2022 Excellent School on Ideal Body Weight Promotion Contest

A. 
Organizer: K-12 Education Administration, MOE
Case Handling Unit: National Taiwan Normal University
Collaboration Units: Education Bureaus of Cities or Counties

B. Project Aim
To encourage schools promoting ideal body weight, and developing sustainable health promotion by identifying excellent schools.

C. Qualificaiton
All elementary schools, junior high schools and senior high schools.

D.Registration
1. Each school can only register in one group.
-Group A: Elementary schools
-Group B: Junior high schools and senior high schools
-Group C: Schools in remote areas, announced by MOE in 2021 or 2022.
2. After the county education bureaus finish the first review, they should submit a recommendation list of excellent schools for the second review. Quota as follows:
-Elementary schools: Each city or county should recommend at least 1 school for Group A or C, no more than 3 schools.
-Junior high schools: Each city or county should recommend at least 1 school for Group A or C, no more than 2 schools.
-City or county senior high schools: only for Group B, with no quota limitations.
3. Schools that had been selected as Excellent Schools of 2020 or 2021 should not be recommended and should not register.
 

E. Selection
1. The first review: experts from the Ministry of Education and related scholars will form a review committee, which will examinate the files sent from schools. 13 schools will pass the first review by mid-May, 2023.
2. Final selection: A final selection online meeting will be held in late May, schools will make presentations online to compete for the awards. This includes 10-min presentation and 10-min Q&A sessions.
3. The final list of excellent schools will be announced on this website in June, 2023. 

F. Evaluation Criteria
 

Items	Percentage
Policies in schools	18%
Material and social environment of schools	14%
Relations with communities	10%
Teaching and activities	12%
Health service	10%
Featured strategy	20%
Outcomes	16%

G. Rewards

• Excellence Honor: 3 schools. Each receives one $10,000NTD worth of prize.
• Excellence Award: 6 schools. Each receives one $8,000NTD worth of prize.
• High Distinction Award: 4 schools. Each receives one $5,000NTD worth of prize.
• If the participating schools fail to meet the selection criteria, the places for each award will be vacant.