California Healthy Kids

California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS)

The California Healthy Kids survey will take place on February 4th during the school day in homerooms for fifth graders and in science class for seventh graders. Participation in the survey requires parent permission. A letter with a permission slip will be sent home when school resumes after the December vacation.

In California, Local Education Agencies (LEAs) and County Offices of Education (COEs) that accept funds under the federal No Child Left Behind Act's Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities (SDFSC) program or the state Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) program must administer the CHKS at least once every two years. Targeted at grades 5-12, the CHKS enables schools and communities to collect and analyze valuable data regarding local youth health risks, assets, and behaviors. The survey is a powerful tool that can help schools and districts meet all the new assessment requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) for Title IV Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities by accurately identifying areas of strength and weakness. It is designed to be part of a comprehensive data-driven decision making process to help guide the development of more effective health, prevention, and youth development programs at Kent.

It consists of a modular survey instrument tied to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Youth Risk Behavior Survey and to WestEd's California Student Survey, together with a full-service survey support system. Separate elementary, middle, and high school versions are currently available. Three regional centers serve all 1,049 California local education agencies, providing comprehensive technical assistance on survey administration and use of results.

The CHKS web site can be accessed at

http://www.wested.org/cs/chks

A copy of the survey is available to parents for viewing at the Kent Middle School office or the Kentfield School District Office. Alternatively, you may download a copy of the survey modules from the Kent web site. Please choose the appropriate survey for your child. If he or she is in fifth grade, select the elementary version. If he or she is in seventh grade, there are five modules to download, Modules A, B, C, D, and E.

Survey Forms in English

• Elementary Survey for Grade 5
• Modules A, B, C, D, and E for Grade 7

Survey Forms in Spanish

• Elementary Survey for Grade 5
• Modules A, B, C, D, and E for Grade 7

For further information, please contact Assistant Principal, Jenny Walsh, at Kent Middle School. The office number is 458-5970.