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STRIDE Program

Sac City Tracks Running to Improve Daily Education

2023-24 STRIDE Coordinator Identification
The registration window for SCUSD fall STRIDE has closed for the 2023 season. Registration will reopen for the spring after the new year. Please contact Ellen Moore with any questions.

Who, What and Why

STRIDE is a sustainable partnership between the Sacramento City Unified School District and the Sacramento Running Association for a district-wide initiative to expose students to a healthy lifestyle through running.

Schools will be assigned a network that includes elementary schools, multi-grade schools, middle schools and high schools.

Using the networked school system, this initiative will integrate running/movement into the weekly elementary school schedule, the fall athletics middle school program and the high school senior project opportunity.

Participation in running programs promotes an active lifestyle, teaches kids to set goals while working to achieve them, and helps to develop self-confidence. STRIDE emphasizes participation and health education as we strive to create an inclusive environment where our community’s kids make the connection between fitness and fun.

Goals/Outcomes

Participation.
Running/movement as a core activity and a gateway to a healthy lifestyle.
Increase learning readiness.
Reduce playground hassles by providing an organized and easily supervised activity for lunch recess time.

Program Details

Running/movement opportunities available a minimum of two days per week on campus at all SCUSD elementary schools.
Student badges will be scanned during exercise to track distance covered per session.
Tracking data can be downloaded and shared with program leaders and educators for potential academic lessons as well as teaching students about goal setting, motivation and achievement.
Students are eligible for rewards that will be distributed in 10-mile increments.
Culminating end-of-program spring track meet opportunity:
- All 6th graders may participate in the spring track meet at their assigned network high school.
- Focus on effort, spirit and respect.
- Student-athletes are exposed to events ranging from 100 meters to 400 meters plus relays, jumps (high, long, hurdles), throws (shot put, turbo javelin, discus), yoga and aerobic/coordination activities.

Year 5 Success (2022-23)

83,133 miles logged
9,340 elementary student-athletes logged miles
21 schools ran over 1,000 miles
9 schools each ran over 4,000 miles
Over 2,800 student-athletes ran at least 10 miles
15 student-athletes ran 100 or more miles!

Year 4 Success (2021-22)

74,811 miles logged
Over 7,200 elementary student-athletes logged miles
18 schools ran over 1,000 miles
1 school ran over 13,500 miles
Over 1,500 student-athletes ran at least 10 miles
14 student-athletes ran 100 or more miles!
1 student-athlete ran over 200 miles!

Year 3 Success (2020-21)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent in-person school closures, the STRIDE program was conducted virtually in 2020-21.

The STRIDE@HOME program is a weekly movement-based curriculum that was distributed to all students in SCUSD.
The program featured 5 days worth of activities every week that could be completed wherever the student engaged in distance learning.
Each day also included an add-on running option for students who had access to a safe running space and wanted to enhance their daily movement opportunities.
The STRIDE@HOME program kept SCUSD students moving throughout the COVID-19 in-person school closures.
Link to online program

Year 2 Success (2019-20)
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent school closures, data is through 3/13/20