Case Studies
STARS & STRIPES
Stars & Stripes is an Adaptive Physical Education (PE) and PE Mentor program at Roosevelt High School. The Adaptive PE classes used students from the mainstream to be PE mentors. The adaptive students were called Stars and the PE mentors, usually juniors and seniors, were called Stripes. The program allowed functionally skilled students to interact with mainstream students and learn about Special Olympic and physical education activities. Grant funds were used to purchase bocci ball sets, portable volleyball net, and stop watches.
Stars & Stripes is an Adaptive Physical Education (PE) and PE Mentor program at Roosevelt High School. The Adaptive PE classes used students from the mainstream to be PE mentors. The adaptive students were called Stars and the PE mentors, usually juniors and seniors, were called Stripes. The program allowed functionally skilled students to interact with mainstream students and learn about Special Olympic and physical education activities. Grant funds were used to purchase bocci ball sets, portable volleyball net, and stop watches. Students trained to compete in Fresno County Special Olympic events. The Stars & Stripes program is an ongoing program at Roosevelt High School for the last 20 years and one of the best programs in the district for special education students being mainstreamed with the rest of their peers.