2013-2014 School Year

URL—https://georgia.fgontheweb.com

Legislation requires grades 1-12 to report fitness scores to the GA DOE.

GA DOE selected FITNESSGRAM as the fitness assessment.

FITNESSGRAM 9 is a web-based application that will capture the fitness scores.

FG 9 is a statewide program and is hosted by The Cooper Institute, creators of FITNESSGRAM.

Teachers/classes/students must be imported into FG 9 before PE teachers can enter students’ fitness scores.

Grade Level

Testing Reporting to Parents Data Entry (Fitnessgram 9.0)

Elem 1-3

Practice and become familiar with assessments Measure height and weight

No reporting to parents Optional report on body composition – LEA decision

Body Composition: Ht and Wt ONLY

Elem 4-5

Annually assess all components

Report all individual results to parents using FITNESSGRAM software

All Fitness Assessments

MS/HS Annually assess all students in PE classes, electives as well as personal fitness. (All PE classes begin with the number 36.0000)

Report all individual results to parents using FITNESSGRAM software

All Fitness Assessments

All students in a PE class taught by a certified teacher participates in fitness assessment.

If a student is not scheduled in a PE class, they are not required to participate.

Students participate in the assessment one time per school year.

Physical education classes begin with the number 36 (see previous slide). Any 36.0000 class that is taught by a certified physical education teacher shall participate in the FITNESSGRAM assessment.

Grades: 1-3: Students practice and become familiar with all assessment components. The teacher measures and records height and weight and enters the information into the GA FG 9.

Grades 4-12: All students in physical education classes taught by a certified physical education teacher should participate in all fitness assessment components. All scores are entered into the GA FG 9. The FITNESSGRAM parent report is to be given to parents/guardians with individual results for their child. These are confidential documents and only a parent/guardian is to have access to their child’s information.

URL—https://georgia.fgontheweb.com You will be able to access the FG 9 program

anywhere you have an Internet connection Remember that this is a public web site.

Please keep that in mind as you enter in student information.

Also, safeguard your login—user name and password. Do not give out your login to anyone.

There are web browser requirements for all users of Fitnessgram 9. Please make sure your school or home computer meets these requirements so that you can work effectively in FG 9.

Internet Explorer 7 - 9 Firefox 3 Fitnessgram 9 does not support Safari or Google Chrome

Remember, you can access FG 9 anywhere there is an Internet connection. We recommend that you have a secure, stable, and fast connection.

All GA teachers will need a user name and password. This information will be provided by your IT staff or PE district supervisor.

Login information is defined as a User Name and a Password. You will need both to access FG 9. 

What if my login does not work? If your login does not work correctly, then we

recommend you try it again making sure you have selected the correct state, district, and school and that caps lock is not on. If it still does not work, then you will need to contact your IT staff or PE district supervisor.

First point-of-contact: All teachers should contact their district PE supervisor with questions. ◦ Refer to this PPT or the FAQ document to see if

your question is answered before contacting anyone.

District PE supervisors, in turn, should contact HK tech support with their questions.◦ support@hkusa.com◦ 800-747-4457, option 2

If you are at school and cannot get to the FG 9 site, but you can get to another web site (e.g., CNN), please contact HK tech support.

If you are at school and cannot get to FG 9 site nor any other web site, then this is a connectivity issue for your IT staff to resolve. Please contact your IT staff.

If you are at home or another venue outside school and you cannot get to FG 9 site, but you can get to another web site, please contact HK tech support.

If you are at home and you cannot get to FG 9 site nor any other web site, then you need to contact your Internet provider.

Will I have to manually enter all my students in FG 9? No. Your IT staff will be responsible for establishing and maintaining all data relationships of teachers/classes/students for all schools in the district. You will not be allowed to add, edit, or delete students or classes.

If you notice that all of your classes and/or all of your students are incorrect or missing, please contact your IT staff or PE supervisor.

All teachers will be responsible for creating the FG test event, entering scores, and generating relevant reports.

At the FG 9 login screen, do the following:1.Select your state2.Select your district3.Select your school4.Enter your User Name and Password5.Click the Log In Now button

https://georgia.fgontheweb.com

This is the main screen of FG 9. 1.Your name should be at top left with your school and security level. Most of you will have ‘Teacher’ as your security level.2.Click on the My Classes icon at top left.

The light green area will display messages from the DOE.

My Classes

Your name will be listed here.

In My Classes, you should see all your classes and student rosters. You will not be able to add/edit/delete class names or students. Your IT staff will maintain this information.

Contact your IT staff or PE district supervisor if you do not see your classes or student rosters.

