SHAPE America's primary responsibilities include which of the following?

• A. Providing Funding for Local PE Programs
• B. Advocating for Best Practices and Disseminating Them, and Developing State and National Policies
• C. Running All School Cafeterias
• D. Setting School Bus Routes

Answer: (B)

Promoting evidence-based practice and shaping policy is what SHAPE America emphasizes. It focuses on advocating for high-quality physical education, disseminating research and guidelines to teachers and schools, and helping develop state and national policies to support effective PE and health education. This makes the description of advocating for best practices, sharing them widely, and guiding policy at multiple levels the best fit for its primary role. They don’t function as a funding source for local programs, don’t run school cafeterias, and don’t set bus routes; those are operational tasks handled by districts or other agencies.