Health & Physical Education

The Katy Independent School District is committed to providing an exemplary, meaningful health, foundations, and physical education curriculum to all its students by identifying essential learnings, strategies, and structures for teachers and students in all classrooms and gymnasiums throughout the district. For the safety and comfort of your child in Physical Education, please have your child wear OR bring athletic shoes with a rubber sole, closed toe, and full support around the heel. Flip flops, boots, open toed sandals, dress shoes, cleats, heelys, non-laced shoes, fashion sneakers, or shoes with a strap across the back are hazardous and therefore not permissible. The safety of your child and classmates is a #1 priority.

Mandatory Student Fitness Training Information

In 2007-08, Governor Perry signed Senate Bill 530 implementing required physical fitness evaluations for public school students in 3rd through 12th grades. This legislative action requires ALL students 3rd-12th grades to participate in a physical fitness evaluation even if they are not enrolled in physical education.

The State mandates the use of the Cooper Institute FITNESSGRAM as the state’s tool for evaluation. The components of testing are: cardiorespiratory endurance, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility. Your child will be receiving information concerning their testing schedule from the campus.

The results of the physical fitness evaluations will not impede grade point average, grade placement, graduation, or campus ratings. The evaluation of health fitness criteria will be used to encourage progress towards reaching the optimum health fitness zone. You will find answers to frequently asked questions by referring to the following website: www.fitnessgram.net.

For more information contact H.C. Grimet, Health & Physical Education Curriculum Specialist at 281-396-2734.