a memo was (or will be) sent out to all zone secretaries, as well as up on the ASAA website, regarding the new quick sub rule which will be implemented this 2012/13 school year. The memo on the ASAA website has a comprehensive explanation of the rule and all Zone Officials Coordinators (ZOC’s) will be working with officials to make sure this rule is utilized in all tournaments, league games, zones and provincials. 2013 Provincial Volleyball Championships: ASAA will be hosting the 2013 Volleyball provincials at the GO Centre in Edmonton, in celebration of the 50

th anniversary of volleyball as an ASAA sanctioned sport. All classifications and both

genders will be hosted in one location.

Policy Changes/highlights: NewASAA policies are noted in grey shading in the policy handbook or on website. Some of the major changes includes:

4A volleyball – will now be a 12 team championship

Definition of a Practice: page 54 in the handbook, clearer definition of practice and violations of the policy.

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.acicr.ca/


http://www.aiaaa.ca/



Rugby and Track provincials are on the same weekend this year (June 7-8) and Cheerleading is on the same weekend as Basketball (March 15-16)

ASAA Executive Positions 2013/14: ASAA encourages involvement in the management of the ASAA by serving on the ASAA Executive Committee. In May 2013, the following positions are up for election: Member at Large (4 year term), Athletic Director (3 year term – has to be a female). In addition, the following Commissioner terms are up for re-election: Badminton, Girls Rugby, Team Handball, Girls Volleyball and Wrestling.

For Discussion: Concern has been expressed regarding Teacher-Bus Drivers and the amount of maintenance checks and logging of hours paperwork that is being required.

Visit www.asaa.ca for more information Respectfully submitted, Barb Young ASAA-HPEC Liaison



LIAISON REPORTS: ATEPHE ATEPHE membership continues to transition as new faculty members at Alberta universities and colleges continue the great work of seasoned veterans like Nancy Melnychuk and Theresa Maxwell. Providing a formal link between Alberta PHE teachers and professors is an essential component of maintaining a high quality experience for students. Being vigilant in the effort to understand the work of each others profession ensures current issues and trends are front of mind for everyone. Post secondary physical and health teacher educators continue to represent Alberta at national and international conferences. In addition to presenting their own original research in the area of kinesiology and PHE pedagogy, they are also learning innovative instructional and assessment strategies from some of the leading experts in the world. Sharing that knowledge with all Alberta PHE professionals at conferences and workshops remains a priority for the ATEPHE membership. When opportunities to collaborate present themselves in any area of the province, ATEPHE welcomes the chance to support the discipline by being involved. ATEPHE is now using a shared leadership model that encourages a variety of different faculty members from post secondary health and physical education programs to participate at HPEC meetings. This variety helps build capacity in several institutions that have a role in training new PHE teachers. It also brings diverse perspectives to the HPEC leadership team and the chance to develop professional relationships with multiple institutions. Respectfully submitted, Dwayne Sheehan, PhD Mount Royal University Dept of Physical Education and Recreation Studies [email protected]




LIAISON REPORTS: PHE Canada

Alberta Board Representative Report

Doug Gleddie HPEC Thinkers Meeting

Canmore, Sept 21-23, 2012 1. Board Member Activities

o Attended the PHE Board meeting (with Heather) in May 2012 o Board Liaison to HPS Program Advisory Committee (2012-2013) o Board Liaison to Student Leadership Conference Program Advisory Committee (2013-2014) o Discussion with EAS regarding partnership for Shaping the Future 2013 o Next Board meeting is in Ottawa, November 1-3.

2. PHE Canada Staff

o Bryan Merrett hired as Chief Operating Officer o Sarah Jackson hired as new Program Manager o Search underway for new Executive Director / Chief Executive Officer (interviews)

3. Conferences

o Successful TAPHE / PHE Canada National Conference in Halifax, May 2012 (yay Dan Robinson!) o Next conference: MPETA / PHE in Winnipeg, October 24-26, 2013

http://www.phecanada.ca/events/calendar-events/mpeta-phe-canada-national-conference o Still exploring a regular National HPS conference to fall in between the HPE conference

