the daughter of Alex and Viola (Miller) Moreth at the Columbus Hospital She had been a lifetime member of St Joseph’s Catholic Church in East Bristol She married LeRoy Lerum on April 15,1967 at St Joseph’s Catholic wife and mom and was a true farmer at heart growing up on her family farm she developed a deep love for the land and for the animals Her love of agriculture led her to genetic and seed development work at Asgrow and Pioneer research facilities The interest and knowledge that she learned through her seed research she took home to enhance her own beautiful flower beds and vegetable garden As a member of St Joesph’s Catholic Church she was an active volunteer at the Fall Festival and the Christian Women organization where she assisted with funeral luncheons and wedding dinners Marie took on the task of placing flags on our veteran’s gravesite for Memorial Day she became in involved in the Leeds School Parent Club Leeds Prairie Pals 4-H Club and the DeForest FFA taking youth to judging contests and various local Marie was proud to serve as a 4-H Dairy Project Leader for over 40 years She was part of the original committee that established the DeForest FFA Family Fun Night that continues to still be held annually Volunteering and supporting youth was very important to Marie Marie was known for her homemade applesauce brown butter green beans and her homemade spaghetti Marie’s interest and love for vintage vehicles brought her out to local car shows including the Tuesday Cruise Day and Cruise to Keyeser where she enjoyed visiting with other car enthusiasts and listening to good local bands Marie recently attended and celebrated her 70th Sun Prairie High School Class Reunion Marie was preceded in death by her parents Generose (Jean) Landphier and brother-in-law Phil Landphier Mike (Andrea) Lerum of DeForest and MaryEllen (Dan) Karls of Waunakee She is further survived by sister-in-law Debbie Moreth and many much-loved nieces and nephews A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St Joseph’s Catholic Church in East Bristol on Saturday A visitation will take place at Ryan Funeral Home from 4:00 to 7:30 pm and also at the church on Saturday from 10:00am until the time of service Burial will conclude at the St Joseph’s Catholic Church Cemetery To view and sign this guestbook, please visit: www.ryanfuneralservice.com Ryan Funeral Home & Cremation Services To view and sign this guestbook, please visit: www.ryanfuneralservice.com Four eyewitnesses say an SUV driven by two undercover King County sheriff’s deputies rammed a stolen truck outside Cumberland five years ago setting off a violent series of events that led to the shooting death of Anthony Chilcott detectives Josh Lerum and George Alvarez — testifying under oath and publicly for the first time — say those accounts are wrong Both said Chilcott rammed them with the stolen hot-rod Ford Raptor pickup as they tried to arrest him on a rural East King County road and they insisted he posed a deadly threat to them and the public while behind the wheel of that truck an 11-year veteran with the Sheriff’s Office disputed earlier eyewitness testimony that Chilcott appeared to be trying to drive away when Alvarez rammed him with an unmarked GMC Yukon pushing the Raptor across Cumberland Kanaskat Road onto a large pile of rocks The deputies were trying to pull Chilcott out of the truck and arrest him when they shot him that it was Chilcott who turned into the Yukon adding that he didn’t think he was trying to escape or drive away — he believes it was an assault “You are aware the civilian testimony is different on who made contact first,” said Deborah Alexander an attorney appointed to represent Chilcott’s family at the inquest Inquests are “nonadversarial” administrative fact-finding proceedings mandated in every police-involved death in King County A jury is picked much as in a trial and attorneys representing the various parties — the officers agencies and family — call witnesses and ask questions Jurors are also allowed to request witnesses and ask questions The jurors are then asked a series of factual questions — answered “yes no or unknown” — relating to the death whether police policies were followed and whether the death was the result of “criminal means.” The jury’s findings are informational and factual only and are not binding The inquest is set to resume Monday with testimony Another thing the jury hasn’t been told: King County paid $2.5 million to settle a civil tort claim filed against the Sheriff’s Office by Chilcott’s family and then-newly appointed Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall apologized to the family What the jurors do know is that there is a sharp disagreement between what eyewitnesses at a nearby bus stop say happened that morning when they saw a black Ford Raptor stop on the side of the road near the power station at the intersection of Cumberland Kanaskat Road and Southeast Kuzak Road a trio of police-practice experts have divergent views on some of the detectives’ actions that morning although two of them agreed that their efforts to arrest Chilcott in the manner they did only increased the likelihood of violence and were not tactically sound There were a total of 10 eyewitnesses to some part of the incident leading up to the shooting according to an investigation conducted by the Seattle Police Department All said a white GMC Yukon with Oklahoma plates — Alvarez’s unmarked undercover vehicle with no lights or siren — pulled up behind or alongside the Raptor which then started to pull into the roadway when the Yukon rammed it pushing it across the intersection onto several large boulders was a passenger in a car on Cumberland Kanaskat Road when she saw the Raptor pull into traffic She told the jury that the “white car (the GMC) turned with it and rammed it into the rocks.” He recalled that “Both (vehicles) were turning” in front of him “The black truck was turning and the white SUV hit it,” he said What happened next occurred in a matter of a few seconds and is disputed Lerum testified he jumped out of the SUV and confronted Chilcott which he did by sticking his fingers out the window Alvarez joined Lerum on the driver’s side of the Raptor according to a later review of its onboard computer system Lerum grabbed a hammer out of the SUV and ran to the passenger side to break the window Alvarez had smashed the window on the driver’s side and was wrestling with Chilcott still trying to break the passenger-side window testified he looked up as the truck lurched and saw Alvarez “disappear.” I thought Detective Alvarez had been run over,” he testified He said he ran around the truck to find Alvarez in a desperate struggle with Chilcott who had pulled the detective partly into the cab The truck was rocking and the tires smoking “God forbid that vehicle come free.” He said he yelled at Chilcott to tell him that “if he shifted gears I should shoot him.” Lerum said Chilcott screamed and reached for the console where the shifter was located so he reached around Alvarez and shot Chilcott point-blank in the forehead he had become “exhausted” during his struggle with Chilcott and “was having a hard time controlling him” despite repeatedly striking him in the face with the muzzle of his pistol He said Chilcott issued a guttural “No!” and grabbed his gun “I am fighting for my life,” he said “As soon as I was able to break free I halfway turned and I delivered a single shot to the left side of Mr It was the decision to confront Chilcott rather than wait for uniformed backup and every decision that came after that led former Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht to fire Alvarez who has had a controversial career in law enforcement that includes four prior shootings and him once being criminally charged for allegedly beating an informant Two of the police-practice experts called to testify at the inquest also questioned those tactics which served to escalate a situation that up until then had not involved serious crimes or violence Chilcott was wanted for theft of the car and the dog that was in it and had no prior history of violent crime although the detectives said they did not know that at the time a recognized expert on high-risk police practices and a criminology professor at the University of South Carolina questioned why the plainclothes detectives confronted Chilcott particularly when sheriff’s policy required they be clearly identified as police officers Even worse was Alvarez’s decision to try to pull Chilcott from the truck’s car with a gun in his hand “Why he put himself in that position I don’t understand,” said Alpert who was called as a witness by the inquest administrator “There was no reason to do that.” was justified in using deadly force because he believed — albeit wrongly — that Alvarez had been run over and injured testified that the deputies’ rush to arrest Chilcott endangered everyone involved and unnecessarily forced a deadly confrontation Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser Here’s How to Keep Them Safe","url":"","datePublished":"2023-07-10T00:00-07:00","articleSection":"health","creator":"Kate Sheofsky","keywords":["dog","dog