Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs
A Guide for Schools

A: A vision statement conjures up a picture of the destination of the group's work. For example, CDC's vision statement "Safer, Healthier People" focuses on safety and health of all people. An example of a CSPAP vision statement could be "Active Students. Active School."

A: The purpose of a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program is to provide a variety of physical activity opportunities to students before, during, and after the school day to increase their level of physical activity. The hope is for schools to create a sustainable process to support physical activity in schools that addresses all five components of CSPAP.

A: Some examples of goal statements are:

• Increase opportunities during the school day to increase moderate to vigorous physical activities for students, staff, and community.
• Improve the school physical activity environment.
• Increase the number of students who participate in at least 60 minutes of physical activity daily.

A: Specific objectives help set priorities and targets for progress. Using the acronym SMART helps ensure objectives are thorough:

• Specific: Who (e.g., student population) and what (e.g., action or activity)?
• Measureable: How much change is expected as a result of your CSPAP?
• Achievable: Can this be realistically accomplished, given current resources and constraints?
• Realistic: Is it possible to achieve this objective?
• Time-phased: When will it be accomplished?

A: An example of a CSPAP objective is: "By the end of year one, 90% of students in grades K-5 will use a daily log to record their moderate to vigorous physical activity." This statement shows the results to be achieved (students will record physical activity), how (by using a daily log to record activity), and when (by the end of year one).