4. Programs / Resources

o Physical Literacy New video connecting physical literacy and physical education

http://www.phecanada.ca/resources/news/video-connecting-physical-literacy-and-physical-education

Passport To Life: Physical Literacy Assessment Tool (grade 4/5) Second pilot underway this fall

o Health Promoting Schools Concept paper exploring HPS / CSH in Canada

http://www.phecanada.ca/programs/health-promoting-schools/concept-paper New program manager taking over this area with lots planned for the future

o Active Living After School New program launching this fall

http://www.phecanada.ca/programs/active-living-after-school o QDPE

New online assessment and clearer guidelines http://www.phecanada.ca/programs/quality-daily-physical-education/thenewqdpe

o Student Leadership Conference 10th annual conference took place last weekend (Sept 12-16, 2012) Post-secondary students from all areas of HPE across Canada Mentors from all areas of HPE from across Canada Many other Provincial HPE Organizations fund students to attend

MPETA

TAPHE

SPEA HPEC needs to seriously consider sponsoring Alberta post-secondary students to attend

http://www.phecanada.ca/events/calendar-events/mpeta-phe-canada-national-conference



http://www.phecanada.ca/programs/health-promoting-schools/concept-paper

http://www.phecanada.ca/programs/quality-daily-physical-education/thenewqdpe



LIAISON REPORTS: Alberta Education

Curriculum Redesign Update

Through Curriculum Redesign, Alberta Education is exploring new ways of working and learning together with education partners and stakeholders. Alberta Education wants to ensure that Alberta’s provincial curriculum (programs of study, assessments and resources) enables our students to become Engaged thinkers and Ethical citizens with an Entrepreneurial Spirit, the “Three E’s” of an Educated Albertan. Prototyping, Consultations (online and/or face-to-face) and Focus Group Discussions that will occur from late Fall 2012 to Spring 2014 will engage education stakeholders and partners in collaborative ventures with Alberta Education. A review of the current state of High School Credentialing in Alberta has been completed in draft form. Once finalized, it will set the stage for external consultations to begin in relation to credentialing requirements for the “Three E’s” of an Educated Albertan. More information on this initiative can be found at: http://www.education.alberta.ca/media/6737807/curriculum%20redesign%20update%20august%202012%20web.pdf Speak Out

The 4

th annual Speak Out conference took place last April and participant dialogue can now be reviewed at the link below.

What may be of particular interest is the report on the Healthy Students/Healthy schools. http://www.speakout.alberta.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=soQzeWfmiLw%3d&tabid=64 The date has been set for the 5

th annual Speak Out conference. On April 12–14, 2013 the conference will bring almost

250 students together ages 14–19, their chaperones, and a multitude of Alberta Education staff and partners. http://www.speakout.alberta.ca/Conference/tabid/64/Default.aspx New 2012–13 School Openings

Fifteen new schools have opened or will be opening over the 2012–13 school year. Almost 13,000 students and their families in communities across Alberta have new schools in their neighborhoods, due to the Redford government’s commitment to education. The new schools include Archbishop Jordan Catholic High School in Sherwood Park; St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School in Spruce Grove; Sarah Thompson School in Langdon; Mother Margaret Mary Catholic High School, and Bessie Nichols & Michael Strembitsky K–9 schools in Edmonton; and Twelve Mile Coulee, Ted Harrison, St.Isabella, Nose Creek, and Captain Nichola Goddard Schools in Calgary. An additional K–4, 200 student capacity school is also expected to open in Airdrie this school year. Information on these new schools can be found at: http://www.education.alberta.ca/department/newsroom/schoolopenings.aspx

Bullying Prevention Make It Better Now

This site: http://www.b-free.ca/home/index.html was developed in partnerships with a group of Alberta youth who believe that we can all make a difference in big and small ways if we share the responsibility to create a culture of respect and caring. The site contains access to a bullying helpline, information on relational aggression, homophobic and cyberbullying. The National Bullying Awareness Week is on November 12–17 this year. My Child’s Learning

Alberta is committed to creating an inclusive education system that inspires and enables all students to achieve success. We recognize that parents play an important role in shaping the way their children view learning. As a parent, you

