Morrisville Active Kids Strategic Plan

Active Kids Strategic Plan

Facilities & Programming

Strategy: Promote shared use of facilities for use by the community for physical activity.

Schools often have a variety of recreational facilities including playgrounds, gymnasium, sports fields, courts, and tracks. The Town can develop partnerships in lieu of building duplicate facilities within the community. The shared use efforts at Cedar Fork Elementary School are a local example.

Action Steps for Implementation

Task 1  Establish shared-use agreements with local schools and/or faith-based facilities.

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Consider school locations in future transportation, greenway, and land use planning to maximize connection to greenways, parks, neighborhoods and other facilities. In the site plan review of proposed school locations in Morrisville, work to optimize connectivity and shared-use opportunities.

Task 2 

Develop youth-based recreational programming at school and faith-based facilities. By partnering with organizations delivering programs, shared- use agreements expand opportunities to provide programming in existing facilities without investing to duplicate facilities within the community. In addition, programing in facilities with shared-use agreements increase public participation in recreation programs.

Resource The North Carolina General Assembly passed NCGS § 115C-12(35) as an addition to the list of the powers and duties of the State Board of Education. It reads as follows:  The State Board of Education shall encourage local boards of education to enter into agreements with local governments and other entities regarding the joint use of their facilities for physical activity. The agreements should delineate opportunities, guidelines, and the roles and responsibilities of the parties, including responsibilities for maintenance and liability.

Resources American Heart Association (2012). Shared Use Agreements: Sharing School Recrea- tional Facilities with the Community. Fact Sheet. https://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@adv/documents/downloadable/ ucm_312809.pdf Eat Smart, Move More. Promoting Open Use of School Property in North Carolina. Toolkit. http://www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com/SharedUsePoliciesAndAgreements/Texts/ Move_More- A_Toolkit_for_Promoting_Open_Use_of_School_Property_in_North_Carolina- Final.pdf Eat Smart, Move More. Congregation to Community: Shared Use by North Carolina Faith-based Communities. Toolkit. http://www.eatsmartmovemorenc.com/SharedUseAgreementsAndAssesments/Texts/ Congregation-to-Community%20Shared%20Use%20by%20NC%20Faith-based% 20Organizations.pdf

Potential Partners: 

Wake County Public Schools Parent Teacher Association (PTA)

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Board of Education

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department Wake County Health Department

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Faith-based organizations

Evaluation Measures: 

Signed shared-use agreements Increased utilization of school and other public use sites

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April 25, 2017

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