health","dog lifestyle","dog safety","dog travel","new dog","summer","how to"]}You’ve Got a Summer-Lovin’ Pup Here’s How to Keep Them SafeSome like it hot (but not most dogs) And you and your dog are probably more than ready for some vitamin D To help keep your dog safe this season — so you can enjoy all the best parts of summer and avoid the worst parts — we asked veterinarian Dr Carla Lerum to weigh in on common hot-weather hazards Head to littleKin!littleKin™ is Kinship’s home just for puppy and kitten parents and special deals—all curated for your newest family member Some dog breeds, such as Pugs, Bulldogsopens in a new tab have a particularly tough time in hot weather Their restricted airways put them at greater risk for heatstroke and make 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Mosquitoes are the uninvited guest at just about every outdoor gathering, and as if their bites weren’t bad enough, they also carry heartworm diseaseopens in a new tab A single bite from an infected mosquito can transmit heartworm disease to your dog — heartworms’ favorite host — which is serious and fatal if left untreated preventing it is easy with consistent doses of a heartworm preventive There are many options for heartworm and flea/tick control (and some that prevent all three at once) so talk to your vet about the best product for your pet Foxtailsopens in a new tab are common in the western half of the U.S These plants have barbed seed heads that can pose a big threat to dogs Foxtails can get lodged in the nose and then travel to your dog’s brain And they can burrow right through your dog’s skin The best way to keep your dog safe is to avoid foxtails and similar plants altogether it’s a good idea to check your pup for foxtail seeds anytime you think they’ve been exposed to them keep their feet shaved or trimmed so foxtails can’t hide in their hair.)   “I always recommend giving dogs a thorough once-over after they’ve been outdoors,” Dr “This will not only help you protect them from the dangers of foxtails but also allow you to check them for ticks or any other issues that may have occurred while they were out having fun.” If you’ve ever started a workout routine from a fitness level of, let’s say, zero, you know that it’s...rough. 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And while you may be more than ready to get back to the active lifestyle that winter put on pause, if your dog is your hiking buddyopens in a new tab “Not only will they need to build back their enduranceopens in a new tab but their paw pads might need time to re-develop the calluses that protect their feet on rougher terrain controlled re-entry to outdoor adventures.” Here’s How to Prevent ThisTemperatures are rising dangerously Volume 9 - 2024 | https://doi.org/10.3389/feduc.2024.1407542 the Centre for Physical Active Learning (SEFAL) designed a comprehensive one-year workplace-based continuous professional development (CPD) program for in-service teachers in Norway The CPD program aimed to enhance the pedagogical feasibility of integrating physically active learning (PAL) within all theoretical subjects by advancing teachers’ competence This article provides an overview of the SEFAL CPD program’s conceptual framework and design Although the article does not provide an independent evaluation of the framework we discuss it based on our continual development during the period from 2018 to 2023 during which 1,363 teachers from 77 schools participated As the framework continues to inform the SEFAL CPD the article concludes by identifying prospective directions and potential avenues for further refinement and utilisation of this and similar programs The CPD program was designed with the overall purpose of enhancing the pedagogical feasibility of integrating PAL into all theoretical subjects by (1) empowering teachers’ agency and advancing their competence (2) adapting to the Norwegian educational context and (3) integrating theoretical and experiential knowledge this article aims to provide a research-informed framework for a workplace-based continuing professional development program in physically active learning discuss the program structure and identify prospective directions we will present the pedagogical framework of the SEFAL CPD which we have developed continuously throughout five years of SEFAL The framework builds on three pedagogical principles anchored in CPD literature: (1) structuring the SEFAL CPD (2) Whole school approaches and school culture in the SEFAL CPD and (3) locating the SEFAL CPD between academic and experiential knowledge the professional environment encourages teachers to take an active role in contributing to professional development and the professional environment must reflect upon (1) the way PAL is rooted in their language (semantic) (2) the way PAL exists in their activities and work (physical) and (3) the way PAL can contribute to their developmental work at school (Social space) Reflecting upon what knowledge underpins CPD programs resulted in two questions for the development of the SEFAL CPD: (1) what knowledge is valued for teachers’ competencies and (2) what is the optimal context to promote such knowledge the SEFAL CPD presents a rupture in the current knowledge hegemony in that teachers are not only supposed to try out practices provided by the university but also create their own experience with PAL and further develop it in their practice the literature used in the SEFAL CPD program revolves around teaching and learning as perspectives to enact PAL In designing the workplace-based CPD program schools present an optimal context for providing teachers with real-world experiences with PAL the SEFAL workplace-based CPD program starts with teachers enacting PAL in real-world practices and then reflecting on their experiences both individually and collectively at their schools Such an approach means that all aspects of the program take place in the practices of participating teachers The fourth box underpins teachers sharing new experiential knowledge with their professional environment which entails anchoring and challenging new ideas about PAL in the school culture The centre for physically active learning workplace-based continuous professional development framework The focus on practice and experiential knowledge is accompanied and strengthened with the aid of portfolios that connect experiential knowledge to theories (Furlong, 2013). As part of the SEFAL CPD, the portfolios are designed to create awareness of the core aspects of their PAL enactment (Klenowski et al., 2006) This gives the teacher an active role in their professional environment and a role in developing a new practice at the school The SEFAL workplace-based CPD framework underpins all the modules which we present below This means that the framework is iterative in that its process is repeated through the modules and the way they are formatted As the SEFAL framework is characterised as workplace-based all modules occur at the participants’ respective schools This means that all modules of the CPD take place as part of teachers’ daily practices where they are to plan PAL as part of their broader teaching Since the structure of the CPD requires the professional environment’s active participation principals are especially important in facilitating time for the modules Each module starts with an online webinar that introduces the module’s theme and relevant literature The webinar also gives teachers opportunities to share their experiences Although most of the time is dedicated to working hours have meetings in a professional environment and attend webinars Portfolios are a mandatory part of each module and teachers can choose to write them individually Each module lasts between one and two months to ensure enough time to plan The selection of schools in the CPD is based on mutual interest in PAL Schools are continuously encouraged to contact SEFAL if they are interested in participating the principal is invited to investigate potential collaboration with the aim of establishing an equal partnership The criteria for participation is that schools can document their dedication to the program by setting aside time for teachers to work with the program during working hours principals are informed that all employees are encouraged to participate in some form of the CPD program Although all employees were invited to participate in the CPD program Norwegian University regulations required them to have a bachelor’s degree to be able to take the exam all employees could follow the steps of the modules only those with the necessary qualifications could take the exam it is also central to actualise PAL among teachers for their ownership and engagement introduced to PAL via an introductory lecture that aims to identify PAL in the school’s existing practice provide opportunities for teachers to try practical PAL activities and reflect on how PAL is applied to curriculum objectives and their practice The first module is PAL in different learning environments which refers to various places to enact PAL for educational goals The module focuses attention on how various local learning environments afford different