1. Georgia Fitness Assessment
2013 Data Collections Conference
August 21-22

2. O.C.G.A. §
(a)(1) Beginning in the school year, each local school system shall conduct an annual fitness assessment program, as approved and funded by the State Board of Education, one time each school year for students in grades one through 12, to be conducted only during a physical education course that is taught by a certificated physical education teacher in which a student is enrolled.

3. O.C.G.A. §
Such assessments shall include methods deemed by the State Board of Education as appropriate to ascertain levels of student physical fitness.
Each local school system shall report the individual results of the fitness assessment to the parent or guardian of each student assessed and the aggregate results of the fitness assessments by school to the State Board of Education annually in a format approved and funded by the State Board of Education.

4. O.C.G.A. §
(2) Each local school system shall be required to provide at least the minimum instruction in physical education prescribed by the State Board of Education in rules and regulations established pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section

5. O.C.G.A. §
The Governor may collaborate with private corporations in the development and implementation of recognition programs pursuant to this subsection, including providing monetary or other incentives to local school systems or schools for attaining certain levels of health status. All local school systems or schools receiving acknowledgment through a recognition program established by the Governor pursuant to this subsection shall also be recognized on the State Board of Education's website.

6. Fitness Assessment Components
PACER /Mile Run – Aerobic Capacity
Curl-Ups – Muscular Strength and Endurance
90o Push-Ups – Muscular Strength and Endurance
Back-Saver Sit and Reach - Flexibility
Height and Weight – Body Composition

7. Data
Data collection via a secure web based location using Fitnessgram 9.0
School files imported into FG 9.0 program
Data relationship teacher>class>student>FG data
Data entry and reporting all physical education courses for the school year

8. Fitness Assessment Window & reporting dates 2013-2014
Reporting dates (Date of Test Events as Entered in FITNESSGRAM
Fall Semester (Quarter 1 and 2)
Dates of test Event (Dates entered in Fitnessgram
September 1, 2013 – Quarter 1
December 1, Quarter 2 and Semester 1
Required Assessment – Date of Test Event
Spring Semester (Quarter 3 and 4)
February 1, 2014 – Quarter 3
March 1, 2014 – Quarter 4 and Semester 2
Pre Test (Optional)
August 15, 2013 – Pre Test (Optional) – Date of Test Event
January 15, 2014 – Pre Test (Optional) – Date of Test Event
April 30, 2014 – All fitness testing to be completed
Data entry must be completed three weeks prior to the local school system’s last day for students
June 1st the Fitnessgram program will close for the school year

9. Fall Fitness Assessment
SAMPLE ASSESSMENT WINDOW Local system adjustment should be made to align with system calendar
Fall Fitness Assessment
August 1- August 15
September
October
November- December
December 6-23
Grades 1-5
Pre Test (Optional)
Middle School
Pre test fall (optional)
Official testing Window 1
Parent Report 1
Official Testing Window 2
Parent Report 2
High School
Pre Test fall (optional)
Parent report delivery to parent/guardian: Dates are a local school system decision
Parent report delivery to parent/guardian: Method is a local system decision

10. Exemption Codes The following codes are available
10 Absent – absent on all test dates and all make-up sessions
11 Student is not enrolled in this PE class
12 Medical excuse
13 Student in multiple PE classes – assessed in different PE course
14 Other

11. Exemption Codes (cont.)
The only time a student should be allowed non-participation in an assignment and the corresponding score be left blank is when the non participation aligns to local school system practice, policy and/or procedure as it relates to participation in physical education class and physical activity
Example: a local system requires a note from an MD for a student to be exempted from strenuous activities. The same should be in place before permitting a student to miss a portion of the FG assessment

12. How to upload a file

13. Roles State Administrator District Administrator School Administrator
Teacher
Student (We are not using this component)

14. GA DOE Fitness Assessment and Reporting Requirements
Grade Level
Testing
Reporting to Parents
Reporting to GaDOE
Elem 1-3
Practice and become familiar with assessment
No reporting to parents Report on body composition LEA option
Report Body Composition: Ht and Wt ONLY to GaDOE
Elem 4-5
Assess annually
Report individual results to parents using Fitnessgram software
Report results to GaDOE using Fitnessgram software
MS/HS
Assess annually all students in PE classes. (PE electives as well as required classes) 

15. Reports: test, class, school, district, and state levels
Predefined report options:
Student information report *(Required)
Fitnessgram summary report
Fitnessgram individual data sheet
Fitnessgram achievement of standards
Fitnessgram longitudinal tracking report
Fitnessgram statistics report with a graphing option

16. FERPA
The parties will safeguard the confidentiality of the student data as required by the Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and other applicable laws and regulations. No release of data, reports, information, or output of any kind based on the data will include any information that could be identifiable or linked to a specific person.

17. Parent Report Sample

18. Georgia Fitness Assessment Participation
School Year
Systems
Schools
Students Assessed Grades 1-12 **
182 (100%)
2156 (97%)
998,774 (67%)
2253 (99%)
1,139,998 (76%)**
Change
No Change
+2%
+9%
* students in second semester only were assessed
** 76% of total student population. Georgia students are not required to be enrolled in physical education every school year

19. Fitness Levels Georgia Students Achieving Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) Aerobic Capacity
Test Component
Grade 5
Grade 7
Grade 9
All Grades
Aerobic Capacity
63%
62%
55%
65%
64%
Change
+2%
+1%
No Change

20. Fitness Levels Georgia Students Achieving Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) Body Composition
Test Component
Grade 5
Grade 7
Grade 9
All Grades
Body Composition
52%
55%
57%
54%
56%
59%
Change
+2%
+1%

21. Fitness Levels Georgia Students Achieving Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) Muscular Strength, Endurance and Flexibility
Test Component
Grade 5
Grade 7
Grade 9
All Grades
Muscular Strength, Endurance and Flexibility
60%
55%
41%
69%
53%
64%
44%
Change
+9%
-2%
+3%

22. Fitness Levels Georgia Students Achieving Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ)
Test Component
Grade 5
Grade 7
Grade 9
All Grades
HFZ on all 5 of 5 Test Components
19%
21%
14%
18%
Change
No Change
-3%
+2%

23. SHAPE Honor Roll 2013 Gold Silver Bronze Elementary 39 25 6 Middle 10
High 2 3
Total 51 41 15
* 41 of the 107 schools above were 2012 award winners

24. Questions

25. Resources Fitnessgram Georgia Fitnessgram The S.H.A.P.E partnership
Fitnessgram
The S.H.A.P.E partnership

26. Contact Information
Therese McGuire Mike Tenoschok Program Specialist, Health and Physical Education Georgia Department of Education