North Monterey County Unified School District California Healthy

North Monterey County Unified School District California Healthy Kids Survey Data Presentation February 6, 2014 Noemy Loveless, Director of Student & Family Services

What is the CHKS? ü The California Healthy Kids Survey is a comprehensive and customizable self-reporting survey. ü CHKS provides essential and reliable health risk assessment and resilience information to schools, districts, and communities. ü CHKS is implemented in grades 5, 7, 9, 11 and in nontraditional (NT) schools. ü CHKS is administered every 2 years.

CHKS ü is conducted by the majority of California public schools; ü is the only survey which looks at the assets of youth as well as areas of concern; ü meets the assessment requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) for Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) by accurately identifying areas of strength and weakness.

What is its purpose? CHKS is designed to be part of a comprehensive data-driven decision making process to help guide the development of Goal 4 of the District LEA Plan: All students will have a safe healthy learning environment. CHKS will assist in the needs assessment for the LCAP and framing recommendations on School Climate. The Core CHKS module examines student attitudes and behavior around ü Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) use ü Tobacco use ü Violence and safety ü Physical health ü Resilience and external assets

Results Purpose of this presentation is to highlight findings and serve as a reference point in the ongoing conversation around student wellbeing. It allows for our district and health agencies to: v continue or open dialogue with students around new topics/findings, vcheck on progress, vcontinue or open dialogue with community agencies, and to pursue further findings.

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What are we doing in North Monterey County Unified School District? • Every 15 Minutes (HS for 11 th and 12 th grade, every 2 years – Spring 2013, 2015) • I Understand (Classroom Management & Character Building) • Counseling Services (EH/PD Mental Health Counseling, Sunrise House Counselor (High School), Alternative Education Counselor) Youth • Sunrise House Prevention Parent Coalition • Community Based Involvement: Early Childhood Development Initiative (ECDI), NMCUSD Central Coast Collaborative and United Way-Community Needs Assessment Preliminary Recommendations: Evidence -Based Prevention Program - Preschool – 12 th Extended Mental Health Services- (Harmony At Home) Questions