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PFT Info. Meeting (text)

Text version of overview of Physical Fitness Test (PFT) from the 2007 Information Meeting.

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Slide 1

California Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

Program Update 2007-08

Sacramento - October 9, 2007
Ontario - October 16, 2007

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Slide 2

Presentation Objectives

  • Review the PFT regulations
  • Provide general overview
  • Identify available resources
  • Review the reporting process
  • Describe the PFT results that are available for 2007
  • Update the District PFT Coordinator Survey

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Slide 3

California Education Code Section 60800

Requires:

  • Annual PFT administration (FITNESSGRAM®) for all students in grades five, seven, and nine
  • School districts to administer the PFT during the months of February, March, April, or May
  • Students to participate in the PFT whether or not they are enrolled in a physical education class

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Slide 4

California Education Code Section 60800

Requires that:

  • Students be provided with their individual results after completing the PFT
  • Schools report the summary results of the PFT in their annual School Accountability Report Card (SARC)

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Slide 5

General Overview

  • PFT is not directly funded through state apportionments.
  • Districts are not provided with PFT test administration materials or PFT training.
  • Educational Data Systems, Inc. (EDS) is the current state PFT contractor. EDS collects the annual PFT data from the districts via a Web site.

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Slide 6

2007-08 PFT Overview Packet for School Districts and Schools

Provides the resources and information school districts and schools:

  • Questions and answers about the PFT
  • Description and suggestions of all of the components of the PFT
  • Parent and guardian guides regarding the PFT and family fitness, and the PFT and the FITNESSGRAM®
  • Sample newsletter insert for school district and school newsletter
  • Web site resources and slide presentation
  • Revised overview packet available in January 2008 as downloadable PDF files at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/

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Slide 7

Spring 2008 Preparation Manual for Testing and Reporting

  • Includes instructions for preparing for the 2008 PFT administration and reporting districts results by the June 30, 2008 deadline
  • Provides options and suggestions for collecting and reporting the PFT data
  • Has school and student file layouts which must be used to upload your files
  • Contains samples of downloadable data collection forms
  • Will be available in December 2007 at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/ and a copy will be mailed to each district

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Slide 8

Submit PFT Data Electronically to PFT Contractor

Reporting options:

  • Internet data entry
  • Data file upload (plain text ASCII, Excel, or Access formats)
  • Standard format files or FITNESSGRAM® software on a diskette or CD-ROM sent through regular mail
  • Note that FITNESSGRAM® software will be updated shortly via release 8.3 to accommodate California's ethnicity codes
  • Contract with outside vendor
  • Note: DO NOT submit handwritten materials or e-mail the student PFT results

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Slide 9

2007 PFT Results

Results will be available at the end of November 2007:

  • 2007 PFT Summary Files via EDS (downloadable data files)
  • PFT Summary Reports via DataQuest (fixed reports of results)

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2007 PFT Summary Files & Reports

  • Downloadable data files containing the 2007 PFT results will be available at the end of November 2007 at http://www.eddataonline.com/fitness/2007/data/ (Outside Source)
  • Summary reports available via DataQuest for:
    • Each of the six fitness areas
    • Grade, gender, ethnicity
    • State, county, school district, or school
  • Previous years’ results are available at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/

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Slide 11

District PFT Coordinator Survey

Updating the District PFT Coordinator contact list

  • New District PFT Coordinator
  • Change in the contact information for the existing District PFT Coordinator

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Slide 12

District PFT Coordinator Survey (continued)

Updating the District PFT Coordinator contact list:

  • Print and fill out the District PFT Coordinator Contact Survey available at http://www.eddataonline.com/fitness/2007/ (Outside Source)
  • Obtain the signature of the school district superintendent or charter school administrator
  • Fax the completed survey to Educational Data Systems at 408-776-7696

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Slide 13

District PFT Coordinator Contact Survey (continued)

The Contact Survey is used to:

  • Generate a password that will allow the District PFT Coordinator to submit the annual PFT student results
  • Add the District PFT Coordinator to a Listserv used for distribution of updates about the PFT

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Slide 14

Questions Regarding the PFT

Carrie Strong-Thompson
Education Programs Consultant
California Department of Education
916-319-0341 (phone)
916-445-9449 (messages)
PFT@cde.ca.gov (e-mail)
http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/ (Web site)

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Questions:  Standards and Assessment Division | sad@cde.ca.gov | 916-445-9441
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