Society Of Health And Physical Educators

Society of Health and Physical Educators Inc., doing business as Shape America, is a nonprofit organization and the nation's largest professional organization for school-based health and physical educators. The organization has developed and maintains the national standards for physical education and health education, positioning it as a specialized expertise provider to federal agencies. Shape America supplies federal government entities with membership services, professional development resources, technical assistance, and standards-aligned instructional materials designed to advance health education and physical education programming in K-12 schools. The organization serves as a national thought leader and resource hub for educators, administrators, and state education agencies seeking to implement evidence-based practices in school health and physical education.

Through federal contract awards, Shape America has provided membership services and standards-based professional learning resources to the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA). The organization has received four delivery orders issued under a larger indefinite delivery contract, with individual delivery order values ranging from $26,045 in 2022 to $30,175 in 2025, demonstrating consistent annual price escalation. Each delivery order is structured as a firm fixed-price contract with one-year performance periods and no set-aside designations applied. These contracts provide DoDEA schools and educators with access to Shape America's membership benefits, including current standards-aligned resources, professional development opportunities, and technical assistance for school administrators and educators. The services are delivered with places of performance located in Northern Virginia, specifically Herndon and Alexandria. The contracts support DoDEA's mission to deliver high-quality K-12 physical and health education aligned with national standards across the Department of Defense school system domestically and internationally.

Shape America has received substantial federal grant funding to support capacity-building initiatives in school health and physical education. The organization holds a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that began June 1, 2022 and extends through May 31, 2027. This grant funds Shape America to serve as the national nongovernmental organization expert for school administrator support and action for healthy schools, working collaboratively with state departments of education, school districts, and national health and education organizations to implement the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) model. The project emphasizes advancing health equity, reducing health disparities, and promoting the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of students and staff through building administrator capacity, developing district wellness committee skills, and sharing best practices for equitable policies and programs. Additionally, Shape America was awarded a second cooperative agreement with the CDC, effective August 1, 2024 through July 31, 2029, under funding announcement CDC-RFA-PW24-0080. This grant supports Shape America in building capacity and partnerships between public health and state departments of education by providing technical assistance, professional learning, access to instructional and policy resources, and thought leadership. The initiative aims to improve state departments of education's capacity to provide standards-based health education and physical education training, increase awareness of best practices among educators, and improve capacity to address equity-focused public health priorities.

Shape America holds a single-award indefinite delivery contract with the Department of Defense Education Activity valued at $144,095 with a five-year ordering period extending through September 14, 2027. This contract was awarded on September 15, 2022 and requires no set-aside designation. The contract is structured to enable DoDEA to issue multiple delivery orders for membership access and services throughout the five-year term. The IDV provides membership in Shape America, a national organization that has developed and owns the national standards for physical education and health education and provides current, relevant, and high-quality standards-related professional learning for teachers and above-school-level personnel. To date, four delivery orders have been issued under this indefinite delivery contract, issued annually on September 15th with completion dates of September 14th each year. The contract vehicle has proven effective for DoDEA's ongoing need to provide its schools with consistent access to Shape America's expertise, resources, and professional development aligned with national standards for physical education and health education.