Physical Fitness Test (PFT) Administered at Grade Levels The SBE designated the FITNESSGRAM® as the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) for children attending California public schools. The FITNESSGRAM® is a comprehensive, health-related physical fitness battery developed by The Cooper Institute. The primary goal of the FITNESSGRAM® is to assist children in establishing lifetime habits of regular physical activity. Pursuant to Education Code § 60800, all LEAs in California are required to administer the PFT annually to all children in grades five, seven, and nine. Children in grades five, seven, and nine are required to take the PFT, whether or not they are enrolled in a physical education class or participate in a block schedule. These include children who are enrolled in LEAs such as elementary, high, and unified school districts, county offices of education, and charter schools. Charter LEAs must also test all children in alternate programs, including, but not limited to, continuation schools, independent study, community day schools, county community schools, and nonpublic schools. Children who are physically unable to take the entire test battery are to be given as much of the test as his or her condition will permit (Education Code § 60800; Title 5 of the California Code of Regulations § 1041). The PFT provides information that can be used by 1) students to assess and plan personal fitness programs, 2) teachers to design the curriculum for physical education programs, and 3) parents to understand their child’s fitness levels. This program also provides results that are used to monitor changes in the physical fitness of California students. Section B - Guidance for Making Support(s) Decisions Statewide assessments have the following purpose: 1) to show how much a child has learned, 2) to reveal how successfully a school has educated its children, and 3) to help guide instructional improvement strategies. Since instructional and policy decisions are based on data from standards- based assessments, children with disabilities need to be included to the maximum extent possible. The following guidance offers information about the major assessment programs in California and specific information on how to provide test accommodations when needed. Section C – Guide to the Accommodations Matrix: California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) Signed into law on October 2, 2013, Assembly Bill 484 establishes the CAASPP System. The provisions of AB 484 became effective January 1, 2014. The CAASPP System is based on the state’s new Common Core Standards for English language arts (ELA) and mathematics adopted by the SBE in 2010. The CAASPP System replaces the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program. The primary purpose of the CAASPP system is to assist teachers, administrators, and children and their parents by promoting high quality teaching and learning through the use of a variety of assessment approaches and item responses.
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Chapter 7 – Participation in Assessments, Charter SELPA As of 09/14/2018 CAHELP Steering Committee Review
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