Recess Policy in Chicago Public Schools

CPS Recess Weather Guidelines - Chicago Public Schools

Ideally, recess should take place outdoors on school grounds as weather, space and safety permit. Outdoor recess allows children to get fresh air, ...

PlayWELL: INDOOR RECESS GUIDE - Chicago Public Schools

Establishing a policy on when recess will be held indoors due to inclement weather will make the expectations clear to all in the building. However, holding ...

CPS Recess Weather Guidelines

Recess Held: Outdoors. Principal discretion. Indoors in a cool location. Schools should exercise the following precautionary measures if holding recess outdoors ...

Recess Policy in Chicago Public Schools: 1855-2006

The history of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) recess policy has been marked by long periods of consistency. However, in the last two decades the history of ...

Local School Wellness Policy for Students | Chicago Public Schools

This policy seeks to create a school environment that supports student nutrition and healthy food choices by providing nutrition standards for food and ...

Recess for All! In Chicago - CDC

As a result of their efforts, 236,450 students in all 474 Chicago public elementary schools now have 30 minutes of daily uninterrupted recess. Public Health ...

Chicago Public Schools Policy Manual

... School Wellness Policy For Students. PURPOSE: The purpose of this policy is to ensure the Board's expectations for a healthy school environment are ...

Illinois school recess mandate requires 30 minutes of play time

CPS already required its schools to give their students 20 minutes of daily recess, recommending it be scheduled before lunch. In Hernandez's ...

New Recess Law Met With Mixed Feelings - The Chicago Reporter

Some Black and Brown parents are encouraged by the law, which became effective in July and requires elementary schools to provide a minimum of ...

CPS' Daily Recess Is More than Just Play - Healthy Schools Campaign

Today, elementary school students in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) are able to get the physical activity they need to focus on their studies ...

CPS Issues Recess Guidelines - Chicago Teachers Union

Recess allows children to return to class settled and ready to learn. And the free lunch period allows teachers to return to the class refreshed ...

Recess Policy in Chicago Public Schools: 1855-2006 - ResearchGate

However, in the last two decades the history of recess policy has changed significantly. Beginning in the mid-19th century, the Board of Education required one ...

Chicago Schools Require Recess, and Every Other School Should ...

In August 2011, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced that recess would be mandatory in every elementary school in the CPS system starting in 2012.

PLAYWELL: ACTIVE AND ENGAGED RECESS

... Chicago Public Schools (CPS) Office of Student Health and. Wellness ... » Yes, per the CPS Local School Wellness Policy, all elementary and middle ...

Student Code of Conduct | Chicago Public Schools

No restrictions may be placed on food options or recess activities as a behavior consequence. ... City ordinance, rule or policy of the Board or any individual ...

Policies & Procedures - Ravenswood Elementary School

Students have recess every day, and Dance or PE at least twice a week. We also support physical activity with events like our Walkathon and Rampalooza, which ...

22-0622-PO4 - Chicago Board of Education

The Office of Student Health and Wellness is engaging in ongoing work to operationalize the CPS Equity Framework through this policy within the.

It's the first day of school in Chicago Public Schools - Chalkbeat

CPS students head back to class amid an extreme heat advisory. Meanwhile, many students with disabilities continue to wait for bus rides.

Physical Education | Chicago Public Schools

The Illinois School Code, 105 ILCS 5/27-6, requires that students engage in a course of physical education for a minimum of 3 days per 5-day week in both ...

Chicago Wants Longer School Day; Foes Want Details - NPR

Most Chicago public schools have less-than-six-hour school days — some of the shortest in the country. And many have no recess.