Alberta Teachers Association – Health and Physical Education Council

September 2012

Alberta Education Report

http://www.education.alberta.ca/media/6737807/curriculum%20redesign%20update%20august%202012%20web.pdf

http://www.speakout.alberta.ca/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=soQzeWfmiLw%3d&tabid=64

http://www.speakout.alberta.ca/Conference/tabid/64/Default.aspx

http://www.education.alberta.ca/department/newsroom/schoolopenings.aspx

http://www.b-free.ca/home/index.html



understand more than anyone else how your child learns and processes information. This resource will provide parents with a better understanding of Alberta’s curriculum and how they can help their child. In this resource, parents discover what their child is learning, how they’re assessed and what resources are available to help them be successful from Kindergarten to Grade 12. More information can be found at: http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mychildslearning/

Healthy Active School Symposium (HASS)

Ever Active schools will be hosting their annual HASS events in 12 locations across Alberta. The full-day opportunities are designed to provide Alberta school communities with the knowledge, skills and resources to address and improve health and learning outcomes for children and youth. Schools are invited to send a school health action team of 6–12 people that includes both staff and students to take part in discussions, planning and sharing strategies to build healthy school communities that support student wellness. The HASS objectives for this year are:

to empower student leaders to create healthy school communities

to educate adult leaders to empower student leadership

to help participants make connections with their own school team, other schools and supporting partners

to support school teams to create a healthy school action plan.

Register early to ensure your school’s involvement! For further information, please e-mail [email protected] or phone 780–454–4745. You can find locations and dates on HASS 2012–2013 at: www.everactive.org/hass-2012 High School Wellness Project 2012–13

Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund, in collaboration with Alberta Education, has provided grant funding to six project across the province to support a high school integrated wellness approach. The supports are being provided to school districts that had previously shown leadership in using a Comprehensive School Health framework and are now interested in using the framework to support embedding wellness related outcomes cross curricular. The following schools districts are involved:

Edmonton Catholic,

Lethbridge SD 51,

Calgary Catholic SD,

Calgary board of Education,

Holy Spirit RCSRD 4, and

Working in collaboration are Prairie Rose School Division, Grasslands School Division, Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education and Medicine Hat School District No.76.

If you would like to learn more about the High School Wellness Projects please contact: Libby Coldbeck at: [email protected] or Laureen Lailey at: [email protected] Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund

The Alberta Healthy School Community Wellness Fund, managed by the University of Alberta Centre for Health Promotion Studies, is pleased to provide new grant funding for projects that support healthy school communities.

The Wellness Fund is funded by Alberta Health and Alberta Education to support the development of healthy school communities. From 2007 to 2011 larger and smaller grants were available to address the three priority areas of healthy eating, active living and positive social environments. In 2012, three new grant opportunities were established to meet the changing needs in the province. The new grant opportunities include: Readiness Grants, Curriculum Grants and Developing Healthy Relationships Grants. The deadline for current grant applications ends on October 4, 2012. Applicants should access the following documents to aid in the grant application process.

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mychildslearning/

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The application form can be accessed through the following link: http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/wfund/grant-application-2012/

Grant Application Guidelines & Wellness Fund Handbook – http://bit.ly/wellnessfund

Framework for Student Learning – http://education.alberta.ca/department/ipr/curriculum/framework.aspx

Framework for K-12 Wellness Education – http://education.alberta.ca/media/1124068/framework_kto12well.pdf

Joint Consortium for School Health (JCSH) – http://www.jcsh-cces.ca/ Please contact Libby Coldbeck, Project Coordinator to discuss your proposal prior to submission at 780–492–2537 [email protected] New Alberta Education Wellness Education Team Members

Carla Christie-Hamilton Curriculum Manager, 10–12 Wellness Education (Career Development and Financial Literacy)

Omar Elladen, Team Leader of K–9 Wellness Education

Laureen Lailey, Curriculum Manager, Healthy Schools.

