| Description | SECPEA | SLVPEAa | |
| SCALE | |||
| Region Size | Schools were located within counties located in large rural regions. The region size is defined here as the square miles covered by the counties in which the schools were located, the number of schools, and the number of districts represented | Southeast Colorado Eight counties 41,352 km2 21 schools 19 school districts | San Luis Valley Six counties 21,207 km2 17 elementary schools 14 school districts |
| PERSONNEL | |||
| Project Manager | Responsible for supervision of master teachers | Full-time Year 1 only | Full-time Years 1 - 2 |
| Master Teachers | Responsible for providing site support to principals and physical education teachers | Year 1 1 of 2 master teachers not from the region Year 2 1 master teacher from the region | Years 1 - 2 2 master teachers from the region |
| ADOPTION | |||
| Recruiting participants | Increasing awareness about HELM and the PE Academy with the intent of recruiting participant | Email and phone calls to principals and physical education teachers | Half-day face-to-face session (“happy visits”) for principals and physical educators |
| INTERVENTION COMPONENT | |||
| SPARK Curriculum | SPARK K-2 and 3 - 6 Folios SPARK Family access @ $399 per Folio | $9,936 per school | $3,953 per school |
| Equipment | Equipment to implement the full curriculum Tailored for each school based on largest class size up to limit of 36 students. | ||
| Professional Development Workshops | Four SPARK two-day workshops led by Elite SPARK trainer | 8 total days 64 hours | 8 total days 64 hours |
| Two-day booster workshops led by expert teachers from the first PE Academy | 2 days 16 hours | 2 total days 16 hours | |
| Teacher Site Support | Master teacher visits to facilitate active teacher participation, support implementation of SPARK in PE classes, inspire growth in practices, and engage in peer-peer reflection | 10 - 14 visits per teacher 8 - 9 visits year one 2 - 5 visits year two Tailored after 5 visits | 19 visits per teacher 11 visits year one 8 visits year two Tailored after 11 visits |
| Site Support Principals | Master teacher visits to increase principals’ knowledge, self-efficacy, outcome expectations, and skills for supporting a high quality physical education programs | 4 meetings in year one ~60 minutes each ~240 total minutes | 6 meetings over two years ~60 minutes each ~360 total minutes |