learning and movement opportunities Indoor learning environments may be classrooms the portfolios focus on teachers enacting PAL in environments beyond their traditional classrooms The second module revolves around how teaching and learning can include different forms of movement and physical activity. In this module, teachers are presented with five approaches to PAL: (1) play activities, (2) structuring teaching, (3) embodiment, (4) situational exercises and (5) creative and aesthetic learning activities (Ottesen, 2017) The module focuses on a practical dimension where teachers are expected to enact the different approaches to PAL and reflect on various types of learning As a part of the portfolio for the second module teachers are invited to reflect on and familiarise themselves with how physical activity and movement can contribute to pupils’ learning processes Teachers are also introduced to theoretical perspectives from PAL research curriculum and broader educational literature that they are encouraged to use to support their reflections The third module is the professional environment, which focuses on giving teachers tools to develop PAL as part of their school culture. The module introduces the research-methodology Lesson Study, where teachers collaborate to find a problem area, for example, a topic that is challenging or interesting for their experiences with enacting PAL, and explore it to create new experiential knowledge (Munthe et al., 2015) the module focuses on supporting teachers to reflect upon their current practice their learning while participating in the CPD and how to further develop their individual and collective practice at the schools the module aims to give teachers new insights into the enactment and sustainability of PAL For those who meet the formal requirements it is formally structured to credit all teachers who voluntarily chose to take the exam with 15 ECTs at the master’s level the exam is structured to support teachers in sustaining PAL in their teaching and the school culture The exam consists of (1) writing a plan for how to sustain PAL at the schools and (2) organising a PAL activity and anchoring it in relevant research The starting point for the exams is the portfolios of each module The exam spans four weeks to ensure that teachers have enough time we present some initial insights into participation Overview of participating teachers in the SEFAL CPD As illustrated in Figure 2 a total of 90 participants from 10 schools completed the CPD in year one (2018–2019) a total of 365 participants from 27 schools completed the CPD a total of 256 participants from 18 schools completed the CPD 289 participants from 7 schools completed the CPD 372 participants from 15 schools completed the CPD It is worth mentioning that year one was a trial of the CPD and had fewer participants participation was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic which challenged all developmental work in schools we can indicate that approximately half of the participants were interested in taking an exam Teachers also emphasise that PAL diversifies teaching practices and stimulates critical reflectiveness and collaborative learning a particular emphasis is directed towards remaining sensitive towards contextual consideration as this may support the process of lifelong learning and professional growth within teachers participating in the CPD As the mentioned follow-up research was only conducted on a few participating teachers in years two and three and there is a need to evaluate the current SEFAL CPD in the process of developing an evaluation of the program The evaluation will inform how teachers and principals engage in workplace-based CPD Due to the open-ended nature of the SEFAL CPD we will also examine the perceived outcomes and cultural change at schools We plan to produce both qualitative and quantitative data in which all participants from year five are invited to answer a questionnaire and some are invited into semi-structured interviews/focus groups we have provided a conceptual framework for the SEFAL workplace-based CPD program for PAL This framework was developed in response to the multitude of challenges pertaining to the integration and sustainability of PAL in schools The SEFAL framework was designed between 2018 and 2023 during which 1,363 teachers across 77 schools across Norway participated As this article was prepared after five years of evolving the CPD we will further discuss the program and identify prospective directions for further refinement and utilisation PAL is adapted and developed against the school’s practices and teachers’ teaching from which it emerges a critical perspective on the SEFAL framework is that there are no easily defined demarcated levels of PAL competency Moreover, the SEFAL CPD can be characterised as value-based (Biesta, 2010) as it actualises PAL from teachers’ concerns and experiences to promote new insight into the opportunities of PAL through their actions and reflections The authors of this article acknowledge the conceptual nature of this framework this article refrains from serving as a standalone evaluation of the SEFAL CPD we aimed to unpack the design of our conceptual apparatus theoretical framework and principles that underpin the SEFAL CPD Based on the five-year design and operation of the CPD the authors conclude this article with prospective trajectories of workplace-based CPD programs for PAL we argue that future PAL CPD programs should acknowledge the already existing physical activity and movement practices in school and take into account teachers’ values personal strengths and goals as a starting point for professional development This also entails that PAL cannot be understood as a strictly defined strategy but is open to various developments we argue that future CPD programs should be conducted in partnership with all participants in the professional environment to make a cultural change Central to this perspective is that the CPD is not dependent on individual teachers’ engagement but on broad participation in school we argue that future PAL CPD programs should focus not only on giving teachers the opportunity to try out practices provided by universities but also on creating their own experiences with PAL to develop it further in their practice theoretical and practical perspectives about PAL should be combined for the complex process of enacting PAL in teaching these final remarks about prospective directions are novel as they provide suggestions for designing programs that address the challenges pertaining to integrating PAL and the challenges that have been highlighted in previous research on CPD programs The original contributions presented in the study are included in the article/Supplementary material further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author HiS: Writing – review & editing RS: Writing – review & editing KE: Writing – review & editing SA: Writing – review & editing The author(s) declare financial support was received for the research The Centre for Physically Active Learning was supported and funded by the Gjensidige Bank Foundation 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Sign up for The 74 Newsletter this new research is the first to analyze the overall impact nationally including not only student achievement in math and reading but also high school graduation and college-going rates This null effect was found across subgroups.  The results held even when researchers accounted for the rigor of design of the evaluation system Whether the design was intended to use more reliable measures than once-a-year drop-in classroom visits (like structured observations that follow a rubric establish incentives and accountability for performance (e.g bonuses or tying evaluation to tenure) or provide meaningful feedback and inform professional development researchers found the same thing — there was no change in student outcome Matthew Kraft, one of the researchers from Brown, offered some additional insights regarding their findings on social media These results serve as a kind of Rorschach test for how we think about scaling reforms:They can be viewed as an example of weak implementation & lack of sustained commitmentoras generalizable evidence that evaluation failed to move the needle in most contexts.4/ the results are hugely disappointing and cause for reflection Those of us supporting and advocating for these reforms for years certainly weren’t doing so to barely move the needle in terms of improved student outcomes I think it would be a mistake to write off teacher evaluation as a reform that’s not worth pursuing First, the research team confirmed previous findings demonstrating positive effects of new evaluation systems in a number of districts NCTQ observed that leaders in these districts used multiple measures to evaluate performance linked evaluations to consequences (both positive and negative) and consistently assessed and improved their new systems and it’s reasonable to assume it’s a combination of design and leadership that’s committed to thoughtful implementation It’s important to remember that these reforms were always meant to be part