CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY 2009

All schools in the Tamalpais Union High School District will participate in the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) in November 2009. The survey will be given to 9th and 11th grade students in one of their classes. Parents may request their student not participate in this survey by completing and submitting the withdrawal form (available below) by email, fax or phone.

The CHKS is sponsored by the California Department of Education, and is administered in November. It gathers information on developmental supports provided to youth; school connectedness and barriers to learning; school safety; and health-related concerns such as physical activity and nutritional habits; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; and risk of depression and suicide. The Tam District is administering Module A and custom module designed by the Marin Healthy Partnership (Module G).

More information (in pdf):
– Letter to parents & withdrawal form
– Preview of Module A
– Preview of Module G

The results from this and past surveys are compiled into district and county-level CHKS reports by the developer, WestEd, a public, non-profit educational institution. A copy of these reports can be obtained online at the developer's website.
– SEE Tam District reports

Questions?
If you have any questions about the survey, contact:
Louise Aliano, Director of Learning Services
Email: laliano@tamdistrict.org
Phone: (415) 945-3727