Here you will find helpful information about our Fitness Gram testing.
 | Fitnessgram web site |
We fitness test at EKES not to "grade" or "judge" a student on their fitness level. Rather we fitness test to find a personal benchmark on individual fitness. We use that benchmark for two things. First, to see where a student needs help with to become a healthier person. Second, we pool the data to see where as a school or grade level where we need help with to become a healthier school. We look at the results of each of the tests with the report you receive and make a plan from there. If a child or a grade is below the healthy fitness zone in one or more tests then, activities will be changed in class to help improve the fitness level. We also look to see if the student understands the testing standards and continue to practice the tests so every effort to improve can be made. If your child did not make the healthy fitness standard don't panic. Remember this is just a benchmark and just an effort to keep you informed. Please, if this note does not help you better understand our efforts, then get in touch with me and lets talk. Or, I strongly suggest you visit the above link to Fitnessgram for more information. Thank you,
Mr. B