USTA Florida partners with

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Cathy Nordlund, Community Coordinator/TSR USTA Florida, Region 8-South

nordlund@florida.usta.com 305-252-6591

Governor Charlie Crist declares May as

“Tennis in Florida Schools Month”

Florida elementary school students must take 30 minutes of PE everyday

Miami-Dade County Public Schools

Fourth largest in the United States

Largest school district in Florida

414,128 student enrollment

205 Elementary schools 61 Middle schools 49 High school50 Charter schools

392 schools 414,128 students

23 Vocational school|adult/vocational school 18 Alternative schools 5 Special education Specialized Centers

Miami-Dade County School district is thesecond largest minority

public school system in the country.

60% Hispanic origin

28% African American

10% White

And less than 3% non-white and other minortites.

Miami-Dade County Elementary After School Program

USTA partners with M-DCPS After School Program

A total of 121 schools currently participate in this program.

Servicing over 25,000 children.

Miami-Dade County receives USTA National After School Grant.

Elementary After School Program

Elementary After School Program

30 schools

65 after school staff attend an in-service workshop, lead by two national trainers

$10,000 worth of Wilson equipment distributed to the schools.

704 racquets 46 mini tennis nets 750 foam balls

5,000 children now introduced to tennis

Phase 1 January 2007

Phase 2 Fall 200750 schools will be added, with an additional 10,000 children

Volunteers

Susan Ricke, USTA Florida Clinician

Maria Bandklayder, USTA Florida School Tennis Organizer

To my great volunteers

From the Executive Director Before/After School

Programs

“With the addition of the free USTA support training and equipment program and the ease of its implementation. The USTA has generously provided the children of Miami-Dade County Public Schools-Community Education and Before/After School Program, an affordable option that has helped satisfy our pursuit for more energetic physical education components that we so strongly desire.”

VICTOR FERRANTE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTORMiami-Dade Count y Public Schools

Before/After School Programs & Community Education.

In service training for the staff of

24 elementary schools

Elementary After School in-service workshop

Elementary After school in-service workshop

Elementary After School Program

Elementary After School children in action

Elementary After School Program

Neva King Cooper School

Kindergarten – 12th grade

A a specialized school for students who are

mentally handicapped, ages 3 to 22.

Tennis for

Special Needs Students

Miami-Dade County Middle School

In-school program

42 PE Teachers participate in a USTA School demonstration at their “Summer HEAT Fitness Workshop”

30 PE teachers signed up that day for our in school program

estimated 16,500 children

Training and equipment order will take place this fall.

Middle School PE Program

Thank you to Dr. Jayne Greenberg, Executive Director of M-DCPS Physical Education Department for her support of bringing tennis into the schools.

Miami-Dade County Middle School61 middle schools – 66,000 students

Middle School PE Program

42 Middle School PE teachers

participate in a

on-court tennis demonstration.

Middle School PE Program

15,000 after school elementary school children- 75 schools

16,500 middle school PE children -30 schools

Upcoming in-service training for the elementary levelPE teachers, estimated 40 schools

2007

Miami-Dade County Schools&

USTA Florida

Miami brings tennis to

Potential 61 middle school coaches

will be attending a play-base workshop to bring

tennis into their after school programs.

Miami-Dade County Schools

& USTA Florida

Spring 2008

Summary

Target the decision makers

Get the entire department or district on board

Ask to speak at their meetings

Address their needs and work with them

Provide ongoing support

Enthusiasm is contagious, believe and love what your doing

USTA

What made our program successful.

Thank you

USTA National- After School Grant Committee Scott Schutlz, Jason Jamison and Karen Green

Wilson Sporting Goods Co, Erika Offerdahl

USTA Florida Volunteers, Maria Bandklayder and Susan Ricke

Miami Dade County Public School

Executive Director of Physical Education Department, Dr. Jayne Greenberg

Executive Director Before/After School Programs, Victor Ferrante

District Physical Education Supervisor (Elementary Schools), Mike Bromir