Unified Champion School (UCS) 2026 Elementary Report

Please see the UCS annual report form. These forms are due by April 30th every year to obtain or renew your Unified Champion School status.

School Name(Required)

Representative Name(Required)

Representative Email(Required)

How SO Athletes/Students Participated in the Program?(Required)

Please indicate how many athletes with an intellectual disability or challenge participated

How Unified Partners/Students Participated in the Program?(Required)

Please indicate how many athletes without an intellectual disability or challenge participated

How Many Educators were involved with the regular Program?(Required)

How did you launch your unified program?(Required)

What barriers did and do you face in its implementation?(Required)

What tangible changes are present in the school environment (culture, structures ect.)(Required)

What unified sports initiatives did you run and how successful were they? What impact did they have?(Required)

What athlete leadership initiatives did you run and how successful were they? What impact did they have?(Required)

What whole school engagement initiatives did you run and how successful were they? What impact did they have?(Required)

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UCS Milestones Checklist

What initiatives did you achieve?

1. Unified Sport & Health/Wellness(Required)

Have a Unified team participate at a local qualifier or sports festival

Have a unified team participate at an champions in motion event

Participate in the Monthly Movement Virtual Series (any month(s))

Implement SOO Unified Physical Education in your school

Organize a school unified intramural league

Participate in a unified home and home series game

Have at least 1 coach complete SOO’s unified coach training

Run a unified afterschool transition program

Participate in SOOs virtual Unified health & fitness series

Join the SOO monthly health and fitness challenge on the SOI/SOO Health App

Attend one healthy athlete event/screening/virtual session

Download and register for the SOFITNOW Health app

Compete as a class in at least 3 SONOW fitness Challenges

Other

Please select which initiatives you accomplished this year. Minimum (1) initiative required

2. Unified Leadership(Required)

Host or volunteer at a schools unified event (Sport Festival, Champions in Motion Event, Sport pilot ect.)

Grade 7/8 students create a Unified Council, integrating students with and without intellectual disabilities to lead inclusive initiatives in the school.

Implement a student coach program where Grade 7/8 students help lead Unified sports or inclusive recess activities.

Participation in a Unified Leadership workshop

Unified leadership training completion by all registered unified partners

Organize an SOO unified Club (of any kind

Presents on Special Olympics to other schools, school board ect.

Participate in the elementary-secondary mentorship pathway program

Create a unified partner training/mentorship program

Other __________

Please select which initiatives you accomplished this year. Minimum (1) initiative required

3. Unified Whole School Engadgement(Required)

Participate in inclusion week

Participate in Donut Day

Participate in Cool Schools

Run a non-sport related social activity (e.g., movie night, game night, etc.)

Organize a fundraising event for SOO (e.g., bake sale, penny auction, polar plunge etc.)

Run an academic-related event for unified members at lunch or after school (e.g., homework/study time, reading/book club, etc.)

Recognize your unified members during an assembly

Incorporate unified sports into school’s athletic recognition awards

Organize a social media or poster campaign promoting SOO

Run a Spread the Word campaign, having students sign the #NoGoodWay pledge

Fans in the stands: have cheer sections come out and support a special Olympics school event

Organize a pep rally

Have unified members attend either a varsity game or an intramural game and cheer on their peers

Collaborate with your local Law Enforcement Torch Run representatives

Donate your school facilities (e.g., gym, fields, etc.) for an SOO event (e.g., practice, game, etc.)

Connect with SOO community council to ensure a pathway for transitioning students after school

Integrate unified programs into school courses, curriculums

Create a plan for program sustainability

Unified School Dances

Support efforts for your school board to sign a Memorandum of Understating with Special Olympics to support UCS programs in your community

Organize a Unified Event Field Trip

Other __________

Please select which initiatives you accomplished this year. Minimum (1) initiative required

Signature(Required)

By signing this form you are verifying you fulfilled your commitment to become a Unified Champion School in the 2024-25 school year and that you completed the selected initiatives per pillar.