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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ............................................................................................................................................3
Objective ..........................................................................................................................................3
Composition of DISD ......................................................................................................................3
Case Studies .....................................................................................................................................3
Background ............................................................................................................................................4
Data ............................................................................................................................................6
Health Benefits...........................................................................................................................6
15 Minutes vs. 30 Minutes of Exercise ......................................................................................9
Improving General Health .......................................................................................................10
Immune System .......................................................................................................................10
DISDs Plan .............................................................................................................................11
Similar Programs .....................................................................................................................11
Mental Health.................................................................................................................................12
ADHD ......................................................................................................................................12
Creating Habits ........................................................................................................................13
IQ and Physical Activity ..........................................................................................................13
Hand-Eye Coordination ...........................................................................................................14
The Proposal ........................................................................................................................................15
The Exercises .................................................................................................................................15
PE vs. Fitness Stars ........................................................................................................................15
Rules & Regulations ......................................................................................................................16
Budget & Incentives ............................................................................................................................17
Targeted Questions ..............................................................................................................................18
Authorization Forms ............................................................................................................................20
References ............................................................................................................................................21

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INTRODUCTION
Objective
We are creating a before-school fitness program for elementary school kids with an aim to
increase their attentiveness and engagement throughout the class day. The activities will range from 1530 minutes and incorporate various aerobic exercises instructed by the gym teachers and assistants
within each respective school, as well as qualified volunteers. The exercises will begin before school
and blend in to the homeroom portion of the school day. The activities will be conducted within the
gymnasium, or any capable facility in each respective school. Depending on availability, it may also
take place in an open field outdoors. We, the Dallas Stars plan to implement a 15 to 30 minute morning
exercise to help jumpstart elementary school students education by helping them focus more in class
and learn to live a healthier lifestyle.
Composition of DISD
The Dallas Independent School District is a massive selection of people and children, and in
terms of size and population it is the second largest school district in the entirety of Texas, and twelfth
largest in the entire country. It boasts a total population of 160,253 students across all schools and
grades, however the program will be focusing on the 88,824 elementary school children ages
kindergarten through fifth. The total number of elementary schools that will be looked at is around 151
across the entire area.
Case Studies
Based on our research, there has been a direct correlation between morning exercise and
academics. If we take a look on the top 5 countries in education in the world: Finland, South Korea,
Hong Kong, Japan, and Singapore, they all do implement a morning exercise program. In the US,
Naperville Central School located in West Chicago has implemented a 30 minute workout in the

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morning. Their program resulted in an increase in reading scores by 100%, and an increase in math
scores by a factor of 20. In addition, critical thinking and problem solving skills have increase also by
15%.
Many companies also have an exercise drill before a shift starts. These drills were first
introduced by Japanese companies. The results of pre-shift drills has shown that back injuries and
problems have been reduced due to conditioning the spine and the muscles supporting it; in addition, it
helped in increasing teamwork and collaboration between employees. Some of the companies that have
an exercise program are: Hitachi, Nissan, Toyota, and Google. Moreover, Google has made a study
where they believe that their health program for their employees have increased their employees
working life span by 15-20 years. The oldest Googler today is 84 years old and still loving his job.
BACKGROUND
DISD Statistics and fundamentals
The Dallas Independent School District is a massive selection of people and children, and in terms of
size and population it is the second largest school district in the entirety of Texas, and twelfth largest in
the entire country. It boasts a total population of 160,253 students across all schools and grades,
however the program will be focusing on the 88,824 elementary school children ages kindergarten
through fifth. The total number of elementary schools that will be looked at is around 151 across the
entire area.
Other Data
STUDENT ETHNIC COMPOSITION (DISTRICTWIDE):
Hispanic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112,574 70.2%
African American . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,676 22.9%
White . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,532 4.7%

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Asian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,059 1.3%

