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Lynchburg City Schools reports major gains in student fitness after PE reforms
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After standardizing assessments, reinstating dress-out requirements and increasing teacher collaboration, Lynchburg City Schools reported year-over-year gains on the state wellness-related fitness survey across most grade levels.
Lynchburg City Schools officials reported substantial year-over-year improvements in student fitness after a division-wide effort to standardize physical education instruction and assessments.
Dr. Wortaker, who presented the results at the June 17 board meeting, said the division used a common assessment schedule and a shared assessment guide for physical education that produced “dramatic changes” in performance: “We have made substantial gains in our physical fitness and the results our students are showing because of the really, really high quality instruction that's going on,” he said.
Wortaker told the board the wellness-related fitness survey — the…
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