LaWanda: We know a lot of you listening are interested in starting your advocacy journey as well. And that's when we began our advocacy work with the Recess Moms to get 20 minutes of recess in every elementary school in Florida. That kind of brought the PTA in and then that's how I come on board.

They started first advocating at school board level. And the parents are like, 'What's the funnest part of your day? Like, what do you like?' And they repeatedly were like, 'We like recess.' And they're, like, 'Well, you have recess.' And then they come to find out they didn't have recess every day. And they were a group of moms at one elementary school that their children will come home, they had young children, in kindergarten and first grade, and they were coming home and they were crying and they were upset and they were miserable. You can follow Angie on Twitter She spoke with us to share her story.Īngie: It started several years ago with just a group of moms. And we're starting today's episode by hearing from Angie Gallo, Orange County School Board member and Vice President of Educational Development at Florida PTA. LaWanda: I am LaWanda Toney, Director of Communications at National PTA. During today's episode, we will share ways families just like you can advocate for your child's health and physical education. I am Helen Westmoreland, Director of Family Engagement at National PTA and you are listening to 'Notes from the Backpack: A PTA Podcast.' Today we are discussing a pretty hot topic in the education world, 'Recess.' As parents we know recess is important but it can also be a place where kids get into trouble and many schools have been cutting on recess over the last decade. Welcome to 'Notes from the Backpack: A PTA Podcast.' That's why we've launched this podcast just for you.

As parents, we know that your child can sometimes forget to share the notes from their backpack to tell you everything that's happening at their school. Get the inside scoop on how to help your child become successful in and out of school. Intro: Welcome to 'Notes from the Backpack: A PTA Podcast.' This series features real conversations with real experts, real parents and real educators so families can get the real behind the scenes story on what's happening in education.

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