American Indian . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 0.3%
National Hawaiian/Pacific Islander . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 0.1%
Two or more . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 770 0.5%
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160,253 100.0%
CAMPUS PROFESSIONAL STAFF:
Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,103
Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 924
Counselors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Librarians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Nurses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
DISTRICTWIDE PROFESSIONAL STAFF:
Administrators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Technical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269
Psychologist/Psychiatrist/Psychotherapist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Diagnosticians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Other Professional Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,385
TOTAL PROFESSIONAL STAFF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,877
Class ratio
For the purposes of the program we are wanting to put on, we want to ensure the maximum amount of
safety for the children, and in keeping with DISD official policy, a physical education class similar to
what we want has to maintain a student to teacher ratio of 45:1. This means that in the opt-in small scale
implementation of our program we can only select a certain number of children per school based on the
number of physical education teachers they have.

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Health Benefits
General Data
Based on the report, The
Physical Activity Council in 2012, about
70% of the America (192 million) was
not active to the health standard (PHIT
2009). To be considered actively
healthy, a person needs to exercise at
least 30 minutes, 3 times a week. In
2013, 68% of America was considered obese or overweighed (PHIT 2009). National Health Care has
spent over 150 billion dollars annual for obesity in 2011, if the rate would decrease as little as 5 %, it
could save America over 29 billion dollars (NCSL 2013). Texas was ranked 10th of 51 states to have the
highest obesity rate in 2011, and 15th in 2013 with near the same percentage of 30% in both years (State
of Obesity 2004). In 2013, Texas obesity rate by age includes 17.7% for ages 18-25, 31.8% for 26-44,
36% for 45-64, and 27% for 65 years and older (State of Obesity 2004). The obesity rate affects 26.5%
whites, 38.2% blacks, and 35.4% Latino (State of Obesity 2004).
Based on the statistics of State of Obesity website in 2010, Texas has a current rate of 10.9%
diabetes and ranked 13th of America with 1,962,059 cases (State of Obesity 2004). Not only is obesity a
problem in Texas, there are many other health issue
that are affected by it. There is also 31.2% in
hypertensions, with 4,300,252 cases, 1,261,654 cases
in heart diseases, 4,426,828 in arthritis, and 328,379
cases of obesity-related cancer (State of Obesity

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2004). If nothing done to change our habits, the numbers will continue to skyrocket over the years.

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15 minutes versus 30 minutes exercise

Based on an article 15 Minutes of Exercise Per Day Adds 3 Years to life, Study Finds, Dr.
Chi-Pang Wen lead Taiwanese researchers to examine 416,000 participant who self-report their weekly
exercise in about a 12 year period (Conley 2011). He stated that with just 15 minutes of exercise every
day, a person could reduce the risk of dying from cancer by 1% (Conley 2011). The exercise would be a
moderate-intensity that would leave active participant short of breath, but would be able to easily have a
conversation at the same time. Some example of a good 15 minute workout would be a quick walk,
some jogging, biking, and a gentle ballroom dancing (Conley 2011).
The National Health Research Institutes in Taiwan proved another benefit from a 15 minute
workout which was an increasing their life expectancy by 3 years because it will be cutting their risk of
death by 14 percent on both male and females (Chan 2011). Also with each additional 15 minutes of
exercise a day, they will continue to cut another 4 percent risk compare to a group of inactive participate
(Chan 2011). In conclusion, this experiment proves that some exercise is always better than none. With
just doing gentle exercises for 15 minutes every morning, a person could decrease the risk of cancer and
extend their lifespan.
The benefits for a 30 minute workout each
morning would be more beneficial than the 15
minute workout. Children would work out in the
morning would perform better on test because
exercise help enhances the brains metabolism,
which would result with children retaining more
information from class (Pippig 2015). It would increase their immune system to fight off allergies,
colds, and other diseases. Exercise would also control weight, reduce blood pressure, raise HDL

