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Designate and Activate the Annual PFT Coordinator

A readiness handoff that gives one accountable coordinator the access, training, roster, administration, results, and SARC responsibilities for the full PFT cycle.

  • Physical Fitness Test
  • Coordinator
  • Readiness
Date(s)By November 1, 2026
Applies toLEAs administering the California Physical Fitness Test

In Plain Language: Submit or confirm the current coordinator designation, verify working access and contact information, and establish the local ownership map well before the February window.

Why this matters

A name on a form does not create readiness. The coordinator must connect grades 5, 7, and 9 enrollment, adapted participation, staff preparation, make-ups, individual results, privacy, and later SARC reporting.

Primary ownership

Primary owner: superintendent/charter designee’s PFT coordinator. Handoff partners: principals, PE/adapted PE, special education/504, data/SIS, assessment, communications, and SARC coordinator.

Operational workflow

  1. 1. Submit/confirm the designation and current contact information.
  2. 2. Verify system access, current CDE materials, statutory window, grades, and required components.
  3. 3. Name site owners and publish a responsibility calendar through results and SARC.
  4. 4. Train staff, validate rosters/access needs, and test the reporting workflow before February.

Implementation pathway

Designate
Activate access
Assign sites
Prepare/test
Administer
Report results and SARC

Evidence to retain

  • Designation confirmation
  • Access test
  • Responsibility calendar
  • Training roster
  • Preflight and escalation contacts

Official guidance and help

Source review completed August 30, 2026. Verify current federal and California requirements, CDE instructions, local policy, pupil-level records, and live reporting-system status before acting.