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2011−12 California Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

2011−12 California Physical Fitness Test (PFT). PFT Overview. Objectives. Highlight what is new or has changed for 2011−12 Review important PFT features and requirements Review timeline changes Address major areas of data errors in 2010−11 Respond to questions. California PFT Web Site.

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2011−12 California Physical Fitness Test (PFT)

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  1. 2011−12 California Physical Fitness Test (PFT) PFT Overview

  2. Objectives • Highlight what is new or has changed for 2011−12 • Review important PFT features and requirements • Review timeline changes • Address major areas of data errors in 2010−11 • Respond to questions California PFT Overview Presentation

  3. California PFT Web Site http://www.pftdata.org California PFT Overview Presentation

  4. California PFT Web Site http://www.pftdata.org/resources.aspx California PFT Overview Presentation

  5. California PFT Web Site http://www.pftdata.org/training.aspx California PFT Overview Presentation

  6. CDE PFT Web Page http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf California PFT Overview Presentation

  7. What’s New • Online PFT Coordinator Designation Form • Form must be updated to get a current PFT Coordinator password • Superintendent/charter school administrator approval required • Password needed to enter data, or access, view, and correct results California PFT Overview Presentation

  8. What’s New (cont.) • Changes to the Student Data File Layout • No new fields added or deleted • Height (feet) – Valid range is 03–07 • Weight (pounds) – Valid range is 030 to 400 California PFT Overview Presentation

  9. What’s New (cont.) • Handling of Errors • Student records with errors are not scored nor reported. • School Code – Code is missing or is invalid for the LEA. • Grade – Grade is missing or invalid. • Gender – M or F is missing or code is invalid. California PFT Overview Presentation

  10. What’s New (cont.) • Handling of Errors • Date of Birth – Date is missing or invalid. • Participation Level – Code is missing or invalid. • PFT Data Fields – Data is invalid. • Student Name – First or last name is missing. California PFT Overview Presentation

  11. What’s New (cont.) • Handling of Warnings • Student records with warnings are scored and reported. • Student records with warnings are likely to impact the scoring and reporting. • For a complete list, see Section 5 of PFT Coordinator Manual (pg. 38). California PFT Overview Presentation

  12. What’s New (cont.) • Handling of Warnings • PFT Start Date – Date is missing, is after May 31, or is invalid. • SSID – Is missing or invalid. • Incomplete Data – Fitness tests with insufficient data. California PFT Overview Presentation

  13. What’s New (cont.) • Handling of Errors and Warnings • No override for warning flags resulting from out-of-range age or insufficient data. • If warnings are not corrected, the warning flag will remain in the student record. California PFT Overview Presentation

  14. What’s New (cont.) • Handling of Errors and Warnings • Differentiated counts of errors and warnings will be displayed. • Automated messages will only be sent to PFT coordinators with errors in the system. Warnings will not prompt automated messages. • PFT coordinators will be periodically reminded and encouraged to correct all errors and warnings. California PFT Overview Presentation

  15. What’s New (cont.) • Confirmation Report • Web-data upload users receive an automated confirmation message. • Web-data entry users can print a confirmation message from the PFT Manager Welcome page. California PFT Overview Presentation

  16. What’s New (cont.) • Template Generator • Creates a correctly formatted student data file from 2011−12 STAR Pre-ID or FITNESSGRAM V8 or V9 files. • Only one of these three types of files can be used in the generator at a time. • Downloadable step-by-step instructions for using Template Generator included with the application. California PFT Overview Presentation

  17. What’s New (cont.) • Delete ALL Students • Select the Delete ALL Students button to delete the entire LEA data file. • Delete the original submission before uploading a replacement file. • Delete action cannot be undone. California PFT Overview Presentation

  18. What’s New (cont.) • Delete ALL Students (Caution!) • Deleting all students will delete every record for the LEA including 1) those that have been corrected online, and 2) those entered using Web-data entry. California PFT Overview Presentation

