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Thank you for subscribing to the health and physical education newsletter.
Below you will find information related to the following topics.
- 2024-2025 School Health Survey—Data Submission Due by May 30, 2025
- Physical Fitness Assessment—Data Submission Due by June 13, 2025
- Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative (PFAI) Data Upload Overview Sessions
- Greenlight Fitness FitnessGram Overview Sessions
- Off-Campus Physical Activity Program Approval Requests for 2025-2026
The 2024-2025 School Health Survey is now available. Additional information regarding the survey and the link to participate in the survey are provided in the February 20, 2025, To the Administrator Addressed (TAA) Letter.
Districts and open-enrollment charter schools must complete the 2024-2025 survey before 5:00 p.m. (Central) on May 30, 2025.
For questions related to the survey, please email healthandsafety@tea.texas.gov.
The Texas Education Code (TEC) §38.103 requires school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to submit the results of the physical fitness assessment to the agency.
With that said, the decision to assess a student’s physical fitness during the fall and spring is a local district decision. Schools are only required to submit physical fitness data once per year. If more than one assessment is conducted, the most recent assessment results should be reported to TEA.
For Districts and Charter Schools Using the FitnessGram® Application
If your district or open-enrollment charter school has opted to use FitnessGram® which is supported by Greenlight Fitness (GLF), you must add your fitness assessment data in FitnessGram between now and June 13, 2025. Once you submit your data via FitnessGram you have met the data submission requirement, and no further action is required of your district or open-enrollment charter school.
For FitnessGram technical assistance questions, please call 1-800-517-9135 or email support@fitnessgram.net. You may also visit https://help.fitnessgram.net/texas/.
For Districts and Charter Schools Using the Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative Application
If your district or open-enrollment charter school has opted to use the Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative (PFAI) application, which is supported by TEA, or a different fitness assessment collection tool, you must upload your data using the PFAI application starting mid-January of 2025 and no later than June 13, 2025.
To assist districts and charters with a successful PFAI data submission, information and resources, which include a PFAI Quick Start Guide, PFAI File Information and Upload Help Template, PFAI Data Template Spreadsheet, PFAI Data Submission FAQs, TEA PFAI End-of-Year Checklist, and TEA PFAI Data Upload Presentation have been posted to the Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative web page.
Questions related to the PFAI application may be directed to TEA by telephone at (512) 463-9581 or by email at pfaiprogramsupport@tea.texas.gov.
TEA will be hosting overview sessions for districts and charter schools using the physical fitness assessment initiative (PFAI) application in the TEA Login (TEAL) to upload their fitness assessment data to the agency. The sessions will
- introduce the PFAI application in TEAL;
- discuss the steps in the PFAI data upload process;
- review the Uploaded Data Summary; and
- discuss the PFAI help system located within the application.
Please see the registration information below. (Sessions will not be recorded.)
Please note, the overview sessions are intended for those districts and charters that are using the PFAI application to upload their data to the agency. (Districts and charter schools with FitnessGram accounts must use FitnessGram to report data.) The content covered will be the same in each of these sessions.
Dates and Times:
Tuesday, March 4, 2025, 11:00 a.m. ̶ 12:00 p.m., Central
March 4 Registration Link
Wednesday, March 26, 2025, 3:00 p.m. ̶ 4:00 p.m., Central
March 26 Registration Link
Please note, overview session dates for April and May of 2025 will be listed in the April 2025 newsletter.
GreenLight Fitness (GLF) will be hosting overview sessions for districts and charter schools using the FitnessGram® platform to complete their physical fitness assessment and data reporting requirements. The sessions will provide a walk-through of the platform and will include how to:
- opt-in;
- navigate the platform;
- create a test event;
- enter data into the test event; and
- run reports.
Please see the registration information below. (Sessions will not be recorded.)
Please note, the content covered will be the same in each of these sessions.
Dates and Times:
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 3:00p.m. ̶ 4:00p.m., Central
March 5 Registration Link
Tuesday, March 18, 2025, 12:00p.m. ̶ 1:00p.m., Central
March 18 Registration Link
Off-campus physical activity approval requests for activities that may satisfy the state physical education graduation requirement must be submitted by the last school day in January of the current academic year. For the 2024-2025 school year, the approval deadline, January 31, 2025, has passed.
Off-campus physical activity program approval requests for the 2025-2026 school year will be accepted beginning May 1, 2025, and must be submitted by the approval deadline January 30, 2026.
Thank you for your commitment to serving Texas students.
Barney Fudge
Health and Physical Education Coordinator
Curriculum Standards and Student Support Division
barney.fudge@tea.texas.gov
Phone: 512-463-9581
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