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cholesterol, reduce type 2 diabetes and some kinds of cancer, and improve psychological well-being,
such as increasing self-confidence, and higher self-esteem (AHA 2014).
Improving General Health
There was a study in 1987 in Kokura Elementary in Kitakyushu, Japan where 41 obese children (21 boy
and 20 girls), age 11 participated in aerobic exercise therapy for 2 years (Sasaki, Shindo, Tanaka, Ando,
& Arakawa, 1987). They study included running 20 minutes, 4 times a week in the morning and 3 times
a week in the afternoon (Sasaki et al., 1987). After 1 year, there was an average of fat decrease of 40 %
in boys and 37% in girls (Sasaki et al., 1987). Their oxygen uptake increased from 1.76 l/min to
2.11/min after one year (Sasaki et al., 1987). There was also an increase in HDL level with 16% for
boys, and 19% in girls the first year, but it slightly decrease the second year; however the percentage
was still high compare to the initial state (Sasaki et al., 1987). Not only does exercise help with obesity
in children, it would also help with increase oxygen intake and HDL levels.
Exercise could also help lower the risk of sleep
apnea that affects 1- 3% of the children in America
(ASAA 2015). Sleep apnea is a breathing that gets
disruptive during sleep (ASAA 2015). This usually
occurs with overweight children because the fat
around their neck and throat could block their airway which will cause them to wake up in the middle of
the night (ASAA 2015). However, if the child actively exercise and have a proper diet for 3 months the
risk would drop by 50 % (ASAA 2015). So not only will exercise help with a jump start in the morning,
it would also help with a good night sleep.
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Physical activities help increase a persons

immune system to certain disease. It helps flush bacteria
out from the lung by breathing and cancer causing
substance by releasing of sweat and urine (Vorvick 2012).
Exercise also sends more antibodies and white blood cells
at a quicker rate throughout the body and because of the
increase of the blood circulation (Vorvick 2012). With the rise of body temperature, it could also help
prevent bacterial growth and the white blood cells would have a better chance to fight off the illness
(Vorvick 2012). By exercising, the body would be able to decrease the stress- related hormones which
would usually increase the chance of illness (Vorvick 2012).
Exercise is full of benefits in every corner, not
only are you fighting on the outside by actively
moving, you are also fighting in the inside with the help of
white blood cells.
DISDs Plans
Dallas ISD has a program called CATCH, which basically educate children to eat right and gives
them a more motivated physical activity environment (DISD 2015). Not only will the student lose
weight and earn other health benefits, they would also learn to eat right and help them change their life
long attitude too (DISD 2015). Some students started to have a better attitude in life were glad that they
are able to lose weight and parents become more involve with this problem too. Other programs in
schools include the normal recess and physical education class.
Similar Programs

