HEALTHY YOUTH SURVEY 2016 HIGHLIGHTS FOR SURVEY ADMINISTRATORS

HEALTHY YOUTH SURVEY 2016 HIGHLIGHTS FOR SURVEY ADMINISTRATORS

Summary of Contents 2 § § § Survey background Who participates in HYS Survey materials Administering the survey Survey results Healthy Youth Survey 2016

Survey Background 3 § Washington State’s school-based youth health behavior survey § Survey results are important to school, county and state stakeholders and are used for needs assessment, planning, program improvements and evaluation § Survey questions are from national surveys § Public schools with 6 th, 8 th, 10 th or 12 th grade students can participate § Sponsored by Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the state Dept. of Health, Dept. of Social and Health Services, Dept. of Commerce, and Liquor and Cannabis Board § Conducted every 2 years (since 2002) § In 2014, over 200, 000 students participated Healthy Youth Survey 2016

Who Participates in HYS? 4 § ALL 6 th, 8 th, 10 th and 12 th grade students in the school q In 2016, schools from eligible “small” school districts can also survey 7 th, 9 th and 11 th graders § Participation is VOLUNTARY Parents can decline participation q Students can decline participation in the survey (an alternative activity will be scheduled by your survey coordinator) q Students can skip any questions they don’t want to answer q Healthy Youth Survey 2016

Survey Materials 5 § You will receive the following materials from your school’s Survey Coordinator: Survey administration instructions (1) q Answer sheet envelope (1) q If You Need Some Help resource lists (1 per student) q Survey booklets (1 per student) q Healthy Youth Survey 2016

Survey Booklet Formatting 6 § Instructions on the first page § The last page is a tear-off answer sheet where students “bubble-in” their answers Healthy Youth Survey 2016

Survey Booklet Types 7 § In 6 th grade classrooms: Use the green Form C q 7 th graders in “small” district schools also take Form C q § In 8 th, 10 th and 12 th grade classrooms: Use the blue Forms A and B q The survey forms you receive are “interleaved” (alternated A-B-A-B) so every other student receives a different survey q The survey questions are numbered differently on Forms A & B but they should take a similar amount of time to answer q In eligible “small” district schools also take Forms A and B q Healthy Youth Survey 2016

Survey Booklets in Spanish 8 § If you need a Spanish version of the survey, let your Survey Coordinator know in advance § The Spanish version is a photocopy (not in a booklet form). Students taking the Spanish survey will need to tear out a answer sheet from the back of a matching English version booklet q If the student taking the survey in Spanish has Form A, they need an English Form A answer sheet Healthy Youth Survey 2016

On the Day of the Survey 9 § Plan to allow students a full class period for the survey (about 40 -50 minutes) § Read through the survey administration instructions § Make sure you have enough materials for all students (survey booklets, resource lists, answer sheet envelope, No. 2 pencils) Healthy Youth Survey 2016

Administering the Survey 10 § Hand out the survey booklets and pencils § Read the Instructions to Students (on the Survey Administration Instructions) § Let students know: Their answers are important! q Participation is voluntary (dismiss students to alternative activity if necessary) q No one will know their answers q The survey is not a test, there are no right or wrong answers q Healthy Youth Survey 2016

During the Survey 11 § Complete the information on the Answer Sheet Envelope § Stay in the room, but at your desk (do not walk around) § Answer students’ questions if they ask and you can preserve the anonymous nature of the survey. Let them know they can skip questions § Accommodate students with special needs if reasonable, and if their answers can remain voluntary and anonymous Healthy Youth Survey 2016

When the Survey is Over 12 § Pass the answer sheet envelope to one student, and instruct students to pass around the envelope and insert their answer sheets (do not include survey booklets). Ask the last student to seal the envelope and hand it in to you. § Collect all of the used and unused survey materials for disposal § Hand out the resource lists ~ If You Need Some Help § Return the sealed answer sheet envelope and the survey materials to your Survey Coordinator Healthy Youth Survey 2016

Survey Results 13 § School building, district, county, ESD, and statewide survey reports of results will be released in Spring 2017 (mid-March) § HYS information and results are available online at: www. Ask. HYS. net Healthy Youth Survey 2016

THANK YOU! THE HEALTHY YOUTH SURVEY PLANNING COMMITTEE GREATLY APPRECIATES YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ADMINISTRATING THE HEALTH YOUTH SURVEY! If you have any questions about the survey, please talk with your building Survey Coordinator. For more information about the survey and past survey results, visit: www. askhys. net