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Goal 6: Outcomes and Sustainability: The PE Plus Program will identify desired student <br />outcomes in the areas of physical fitness, social-emotional well-being, learning needs, <br />and nutrition and health. PE Plus will also identify coach, teacher, and administrator, and <br />partnership outcomes. The program is designed to ensure positive changes and <br />outcomes are sustained. <br />Goal 7: Program Growth: PE Plus partners will continue to seek financial contributions <br />from school sites and additional revenue sources and seek to expand the PE Plus <br />program into additional schools and venues provided additional resources are obtained. <br /> <br /> <br />ANALYSIS <br />Due to State budget cuts to the Redwood City School District (RCSD), incredibly hard <br />choices were made and ultimately physical education teachers were eliminated at most <br />RCSD schools. The Sequoia Healthcare District Board approved a large investment <br />under their “Healthy Schools Initiative” to fill the critical need for children to be physically <br />active during the school day. The Parks, Recreation and Community Services <br />Department and the Peninsula Covenant Community Center partnered last year to <br />provide a comprehensive physical education curriculum which proved to be very <br />successful. Comments from administrators at the School District include: <br /> <br />“This is the best thing to happen to this school in a long time, as long as I’ve been <br />here.” Assistant Principal, Selby Lane School. <br />“It gives me peace of mind to know that we have these coaches here at Hawes. They <br />work so well with the kids.” Principal, Hawes School. <br />“We’re so happy to have you (PE+) here. These kids haven’t had anything as <br />structured as this in a long time. They really need it and we’re happy to have you.” <br />Principal, Henry Ford School. <br />The benefit of a strong partnership between PCC and PRCS allows us to share <br />resources and curriculum knowledge, meet State standards, leverage School District <br />relationships, and build our youth outreach and wellness initiatives. The partnership will <br />also deploy physical fitness testing procedures this year as we have baseline data from <br />the past year. <br /> <br /> <br />ALTERNATIVES <br />The Council could choose not to sign the MOU thereby foregoing SHCD’s award of <br />$317,994 in grant funding to the City. <br /> <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The Sequoia Healthcare District has agreed to provide grant funds in the amount of <br />$317,994 to the City which will allow the Parks, Recreation and Community Services <br />Department to hire qualified staff, provide program training to staff, and cover costs <br />of equipment and miscellaneous supplies related to the education, instruction, and <br />promotion of the PE Plus program. <br />7.1.A. - Page 3