P.E. Curriculum

San Tan Charter School understands the value and benefits of physical exercise across the academic day. Within our Elementary program, students have P.E. every day. Within our Junior High and High School, P.E. becomes an elective course.

San Tan Charter School utilizes the Dynamic Physical Education program developed by Robert Pangrazzi from Arizona State. It is one of the most utilized curriculums in schools today. This program was selected to provide a comprehensive curriculum, which emphasizes fitness and healthy lifestyles.

Physical Education – This class incorporates some of the many ways to stay active and healthy. Team sports such as baseball, football, soccer, volleyball, badminton, and more are incorporated. Strength training, flexibility, and cardiovascular improvement are also emphasized. Quarterly Fitness Assessments are administered to show the yearly progress.

4 Foundation Skills of Primary Physical Education

1. Movement Concepts and Themes

Space Awareness
Direction
Level
Pathways
Planes

2. Motor Skills

-Locomotor-
Walking
Hopping
Jumping
Sliding
Running
Leaping
Skipping
Galloping

-Non Locomotor-
Bends
Turning
Balancing
Pushing
Twisting
Rocking
Stretching

3. Body Management Skills

Strength
Balance
Agility
Flexibility
Coordination
Cardiovascular endurance

4. Manipulative Skills

-Locomotor-
Striking
Throwing
Kicking
Dribbling
Volleying
Rolling
Trapping
Pulling

Arizona Standards for K-12 Physical Education (Adopted May 2015)

Standard 1 – The physically literate individual demonstrates competency in a variety of motor skills and movement patterns.

Standard 2 – The physically literate individual applies knowledge of concepts, principles, strategies and tactics related to movement and performance.

Standard 3 – The physically literate individual demonstrates the knowledge and skills to achieve and maintain a health-enhancing level of physical activity and fitness.

Standard 4 – The physically literate individual exhibits responsible personal and social behavior that respects self and others.

Standard 5 – The physically literate individual recognizes the value of physical activity for health, enjoyment, challenge, self -expression and/or social interaction.

My “Why” Story

Matthew Burwell

Athletic Trainer

I am from Kinston North Carolina and I grew up playing sports and saw many of my friends get hurt while participating. I did not have an athletic trainer at my high school and this made returning from injury difficult for all of us that were injured while playing. I knew that I wanted to help athletes in the future by keeping them healthy and getting them back to their sport as soon as possible. I have worked with two high schools over the past two years in Arizona and being able to help athletes brings me so much joy. Getting the chance to start a high school class on athletic training and sports medicine is a dream because now I can show students my profession and hopefully guide some to choose it in the future.

Bobby Davis

Strength and Conditioning Teacher

I have selected teaching/coaching as my career choice to further give back and to make a positive impact on young student athletes. Once I finished college and wrestling was over for me, my focus shifted, and I wanted to mentor student athletes to be the best version of themselves and to be able to make an impact on my athletes, that some of my coaches had on me. I want to inspire young men and women to do things they didn’t think they could and gain a newfound confidence in their day-to-day life. There is a great statement I was once told by a fellow coach Bobby Smith: Be the coach for your athletes, that you always wanted yourself.

Crystal Claytor

ESS Teacher (Power)

As a small child I have always wanted to be a part of life and what makes it happen, empower, enlighten and encourage. As I grew older I realized I wanted to be apart of lives that would appreciate what you do for them no matter how big or small. I found that I could do that in Education and even more so with the special population. Joy in watching others reach achievement they never though they could.

Kyli Crooms

Electives Teacher/Basketball Coach

I chose to be a teacher because it came natural to me. I have been an athlete my entire life playing basketball from grade school all the way through college. Growing up I got to see how important it was to have great coaches on and off the court if you wanted to continue to move to the next level. As I transitioned from high school to the college ranks I was pushed the hardest off the court by my teachers. I did not realize the impact they had on me until I graduated from college and realized half of the scholarship money I obtained was academic. From that point on I realized that I wanted to teach the next generation of students rather it was on the court or in the classroom.

2018-19 was my first year being a head teacher at San Tan Charter School. I’ve learned a lot from my colleagues over the past two years at them elementary and I am looking forward to teaching the 2020/21 school year at the high school Power campus.

Brandon Tauscher

Power Campus Principal

Providing service within the community is an important part to my family’s philosophy. Young people need caring adults and sometimes those outside of the home to help them with an encouraging word, motivation to help them through difficult times, or someone to help with advice or general guidance. Working in education provides an awesome opportunity to help hundreds of students a year, and thousands of students over the course of a career.

Peter Dudek

Social Studies Teacher

I didn’t decide to become a teacher until several years after graduating in 2011. I wanted to be a journalist but had trouble finding work after graduation. I bounced around retail jobs, rather unhappily, for about five years until a friend planted the idea in my head that I’d be a good teacher. After thinking about it, I realized I found the most joy working with youth in some capacity. So, in 2016 I got hired as a full-time teacher at Madison Highland Prep in Phoenix while taking 12 credit-hours of courses for two years at Rio Salado to complete my education certification. I taught English, journalism, and yearbook while coaching the boys and girls volleyball teams for four years. The last four years have been the best, most joyous of my life and I look forward to continuing my career at San Tan Charter.

P.E. Curriculum

4 Foundation Skills of Primary Physical Education

1. Movement Concepts and Themes

2. Motor Skills

3. Body Management Skills

4. Manipulative Skills

Athletic Trainer

Strength and Conditioning Teacher

ESS Teacher (Power)

Electives Teacher/Basketball Coach

Power Campus Principal

Social Studies Teacher

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3959 E Elliot Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234

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3232 S Power Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234

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Recker Campus (Pre K – 6th)

3959 E Elliot Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234

Phone: 480-222-0811

Fax: 480-471-5990

Email: Email Us

Power Campus (7th – 12th)

3232 S Power Road, Gilbert, AZ 85234

Phone: 480-222-0811

Fax: 480-809-6467

Email: Email Us

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