of a package — new and more measures linked and personalized professional development compensation tied to performance and consequences for poor performance My sense is that very few places put in place all the pieces (design) and did them well (implementation), as D.C. and other jurisdictions have done. For instance, D.C.’s IMPACT system is highly regarded for its thoughtful design strong connections to career and compensation advancement and robust process for regularly collecting analyzing and incorporating teacher and principal feedback on implementation We should study these outliers and learn from them — what are the elements that made them work What are the factors common among those that didn’t while raising student achievement was a primary objective of strengthening teacher evaluations a big part of the push was the idea that teachers deserved better evaluations than the binary ones they were almost universally given 15 years ago based on their contribution to student learning (given it’s their primary job) They deserve to have feedback and opportunities — such as leadership roles and special recognition — rather than being treated exactly the same Teachers deserve to be recognized for something other than their start date and they deserve to be paid based at least in part on the impact they have in the classroom and they’re not some reform folly — they’re essential management components for a workforce of professionals Third, we’ve learned that the principal’s role is undervalued and that school leaders require more and better training to help them differentiate performance meaningfully among their teacher corps.  Principals also need — and in many places didn’t get — cover for using evaluations to make hard decisions about opportunities for their staff If a principal knows that a negative evaluation and/or recommendation for removal from the classroom will trigger endless appeals scrutiny and the possibility that nothing will ultimately happen what really is the incentive to take that challenge on If the consequences don’t actually bear out any differences why rate one teacher better or worse than another We’ve seen this dynamic (which the authors of this study mention) play out in state after state where only minuscule percentages of teachers are ever rated poorly despite student outcomes that reveal a lack of effectiveness it’s likely impossible to capture in this study the negative effects of the pushback obstacle-throwing and combative situations that existed in many states and districts but it’s reasonable to assume it’s substantial Many places didn’t get started with their reforms in earnest until years after Race to the Top. And once started, there was often anything but the type of collaboration witnessed during the implementation of IMPACT in DC Teacher evaluation policy has been a reform constantly under attack and threat of being rolled back rather than one where folks came together and moved forward none of this is to say the findings of the new study aren’t both legitimate and disturbing — they are And kudos to the researchers for taking this project on policymakers and funders alike — doesn’t take this as an easy exit from the conversation about evaluating teachers we have to evaluate performance meaningfully Eric Lerum is chief operating officer at America Succeeds responsible for ensuring the organization meets its goals and maximizes its impact as it grows the network of business-led advocacy partners Get stories like these delivered straight to your inbox. 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Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience An Austin man is in custody for allegedly threatening someone with a gun while driving is in Mower County Jail awaiting a possible charge of second-degree assault According to Austin Police Chief Brian Krueger Saturday at the Kwik Trip on West Oakland Avenue said he was driving near Oakland Avenue East and Oakland Place when a blue Nissan almost struck his vehicle The victim said he exited the vehicle and asked if there was a problem and the Nissan drove away The victim told police he then followed the Nissan and pulled along side of it The driver then allegedly used a hand gesture and pulled out a black handgun The victim then went to Kwik Trip with a friend the Nissan pulled up and Lerum exited the vehicle The victim called 911 and told Lerum the police were on their way Police searched the Nissan and found sufficient evidence to justify arresting Lerum Lerum is on a seven-year probation for a trio of cases in which he was accused of assaulting several people with a wooden samurai sword and was involved in other incidents from 2015 and 2016 he was sentenced to a stayed 18-month prison term for fifth-degree assault for a Sept and he was sentenced to a stayed 13-month prison term for first-degree criminal damage to property for a Dec he’ll serve five years of probation as long as he follows 20-plus conditions in each case Both sentences are concurrent to the seven-year probation sentence meaning they’ll be served at the same time The Minnesota Timberwolves (33-29) are welcoming in the Utah Jazz (15-45) for a contest between Northwest Division foes… The Kansas Jayhawks versus the Houston Cougars is one of two games on Monday’s college basketball schedule that… The Tampa Bay Lightning versus the Florida Panthers is one of many solid options on today’s NHL slate.… The college basketball schedule on Monday is not one to miss Our computer model has recommended picks against… There are two games on the college basketball schedule on Monday that feature a ranked team of Austin was charged with felony first-degree burglary – assault person in building or on property felony first-degree burglary – occupied dwelling misdemeanor fifth-degree assault and misdemeanor fourth-degree criminal damage to property on Thursday in Mower County District Court a Mower County deputy met with a woman at 1:27 p.m on Wednesday at the Mower County Law Enforcement Center who reported Lerum had damaged her vehicle She also reported he had assaulted her during the early morning hours at a residence in Lansing She reported that she and an adult male were in a bedroom on the second floor of a residence in the 53000 of 269th Street in Lansing when Lerum “barged in” and immediately began assaulting her and the male She indicated Lerum punched her several times and that the assault lasted for about a minute before the male gained control of Lerum and made him leave the residence She did not discover damage to her vehicle until the morning She said she and a male relative returned to a residence she shared with Lerum to collect her property Lerum returned and apologized for the damage The deputy photographed damage on the  Jeep’s front fender He then contacted the victim’s male relative who confirmed he heard Lerum apologize for damaging the vehicle and said Lerum offered to pay for the damages who said Lerum burst into his bedroom at about 12:30 a.m He said his home was unlocked and that Lerum entered without permission and began “swinging,” punching him in the face He indicated Lerum struck the female victim He then said he was able to get control of Lerum by holding him down by the throat He told Lerum he would call the police if he did not leave He indicated Lerum returned to the residence a short time later and was yelling that he wanted to fight him The deputy observed a small knot above the male victim’s right eye Deputies located Lerum at his residence in the 53000 block of 254th Street in Lansing Township Lerum attempted to close the door and retreat into the residence Deputies photographed injuries to Lerum’s neck and on his hands and knuckles Monday (May 5) for more than 3,200 seats on city councils Development is inspired by future transit center Issues with signing in? 