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There are other elementary schools that are already implementing morning exercises. Jacobs
Elementary School and Hinghams Foster Elementary school in Massachusetts implemented a morning
45 minute exercise and they found that the students are more focus in class (Seltz 2012). There is a
program called Fun to Run at Bryant Elementary in Florida where children run, jump, and play games
from 8:00 to 8:30 am (Gregg 2013). All these programs had notice an increase in academic performance
and help with behavior issue.
Mental Benefits
ADHD
ADHD is attention deficit hyperactivity disorders that usually affects children and continued
affect them until adulthood. 11% or 6.4 million children in United States have been diagnosed with
ADHD (Reddy 2014). As an alternative of
medication, there has been a research performed by
the University of Vermont and Purdue University in
finding a new resolution with morning exercise
(Reddy 2014). This experiment involved 202
students ranging from Kindergarten to second grade
in which they each performed a 31 minute aerobic
physical activity every morning before school started for a 12 week period (Reddy 2014). The study
showed that the children would have a great improvement with attention span, less moodiness, and
better cooperating with other children (Reddy 2014). This is because they are able to use the extra burst
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Another study from Michigan State University in East Lansing, which was led by Matthew B.
Pontifex shows how exercise improve in responsive and correctness in test (Reuters 2012). This test
included 40 eight to ten year olds, which half have ADHD and half ADHD-free who did a 20 minute
exercise on the trend mill or a 20 minute reading right before taking standard test which includes
reading, spelling, and math skills (Reuters 2012). In both groups, they had score better on the test after
exercising, with ADHD having 84 %, which is an
increase of 4 % than after reading, and 90%
correctness for ADHD-free children (Reuters
2012). This is an encouragement to active fitness
for all children; because the evidence shows that
exercise help increase test scores, even if it is for a
short period of time.
Creating Habits
Phillippa Lally, a health psychology researcher at the University College of London did an
experiment over 96 people over a 12 week period on developing habits (Clear 2014). Some people
picked habits ranging from drinking a bottle of water a day to running 15 minutes a day (Clear 2014). In
conclusion, Mr. Lally found out that the real average in any developing habit was 66 days (Clear 2014).
The participate had taken as short as 18 days to 254 days depending on the complexity of the habit they
are trying to develop (Clear 2014). The 21 day commitment was usually for small, easy habits.
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Charles Hillman, a professor from the University of Illinois did a study about how exercising
affects the brain activity function. His study includes recruiting 220 8-and 9-year olds students to do an
after school exercise program for one whole year
(Reynolds 2014). They would have different
activities such as tag, and how to dribble a soccer ball
which improves aerobic and basic motor skills
(Reynolds 2014). Children who attended most
session had the highest improvements in their
cognitive scores and had gain the ability to have attentional inhibition, which is the ability to block
irrelevant information (Reynolds 2014). So the more exercise involve, the more improvement is seen in
cognition.
Hand and eye coordination
Children need plenty of exercise throughout their growing phase. As at toddler from ages 1-3,
they should start to be able to walk, jump, climb, and learn to kick and it is recommend that they have at
about 90 minutes of physical activity (Nichols 2008). Then at preschooler stage, which includes 3-5
year olds, they need about 90 minutes to 120 minutes of physical exercise a day to help develop skills
such as skipping, hopping, balancing on one foot, and throwing and catching (Nichols 2008). As school
age children, which typically runs from 6-12 years old they also need the same amount of time as
preschooler, but this is where they start to perform complex movement, understand rules for a game, and
develop eye and hand coordination (Nichols 2008). A child who reaches adolescent stage, which is ages
13 and up, will only need 30-60 minutes of physical activity to help them develop themselves (Nichols
2008). So as children grow up, the needs for physical exercise lessen, but they still need a good amount
when they first start growing up to function and develop properly.

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THE PROPOSAL
The Exercises
We are creating a before school fitness program for elementary school kids to increase their
attentiveness and engagement throughout the class day. The activities will range from 15-30 minutes
and incorporate various aerobic exercises instructed by the gym teachers assigned to each respective
school. We determined that because of the population differences between the schools, that there would
be three sizes:

Small (below 400 students)

Medium (between 400 800 students)
Large (above 800 students)

The program will occur before school and blend in

to the homeroom portion of the beginning of the school
day. Ideally, it would occur 15 minutes before class and
up to 15 minutes into the start of the regular school day. This program will be conducted within the
gymnasium, or any capable facility in each respective school. Depending on availability, it may also
take place in an open field outdoors.
Morning exercise can have a potentially positive impact on students grades and classroom
behaviors. Additionally, exercise reduces the risk diabetes and the risk of cardiovascular diseases
(Mercola). Ultimately, this will lead to a better performer academically and a healthier life.
PE vs. Fitness Stars
Physical Education is a requirement for elementary school students in Texas. The focus of the
program is to teach children various movements and exercises to refine their motor skills as well as to
learn how exercise affects the body. At the elementary level students must participate in exercise for at
least 30 minutes per day, or 135 minutes weekly (Meyers). These physical education requirements

