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Texas Education AgencyTraining Dates for Texas District IT Staff – 2014-15 School Year
2013-2014 Physical Fitness Assessment Information
Information regarding the 2013-2014 physical fitness assessment has been posted to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) Correspondence web page. To view the correspondence, please visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/index4.aspx?id=25769808523. For questions related to the annual physical fitness assessment, please contact healthandsafety@tea.state.tx.us.
2012-2013 Physical Fitness Assessment Data Results
The 2012-2013 physical fitness assessment data results have been posted to the Fitness Data web page. The data posted is aggregated by district, grade, and gender. All identifying information has been removed to protect student privacy. Aggregates with less than five total students are masked. Data is only available for the districts that submitted information. This information does not include TAKS scores, economically disadvantaged indicators, attendance, or disciplinary data. To view the results please visit http://www.tea.state.tx.us/FitnessData.html.Texas Education Code (TEC) §38.101 states that a school district must annually assess the physical fitness of students enrolled in grade three or higher in a course that satisfies the curriculum requirements for physical education under TEC §28.002 (a)(2)(C). With that being said, this includes anyone enrolled in a Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) based course for physical education, or anyone in a substitution for physical education.Health/PE Links:
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American Alliance for Health Physical Education Recreation & Dance - New Standards
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Approriate Practices for Elementary School Physical Education
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Fitness Gram Overview
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Health Education - Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
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Health Education - Letter TEA Addressing Middle/JH School
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National Association for Kinesiology & Physical Education in Higher Education
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Our Kids' Health - Texas Youth Fitness Data Mapping (Fitnessgram Results) .E. Notebook Activities
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Physical Education - Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
All Program Up for Review 2013
Coordinated School Health ProgramsK-6Bienestar Health Program - Office Phone: (210) 533-8886
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Toll Free: 1-866-676-7472 - Web site: http://www.sahrc.org
CATCH
Telephone: 512-346-6163
Web site: http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/catch/Healthy and Wise by Caprock Press/SPARK
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