• Welcome to Physical Education Programs
    Updates:
    March 2025

    Physical Fitness Test (PFT):
    The required Physical Fitness Test (PFT), 2024-225, is to be administered between February 1 and May 31, 2025, following the administration and data reporting changes below:
    • Administration
      • Body Composition test component is no longer required.
    • Reporting
      • Schools are not required to collect or report height, weight (including BMI), gender, or age.
      • Schools are not to report Health Fitness Zones for any test components.
      • Student participation (by component, by grade) shall be reported in the LEA's annual School Accountability Report Card (SARC).
     

    Elementary Physical Education Minute Certification:
    Required physical education minutes have been reinstated for the 2024/25 school year. Elementary teachers must certify that instructional minutes were provided in the Teacher Portal. Teachers have 7 instructional days from the last instructional day of the month to certify the minutes provided. 

    Principal Certification–The school site administrator shall verify that all monthly teacher and principal certifications have been submitted online. This verification shall be completed within 30 instructional days following the end of each semester.

    Additional information can be found in Bulletin 4656.4 -- Elementary Physical Education Programs.