Announcement Details
Summary
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey will be implemented this fall to randomly chosen classrooms in grades 6-12.
Announcement Message
WHAT: The Youth Risk Behavior Survey will be implemented this fall
- The survey will be completed by randomly selected classrooms in grades 6-12 in every middle and high school (usually mandatory Language Arts classes, unless otherwise noted). The list of classrooms will be sent to the principal of each school along with instructions.
WHEN: October - November 2021
- October 18-25 - distribute family consent forms as soon ask they arrive at your school (they will be sent to school sites during the week of 10/18/21). Randomly chosen classrooms will distribute the consent forms to their students to bring home to families.
- November (please note Veterans Day and Thanksgiving week holiday) - implement the online survey (schedule any time in November- each teacher can pick the date that works for them)
WHY:
- Developed by the Division of Adolescent and School Health of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to monitor priority health risk behaviors that contribute to the leading cause of death, disability, and social problems among youth and adults in the United States.
- Developed to:
- determine the prevalence of health risk behaviors
- assess whether health risk behaviors increase, decrease or stay the same over time.
- These behaviors include violence and unintentional injuries, tobacco use, alcohol and other drug use, sexual behaviors, mental health, weight management and dietary behaviors, and physical activity
NEXT STEPS:
- Principals will be sent a package - this package will also have envelopes with the teacher's name and class so the principal just needs to make sure the named teachers receive their package. It will include both:
- family consent forms:
- Active Consent (6th grade) - students cannot take the survey until the active consent form is returned by family
- Passive Consent (7th -12th grade) - only returned if family does not want their student to take the survey
- Instructions how teachers will implement the online survey will be sent separately
- family consent forms:
If you have any questions, please contact Kim Levine, Manager, Student and Family Services Division at levinek@sfusd.edu