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Healthy Schools Leadership Program

Healthy Schools Leadership Program. Findings and Lessons Learned. Making it Real: HSLP & Coordinated School Health. NOT adding another program Requires Systems Change Schools and their communities become health-promoting. Replication of a National Model.

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Healthy Schools Leadership Program

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  1. Healthy Schools Leadership Program Findings and Lessons Learned

  2. Making it Real: HSLP & Coordinated School Health • NOT adding another program • Requires Systems Change • Schools and their communities become health-promoting

  3. Replication of a National Model • American Cancer Society implemented the first institute with school districts from all 50 states • There are now over 10 planned or implemented replications nationwide • Evaluation efforts at the national level are now focused on an Urban School Health Leadership Institute

  4. Washington State was the First State Level Replication • Many Partners • Comprehensive Health Education Foundation • WA State Department of Health • American Cancer Society • OSPI, Vancouver SD • Unique Innovations • School Building rather than District • Teams rather than administration • Local Focus • Evaluation was a priority from the beginning

  5. Leadership Program Goal Areas • To improve the health and wellness of students and staff • To enhance the school’s capacity to meet the needs of students and staff • To enhance family and community involvement and support for school health programming

  6. Leadership Program Outcomes • Support the Implementation of Coordinated School Health Programs • Effectively Advocate for School Health Programs • Use Assessment and Evaluation Strategies to Identify Program Status • Empower Effective School Health Teams • Demonstrate a Coordinated School Health Program

  7. The Process: • Schools applied to the project • A staff person was identified as the leader and main contact for the project • Schools attend training two times a year in teams • Teams create an action plan based on a five year vision of school health • The project is evaluated based on the outcomes and the progress of the teams

  8. The Process… • Six teams were selected based on their applications and site visits • Each year teams submitted applications for up to $2,000. of financial support for their action plans • Travel and staff time for meetings/training were covered by the schools and districts

  9. The Evaluation: Process and Outcome • Training and technical assistance from the project • Documentation of efforts • Action plans • Printed materials • Events • Interviews • Self-assessments • Site visits

  10. Schools Involved in C.H.E.F. HSLP

  11. 2001-2004 Index Mariner Matrix

  12. Keys to Success—Staff Wellness • Built buy-in, opportunities among all staff • Incorporated into Staff Meetings • Offered awards and recognition • Facilitated social and emotional support

  13. Staff Wellness Component

  14. Impact on Student Academics • Not planned as measure of program success • No control group • Very small number of schools • Very indirect intervention • ‘Peek’ at overall WASL—Rates of Improvement • Compared to state average gains • Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Targets introduced in 2002 • 1999-00 vs. 2003-04

  15. What We Learned • Rates of improvement higher than state avg., • Gains in spite of increases in free/reduced lunch rates at all schools • Parallel gains across schools • Even those schools that started out well above state average, maintained their progress. • Eisenhower noted as one of most improved MS in state

  16. What are the Possibilities? • Aproven connection between Health and Academics in WA • How does this impact our current understanding and work? • More Study • Rigorous evaluation • Rural, Urban, Suburban • Steps to a Healthier US Counties/Communities • Link with current CSHP infrastructure activities • CDC Intent • Work Plan Goals

  17. Lessons Learned: • Offer professional development • Measure coordinated school health • Focus on Staff Wellness • 4. Advocate for policy change • 5. Study impact on students’ academic success

  18. Spectacular achievement is always preceded by spectacular preparation. ~R. Schuller

  19. HSLP: Scope and Sequence

  20. Questions and Answers… • Meeting Schedules & Locations • Faculty and Facilitators • Content • Activities Between Meetings • Site Visits • Leveraging of Funds and Programs • Others?

  21. A Final Thought… “In the larger context, schools are society’s vehicle for providing young people with the tools for successful adulthood. Perhaps no tool is more essential than good health.” ~Council of Chief School Officers

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