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lessen going into middle school, which require just four semesters of P.E. out of six. In high school,
students need just one credit of physical education to graduate which is equivalent to a full year. As a
complement to physical education courses, our proposal is a before-school fitness initiative that seeks to
improve the attentiveness and engagement of students throughout their academic sessions. The program
would be instructed by a PE teacher who directs the students in various exercises to stimulate the
students mind and body as they participate. These exercises will increase blood flow and oxygen to the
brain which increases focus and clarity (Mercola).
Rules & Regulations
This program is considered an extracurricular activity, therefore opt-in consent
by the parent/guardian of the child would be
required for liability (7.102(b)(28)). Despite
the desire to incorporate every student into
the program, supporting it for every
elementary school in the district would
become difficult. To mirror the standards set by the Texas Education Agency, the maximum number of
kids per instructor would be set at 45. With the variance of available instructors, schools may have up to
360 students participating (8 instructors). As the program grows and proves effective, attendance could
potentially increase with additional funding and/or support.
This program would be held throughout the year as a daily activity. Student participation would not
be mandatory once accepted into the program, but there will be an incentive to attend and participate
provided by the Stars.

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Budget & Incentives

For students who exemplify participation and academic achievement in each school (determined by
instructor), the Stars will provide an assortment of stars gear, including:

Two Dallas Stars tickets

Jersey Lunch Bag
Dallas Stars Lanyard
Replica Jamie Benn Autographed Puck
Kids Club Bracelet
Official Membership Card
10% discount on Stars merchandise
Free public skating at Dr. Pepper Star Centers

Costs associated with the above Fitness Stars package will

vary based on the number of schools participating, but not to
exceed $24,000.00 (for 8 sessions in which 2 students per
session are awarded in all 150 elementary schools at $10 per
package). This would account for a maximum of 2,400
students out of potentially 54,000 participating students.
There will also be a district-wide incentive to award the top ten elementary schools who have the highest
number of participants throughout the year. This will be tracked by the program instructor(s). The Dallas
Stars will award the top 10 schools a customized jersey embroidered with the school name and year
awarded. The cost per jersey would be $250, totaling $2,500.00 across the district. The total amount of
money needed to carry out the pilot phase is $52,500. We ask the Dallas Chamber of Commerce to
donate half of this amount since the Dallas Stars foundation will fund the other half of the program.

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Incentive

Cost
Per Item

Number of
Items

Total
Cost

Student Fitness Pack

$10

5,000

$50,000

School Custom Jersey

$250

10

$2,500

Yearly Total

$52,500

Targeted Questions and Answers

1. Is this supposed to replace or be a second PE course for kids?
No, our program will be a supplement to the childrens normal physical education, which is more
geared towards moving and being active and burning energy, while our program is more targeted at
helping them wake up in the morning through light cardio and other similar activities so that they are
more alert and attentive in class, along with all the other benefits provide by such activity.
2. Will teachers have to be paid more?
No, the program is arranged in such a way that it falls under the teachers normal hours of being
at the school and working. Eventually a rotation would be worked out for teachers beyond the PE staff
to be assigned to help certain days so that their own work is disrupted as little as possible.
3. Will this program be Opt-in or Opt-out?
The program is designed to start as an opt-in approach and only take on as many students as the
individual schools have PE teachers to take them, to test the program and see if it works. Once the
program has been proven eventually it will be rolled out to affect every elementary school student in
DISD as an Opt-out program.

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4. How will you keep the children interested?

Our rewards and benefits program should help the kids stay entertained by promoting healthy
competition between the various schools in our program, as well as having individual rewards for the
children to stay active. The nature of the exercises also help children stay interested, given that they can
be generally anything there are a lot of ways to make them fun.
5. Will children have to arrive early for this?
The program is designed to run when children are still arriving to school, and then fifteen minutes into
the school day, so that way the kids who arrive to school early and the kids who arrive on time still get
to participate and at the very minimum get fifteen minutes of exercise and attention.

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