Swimming  Proposal  Keeping  St.  James  Parish  Public  Schools  

 Competitive,  Instructionally-­‐Focused  and  Community-­‐based  

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Competitive,  Instructional,  Community-­‐Based….and  FUN!  

A  Community  Affair  Did  you  know?  

•  Drowning  is  a  leading  killer  of  American  children.  •  More  than  30%  of  kids  are  at  risk  for  obesity-­‐related  illnesses.  •  Swimming  is  a  cure  IN  ADDITION.....  •  Swimming  is  an  outstanding  activity  for  people  of  all  ages.      •  Swimming  promotes  fitness  and  teaches  a  child  to  strive  for  physical  achievement.  Many  super-­‐stars  in  

other  sports  started  out  as  swimmers  and  gained  strength  and  coordination  that  helped  them  to  excel.  •  Swimming  is  an  exciting  individual  and  team  sport.    •  Swimming  is  a  technical  and  specialized  activity  involving  extensive  skill  development.    •  Swimming  is  a  healthy  "lifetime"  activity.  Participants  may  be  1  or  101  years  old.    •  Swimming  is  relatively  injury  free  in  comparison  to  other  youth  sports.  •  Swimming  teaches  the  life  lessons  of  sport  and  sportsmanship  which  include  learning  to  deal  with  winning  

and  losing,  as  well  as  working  with  officials,  teammates  and  coaches.    •  Swimming  motivates  participants  to  strive  for  self  improvement  and  teaches  goal  orientation.        •  Swimming  cultivates  a  positive  mental  attitude  and  high  self-­‐esteem.    •  Swimming  can  prevent  drowning.  

Instruction                                Research  and  Life  Skills  

Instruction  Life  Skills  

Instruction  Life  Skills  

Our  Instructional  Plan      

Second  Grade  Swimming  Lessons    •  One  Day  of  Classroom  Instruction  at  the  School  Site    •  The  Class  Room  teacher  will  also  serve  as  additional  supervisor  •  All  second  graders  will  complete  8  swimming  lessons  over  a  4  week  period  following  

the  American  Red  Cross  Curriculum  Students  should  Complete  Level  4  •  Class  Size  will  be  limited  to  25  students  per  class  •  45  minutes  of  Instruction    •  15  minutes  of  Dressing  Time  •  Plus  Travel  Time  for  each  school  •  Night  Time  Showcase  of  Skills  at  Conclusion  of  Lessons      Session  1  -­‐-­‐  Sept  12-­‐Oct  7,  2016  –  Fifth  Ward,  Lutcher,  Sixth  Ward  Session  2  -­‐-­‐  Oct  17-­‐Nov  11  -­‐  Paulina  Elementary  Session  3  –  Jan.  30-­‐Feb  24  -­‐  Gramercy  Elementary  Session  4  –  March  6  –  31  -­‐  Vacherie,  Chanel  

Instructional  Plan  

Session'1'Sample'Weekly'Schedule'

Monday' Fifth'Ward' Lutcher'

Tuesday' Sixth'Ward'Group'1' Sixth'Ward'Group'2'

Wednesday' Fifth'Ward' Lutcher'

Thursday''

Sixth'Ward'Group'1''

Sixth'Ward'Group'2''

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Daily'Schedule'For'Swimming'Lessons'

8:15'AM' PickFUp'Group'1' Travel'Varies'

10'Minutes' Dress' '

45'Minutes' Lessons' '

10'Minutes' Dress' '

' Travel'Back'to'School' '

12:00'PM' PickFUp'Group'2' '

10'Minutes' Dress' '

45'Minutes' Lessons' '

' Dress' '

' Travel'Back'to'School' '!

Instructional  Plan  

Staffing  for  the  Aquatic  Center  •  Facility  Coordinator  –  Life  Guard  Certified  &  Certified  American  Red  Cross  Water  

Safety  Instructor,  CDL  •  Swimming  Instructor  –  Certified  Physical  Education  Teacher  &  Certified  American  

Red  Cross  Water  Safety  Instructor    

•  Potential  Additional  Lessons  and  Classes  -­‐  INSTRUCTIONAL  •  Pre-­‐K  Aquatics  

•  Milestones  for  Preschool  Aquatics  Level  1  •  Entering  Water  Independently  •  Submerging  Mouth  and  Blowing  Bubbles  •  Exiting  the  water  safely  •  Rolling  to  back  and  floating  for  three  seconds  

•  Held  on  Fridays  during  the  Sessions  for  the  Schools  

Staying  Competitive  High  School    

Swim  Team   HS   Middle   Totals  

LHS   54   22   76  

SJH   8   5   13  

…..and  growing  

Staying  Competitive  Elementary  Feeder  Program  

Swim  Team   Totals  

GES   11  

LES   0  

PES   24  

*SPC   26  

West  Bank   0  

Total   61  

*Catholic  School  participation  that  feeds  into  our  HS  program  .  

Possible  Partnerships  

Possible  Growth  

Potential  Additional  Lessons  and  Classes  -­‐  Community  •  Adult  Swim  Lessons  •  Parent  and  Child  Swim  Lessons  

     Educational  Curriculum  and  Training  Materials  •  American  Red  Cross  •  Incorporation  of  the  American  Red  Cross:  Longfellow  WHALE  Tales  

Curriculum  into  Kindergarten  Physical  Education  

The  Vision                                                        Sprung  System  

Facility  

Facility  

Facility  

Facility  

Location  Swim  Team  

HS   Middle   Totals  

LHS   54   22   76  

SJH   8   5   13  

Location  Recommendation  

Elementary  Teams    Skills,  Competition  and  Fun!  

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Swimming  Proposal  

Keeping  St.  James  Parish  Public  Schools    Competitive,  Instructionally-­‐Focused  and  Community-­‐based  

The  purpose  of  this  presentation  is  to  support  in  detail  the  following  proposal:    To  approve  the  swimming  pool  facility  plan  for   (increase  from  the  original  2.8  due  to  locker  facilities  reaching  students  and  athletes  beyond  the  swimming  program)  at  the  LHS  location    to  include  swimming  curriculum  at  all  elementary  schools  and  swimming  instruction  at  the  pool  site  for  every  second  grader  in  the  district  .