Fitnessgram Guide
Guide for Parents
The documents enclosed will help you to understand the requirements, justifications and
implementation strategies surrounding the physical fitness assessment initiative for students
in grades 3-12 in the state of Texas. These documents have been compiled by the Texas School Health
Advisory Committee with special assistance from the Texas Education Agency, the Texas Department of
State Health Services and the Texas Department of Agriculture.
For additional information and resources, the following websites are available:
- Texas Education Agency: www.tea.state.tx.us/health/PFAI.html
- Texas Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance: www.tahperd.org
- FITNESSGRAM, Human Kinetics: www.fitnessgram.net/texas
- FITNESSGRAM Standards: www.cooperinstitute.org/products/grams/references.cfm
You may also contact Marissa Rathbone, Director of School Health at the Texas Education Agency and the state project lead for fitness assessment at Marissa.Rathbone@tea.state.tx.us or Don Disney, Facilitator of Health and Physical Education at ddisney@episd.org