  19. What’s New (cont.) • Healthy Fitness Zones (HFZs) • No changes to the HFZ ranges for 2011−12. • Needs Improvement – Some Risk (for Aerobic Capacity and Body Composition) is reported as Needs Improvement. California PFT Overview Presentation

  20. What’s New (cont.) • Healthy Fitness Zones (HFZs) • CDE PFT FITNESSGRAM:Healthy Fitness Zone Charts Web page at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf/healthfitnesszones.asp California PFT Overview Presentation

  21. Aerobic Capacity • One-Mile Run, PACER, Walk Test • All options reported in terms of VO2max (since 2010−11). • Encourage height (feet, inches) and weight (pounds) be collected for all students. • Incomplete data for any option is scored Insufficient “I” and reported as Needs Improvement. California PFT Overview Presentation

  22. Body Composition • Skinfold Measurements, Body Mass Index (BMI), Bioelectric Impedance Analyzer (BIA) • Height (feet, inches) and weight (pounds) are needed for BMI. • If height and weight are not provided, skinfold measurements or percent body fat (BIA) are needed. California PFT Overview Presentation

  23. File Format • File Format • File format for Web-data upload is tab-delimited text (since 2010−11). • CSV, fixed-width, Access files not accepted. • Client can open CSV files in Excel and save as tab-delimited text file. California PFT Overview Presentation

  24. Data Security • E-mail Attachments • CDE cannot accept student-level data files sent through e-mail. • LEAs cannot send or accept student-level data files sent through e-mail. • Violation of Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and California laws protecting student privacy. California PFT Overview Presentation

  25. Timeline Updates and Changes • February 15, 2012 • District Portal opens for submitting PFT data (Web-data entry and Web-data upload). • June 30, 2012 • Deadline for submitting PFT data. District Portal closes for submissions. California PFT Overview Presentation

  26. Timeline Updates and Changes (cont.) • For LEAs that submit by June 30, 2012: • July 5, 2012Preliminary LEA student-scored data file posted. • July 5 to September 4, 2012Data correction window continues. California PFT Overview Presentation

  27. Timeline Updates and Changes (cont.) • For LEAs that submit by June 30, 2012: • September 7, 2012Revised LEA student-scored data file posted. • October 10 – 18, 2012Tentative Public Release of Results. California PFT Overview Presentation

  28. Timeline Updates and Changes (cont.) • October 3 to October 19, 2012 • Tentative second and final data submission and correction window. • Only Web-data upload allowed submission method during this window. California PFT Overview Presentation

  29. 2010−11 Data Errors • Errors in exports from SIS • Zeros in place of blanks • Missing or invalid school codes • Two-digit DOB year • P or F or 1 or 2 for Shoulder Stretch California PFT Overview Presentation

  30. 2010−11 Data Errors (cont.) • PACER, Curl-Up, Push-Up, and Modified Pull-Up • Two form breaks allowed with first form break counting as a repetition or lap. • Two forms breaks at the start of the test is scored a one (1). • Score of 0 not allowed and will not be scored nor reported. California PFT Overview Presentation

  31. Additional Information • PFT Coordinator Manual • Detailed descriptions of all error and warning flags. • Student Data File Layout and sample Student Data Collection Form. • Information about the data collection, submission, and correction processes. California PFT Overview Presentation

  32. Additional Information (cont.) • Available on the PFT Resources page of the California PFT Web site at http://www.pftdata.org. California PFT Overview Presentation

  33. CDE Contact Information Linda Hooper Education Research and Evaluation Consultant PFT@cde.ca.gov 916-319-0345 California PFT Overview Presentation

  34. CDE Contact Information (cont.) Doug Jann Education Programs Consultant djann@cde.ca.gov 916-323-5798 California PFT Overview Presentation

  35. SJCOE Contact Information PFT Help Desk pftdata@sjcoe.net (preferred) 888-852-9681 California PFT Overview Presentation

  36. Q&A California PFT Overview Presentation

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