At a Glance: New Physical Education Equipment
Equipment approved
Elementary
Ages Golf (one set for all three buildings) - $3,950
Traverse climbing wall at Parkside - $3,300
Climbing rope at Abe Lincoln -$750
Speed Stacks/accessories (share at all buildings) - $1,600
Hedge balls (share at all buildings) - $750
Agility ladders (share at all buildings) - $550
Fitness mats (share at all buildings) - $1,280
Middle School
Traverse climbing wall and safety mat - $4,239
60 pedometers - $2,400
Adventure Curriculum book - $35
Team building activies DVD - $50
High School
1 vertical climbing wall - $26,151
Free weight strength and conditioning equipment
6 Power Stations - $7,500
4 flat benches - $1,180
2 adjustable benches - $1,350
Machine weight stength and conditioning equipment
1 Multi-4 stack machinE - $5,795
1 machine leg press - $3,595
Functional Fitness equipment
15 wall c-bands - $600
15 core bands - $450
30 green mini bands -$90
2 smart hurdle sets - $358
6 cardio steps - $534
6 power jump ropes - $60
15 training mates - $285
2 Pylo Box sets - $1,398
Portable circuit timer - $425
2 ABC double ladders - $198
6 super D-ball (#20) - $582
6 super D-ball (#30) - $720
6 super D-ball (#40) - $960
6 super D-ball (#50) - $1,170
Portable voice blaster - $79
Cardiovascular equipment
2 treadmills - $6,590
Elliptical cross trainer - $3,395
Total - $82,369
Equipment under consideration
Middle School
Fitness Room Equipment Elliptical Cross Trainer - $3,795
Recumbent bike - $2,095
Upright bike - $1,895
Stairmaster - $2,495
4 cardio mats - $140
Total - $10,420
Equipment eliminated from proposal
Laptop for Abe Lincoln - $1,200
50 pairs ice skates for middle school - $2,500
Total - $3,700
The Monroe School Board Monday approved purchasing $82,369 in exercise equipment for the district. Some of the items include traverse climbing walls at Parkside Elementary School and Monroe Middle School, and a vertical climbing wall, two treadmills and an elliptical cross trainer at Monroe High School.
The list came as a recommendation of the board's curriculum committee. The committee considered, but put on hold, about $10,000 worth of fitness room equipment, including an elliptical cross trainer and a recumbent bicycle, for the middle school. The district is looking at removing a wall to enlarge the school's fitness room to make room for the new equipment.
The committee also cut a $1,200 laptop computer and 50 pairs of ice skates, costing $2,500, from its original proposal.
School board member Bob Erb cast the sole vote against the proposal, saying he had some concerns.
"There's a lot of real positives," he said. "But the whole package, I'm not ready to support that."
Brian Keith, however, said the plan was reaonsable. It's been 10 to 15 years since the physical education curriculum was revised, he said, and it's not due to be looked at again for seven to eight years.
"I think $100,000 every eight, 10, 15 years is an OK investment," he said.