Charter School Health Orientation December 15, 2013

1. Charter School Health OrientationDecember 15, 2013 Christina K Minard, M.S.

2. North Carolina Demographics • 1.5 million public school student in North Carolina (includes Charter School students) • 180 thousand school personnel • 115 school systems • 2735 schools

3. Graduation Rates in North Carolina

4. Detention Center Admissions Since 2005, admissions to detention have declined 14%.

5. Youth Development Center - Commitments Since 2000, YDC commitments have declined 63%

6. 2000-2010 Delinquency Rate NC’s juvenile delinquency rate is at an all-time low *Delinquency rate is defined as delinquent complaints received per 1,000 youth ages 6-15

7. Mental / Emotional Disorders Asthma Food Allergy Seizure Threatened by Weapon Access to Health Care 2012 Update Hearing Loss Vision Deficiencies Obesity Mental/Emotional Disorders (22 percent) Autism Spectrum Disorders Teen Pregnancy Tobacco Use

8. Students with Mental Health Issues The chart below shows the number of students with a known diagnosis as reported by school nurses from the N.C. Annual Report of School Health Services.

9. NC Students with known suicide attempts and deaths 2010-2012

10. Overview of NC Youth Suicides 2003-2012 • 270 Deaths in 10 years • Sex • Male: 203 (75%) • Female: 67 (25%) • Race • Asian: 4 • Black: 49 (18%) • Native American: 3 • White: 197 (73%) • Biracial: 2 • Unknown: 15 • Ethnicity • Hispanic: 19 (7%) Source: NC Child Fatality Prevention Team. Data: NC Residents 17 years of age and younger.

11. NC Youth Suicides by Age Group 2003 - 2012 Source: NC Child Fatality Prevention Team. NC Residents 17 years of age and younger.

12. Intervention Makes a Difference 44% of high school drop-outs have documented behavioral health issues • With collaborative intervention from school site team: • School Counselors • School Health educators • School Nurses • School Psychologists • School Resource Officers • School Social Workers • School Administrators, Faculty, Staff 69% improvement in academic endeavors

13. Online Professional Development Modules

14. Online Professional Development Modules • Understanding Student Behavior in the Classroom • 6th thru 12th grade students • Understanding Young Student Behavior in the Classroom • Pre-K thru 5th grade students • School Resource Officers in Schools • Pre-K thru 12th grade students Modules are currently being adapted to facilitated modules per request of school districts in our state

16. Teacher Guides Understanding Young Student Behavior In the Classroom Understanding Student Behavior in the Classroom Teacher’s Guide 2012 Teacher’s Guide 2012

17. Access to the Modules Access the Modules (No cost to school system or user) • Log into https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/Create an accountAuthenticate your account • Log into https://center.ncsu.edu/nc/ • In Course Search box type: Understanding Student Behavior and click Search. • Understanding Young Student Behavior in the Classroom (PreK-5th Grade) • Understanding Student Behavior in the Classroom (6th – 12th Grade) • Click on module title to be automatically enrolled

18. Contact Information