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majority us children meet physical activity recommendations schools important environment promoting physical activity children yet school districts offer enough physical activity opportunities meet recommendations study aimed identify school districts across country demonstrated exemplary efforts provide students many physical activity opportunities understand factors facilitated programmatic success total 59 districts identified model districts members physical activity health innovation collaborative ad hoc activity associated roundtable obesity solutions national academies sciences engineering medicine semistructured interviews conducted consenting stakeholders 23 school districts understand physical education activity efforts elucidate factors led success districts physical activity programming districts geographically socioeconomically diverse varied administrative funding structure districts offer recommended 150 225 min physical activity week physical education alone yet districts offered range programs outside physical education provided additional opportunities students physically active average number schoolbased physical activity programs offered 55 35 21 elementary middle high schools respectively three overarching broadly relevant themes identified associated successfully enhancing physical activity opportunities students soliciting maintaining support champions securing funding andor tangible support fostering bidirectional partnerships district community organizations programs three themes critical development physical activity opportunities also remained important implementation evaluation sustainability programs themes also differ substantially socioeconomic status districts findings demonstrate success school districts across nation providing ample opportunities physical activity despite considerable variability socioeconomic status resources results inform future research provide actionable evidence school districts enhance physical activity opportunities students