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Click here to register Please check your spam or junk folder just in case Tom and Jane LerumSalinasJoullian Vineyards a Carmel Valley-based winery with a 30-year history of making Bordeaux style varietals has been acquired by Tom and Jane Lerum California residents with close ties to the area is an Oklahoma native who got her start working in banking and now serves as a director for the newly established Arnall Family Foundation where she studied Public Policy and Environmental Engineering Tom Lerum serves in the United States Air Force as an acquisitions officer Tom graduated from the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs with a degree in Systems Engineering Management Both Tom and Jane have studied wine business management at the University of California Their passion for viticulture and desire to enter the wine business sparked their decision to purchase Joullian Vineyards they regularly spend time in Carmel Valley where their family farms cattle on the Oak Ridge Ranch is to build upon its historical success by maintaining a laser-like focus on crafting exceptional wines we are developing plans to expand Joullian’s operations which we believe will improve the sustainability of the business and ensure its existence for generations to come,” the Lerums said in a release The Joullian and Sias families of Oklahoma City established Joullian Vineyards Ltd with the goal to create fine estate-crafted wines “I am so pleased that the winery will continue to have Oklahoma roots,” said Dick Sias The Sias and Joullian partnership hired Ridge Watson to be their winemaker when the company was founded He has a master’s degree in food science with an emphasis in enology from Fresno State and studied winemaking in France and Australia before helping establish Joullian Vineyards Watson will remain in his position as head winemaker under the new ownership For more information on Joullian Vineyards a 444-unit 56-story Gold Coast condominium 2021 – A condominium association in the Gold Coast has agreed to pay a unit owner $125,000 to settle seven years of litigation resulting from a $500 fine 111 East Chestnut Condominium Association claimed the unit owner had violated condo rules that prohibit “obnoxious or offensive activity within the association.” Boucher says the fine was retaliation for expressing his opinions about management practices He paid the fine but sued the condo association and seven of its board members in November 2013 arguing the fines were a violation of the Illinois Condominium Property Act that prohibits condo boards from adopting rules that impair rights guaranteed by the First Amendment Boucher (left) is a restaurateur who once owned Smokin’ Woody’s a barbecue restaurant in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago The trial court sided with the condo association but the Appellate Court of Illinois on June 14 The case was returned to a lower court for reconsideration attorneys for 111 East Chestnut Condominium Association sent a letter to Boucher accusing him of yelling profanities at an employee of the association who tried to enter an elevator with him and a board member who later viewed it said “You can almost see the spit coming out of his mouth saying he had used profanity with another employee while trying to get a replacement key card an incident in which witnesses said he was “rude and disrespectful.” requested a copy of evidence against Boucher Lerum later asked for a copy of a videotape of the hearing and that request also was denied Board members described in detail how Boucher deserved the fines testifying that in addition to the two incidents for which he was fined Boucher had in the past “used sexist and exposed his scrotum to people in a board meeting.” in background at right behind Michigan Avenue’s Water Tower Complaints against Boucher include calling a female doorperson a “cocky bitch,” a black unit owner a “ghetto dog,” and a condo board president of Italian heritage a “dago.” Boucher says he is “aggressive with everyone” but denies many of the charges the settlement amount “wasn’t that significant over and above attorney’s fees.” Lerum says that after the case was sent back for trial in 2020 “there was a lot of litigation that we did not anticipate,” resulting in “litigation fatigue.” The pandemic kept pushing back the trial date and then Lerum himself caught COVID-19 and was out for three weeks “I wanted to try the case and Michael wanted to try the case except that I anticipated that our trial date would be continued and I anticipated that it was going to take a lot longer to resolve,” said Lerum (left) “Even though he felt like he really wanted to clear his name and clear his reputation and demonstrate that many of the allegations and accusations about his behavior were in fact not true.” Lerum says the 2018 appellate court decision in favor of Boucher was “a bright light for unit owners.” “It firmly established that section 18.4(h) of the Illinois Condominium Property Act is enforceable It basically states than an association cannot prohibit the free exercise of religion or abridge freedom of speech in any respect or prohibit the right to peaceably assemble it guarantees First Amendment rights to unit owners,” Lerum said The appellate court also ruled 111 East Chestnut Condominium Association violated the Illinois Condominium Property Act by refusing Boucher’s request for a copy of the recording of the meeting at which the board considered the misconduct charges and the association and board members violated their fiduciary duties by withholding from Boucher evidence brought against him “It should send the message that they can’t be hiding things from unit owners,” said Lerum “They’re making decisions about other people’s money and other people’s property They need to be transparent about what they’re doing invites maybe a difference of opinion so that a resolution can be reached.” Condo association is no place for open discussion In her unsuccessful petition asking the Supreme Court of Illinois to reconsider the appellate court ruling said Boucher’s constitutional rights to free speech were not violated and condo associations should not be discouraged from issuing fines for bad conduct She said the relationship between a condo association and its owners is “contractual formalized in reasonable covenants,” and not a forum for “facilitating academic discourse.” would be unfair to unit owners who choose to live in an association with an enforceable code of conduct the [ruling] will enfeeble boards to the point where even good boards such as that comprised of [the defendants] may shirk from the statutorily mandated enforcement of its governing documents to enforce rule violations,” wrote Silverberg (right)  Previous story: Victory for free speech in condo associations as appellate court reverses case dismissal Metrics details The association between pulmonary sequelae and markers of disease severity were studied in 108 patients 3 months after hospital admission for COVID-19 and chest-CT were performed at 23 Norwegian hospitals included in the NOR-SOLIDARITY trial investigating the efficacy of remdesivir and hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) DLCO was below the lower limit of normal in 29.6% Ground-glass opacities were present in 39.8% on chest-CT were predictors of a poorer pulmonary outcome after 3 months High levels of matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-9 during hospitalisation and at 3 months were associated with persistent CT-findings Except for a negative effect of remdesivir on CAT-score we found no effect of remdesivir or HCQ on long-term pulmonary outcomes Three months after hospital admission for COVID-19 and high levels of MMP-9 were associated with a worse pulmonary outcome knowledge about the prevalence and causes of long-term pulmonary sequelae in COVID-19 survivors is paramount the association between these regulators of extracellular matrix remodelling and the development of persistent lung parenchyma pathology and reduced pulmonary function following COVID-19 We aimed to investigate pulmonary function through COPD Assessment Test Score (CAT-score) and chest CT 3 months after hospital admission for COVID-19 and whether there was a difference in these variables between participants treated with remdesivir we evaluated associations between clinical characteristics during hospital admission including viral load in oropharynx and the presence of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 we examined if plasma levels of factors suspected to be involved in development of pulmonary fibrosis (i.e. obtained during hospital admission and after 3 months were related to patient-reported outcome measures as well as pulmonary function and persistent findings on chest CT The study was approved by the Committee for Medical Research Ethics Region South East Norway (REK 118684) and registered on ClinicalTrials.gov on the 25.03.2020 (NCT04321616) Monitors from the Clinical Trial Unit at Oslo University Hospital monitored the conduct of the trial Good clinical practice was followed throughout the study All participants gave informed consent prior to inclusion either themselves or by a legally authorised representative Secondary explorative outcomes were to correlate the levels of MMP-9 and VEGF-A during hospital admission and at 3 months following discharge for COVID-19 Participants responded to the questionnaire at the 3-month follow-up visit we assessed the prevalence of any ground-glass opacities (GGO) GGO ≥ 10% in at least one of the four lung zones or any mosaic pattern (classified as potentially reversible changes and grouped together) or any bronchiectasis (classified as irreversible changes and grouped together) biobanking was performed during hospital admission and at the 3-month follow up visit Plasma was collected in sterile EDTA containing tubes put on melting ice and centrifuged at 2000×g for 20 min to obtain platelet-poor plasma and VEGF-A were measured in duplicate by enzyme immunoassays (EIA) using commercially available reagents (Cat#DY911 Absorption was read at 450 nm with wavelength correction set to 540 nm using an EIA plate reader (BioTek) Intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were < 10% for all EIAs and VEGF-A in the plasma of 24 healthy blood donors (15 (62.5%) males were also measured to establish a point of reference Demographic data were described by median (25th and 75th percentile (IQR)) and percentages and