The Mariner Model Charting the Course for Health-Promoting School Communities

1. The Mariner ModelCharting the Course for Health-Promoting School Communities Cybele Boehm WV Department of Education Office of Healthy Schools

2. Readiness to Learn

3. “School Systems are not responsible for meeting every need of their students. But when the need directly affects learning, the school must meet the challenge”.

4. School as the Convener of Societal Supports Societal supports must coalesce around children to ensure their successful futures, and schools can provide the facilitative leadership to make that happen.

5. Basis for The Mariner Model In order to reduce the risk behaviors of children and youth and combat the multiple factors that interfere in their academic achievement, it is essential that we restructure school communities to become protective, health-promoting environments. It is to this end that The Mariner Model was developed.

6. A Process Model The Mariner Model is a systems-building process and tool by which schools, school districts, and communities can develop capacity and create an infrastructure that supports continuous improvement in health-promoting environments for students.

7. Theoretical Framework • Ecological Model • Model for Planned Change in Schools • Theories of Organizational Change

8. Ecological ModelMcLeroy et al., 1988 Public Policy Policy Community Community Organizational Social Individual

9. Structural Framework • Coordinated School Health Program Model • CDC Priority Risk Behaviors

10. Structural Framework CDC-Eight Essential Components for Health-Promoting Schools CDC-Six Priority Risk Behavior Areas-Death & Disability Inadequate nutrition Insufficient physical activity Sexual behaviors that result in pregnancy, STD/HIV infections Intentional and unintentional injuries Tobacco use Drug and alcohol use • Services • Health • Food • Counseling/Psychological & Social • Environment • Staff • Safe schools • Education • Physical Education • Health Education

11. A Process of Coordination: Applying Health Promotion Practice in the School Setting Gaining Commitment of Stakeholders Identifying Issues from a Local Perspective Determining Priorities: Setting Goals and Objectives Developing Action Plans: Developing Strategies, Action Steps, and Responsibility Lists Facilitating Implementation Conducting Evaluation for Continuous Improvement

12. Facilitating implementation • Shared responsibility, shared power, and shared credit • No fault – no one is to blame for past failures • Cooperation versus competition • Work “with” and working “through” • WIIFM” – What’s In It For Me? • Diversity in Harmony • Inclusiveness and Fluidity • Opportunity + Skills + Incentive= Motivation to Act

13. Example of collaboration Failure is not an option1.wmv

14. WV Collaboration Model Based on Mariner Model Structure Supporting network

15. Coordinated School-Public Health Partnership Public Policy State Agencies Support Community Regional Team District Team School Team Student

16. School Wellness Nutrition Education Nutrition Guidelines Physical Activity Other School Based Activities

17. Coordinated School Public Health Nutrition Physical Activity Substance Abuse Injury/Violence Sexual Behaviors Mental/Social Health

18. Which comes first?

19. Coordinated School Public Health The chicken and the egg share the same genes… School Wellness Nutrition Education Nutrition Guidelines Physical Activity Other School Based Activities Health Education Physical Education Nutrition Services Health Services Counseling, Psych. & Social Services School Environment Parent Community Involvement Staff Wellness

20. And each one supports the future success of the other.

21. WVDE Partnership

22. Bringing the two together Restructuring how the state agencies collaborate to model desired LSW collaboration Reconfiguring existing categorical resources to build a CSPH support system Revising the School Wellness planning process for 2011-12

23. Expectation of RSWS Participate in county School Wellness Council Meetings (at least once per quarter in each county) Hold 2 Regional Wellness Council Networking Meetings (fall and spring) Assist with School Wellness planning in each county Form a Regional Coordinated School Public Health Team Coordinate School Wellness services between the county School Wellness Councils and the Regional CSPH Team Provide professional development (must include HEAP/FitnessGram)

24. Regional School Wellness Specialist (RSWS) Contacts RESA 1 – Emily Meadows RESA 2 – Keith Dalton RESA 3 – Electa Crowder RESA 4 – Cheri Hall RESA 5 – Teresa Pickens RESA 6 – Caryn Puskarich RESA 7 – Adrianne Marsh RESA 8 – Megan Fitzsimmons edmeadows@access.k12.wv.us kddalton@access.k12.wv.us ecrowder@access.k12.wv.us chhall@access.k12.wv.us trpicken@access.k12.wv.us cpuskari@access.k12.wv.us aboyers@access.k12.wv.us mfitzsimmons@access.k12.wv.us

25. While it is possible to ‘install’ a particular governance structure or pedagogy in a school, one cannot install a culture; it must grow… (Rossman et al, 1988)

27. Questions? Kristy Blower, Coordinator Office of Child Nutrition (304) 558-2709 kblower@access.k12.wv.us Cybele Boehm, Coordinator Office of Healthy Schools (304) 558-8830 cboehm@access.k12.wv.us