APAC Action.

It Is Award Time Again!

The time has come to nominate outstanding professionals in our field. Nominations are currently being sought for APAC's awards, including Professional and Student Recognition Awards, Outstanding Community Program Awards, and the Teacher of the Year (TOY) award. The TOY award has new criteria published in the last APAC Action (PALAESTRA, 15(3), 17). All award guidelines may be obtained by contacting Rebecca Woodard, School of Physical Education, HP222 Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306. TOY packets may be obtained through AAHPERD or by contacting Dr. Woodard. All awards and necessary supporting material must be received by January 1, 2000.

APAC AAHPERD Presentations

APAC will have nine dedicated sessions at AAHPERD 2000. The presentations include one half-day, in-depth session (Preparing Future Leaders in Adapted Physical Education); four 75-minute sessions (Pro-Choice PE; Tai'Chi: Activity for Special Populations; Adapted Physical Education in the Next Millennium; and Digital Video Disc for Adapted Physical Education Teachers); three 60-minute early-bird sessions (Including Special Needs Children in Youth Sports; Adapted Physical Activity Program Effectiveness Research; Don't Assume Everyone Can Benefit from General Physical Education: Remembering the IEP Process); and a noon 60-minute session (Don't Forget the Social Aspects of Inclusion). Please come to support Adapted Physical Education professionals and teachers with your attendance and input.

APAC Newsletter

Articles or announcements are currently being sought for the APAC Newsletter. The Newsletter is distributed once a year to all APAC members. If you have information you want to share or distribute at a national level, please be sure to send your information to: Katie Stanton, PhD, School of Physical Education, Indiana University, 901 W. New York St., Indianapolis, IN 46202. All announcements or articles must be received by November 26th.

APENS Exam

The APENS Exam will be given for the fourth time this year. Please encourage all eligible teachers to take the Exam and underline the importance of national certification. The application deadline is March 1, 2000. The 2000 APENS Exam will be administered during the AAHPERD Convention in Orlando, FL, March 24, 2000, as well as nationwide, June 3, 2000. Information about the exam, study guide, and on-line application may be obtained at: http://www.twu.edu/apens/.

APAC Action offers the Adapted Physical Activity Council (a council of the American Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness [AAALF]--one of six associations of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance [AAHPERD]--an opportunity to disseminate timely information about its programs to both APAC members and PALAESTRA readers. Katie Stanton, APAC Member-at-Large, School of Physical Education, IUPUI, 901 W. New York St., Indianapolis, IN 46202; [e-mail]; is the current Department Editor.