Award Eligibility: 

A member of KAHPERD (has been an active member for at least three years prior to nomination and membership remains active throughout the award process - continues for the year as an award recipient)

Has taught for a minimum of five years within the health education profession

Is currently practicing as evidenced by:

• Degree/certification in teaching 
• Full-time teaching contract (current or at the time of nomination)
• Minimum of 50% of total job responsibility teaching health education

This award is not intended to be an award for those individuals including health education opportunities within their general curriculum/lesson plans but rather as a designated class for such. 

Award Criteria: 

• Health:  Criteria #1: Implements a skills-based education program aligned with Essential Components of National Health Education Standards and Appropriate Practices in school-based health education.
  • Supporting Guidelines: Applicant clearly articulates how instruction is facilitated in a manner that prepares students to become health literate individuals. 
• Health:  Criteria #2: Administers performance tasks for formative and summative assessment of health education skills and utilizes the data gathered to inform and guide future instruction.
• Health:  Criteria #3: Evidence of the integration of health-enhancing technology for instruction that aligns with skills. (This would include use of technology to enhance instruction as well as teaching healthy technology use.)
  • Supporting Guidelines: Applicant describes the incorporation of educational technology tools into instruction that promote health and wellness, such as digital citizenship, tech balance, relationships in a digital world. 
• Health:  Criteria #4: Engages in culturally responsive instructional practices.
  • Supporting Guidelines:  Applicant demonstrates the ability to create culturally responsive lessons which promote and encourages inclusion, supports emotional development and opens the door to creating lasting student teacher relationships. 
• Health:  Criteria #5: Advocates for and supports the profession, as evidenced through partnerships, participation in professional organizations and professional learning opportunities.
  • Supporting Guidelines:  Applicant provides descriptions and evidence of, but not limited to, service to the school or local community and professional organizations, drafting or contributing to publications, facilitating school health related presentations, or acquiring funding for school health related programs and services.  The applicant may provide other pieces of evidence that demonstrate they advocate or support the profession not listed here.  

Award Recipient Responsibilities: 

Award recipients will be responsible for presenting at the following year’s KAHPERD conference and submitting an article for the KAHPERD journal/newsletter.

KAHPERD award recipients may be required to become a member of SHAPE America before candidacy for a Central District/SHAPE America award is considered (based on SHAPE America Central District protocol).