October 7, 2008

TO:   ACSA Members and Other Interested Parties

CDE Offering Physical Fitness Test Training

The California Department of Education (CDE) is offering a series of trainings which are designed to provide an overview of the Physical Fitness Test (PFT) and to train new and experienced district PFT coordinators and other district leads in the proper administration of the FITNESSGRAM® test protocols, the correct data collection and reporting procedures, and the appropriate use of results. This free training is being offered for the first time and is designed to be similar to the pre-test workshops offered for other statewide testing programs. Seven trainings are being held statewide in October and November in Sacramento, Redding, Van Nuys, Santa Clara, Visalia, Riverside and Long Beach.

The PFT Trainings are designed for school district teams comprised of the district PFT coordinator and a lead physical education teacher who would be responsible for sharing the information with other physical education teachers in their district.  District participation is limited to two attendees due to space limitations.

Information about the trainings has been emailed to all PFT coordinators listed with Educational Data Systems, the state test contractor.  If the district PFT coordinator on record with EDS has changed from last year, we ask that you forward this message to the correct person in your district. Please coordinate the attendees from your district with your district PFT coordinator.

If you are unable to attend one of these trainings, materials and video from the training will be available on the Internet in early November at www.pft-info.org.