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Healthy Schools Toolkit
Committee Strengths and Needs Action Plan Evaluation Resources

Step 2: Identify Strengths and Needs

Goals

 

·    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 BShare 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

 

1  Complete Resource List Step 2

 

  Print Step 2

 

Continue to Step 3

 

 For more information, please contact

            York Region Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653


 

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Tip:

Consider paper, email, focus groups and tools like www.surveymonkey.com

 
 
 
 
 

By identifying your school health needs, your committee will be able to consider:

 

·     Activities the school will enjoy participating in

·     The overall vision of teachers, students and parents

·     The most important health issues in your school

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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