A: Parents can learn more about how to increase opportunities for physical activity before, during, and after school. This is also known as a comprehensive school physical activity program. Key topics for parents to explore include:

• Physical education
• Student fitness assessment
• Recess
• Classroom physical activity
• Before- and after-school physical activity
• Staff Involvement

A Glossary of Terms is available in the Parents for Healthy Schools: A Guide for Getting Parents Involved from K-12. It provides definitions of key terms that might be helpful for parents to know.

A: You can share ideas with parents by using the Ideas for Parents documents, available in Links. These are one-page documents to provide parents with practical strategies and actions to improve the school environment. There are six physical education and physical activity idea documents that highlight different aspects of physical activity in schools and suggest questions and ideas parents should consider for taking action.