Scheduling Details

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Scheduling Information and Guidelines

By March 1, the Body Walk scheduling packet for the following school year is sent to all Kansas elementary principals, superintendents, Child Nutrition Program authorized representatives, and others who have requested it.  If you would like to receive the Body Walk scheduling packet, click here.

1. Complete the Request to Schedule Body Walk form provided in the scheduling packet.  Completion and submission of the form does not guarantee that Body Walk will be scheduled for your school.   Due to widespread interest in the exhibit, we anticipate Body Walk will not be able to visit all schools that request it during the 2007 -2008 school year. 
    

3. DO NOT send money with the Request to Schedule Body Walk form.  You will be billed AFTER Body Walk visits your school.
    

4. Request to Schedule Body Walk forms must be postmarked no later than April 1, 2007.
    

5. Because the Body Walk exhibit is enclosed, it can be uncomfortably HOT inside the exhibit.  We suggest that you do NOT request Body Walk during months of the year when temperatures may be warm unless you have air-conditioning in the gym or room where Body Walk will be set up. 
    

6. Small schools within the same geographic area may choose to have their students participate in Body Walk at one location on one day.  Because additional time is generally required when students are from more than one school, the total number of students may not exceed 300. 
    

After Body Walk is Scheduled for Your School...

• By mid-May, Child Nutrition & Wellness, Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) will send you a letter stating whether or not Body Walk has been scheduled for your school.
• Approximately 6 weeks prior to the visit, you will be sent a Body Walk School Manual (Click on the Resources tab to access the School Manual.). 
• Four weeks prior to the visit, you will be contacted by KSDE to finalize set-up time and other details.
• One day prior to the visit, you will receive a confirmation call from the Body Walk manager.

School Responsibilities

  Have a 45 by 50 ft space available for the Body Walk exhibit the night before the scheduled Body Walk date.  The floor should be swept and clean. 

  Have one (6 ft to 8-ft long) table available for use. 

  Recruit a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 15 volunteers for both set-up and take down of the exhibit.  At least 2/3 of the volunteers must be adults.  Refer to Setting Up the Exhibit  on page 5 of chapter 2 of the Body Walk School Manual for more detail. 

  Recruit 12-24 presenters to engage the children in the activities provided at each Body Walk Station.   Parents, community members, college students, and even mature high school juniors and seniors, if they work well with younger students, are great for this important role.  

  Prepare teachers for Body Walk by copying and distributing:

    Teacher memos describing and explaining Body Walk  (Chapter 9 of   the Body Walk School Manual)

     Body Walk classroom activities (Chapter 4 of the Body Walk  School Manual)

    Teacher Resources (Chapter 7 of the Body Walk School Manual)

   Complete the Participation Report and give to the Body Walk Manager at  the conclusion of the day.

   Complete follow-up within a week after Body Walk is over.