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123Community InvolvementLet%u2019s Move: Commit to Change Physical Activity ChallengeIn March 2025, the District continued its participation in the Let%u2019s Move: Commit to Change Physical Activity Challenge, an annual countywide movement initiative encouraging students, families, and staff to log daily minutes of physical activity throughout the month of March. Through weekly messaging in the Superintendent%u2019s Weekly Update, principals and departments received instructions to register their teams, track minutes, and promote schoolwide participation.Schools integrated the challenge into existing activities such as PE, recess, campus walking loops, classroom brain breaks, gardening, dance clubs, and after-school athletics. Staff also created movement opportunities throughout the month%u2014including wellness walks, stretch breaks, and campus movement challenges to promote whole-school engagement.FY25 Results The District recorded an outstanding 15,334,897 minutes of physical activity during the month of March 2025. This represents thousands of students and staff choosing movement every day, all month long.9 Sunrise Park Elementary achieved 1st Place among all schools in the newly created schools-only category for logging the most minutes. As a result, they received a $1,000 grant to support physical activity and wellness initiatives at their school.9 The District team placed 3rd overall for total minutes logged across all participating organization teams within Palm Beach County.9 A District teacher received the %u201cStraghn Story%u201d Award for her inspirational leadership and dedication to promoting active living and movement within her school and community.9 Top schools and departments were highlighted weekly through internal leadership communications, fostering friendly competition and sustained engagement.This achievement demonstrated how movement becomes part of school culture when wellness is promoted collaboratively with community partners.Top 3 Subteams (Districtwide) Top 3 District DepartmentsSunrise Park Elementary 3,589,055 minutesInformation Technology (IT) Division 43,513 minutesJupiter Community High 2,700,000 minutesHuman Resources Division 25,488 minutesOkeeheelee Middle 2,021,561 minutesSchool Food Service 23,116 minutesThis collective effort reflects the District%u2019s commitment to modeling healthy, active lifestyles and highlights the power of community partnerships in advancing student and staff wellness. By connecting schools with free, accessible movement opportunities through LetsMovePBC.org and reinforcing wellness as a shared responsibility among schools, families, and community partners, the initiative strengthened the Community Involvement component of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) culture. Movement became a unifying experience for classrooms, school communities, and staff teams across the District.