Andrew Morgan, Curriculum Manager 10–12 Wellness Education (Health and Physical Education)

http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/wfund/grant-application-2012/

http://fluidsurveys.com/surveys/wfund/grant-application-2012/

http://bit.ly/wellnessfund

http://education.alberta.ca/department/ipr/curriculum/framework.aspx

http://education.alberta.ca/media/1124068/framework_kto12well.pdf

http://www.jcsh-cces.ca/




AD HOC Committee: Communication

2011-12 ACTION PLAN – Thinkers 2012 Update

GOAL: To create and implement a new HPEC website, that is specifically user friendly (to both the editors and the users), scalable and attractive to be launched March 1, 2012

Meeting Notes

Action Timeline Responsibility Budget Budget Spent

Gather feedback from the HPEC executive concerning what components they would like to see present on our HPEC website. A template for feedback will be distributed by September 30, 2011 via e-mail and the committee will ask for it to be returned by October 17, 2011

Template out September 30,

2011 Elisha O’Lain Item Completed

Feedback Returned by October 17,

2011

HPEC Executive 2 HPEC Executives members submitted feedback.

Item Completed

Feedback to committee by

October 24 2011

Elisha O’Lain Item Completed

The Committee will contact Lois Vanderlee, the Ever Active Schools Liaison, regarding our intent to build a website similar in look to the Ever Active Schools website. Additionally the possible development of a shared EAS/HPEC index page

September 30, 2011

Dean Rootsaert

Action Item: Dean Rootsaert will re-send the letter to Lois Vanderlee and cc: Brian Torrence

o Item Completed

Action Item: Dean Rootsaert will be working with Shannon Horricks to complete this item.

o Will not have a shared index page, but will ensure that the two pages have a prominent presence and links on their individual index pages.

o Item Completed

The Committee will secure ownership of the www.hpec.ab.ca to the ATA or HPEC.

October 15, 2011

Glenn Wilson $300.00

Midcore.com will contact

HPEC when the Domain is up for renewal

Dean Rootsaert contacted Brett Thompson at Mindcore.com. Company will maintain control of the domain and will take on the responsibility of contacting HPEC when the domain needs to be renewed and facilitating this process.

Item Completed

The Communication Committee will meet via Skype or other communications platform November 5 or 6, 2011, time TBD, to review the compiled website content feedback and create a site template.

November 5 & 6

th 2011

Dean Rootseart set up meeting

platform Glenn Wilson

determine format for

Media Shaker to submit content

$60.00 Skype licence

$0.00 Committee met via Google +. This is a free web based

platform that did not require a license.

Item Completed




The Committee will send the site template to Media Shaker for a revised quote. The Committee will provide the specific number of pages/components and a description of what we would like the pages/components to look like from the Nov 5/6, 2011 Meeting.

November 14, 2011, ask

Media Shaker for a quote by November 30,

2011

Glenn Wilson Dean

Rootsaert.

Dean Rootsaert will take over this action item.

Item Completed

The Committee will submit the Media Shaker Quote to the Table Officers for approval, to be approve the spending of HPEC funds to move ahead and Hire Media Shaker to create the HPEC website for a soft launch at the 2012 January HPEC Meeting

November 30, 2011 to table

Officers, Feedback needed by

December 5, 2011

Glenn Wilson Dean Rootsaert to send Quote to Elisha O’Lain Elisha O’Lain to Communicate

with Table officers

$10,000 - $15,00 - Media

Shaker - Website

Development $1000.00 sub-day/mileage for training

Invoices sent directly to HPEC Treasurer

Item Completed

At the January executive meeting the committee will provide access the executive specific pages for editing. This will include giving usernames and passwords to the executive for their specific areas. We need to have time in the meeting agenda for website presentation and training to have executive contribute content to the website.

January 20-21

Elisha O’Lain to contact Brenda Bower to have item added to agenda. Dean Rootsaert and

Glenn will present at the

January Meeting.

Item Revised

After discussing options with Media Shaker are not having individual pages for each executive position. Will incorporate blog type application in website for HPEC executive to have the ability to add content.

In addition add Social Media promotional idea to the January Meeting agenda. Incentive to promote, i.e. the next 100 people to ‘like’ the HPEC Facebook page will get a free lanyard at conference 2012.

Action Item: Glenn Wilson will source out promotional

materials and cost, lanyards with “I Like HPEC www.hpec.ab.ca” and whistles were discussed.

Action Item Ongoing

The executive will be asked to populate their website content areas by February 20, 2012

February 20, 2012

HPEC executive.

