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Print | YORK REGION>Services>Public Health and Safety>Healthy Schools |
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Step 2: Identify Strengths and NeedsGoals· Identify the strengths, needs, interests and health of the school community by providing a survey for staff, students and parents · Review and discuss the results and identify priority areas for action PART A – Survey your school community· Develop a survey or adapt an existing one for students, teachers and parents to identify the current health status of your school 1 21, 22, 23, 24 · Determine how to conduct the survey and obtain approval from the principal · Inform the school community that the committee will be conducting surveys and encourage their participation 1 20 · Promote the survey as a way for school staff, students, parents and community partners to share their ideas · Create a Healthy Schools suggestion box (Place the box in a central location and encourage the school community to voice concerns and ideas throughout the school year!)
PART B – Share results, establish the vision and prioritize the health issues· Examine the results of the survey and determine the current strengths, needs, challenges and opportunities associated with implementing a Healthy Schools approach · Examine areas where the school is doing well and look at what helped make these areas successful · Communicate results of the survey to your school; present successes first 1 26 · As a committee continue to develop a shared vision of Healthy Schools by brainstorming and creating your ideal school – be creative and have fun! 1 25 · Based on your vision and survey results, prioritize the most important health issues your school can realistically commit to over the school year; it's okay to start small as many small changes can add up to big successes! · Keep a record of all the issues/suggestions that you are not using this year; they can be used and worked on in subsequent years · Don't forget to monitor the progress of the committee; review any problems with the committee now to avoid any problems in the future 1 19 (in section 2, step 1) · Give students, staff and parents a voice in the Healthy Schools process!
ü Checklist for Step 2:
q Completed survey for: Parents q Teachers q Students q Administration q q Reviewed and discussed the results of the surveys q Established priority areas for your school q Communicated the results and priority areas with the school community q Determined if your committee is ready to move to step three
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