FITNESSGRAM 9 Import Training for Georgia

1. FITNESSGRAM® 9 Import Training for Georgia Custom Import Process 2011-2012 School Year

2. Legislation requires grades 1-12 to report fitness scores to the GA DOE. GA DOE selected FITNESSGRAM as the fitness assessment. FITNESSGRAM 9 is a web-based application that will capture the fitness scores. FG 9 is a statewide program and is hosted by The Cooper Institute, creators of FITNESSGRAM. Teachers/classes/students must be imported into FG 9 before PE teachers can enter students’ fitness scores. GA Reporting of Fitness Scores

3. URL— https://georgia.fgontheweb.com The FG 9 program is accessible anywhere you have an Internet connection Remember this is a public web site. Please keep that in mind when importing your teacher/class/student information. Also, safeguard your login—user name and password. Do not give out your login to anyone. What is the URL for Georgia’s Fitnessgram 9 program?

4. There are web browser requirements for FG 9. Please make sure your school or home computer meets these requirements so that you can import teachers/classes/students into FG 9. Internet Explorer 7 or above Firefox 3 Fitnessgram 9 does not support Safari or Google Chrome Remember, you can access FG 9 anywhere there is an Internet connection. We recommend that you have a secure, stable, and fast connection. Web Browser Requirements

5. Login information is defined as a User Name and a Password. You will need both to access FG 9.  To obtain IT login for the import process: Your user name and password may have already been sent to the GA DOE. If so, you have your user name and password or your PE district supervisor may have this information. Forgotten your user name and password? Contact: tmcguire@doe.k12.ga.us If you have not submitted this information to the GA DOE, please do so: tmcguire@doe.k12.ga.us What is my Login to FG 9?

6. This training document is only for the process of importing teachers/classes/students into the FG 9 app. The import process should only be done by district IT staff. The import file used in this process should address all schools within a district. The import file must be a true .csv file. If the import file is requested from a state vendor, use the file name: Fitnessgram 9 Extract FG 9 Custom Import Process

7. In FG 9 you will import information to create the necessary data relationships of teacher, class, and student. These relationships must be established before using any features in the program, such as creating Fitnessgram test events and entering scores. You will first need to download your Fitnessgram 9 file from your vendor (Infinite Campus, Power School, etc). Your vendor will provide you with instructions for downloading the file. File name to request: Fitnessgram 9 Extract FG 9 Custom Import Process

8. Use one file to import and not separate files for teachers, classes, and students. Please import your file during the day. Note that the actual import process is run during the evening. Check your file in the morning to see if import results have been successful. FG 9 Custom Import Process

9. Log into FG 9