Call for submission of proposals for Fall 2009- IAHPERD Convention.
Please be advised that the Student mentor guidelines and procedures are being restructured and revised. These revisions will be posted July 15th.
Proposals are due by Aug 1, 2009. Proposals need to be emailed to IAHPERD Grant Coordinator - Cathy McMillan cs-mcmillan@wiu.edu

Here are some of the current IAHPERD Award Winners. Including several fantastic principals who have received the new Administrator Award.click here

Take a look at some of the photos from Midstate this year. Don’t feel bad if you missed out, it will be back next year.
Click here for photos

Shape Up 2009 was a great success! There were many volunteers that had a perfect opportunity to talk to many of the State’s legislators.
View some of the photos the were taken here
If you want to learn more about Shape Up Click here

The League of Illinois Bicyclists is sponsoring a series of classes around the state for adults to learn how to teach bicycle safety to children at school, bike rodeos, scouts and home. Teachers attending the class receive 1.5 credits for attending the free 90-minute class.

To learn more about the class, times and locations, go to:

http://www.bikelib.org/srts/training/index.htm

On March 11th, House Bill 2291 passed out of the House Elementary and Secondary Education committee. The vote was 13 yes, 3 no. The bill will now go to the full House for a vote in the next couple of weeks. We need you to contact your State Representative to ask for his/her support for the Illinois Student Health Fitness Act. There is a new Fact Sheet for legislators, which you can share with him/her. Calling is more effective than email, even though you might have to leave a message with his/her secretary. You could also ask for a fax number and fax the fact sheet. Be sure they have your name and address and know you are a constituent.

See also the roll call on the Fact Sheet. If your state rep was on the House committee and voted YES, thank them for their yes vote and urge them to become a co-sponsor. The more co-sponsors, the better chance the bill has. Our co-sponsors so far are: David Miller, Elizabeth Coulson, Lou Lang, Jerry Mitchell, William Davis.

If your state rep voted NO, inquire why they voted no and ask them to consider changing their vote.

If your state rep is not on the committee, please give them the bill number and request a YES vote when the bill is called.

Please make this contact ASAP. We will keep you updated when it is time to contact state senators. Senate Bill 1645 did NOT pass out of committee, but House Bill 2291 is identical, so we are pleased with the progress. Thanks for your advocacy.

Please view our fact sheet by clicking the link below.
House Fact Sheet

NFL Network believes that every student should have the opportunity to participate in quality physical education. We have created Keep Gym in School to increase access to in-school physical activity and to teach skills needed to establish and sustain healthy lifestyles. Visit the website at Keepgyminschool.com

If you paid for convention, you are entitled to view the handouts submitted by many of the presenters. As an added bonus, we have the 2007 convention handouts included. Activate and access your account by clicking here.

Who should be considered for this award? Click Here to find out and how to submit someone for the award.

Check out the recently added Job Posting section we added to our site. This section will be used to add and view new Job Postings to the site.

click here to view the Job Posting section.