Item Revised

Executive will not have access to editing.

Would like to have items such as executive pictures and bios on website to add personal connection to the HPEC executive.

Action Item Ongoing

Review of website content February 20-

25, 2012 All Committee

members Item Completed

Promote www.hpec.ab.ca at Camrose 2012

May 2012

Action Item: Elisha O’Lain to Contact Conference Chairs to ask for their aid in promoting the HPEC website at conference

Item Completed

Action Item: Glenn Wilson to spearhead the handing out of




promotional lanyards and whistles by the HPEC executive at Conference 2012.

Review website at HPEC Thinkers 2012

September 21-23

All Executive

Total Budget (Website) $16, 360

GOAL: To utilize social networking Meeting Notes

Action Timeline Responsibility Resources/ Budget

Budget Amount Spent

To create a Facebook page to replace group, message all members of the HPEC groups about the change.

September 30, 2011

Dean Rootsaert & Elisha O’Lain

HPEC members.

Action item: Dean Rootsaert will send out a message to all

Item Completed

Executive members that have items they would like announced via Facebook to send them to Dean Rootseart i.e workshop dates, conference promotion etc.

Ongoing All executive

members

Change to making all HPEC executive members administration on the Facebook page so that they may post their own information items.

Item Completed

Action Item: Elisha O’Lain to send an e-mail to all executive asking them to like the HPEC Facebook page, let them know that they will be made administrators on the page and ask them to post informational items on Facebook.

Item Completed

To create a twitter account for HPEC

November 15, 2011

Glenn Wilson

Action Item: Dean Rootsaert to ask Greg Romaniuk if the ATA can allow us to put the HTML code for twitter on the page. Also ask if we can have a social media bar i.e. icons for facebook, twitter etc.

Action Item Ongoing

Total Budget (Facebook) $0.00



GOAL: To revamp/re-build the current HPEC promotional brochure to be completed by December 2011. Meeting Notes

Action Timeline Responsibility Resources/

Budget Budget

Amount Spent

Put a hold on the printing and distribution of the out-dated version of the HPEC brochure.

September 30, 2011

Dean Rootsaert

Item Completed

Identify format and content for new promotional material

October 11, 2011

Barb Young Audrey

Seehagen to look after the EAS portion

Action Item: Elisha O’Lain to send an e-mail to Barb to

follow up on Brochure graphic design and printing costs.

Item Completed

Contact the ATA to receive aid from their graphics department to design the HPEC brochure/promotional material.

October 12, 2011

Barb Young & Mark Yurick

$2000.00 for design

Amount for design still to be attained from Mark Yurick

Circulate created mock-ups to the Communications Committee

When Received Barb Young Brochure revised by the executive at the January 2012

Meeting

Item Completed

Order and distribute promotional material at the 2012 January meeting to EAS and RR’s (3000)

Barb Young and Mark

Yurick

$2000.00 for printing

Total Budget (Print Materials) $4000.00



GOAL: To create and implement a secure portal to facilitate file sharing and executive communication. Meeting Notes

Action Timeline Responsibility Resources/

Budget Budget

Amount Spent

Contact the ATA to ask if we can use Google documents as a file sharing portal and communication platform. (Or what we can and cannot host on this platform, suggestions etc.)

October 9, 2011

Elisha O’lain

Item Revised

Changed to use the ATA t-net HPEC site for file sharing. Free hosting provided by the ATA and will allow HPEC to still utilize the t-net platform.

Item Completed

Set-up a Google Documents site and invite HPEC executive members to the platform. Determine the content of the platform (folders, folder permissions, calendar, etc.)

October 31, 2011

Dean Rootseart Shane Gau

$300.00

Dean was able to do this without requiring a substitute.

Item Revised

After the change to use the t-net platform Set-up Complete and was shown to the HPEC executive at the January 2012 meeting.

Item Completed

The Committee will ask the HPEC executive to populate the platform by December 31, 2011

December 31, 2011

HPEC executive

Action item timeline moved to the January Meeting to show executive file share and to populate by the 2012 AGM.

Action Item Ongoing

The file sharing and communication platform will be reviewed at the January Meeting.