CT-findings at the 3-months follow-up are presented as median values and IQR We assessed the difference in pulmonary function defined by FEV1 and DLCO in percent of predicted (DLCO%) as continuous variables and CT-findings between the intervention groups and their respective SoC-group 3 months following treatment for COVID-19 by 95% confidence intervals from the two-sample t-distribution or p-value from the 2 × 2 Chi-squared distribution To evaluate participants’ symptom load to pulmonary function and any irreversible CT-findings using logistic regression Associations between clinical characteristics during hospital stay and pulmonary outcomes after 3 months were performed by logistic and linear regression As an explorative outcome we wanted to study whether these clinical characteristics could predict pulmonary dysfunction after 3 months and the presence of either GGO in more than ≥ 10% of at least one of four lung zones as a measure of possible reversible changes Figures were produced using Prism 9 (GraphPad Software prolonged corrected QT-time during treatment with HCQ; †Excluded from the full analysis set Demographic and clinical characteristics from the hospital admission for all participants and treatment groups with their respective SoC-group are presented in Table 1 and the median body mass index (BMI) was 27.6 (IQR 25.3 40 (37.0%) presented with respiratory failure at inclusion The median duration of symptoms prior to hospital admission was eight days (IQR 5 The CAT-score results for the overall population 3 months following hospital admission for COVID-19 CAT-score is an eight-item questionnaire designed to assess and quantify the impact of COPD symptoms on health status COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease the majority of participants had values within the limits of normal 13 (12%) and 15 (13.9%) of the overall population had values below LLN The most dominant finding on chest CT was parenchymal bands were also a prevalent finding in the total study population; 43 participants (39.8%) GGO present in ≥ 10% in one of the four lung zones were found in 19 (17.6%) participants in the overall population No association between pulmonary-related symptomatology at 3 months, determined by CAT-score, and pulmonary function tests and pathology on chest CT at the same point, was observed (Supplementary Table S2) Table 4 presents explorative associations between demographic clinical and biochemical characteristics at baseline and the pulmonary outcomes after 3 months Group comparison of pro-fibrotic markers between 24 healthy control subjects and all participants’ maximum plasma levels during hospital stay and at the 3-months follow-up evaluation performed with Mann–Whitney U test and Wilcoxon paired test maximum plasma levels during the hospital stay TIMP-2 tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 2 Median MMP-9 level healthy control subjects: 2.70 ng/mL median MMP-9 level at 3 months: 2.93 ng/mL Median TIMP-2 level healthy control subjects: 7.78 ng/mL median TIMP-2 level at 3 months: 8.76 ng/mL Median SP-D level healthy control subjects: 20.9 ng/mL Median VEGF-A level healthy control subjects: 125 pg/mL median VEGF-A level at 3 months: 216 pg/mL In this sub-study of the NOR-SOLIDARITY trial nearly 40% of the participants reported persistent airway symptoms and nearly 30% had DLCO below LLN 3 months following hospital admission and treatment for COVID-19 with 40% presenting with GGO and a similar percentage with parenchymal bands 3 months after hospital admission We did not find significant differences between participants randomised to remdesivir and HCQ with regard to pulmonary function and CT-findings except for a somewhat higher symptom burden in the remdesivir group compared to the SoC group Of the clinical characteristics during hospitalisation and low levels of IgG antibodies to SARS-CoV-2 seemed to predict reduced DLCO% at 3 months both during hospital stay and 3 months after hospitalisation were associated with signs of both reversible and irreversible changes on chest CT participants treated with remdesivir reported a higher CAT-score 3 months after hospital admission for COVID-19 than those receiving SoC we show a relationship between disease severity during hospital admission as indicated by both low P/F-ratio and ICU admission and impaired pulmonary function 3 months after discharge as shown by reduced DLCO% in the fully adjusted model The positive correlation between P/F-ratio during hospitalisation and DLCO% at the follow-up indicates that a reduced diffusion capacity of the lungs may persist at least 3 months after hospital admission and chest CT-findings in these participants Our findings may indicate that a similar approach could be of interest in COVID-19-induced lung injury These findings might indicate that VEGF-A plays a role in the development of COVID-19 sequelae Our findings are limited by a small sample size both regarding the evaluation of treatment effects and the interpretation of sub-analyses Although we did not find significant effects of remdesivir and HCQ except for a negative effect of remdesivir on CAT score we cannot firmly exclude any treatment effects the participants’ pulmonary status prior to inclusion was not known and established chronic lung disease prior to COVID-19 might have influenced the results Due to a lack of additional plasma aliquots we were not able to pursue our findings on matrix regulating mediators by analysing MMP-9 activity the explorative part of this study presents data of descriptive nature and we lack data on the cellular sources of MMP-9 in these COVID-19 patients associations do not necessarily reflect a causal relationship In this sub study of the NOR-SOLIDARITY trial and persistent chest CT-findings were observed 3 months after hospital admission for COVID-19 CAT-score seemed to be negatively influenced by treatment with remdesivir while no difference in pulmonary function tests and CT-findings between remdesivir and HCQ and admission to ICU seemed to predict reduced diffusion capacity in the lungs at 3 months whereas high antibody levels at baseline had a positive effect on pulmonary function The association between the pro-fibrotic mediator MMP-9 and persistent CT-findings highlights the need for more knowledge about the development of pulmonary fibrosis following hospitalisation for COVID-19 De-identified patient level data for participants in this study statistical analysis plan and statistical coding can be made 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For more information, visit arovela.com joanna.clay@latimes.com Twitter: @joannaclay Subscribe for unlimited accessSite Map a 444-unit 56-story Gold Coast condominium also known as Elysées (MLS/MRED) 2019 – A unit owner’s lawsuit against a Gold Coast condominium association he says retaliated against him for expressing opinions about how it was managed will be allowed to move forward The Appellate Court of Illinois has reversed a dismissal of the complaint did “sufficiently plead” violations by the association of the Illinois Condominium Property Act A lower court had not only dismissed the complaint but ordered Connolly to pay the condo association $111,943 in attorney fees and related costs and saying some filings in the lawsuit were frivolous imposed $42,000 in sanctions against Connolly’s attorney owner of a condo unit at 111 East Chestnut Street filed his lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court in 2013 against the president of his condo board and six directors after Connolly was fined $1,000 for what the board said was “erratic and intimidating behavior.” says the real reason was that he was an “outspoken critic” of the board He accused the board of 111 East Chestnut Street Condominium Association of conflicts of interest and self-dealing He says they did not enforce rules and regulations and did not properly obtain building permits When the condo board removed Connolly as a director they then changed their bylaws so that a director The alleged incidents for which he was fined included telling residents that food was not allowed in the pool area telling a young resident he could not bring his bicycle into a passenger elevator confronting a resident who walked her dog through the building’s main entrance and disconnecting a resident’s iPod when they did not turn down the music volume (Right) MLS photo of the lobby of 111 East Chestnut His lawsuit accused the condo board of breach of fiduciary duty with the defendants saying it was improperly pleaded and included hyperbole and statements that had no supporting evidence They also argued that directors cannot be held liable to unit owners for mistakes in judgement The March 29 decision reverses the attorney fees and sanctions and remands the case back to Circuit Court it is now up to the condo association to decide if they want to proceed against Connolly “can continue if he wishes with his First Amendment claim But there’s been a lot of litigation here and hopefully they’ll try to resolve it.” Condo board had similar outcome last year with another unit owner 111 East Chestnut is the same condo association that lost a similar case in 2018 