Georgia Fitness Assessment 2012 Data Collections Conference

August 17-19

Information • O.C.G.A. § 20-2-777• State Education Rule 160-4-2-.12• S.H.A.P.E. Partnership• Fitnessgram • Training• Fitness Assessment Reporting and Data • Progress and Next Steps• Questions

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-777(a)(1) Beginning in the 2011-2012 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.

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-777

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.

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-777

(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 20-2-142.

O.C.G.A. § 20-2-777

• 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.

Georgia State Education Rule 160-4-2-.12 COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM PLAN

Amended July 2011

(d) Fitness assessment program – annual assessment measuring and reporting health related fitness in the areas of aerobic capacity, body composition, flexibility, muscular strength, and muscular endurance.

Rule Continuedg) Beginning in the 2011-2012 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. 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. The minimum required contents of the report shall be determined by the State Board of Education.

Authority O.C.G.A. § 20-2-142 (b), (c); 20-2-143, 20-2-777.

S.H.A.P.E. Partners• Governor's Office

• Georgia Department of Education

• Georgia Department of Public Health

• Maternal and Child Health, Division of Public Health, Department of Community Health

• Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

• Atlanta Falcons Youth Foundation (AFYF)

• The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation

• The Atlanta Braves Foundation

Pilot Conducted

• Bibb• Hall• Gwinnett• Lowndes • White

Fitnessgram

• Selected by the Georgia Department of Education Fitness Advisory Committee

• Combines both an educational assessment and a reporting software program

• Designed to promote lifelong physical activity• Based on the latest research on children’s fitness• Health related • Uses criterion-referenced standards

Fitness Assessment Components

PACER /Mile Run – Aerobic CapacityCurl-Ups – Muscular Strength and

Endurance90o Push-Ups – Muscular Strength and

EnduranceBack-Saver Sit and Reach - FlexibilityHeight and Weight – Body Composition

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What will be provided?

• Equipment for assessment– Sit and Reach Box– Scale– Height Measure Strip– Fitnessgram Kit ( additional items needed to test)

• Data and reporting– FG 9.0 web based program – Licensing– Data Collection Space

What will be provided? ( cont’)

• Training– Full day face to face testing protocol– Webinar on data entry– Booster sessions via webinar

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 to begin after

January 1, 2012

Roles

• State Administrator• District Administrator• School Administrator• Teacher • Student (We are not using this component)

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)

Report individual results to parents using Fitnessgram software

Report results to GaDOE using Fitnessgram software

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

FERPAThe 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.

Parent Report Sample

Progress and Next Steps

• Training has been completed for 10 local systems• Training is schedule for 150 local systems• Provide information for IT and student information

representatives from local systems• Student information imported into FG 9.0• Teachers trained via webinar on how to enter student

assessment data ( December 2011 – January 2012)• Data entry, and reporting available after January 1,

2012• Data collection will be done via a secure web based

location using Fitnessgram 9.0

Time Line

June 2011- December 2011:Training physical education teachers statewide

November 2011- December 2011: Import student information info FITNESSGRAM program

January 2012 – April 2012: Implement assessment; record and report scores

May 2012: Schools deliver student reports to parents

October 2012 : The first Georgia report to the Governor

Resources

• Fitnessgram Georgia – http://www.fitnessgram.net/Georgia/

• Fitnessgram – http://www.fitnessgram.net/home/

• The S.H.A.P.E partnership – http://georgiashape.org/

Contact Information

Therese McGuireProgram Specialist

Health and Physical EducationGeorgia Department of Education

tmcguire@doe.k12.ga.us404.651.7859