1. Click on the Fitnessgram icon on the left.

2. Make sure you select the right class at top of screen.

3. Click the Create button (in green).

4. A form will appear.

Fitnessgram icon

Follow the THREE steps on the form:Step 1: Use the naming convention if indicated by your PE supervisor.

Enter a date for the test event.

TEST DATE TO BE ENTERED MUST BE THE FOLLOWING:Fall semester: December 1, 2013Spring Semester: March 1, 2014

Step 2: Select your test items. The GA DOE has mandated the test items: PACER or Mile Run, pushup, curlup, sit and reach, BMI. Use scroll bar on right to see entire form.

Step 3: Make your selections here regarding printing body comp information or printing the student/parent reports in Spanish instead of English for this class.

Click the Save button when completed.

Note that the trunk lift test item is not mandated by the GA DOE.

Reporting Dates (Date of Test Events as Entered in FITNESSGRAM *)

FITNESSGRAMEnter name of test event required

Enter date of test event required

*SAMPLE entering date of test event (This is how it looks in Fitnessgram)

1. Once you have created the test event, click on the FG icon again.

2. Select the checkbox of the test event you just created.

3. Click on the Scores button to enter student results.

Using your TAB or ARROW keys on your keyboard, you can enter scores across the grid for a student or down to enter scores for a specific test item.

Because Internet connectivity can always be an issue, remember, to use the SAVE button and save often.

The following codes are available: 10 - Absent -absent on all test dates and all make-up session 11 - Student is not enrolled in this PE class* 12 - Medical excuse 13 - Student in multiple PE classes – assessed in different

PE course* 14 - Other

Please Note: The only time a student should be allowed non- participation in an assessment and the corresponding score be left blank is when the non participation aligns to local school system practice, policy and/or procedure as it relates to participation in physical education class and physical activity. (Example: A local system requires a note from a physician for a student to be exempted from strenuous activities. The same should be in place before permitting a student to miss a portion of the FG assessment) All safety practices and procedures should be included when considering student participation.

The FG 9 app for entering scores into FG 9 is now available:◦ iPad/iPhone = Apple store◦ Android smartphone = Android market

Cost is $4.99 App is only for entering scores

◦ You must first create all Fitnessgram test events for your classes.

◦ App is only for entering scores; it is not the FG 9 program.

Click on the Reports icon on the left.

1.Details and Stats offer a variety of reports for students, parents, and teachers. Samples are provided. 2.Data Overviews contains the new data aggregated reports. Samples are also provided.

Teachers are required to send home a parent report for grades 4 - 12.

Click on the Details and Stats button.

Details and Stats

1.These reports provide information regarding individual student performance.2.Report Wizard guides you through the process.3.Begin by selecting the scope of your report.

Details and Stats

1.Select desired teacher or teachers from the list.2.If logged in as teacher will only see your name.

Details and Stats

1.Select desired report from list of over 20 reports.2.You may click on any of the links to see a sample to a report.

Details and Stats

1.Indicate if report should print in Spanish.2.Indicate what type of paper you will be using.3.If emailing these reports, you should select blank paper.

Details and Stats

1.Enter date range to be included in the report.2.To print two test dates on the report, date range must include both test dates.

Details and Stats

1.Indicate your printing option.2.Press the Generate Report button.

Click on the Data Overviews button.

Data Overview

1.These reports provide information about groups of students.2.You may look at data in many ways:By class, school, districtBy grade or range of gradesBy test component3.There is an Achievement of Standards report.4.An administrator can report percentage of students tested.

Data Overview

1.You will be guided through this process by a Report Wizard.2.Samples of the reports are provided in the software.

Remember, before you contact anyone with questions, be sure to review this power point or GA FAQ document first.◦ Located here:

http://www.fitnessgram.net/Georgia/ If you still have questions, please contact your

IT staff or PE district supervisor. They, in turn, contact HK technical support with any questions.

Review the PPT slide if you have questions regarding Internet connectivity.

Fall Semester: ◦FG scores entered by Dec 5, 2013◦Parent reports sent home by Dec 31, 2013

Spring Semester:◦FG scores entered by April 30, 2014◦Parent reports sent home by June 15,

2014

Please use this PPT or the FAQ document to see if your question is answered before contacting Human Kinetics or the GA DOE.

GA URL: https://georgia.fgontheweb.com FG 9 functionality-HK technical support:

support@hkusa.com 800-747-4457, option 2

GA project questions at the DOE: Therese McGuire tmcguire@doe.k12.ga.us Mike Tenoschok: mtenoschok@doe.k12.ga.us

Fitnessgram content questions: Kathy Read at Human Kinetics:

kathyr@hkusa.com