Safe Routes to School National Partnership Seeks Proposals

The Safe Routes to School National Partnership seeks a consultant with expertise in school systems, education policy, and Safe Routes to School to research and develop a resource guide on Safe Routes to School (SRTS) targeted to education policymakers and professionals. The audience includes state-level K-12 education policymakers, local school board members, superintendents, principals and leaders at individual schools.

The purpose of the guide is three-fold:

• To make the case as to why children’s levels of physical activity impacts academics and other important issues for schools and school districts;

• To explain the role Safe Routes to School can play in increasing children’s levels of physical activity during and outside the school time through a comprehensive “5 E’s” SRTs approach; and

• To provide a series of action steps and policies—exemplified by local cases studies—that can be implemented at the state, school district, and individual school level to implement and institutionalize SRTS, particularly within the framework of efforts on school wellness, increased levels of physical activity, and physical education (P.E.) classes.

For more information about consultant roles and responsibilities, this project, and where to send proposals to, click here.