January 20-21, 2012

Item Completed

Total Budget (Secure Portal) $300.00 $0.00

Total Ad Hoc Communications Budget $20,660

Budgeted Spent

Website $16,360.00

Facebook $0.00 $0.00

Print Materials $4000.00 481.33

Secure Portal $300.00 $0.00

Promotional Material (Lanyards) $0.00



The Ever Active Schools Program

Alberta’s voice for Healthy School Communities

Ever Active Schools Vision: 1. EAS is a provincial catalyst providing curricular expertise, resources, and

professional development support for Healthy School Communities. (Curriculum refers to program of studies, assessment practices, and teaching and learning resources)

2. EAS facilitates communication, and collaborative partnerships among the health, active living, and education sectors.

3. EAS supports the dissemination of information, including research, on healthy school communities and fostering knowledge exchange opportunities.

4. EAS is a provincial support of sustainability and capacity building within all Alberta school communities, following a CSH approach and resulting in increased student and staff wellness.

Ever Active Schools 2012 2013 Summary: Ever Active Schools (EAS) is a comprehensive school health program that supports healthy school communities in Alberta. EAS collaborates with numerous provincial partners to support the continued work of building healthy school communities through:

Professional development opportunities for education and health professionals

Resource development for Daily Physical Activity, Physical Education and wellness curricula

Project based work that provides increased capacity to a community and shared learning opportunities for the province

Communication / Knowledge Exchange between schools and support to organizations through workshops, social media, newsletters, and a provincial conference

Collaboration and partnerships between partners in the education, health and active living sectors

Ever Active Schools continues to expand its reach to more schools in the province. Through the Healthy Active School Symposia (HASS) events, EAS has increased the awareness of school health initiatives and engaged new school communities. The events have reached all corners of the province with a focus on creating school wellness teams, student leadership and empowering local leadership. HASS has been a catalyst for school health initiatives and partnership collaboration that aligns support to participating schools.

Ever Active Schools is a special project of the Health and Physical Education Council of the Alberta Teachers Association and is funded through grants from the Alberta Sport Recreation

Parks and Wildlife Foundation, Alberta Education and Alberta Health.

2012-2013 EAS Professional Development Opportunities

- Aiming Your Physical Education in the Right Direction - Developing Healthy School Communities - DPA on a Budget - Health Curriculum Matters - Motivate the Masses in Physical Education - Student Leadership.......Inspiring Change - Wellness Starts with You! For more information visit www.everactive.org



Support of the After School Time Period In 2012/2013, EAS will expand its mandate to include a focus on improving healthy living behaviors of youth in the after school time period. The after school time period is defined as the, “critical hours”, as research shows quality after school programs have an impact on obesity, physical inactivity, personal and mental health, and social isolation. Within the 2012 / 2013 work plan, are priorities to increase the range and depth of partners that will contribute to wellness in the after school hours. These partnerships will expand beyond the traditional recreational sector and facilitate knowledge transfer to health and education supporting partners. EAS will build upon its current structure to promote collaboration, dissemination of information, sharing of learning opportunities, and professional development focused on the after school hours time period. Provincial Tour of School Health In 2012 2013 EAS and partners are hosting 12 Healthy Active Schools Symposium (HASS) events across the province to educate and inform school wellness teams, provide up to date information, examine opportunities for sharing and networking and further support healthy active school communities and the partners that make it happen. HASS is open to all interested Alberta school communities as well as

individuals such as community health nurses, active living leaders and / or other practitioners. Detailed information about HASS can be accessed from http://www.everactive.org/hass-2012-2013.

Ever Active Schools Provincial Team Contact Us: Brian Torrance, Director: [email protected] Tracy Lockwood, Education Coordinator: [email protected] Joyce Sunada, Schools Coordinator: [email protected] Shannon Horricks, Communications Coordinator: [email protected] Jackie Crooks, Provincial Projects Coordinator: [email protected] Karen Gouge, Administrative Assistant: [email protected] Michelle Mann, Administrative Assistant: [email protected] Katelynn Theal, After School Hours Community Coordinator: [email protected] Rhonda Schilberg, Administrative Assistant: [email protected]

http://www.everactive.org/hass-2012-2013