in which a unit owner was fined for expressing opinions about his condo board Michael Boucher successfully sued 111 East Chestnut Condominium Association and seven of its board members after they imposed a $500 fine against him for allegedly violating condo rules that prohibit “obnoxious or offensive activity within the association.” Boucher (left) said the fine was retaliation for expressing his opinions about management practices He says both cases support a unit owner’s right to comment on management practices in a condo association “The significance of the [Connolly] decision is that the average condominium owner should not be restricted by the board from expressing his or her criticisms of management,” said Lerum (right) “It’s very much like political speech Political speech in this country is protected.” He says condominiums are communities that operate under state law and so unit owners do have First Amendment rights under the Illinois Condominium Property Act  Related story: State supreme court will not hear case of unit owner fined for expressing opinions an “outspoken critic” of his condo board a Gold Coast unit owner’s legal journey may not be over Brian Connolly’s lawsuit against 111 East Chestnut Street Condominium Association the Appellate Court of Illinois reversed the dismissal and allowed the case to move forward Whether that will happen is up to the condo association the association’s attorney says they are “evaluating all options open to them for possible appeal.” “The volunteer board members and the association itself naturally are disappointed that the appellate court has revived what they believe is a baseless claim brought by a single condominium unit owner plaintiff,” said Diane Silverberg (left) Silverberg questions a section of the Illinois Condominium Property Act that prevents a condo association from having a rule or regulation that “may impair any rights guaranteed by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States or Section 4 of Article I of the Illinois Constitution.” Whether this includes freedom of speech is The First Amendment prohibits the government from abridging freedom of speech but can a condominium association suppress unit owners from expressing opinions about how the association is managed “In the legislature’s warranted haste to address religious discrimination and rights to be free from it under the First Amendment the legislature seems unintentionally to have created ‘new’ First Amendment ‘rights’ to include protections which neither the U.S nor State Constitutionals guarantee when non-state actors like condominiums or their board members are involved,” said Silverberg that while you do not need to prove condo boards are an extension of the government it might be fair to call them state actors “Board members [are] not in charge of a private country club,” says Lerum (right) “They only act because a state statute gives them authority to act Somebody who sits in that chair and...has the authority to receive assessments spend money...hire and fire management companies...get into people’s condominium units as a matter of right when they want to invade their privacy and do a whole host of things can only do those things because they’re cloaked with state authority.” Were fines for bad behavior or criticism of board Connolly filed his lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court in 2013 against the president of his condo board Alleged incidents included telling residents that food was not allowed in the pool area were retaliation by his condo board for his criticism of how it is managed the appellate court said Connolly did “sufficiently plead” violations by the association of the Illinois Condominium Property Act Silverberg says the appellate order also keeps alive the possibility of sanctions against Connolly and Lerum Saying some filings in the lawsuit were frivolous the lower court had imposed $42,000 in sanctions against Lerum Silverberg points to a recent decision by Cook County Circuit Judge Margaret Brennan to award more than $1 million in attorney fees to a condominium association in Wilmette have been ordered to pay $1,061,672.97 by May 1 after Brennan found they had filed “frivolous” and “harassing” lawsuits against the association located at 1618 Sheridan Road “We have confidence that the tide is turning against those who cause the dissipation of association assets and tie up the courts in needless and expensive litigation,” said Silverberg  Previous story: Win for free speech in condo associations as appellate court reverses case dismissal Metrics details School-based physical activity interventions evaluating the effect on academic performance usually includes children We aimed to investigate the effect of a nine-month school-based physical activity intervention titled School in Motion (ScIM) on academic performance in adolescents Thirty secondary schools in Norway were cluster-randomized into three groups: the Physically active learning (PAL) group (n = 10) the Don’t worry – Be Happy (DWBH) group (n = 10) or control (n = 10) Target dose in both intervention groups was 120 min/week of additional PA during school hours Parental consent was obtained from 2084 adolescent students (76%) Standardized national tests in reading and numeracy was conducted at baseline and at the end of the intervention We used linear mixed model to test intervention effects We found significant intervention effects in numeracy and reading among students in both interventions when compared with controls The mean difference in change in numeracy was 1.7 (95% CI: 0.9 to 2.5; Cohen’s d = 0.12) and 2.0 (95% CI: 1.4 to 2.7; Cohen’s d = 0.23) points in favour of students in the PAL and DWBH intervention where the mean difference in change was 0.9 (95% CI 0.2 to 1.6; Cohen’s d = 0.06) and 1.1 (95% CI 0.3 to 1.9; Cohen’s d = 0.18) points in favour of students in the PAL and DWBH intervention When conducting intention to treat analysis with imputed data the estimates were attenuated and some no longer significant The ScIM study demonstrates that two different school-based PA interventions providing approximately 120 min of additional PA weekly over nine months significantly improved numeracy and reading performance in 14-year old students compared with controls the results should be interpreted with caution as the effect sizes reported were very small or small and the estimates were attenuated when conducting intention to treat analysis our results are still positive and suggest that PA interventions are viable models to increase academic performance among adolescents Retrospectively registered (25/01/2019): NCT03817047 we investigated the intervention effect of the two PA interventions on academic performance in reading and numeracy The ScIM study was a nine-month school-based three-arm cluster RCT with schools as the cluster unit for randomization The inclusion criteria were; > 25 students in ninth grade We excluded schools that worked systematically with curriculum-prescribed PA and private and special schools all students in the ninth grade were invited to participate Four collaborating partners (Norwegian School of Sport Sciences Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and University of Stavanger) conducted the study during the 2017/2018 school year The CONSORT checklist is in related File 1 Thirty schools were randomized manually by a lottery in a 1:1:1 ratio to either Physically active learning (PAL) intervention (n = 10) Don’t worry – Be Happy (DWBH) intervention (n = 10) or control (n = 10) One school withdrew after randomization but prior to baseline testing The professional who performed the randomization did not partake in other parts of the study the testing personnel that performed the data collection in the schools nor researchers were blinded Both interventions aimed to provide approximately 120 min of additional PA in addition to the mandatory 120 to 180 min PE lessons per week This goal was achieved by redistributing 5% of the other subjects to PA (60 min per week) and adding 60 min of PE to the curriculum All intervention schools received $90 per student to account for the increased expenses At least one teacher from each intervention school attended a one-day course on how to deliver the intervention. The course consisted of theoretical and practical exercises by educators with experience in integrating PA into the curriculum. Control schools continued the current practice and did not implement additional curriculum-prescribed PA. Teachers and students at the intervention schools were involved in the development of the two interventions in ScIM. Teachers and students were not involved designing the research questions, outcome measures, or analyses. The results of the study will be disseminated to all included schools. All intervention components were mandatory. Adherence to intervention components was reported in an online platform. Each week, teachers at the intervention schools self-reported components performed or not performed, and the component intensity and minutes. All measurements were obtained twice, first at baseline (April to August 2017) and second in the last phase of the intervention (April to June 2018). The test procedures were identical at both time points. The data were collected in the classroom and gymnasium. The research team trained all testing personnel, and all tests were conducted following the relevant guidelines. We measured the weight to the nearest 0.1 kg using a Seca 899 weight and measured the height to the nearest 0.1 cm using a SECA 123 Portable Stadiometer (SECA, Hamburg, Germany). We subtracted 0.6 kg (light clothing; gym shorts and t-shirt) or 1.5 kg (normal clothes; pants and sweater) from the weight measurements to account for clothing. We linked our database to the registry data collected by Statistics Norway and used the highest education level of the participants’ parents as a proxy for socioeconomic status (SES). Four SES groups were computed low (primary/lower secondary/vocational high school), middle (secondary/high school), middle high (undergraduate degree), and high (graduate degree). The ScIM study was powered to detect changes in the primary outcome (CPM) of 7% (49 CPM) between groups. The α level was 0.05 for all calculations. To detect a 49 ± 150 (mean ± SD) difference in CPM between the intervention groups and control group with a power of 0.9, expecting a dropout rate of 20%, we require at least 590 participants in each intervention arm. Flow of schools and students through the study. All numbers are schools [students] Intervention effect on academic performance in numeracy stratified by study group compared with the control group. Each model contained fixed effects for intervention, time (baseline – follow-up), intervention x time interaction and random effects for school, class, and subject ID. CI = confidence interval; ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient (for school): N* indicates the number of participants in the analysis at baseline/follow-up in the intervention model and the control group Intervention effect on academic performance in reading stratified by study group compared with the control group Each model contained fixed effects for intervention intervention x time interaction and random effects for school CI = confidence interval; ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient (for school): N* indicates the number of participants in the analysis at baseline/follow-up in the intervention model and the control group including schools with a delivery rate of above 80% did not differ from the main analysis (data not shown) except that the intervention did not show an intervention effect on numeracy performance among girls in the DWBH group when compared with control group (mean difference in change: 0.9 The adherence to the intervention protocol was 83 and 78% for PAL and DWBH interventions the PAL-group delivered an average of 100 min/week of additional PA and the DWBH-group delivered an average of 94 min/week of additional PA Ten of the 19 intervention schools had a delivery rate of above 80% This paper aimed to evaluate the effect of two school-based PA interventions on academic performance among Norwegian adolescents Both ScIM interventions resulted in better development over time in student academic performance in reading and numeracy than the control group The discrepancy in intervention effects could be due to several factors making it difficult to conclude which components of school-based PA are most effective of the weekly target dose across the intervention period This adherence to protocol is lower than that reported in ScIM When considering the per-protocol analyses it is important to emphasize that adherence was self-reported by the teachers every week across the intervention the self-report could be subject to bias; however it is the same method used in the comparable studies When designing and planning the ScIM interventions including seven schools and 700 adolescents which led to adjusting both models to better reach the target group The intervention models were simplified (i.e one component – physically active breaks – was removed from the PAL model) and more resources were given to the teachers to increase adherence to the protocol the teachers delivered approximately 80% of the intervention dose The main reason for not reaching the intended target dose was various special events throughout the year (i.e. ScIM indicates that it is possible to implement school-based PA interventions that positively affect academic performance in an already busy curriculum which relates to better academic performance Another possible mechanism is that varied PA through the curriculum enhances the enjoyment of academic lessons leading to higher motivation and engagement with theoretical materials This outcome can improve the classroom climate and subsequently act as a confounder for the intervention effect when we rerun the analysis with adjustments for the classroom climate the results did not change from the main analysis Our results suggest that the PA content and relational quality seems to be as important as the dose and intensity when aiming to increase students’ academic performance These findings indicate that it is possible to develop new active teaching methods which could be more effective for increasing academic performance compared to more traditionally sedentary teaching methods given limitations in small effect sizes and relative short intervention duration Studies implemented over a longer time period (e.g two or three years) with direct measurement of cognition and other possible mechanisms can provide a more in depth understanding of how PA can affect academic performance among adolescents and should be prioritized and when the analysis was rerun on the imputed data the estimates were attenuated and some no longer significant We did not include any measurement of cognition or biological pathways on how PA might influence academic performance although several studies have used national tests to measure academic performance these could be a potential limitation because no validation studies exist Another limitation is that the effect size (Cohen’s d) of the intervention effect in the primary analysis is considered very small or small (d = 0.06 to 0.23) other intervention studies that have demonstrated beneficial effects on academic performance have been implemented over two school years As our intervention only lasted for nine months we can speculate regarding whether a longer intervention duration would result in further improvements in academic performance the results should be interpreted with caution as the effect sizes reported were very small or small and the estimates were attenuated when conducting ITT analysis The datasets generated and/or analyzed during the current study are not publicly available as publications are planned but are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request Moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity Booth JN, Leary SD, Joinson C, Ness AR, Tomporowski PD, Boyle JM, et al. 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J Clin Epidemiol. 2013;66(9):1022–8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.03.017 Download references We are grateful to all the adolescents and teachers who participated in this study for their time and effort allowing us to complete this study A special thanks goes to the teachers at the intervention schools for the great job they did in delivering the PA intervention We would also like to thank all students and research assistants who participated in the data collection We are also grateful to the ScIM Study group The study was funded by the Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training The funding body had no involvement in design of the study interpretation of data or in the drafting of the manuscript Department of Sport Science and Physical Education Each author has contributed to the conception and design of the work RS conducted the analysis and wrote the first draft of the paper and contributed revisions to the manuscript EK participated in writing of the paper and approved the final version The ScIM study was reviewed and approved by the Norwegian Centre for Research Data and adhered to the Helsinki Declaration (2008). The trial’s protocol was retrospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov on 01/25/2019 (NCT03817047) Written informed consent from the participants and their parents or caretakers was obtained prior to the data collection The authors declare that they have no competing interests unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data Download citation DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10901-x East of Stenkullen in Sweden there are two electricity pylons which are unremarkable when you look at them but they are unique in the world of electrical inventions and devices a high-voltage direct-current transmission line that runs between Denmark and Sweden is the only electricity pylons in the world that carry both AC and DC circuits (The pylons that rest beside the towers on the terminal of HVDC Volgograd-Donbass on the Volgograd Dam also carry AC and DC circuits but these pylons function as switch yard equipment as opposed to real pylons.) 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