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May 19, 2010 :: E-Newsletter
1.)  TAHPERD 26th Annual Summer Conference: Register TODAY!
2.)   SBOE Scheduled to Approve Rule Change on PE Waiver
3.)   Hot Ideas for Kool Physical Education: A workshop for K-12 Physical Education Teachers
4.)   USTA Serves Up Games & Skills for Teaching Tennis with No Tennis Court Required

May 13, 2010 :: E-Newsletter
1.)  TAHPERD 26th Annual Summer Conference: May 15 Early Bird Deadline!
2.)  TEA Extends Deadline for FITNESSGRAM Reporting to May 21
3.)  A Note from First Lady Michelle Obama on Childhood Obesity
4.)  Hot Ideas for Kool Physical Education: A workshop for K-12 Physical Education Teachers
5.)  USTA Serves Up Games & Skills for Teaching Tennis with No Tennis Court Required

May 7, 2010 :: E-Newsletter
1.)  TAHPERD 26th Annual Summer Conference: May 15: Early Bird DEADLINE!
2.)   Fitness Assessment Data: Due May 14, 2010
3.)   ESC Region 16 Workshop: June 3, 2010
4.)   Hot Ideas for Kool Physical Education: A workshop for K-12 Physical Education Teachers
5.)   Steve Gergeni Passes Away
6.)   Focus Group Organized on Suicide Prevention Training for High School Faculty & Staff
7.)   Deadline Changed for TAHPERD's Exemplary School Program Application
8.)   Parish Episcopal School Job Opening
9.)    SMU Job Position Opening
10.)   Texas Healthy Habitats Grant: 2010-2011 Grant Year
11.)  USTA Serves Up Games & Skills for Teaching Tennis with No Tennis Court Required


April 27, 2010 :: E-Newsletter
1.) TAHPERD 26th Annual Summer Conference:
Register TODAY!
2.) Phil Lawler - PE for Life Founder
3.) Survey: Strategic Plan for the Prevention of Obesity in Texas
4.) Fun Facts Trivia Calendar – May
5.) TEA Best Practices Clearinghouse (BPC)
6.) Movement, Music and Maximum Participation: Real Health Reform
7.) Excite! Gym Cheer & Dance - Position Opening
8.) TEA Webinar - Year of the SHAC - May 5
9.) Hot Ideas for Kool Physical Education: A workshop for K-12 Physical Education Teachers
10.) USTA Serves Up Games & Skills for Teaching Tennis with No Tennis Court Required

April 21, 2010 :: E-Newsletter
1.)   FIT Kids Act PASSED
2.)   TAHPERD 26th Annual Summer Conference:
Register TODAY!
3.)   Health Education (HE) and Physical Education (PE) Curriculum Division
4.)   The University of Virginia's Kinesiology Department Needs Assistance from K-12
5.)   College Sports: White House Tweaks Title IX Rules
6.)   Hot Ideas for Kool Physical Education: A workshop for K-12 Physical Education Teachers
7.)   USTA Serves Up Games & Skills for Teaching Tennis with No Tennis Court Required

April 19, 2010 :: E-Newsletter
1.)   FIT Kids Vote in 48 Hours: ACTION ITEM!
2.)   TAHPERD 26th Annual Summer Conference:
Register TODAY!
3.)   “Our Body: The Universe Within” Group Ticket Sales Information
4.)   Hot Ideas for Kool Physical Education: A workshop for K-12 Physical Education Teachers
5.)   USTA Serves Up Games & Skills for Teaching Tennis with No Tennis Court Required

April 12, 2010 :: E-Newsletter
1.)   FITNESSGRAM Data Results due to TEA: May 14, 2010 Deadline
2.)   PE2020: Focus On the Future of Physical Education and Challenge Your Students
3.)   TEA Partners with TDA to spread the word - “Agriculture is Your Culture”
4.)   NASBE Webinar Examines Physical Activity & PE Policies from State to Classroom:
April 15
5.)   TEA Study of the Performance of Students displaced by Hurricane Katrina
6.)   Dance K-8 Guidelines Poster Available
7.)   A Reminder from the Texas Education Agency Regarding a NEW State Mandate
8.)   Hot Ideas for Kool Physical Education: A workshop for K-12 Physical Education Teachers

March 24, 2010 :: E-Newsletter
1.)  U.S. Agencies Call for Comments on Childhood Obesity
2.)  The U.S. Department of Education Requests Your Comments

3.)  Learning for Life - PE Fact Sheet
4.)  Kid-netic Games - Region 10 ESC
5.)  American Association for Physical Activity and Recreation (AAPAR) Workshop in Brownsville
6.)  Grant for Austin Area Schools

March 2, 2010 :: E-Newsletter
1.) Nutrition Grants Available
2.) Kid-netic Games - Region 10 ESC
3.) Call for Presentations 2010
4.) Save the Date | TAHPERD Area 3 Workshop
5.) Houston ISD's Recipe for a SuperStar
6.) 2010 Membership Directory




E-News Links

SHAC Grant Application
Below is the application and instructions concerning the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) grant that was announced at the TETN on March 3rd.

>> CLICK HERE for the application and instructions. 


School Health Index ( SHI ) & Health Education Curriculum Analysis Tool (HECAT) Training
Training on both the SHI and the HECAT will be made available for free over the course of the next year. Please share
your suggestions for these trainings by completing the form below.

>> CLICK HERE for the form. 

TEA Study of the Performance of Students displaced by Hurricane Katrina
The following study was conducted by TEA (Texas Education Agency) to evaluate the academic progress of these relocated students.
>> CLICK HERE to read the study.