 There funds were used to purchase equipment to complement the existing physical education curriculum and to be able to monitor heart rates and evaluate through fitnessgram testing.Beginning in 2006, Highmark Foundation engaged in a 5-year, $100 million program to promote lifelong healthy behaviors in children and adolescents through local nonprofits and schools.Pennsylvania public school districts budget and expend funds according to procedures mandated by the General Assembly and the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).