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FITNESSGRAM ® , designated for <strong>this</strong> purpose by the State Board of Education (SBE). The FITNESSGRAM ® , developed by The Cooper Institute, provides criterion-referenced standards to evaluate fitness. These standards represent a level of fitness that offers some degree of protection against diseases that result from physical inactivity. Achievement of the fitness standards is based upon a test score falling in the Healthy Fitness Zone (HFZ) for each of six tasks that measure a different aspect of fitness. The HFZ represents minimal levels of satisfactory achievement on the tasks. The goal is for students to achieve the HFZ for all six fitness areas of the physical fitness test. Senate Bill 896, approved in 1998, required the California Department of Education (CDE) to compile the physical performance test results by December 31 and to submit report results to the Governor and Legislature. Statewide data collection is completed electronically. School districts may submit their data to the CDE through the Internet, by diskette or CD-Rom, or by e-mail. Physical fitness test results are reported by school, school district, county, and the state. The results are posted on the Physical Fitness Testing Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf. These reports are available by gender and race/ethnicity. No individual student data are reported on the CDE Web site. Schools are required by law to include physical fitness test results in the School Accountability Report Card (SARC) and to provide students with their individual results (EC Section 60800). The most recent physical fitness data are to be reported, including the percentage of students scoring in the healthy fitness zone on all six fitness standards. Data are reported for the state and for each county, school district, and school for the purpose of comparison. For more information regarding the physical fitness test, contact the Standards and Assessments Division, at (916) 445-9449 or by e-mail at pft@cde.ca.gov. Information is also available on the Physical Fitness Testing Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/pf. California High School Proficiency Examination The California High School Proficiency Examination (CHSPE) is a program established by California law (California Education Code [EC] Section 48412). CHSPE provides an opportunity for eligible persons to prove their proficiency in the basic skills and earn a legal equivalent of a California high school diploma. The CHSPE is given three times each year at approximately 75 sites throughout the state. Registrants must pay an $85 registration fee. Enrollment in high school at the time the test is given is not a requirement, but at the time the test is taken persons wishing to take the test must (1) be at least sixteen years of age; (2) have completed one year of enrollment in tenth grade; or (3) complete one year of enrollment in tenth grade at the end of the semester during which the next regular administration will be conducted. There is no upper age limit to take the test. The State Board of Education (SBE) awards each person who passes the CHSPE a Certificate of Proficiency, which is equivalent by law to a California high school diploma. 42
In other words, institutions that are subject to California law and require a high school diploma for any purpose must also accept the Certificate of Proficiency as satisfying that requirement. However, the Certificate of Proficiency is not equivalent to completing all course work required for graduation from high school. The Sacramento County Office of Education (SCOE) administers the CHSPE program under a contract with the CDE. For general information, including registration, call SCOE at (866) 342-4773 or visit the CHSPE Web site at http://www.chspe.net. For information regarding the CHSPE law, regulations, or policies, contact the Standards and Assessment Division, at (916) 445-9441 or by e-mail at chspe@cde.ca.gov. Information is also available on the CHSPE Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/sp. General Educational Development The General Educational Development (GED) test is a national test that may be taken in California by persons who are eighteen years of age or older or who meet specific criteria for testing at age seventeen. The GED test is administered statewide throughout the year at approximately 200 testing centers. Topics tested on the GED include language arts/reading, language arts/writing, mathematics, science, and social studies. Examinees who pass the test receive a High School Equivalency Certificate and an official report of test results from the State of California. The average fee to take the test varies from $95 to $130. In 2004, a total of 48,398 individuals took the test, and slightly more than 72 percent passed. For more information regarding the GED test, contact the State GED Office, at (916) 445-9438 or by e-mail at gedoffic@cde.ca.gov. Information is also available on the GED Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/gd. National Assessment of Educational Progress Since 1969, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has been administered by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to monitor and report on the educational achievement of American students. The NAEP is conducted periodically in reading, writing, mathematics, science, history, geography, and foreign language. California has always been an active participant in NAEP. The last state NAEP assessment was conducted in the winter of 2005. The assessment included reading, mathematics, and science. Results of the 2005 assessments are available on the NAEP Web site at http://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/nr. This Web site also contains information about all of the NAEP assessments as well as links to the ED Web sites related to NAEP. The next state NAEP will be conducted in spring 2007 and will include: reading and mathematics in grade four; reading, mathematics, and writing for grade eight; and reading and writing for grade twelve. 43
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