1. 2017 California Physical Fitness Test

2. The Physical Fitness Test (PFT)
Required per Education Code Section 60800
Primary Goal: To assist students in establishing lifetime habits of regular physical activity
FITNESSGRAM© 4TH Edition
(includes Training DVD and Cadence CD)
No testing changes

3. Process Overview Site Level Training: January 24 - 27, 2017
Certificate of Training form to Educational Services, Attn: Maria Quiroz or by Feb 1, 2017
Scan Forms will not be sent to school until this form is turned into Maria Quiroz
Testing: February 1 – 16, 2017
Site review of scan forms: February 17 – 24, 2017
Submit scan forms to Educational Services, Attn: Maria Quiroz, by Feb 27, 2017
Reports to students: May 19, 2017
Summary Reports posted on DataQuest: October 2017

4. Who to Test No parental exemptions
All students in grades 5 & 7 including:
Students with Disabilities
Independent Study
Take as much of the test as conditions permit
IEP determines how student will participate

5. When & What to Test Testing Window: February 1-16, 2017
Three Fitness Components:
Aerobic Capacity
One-Mile Run
Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility
Curl Up
Trunk Lift
90° Push Up
Back-Saver Sit and Reach
Body Composition (completed by Health Services Nurses)
Body Mass Index

6. Aerobic Capacity One-Mile Run
Objective: To run a mile at the fastest pace possible (walking is permitted)
Materials Required:
Flat running course and stopwatch
Test Administration Manual (4th edition), pages 32-33
Proper Scoring:
Leading zeroes for single-digit times
Score: Record “59” minutes, “59” seconds for incomplete test

7. Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility
Abdominal strength and endurance
Curl Up
Objective: To complete as many curl ups as possible up to a maximum of 75 at a specified pace
Materials Required:
Cadence CD (1 curl up every 3 seconds)
Gym mat, measuring strip
Test Administration Manual (4th edition), pages
Proper Scoring:
Minimum: 1
Maximum 75
End test after second form correction
Leading zero for single-digit score
Example: Score of ‘8’ (with leading zeros)

8. Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility
Trunk extensor strength and flexibility
Trunk Lift
Objective: To lift the upper body 12 inches off the floor using the muscles of the back and hold the position to allow for measurement
Materials Required:
Gym mat, yardstick or 15-inch ruler
Test Administration Manual (4th edition), pages 45-47
Proper Scoring:
Two attempts - record the highest
Discourage overextending
Minimum: 0 inches
Maximum 12 inches
Score recorded to nearest inch
Leading zero for single-digit score
Example: Score of ‘6’ (with leading zeros)

9. Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility
Upper body strength and endurance
90° Push Up
Objective: To complete as many push ups as possible at a rhythmic pace
Materials Required:
Cadence CD (rhythm of 20 push ups per minute)
Test Administration Manual (4th edition), pages
Proper Scoring:
Minimum: 1
Maximum: 75
End test after second form correction
Leading zero for single-digit score
Example: Score of ‘42’

10. Muscle Strength, Endurance, and Flexibility
Back-Saver Sit and Reach (left and right sides)
Objective: To be able to reach the specified distance (maximum 12 inches) on the right and left sides of the body
Materials Required:
Sit & Reach box calibrated in inches, not metric
Test Administration Manual (4th edition), pages 53-55
Proper Scoring:
Reach 4 times and hold on the fourth for 1 second
Discourage overextending
Minimum: 0 inches
Maximum 12 inches
Score recorded to nearest inch
Leading zero for single-digit score
Example: Score of Left ‘11’
Right ‘9’
(with leading zeros)

11. Body Composition Body Mass Index (compares height and weight)
(completed by Health Services Nurses)
Objective: To determine the appropriateness of a child’s weight relative to height
Materials Required: None
Data collected by district nurses
Proper Scoring: Nurses enter data

12. Scan Form Specifics
Certification of Training form on R&E website submission via fax, mail or drop-off
Reminders:
“Test date” - leave blank
“Reason for Incomplete Test” box
“Reason Not Tested” box
Completely darken bubbles, no Sharpies, do not hole punch
All scan forms due to Educational Services by February 27, 2017
Non pre-ID students - Write Student Name, SID, School, Grade on blank form
Please do not void any forms
Reminder: Teacher logs need to be turned in to Educational Services, Attn: Maria Quiroz, with scan forms

13. Questions? Comments? Maria Quiroz, Educational Services
Phone: (661) or
Stacey Bland, Information Technology
Phone: (661)