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Wellness Program “Educating Mind, Body & Spirit”
MISSION STATEMENT We, as Student Drug Prevention Council members, strive to improve our community by being positive role models for our peers. We endeavor to lead healthy, successful lives and to educate the community regarding the dangers of violence, alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
Good health and academic success go hand in hand. Healthy children make better students, and better students become healthy, successful adults who are productive members of their communities. Comprehensive health education that addresses the physical, mental, emotional, and social aspects of health teaches students how to maintain and improve their health; prevent disease; reduce health-related risk behaviors; and develop health knowledge, attitudes, and skills that foster academic achievement, increase attendance rates, and improve behavior at school. As with students throughout the United States, California’s students are facing increasingly serious challenges to good health: obesity and diabetes are rising at alarming rates; asthma continues to be a leading cause of student absences; and too many adolescents continue to make choices that negatively impact their lives. It is essential that students learn how to manage health problems they already face and to avoid additional health problems in the future. Students need health education. Clovis Unified School District offers a variety of parent and student committees that are designed to promote a healthy lifestyle. We believe these are extremely important district committees as we support our students in striving for a healthy life style.
Students in grades 6-12 serve as a representative for their school on the Student Drug Prevention Council. These students meet quarterly to plan activities that can be taken back to the school site and shared with the student body. As a member of the Student Drug Prevention Council, your student has agreed to abide by the following guidelines:
Another council that may be of interest is the Clovis Unified School District Drug Prevention Council. The council is a non-profit community service group that works in partnership and cooperation with community leaders to encourage alcohol, tobacco and drug free lifestyles. This council meets quarterly to share different community agencies and how they can support students within the Clovis Unified School District and the City of Clovis. This affords us an opportunity to work in partnership to discuss issues within the district and city. The Prevention Council meets on: October 5, 2011 December 7, 2011 February 8, 2011 April 25, 2011 Meetings are always at the Clovis On Line Campus on David E. Cook Way from 11:00 – 12:00. We would like to extend an invitation to any of our meetings and look forward to your participation.
If you need any additional information, please contact your child’s school of the Department of Special Projects @ 327.9086.
CLOVIS UNIFIED HEALTH AND WELLNESS “Keeping Our Kids Healthy”
2011 California Healthy Kids Survey Administered in Spring 2011 in Grades 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th.
Spring 2011, students in grades 5, 7, 9 and 11 took part in the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS), sponsored by the California Department of Education and WestED. This survey is given to assess and understand adolescent attitudes toward alcohol, tobacco, drugs, school safety, and other high-risk behaviors. The CHKS has been previously administered in CUSD in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. This is a very important state survey that will help promote better health and well-being among our youth, improve the school learning environment, and combat problems such as drug abuse and violence. Participation was voluntary and requires parent permission. This comprehensive youth survey gathers information on developmental supports provided to youth; school connectedness and barriers to learning, as well as behaviors such as physical activity and nutritional habits; diet exercise, alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; and school safety. The purpose of gathering information on high-risk behaviors is multifaceted. First, it meets categorical program requirements for needs assessment data collection that is mandated by the Safe and Drug Free Schools and Communities Act (SDFSCA) contained in the No Child Left Behind legislation, and the Tobacco Use Prevention Education (TUPE) program. District results are also reported in the CDE’s Safe and Healthy Kids Annual report. Survey results are also very helpful in developing the multi-year Local Educational Agency Plan (LEAP) that is mandated for all districts to develop by the Improving America’s Schools Act. Data provides an understanding of the scope and nature of CUSD youth health-risks and asset-based resilience that assists in assessing and developing a comprehensive K-12 health/prevention program. Additionally, the data generated regarding health and safety issues, will be the focus of program and curricula planning for the future. The 2011 CHKS survey was administered to a random sample of 5th, 7th, 9th, and 11th graders from May 19 - 30, 2011. A survey of approximately 900 students randomly selected in grades 5, 7, 9, and 11 will take place this spring. These data are helpful in program development, identifying student behaviors relative to health and wellness issues. Student results will assist our sites in developing programs or activities that will support our students in making good health and wellness choices as well as behavior choices. The random sample will include 13 CUSD elementary schools and all of our secondary schools. You will find the CHKS for elementary, intermediate and high schools on this link for you to review below. This survey was voluntary, confidential, anonymous, and requires positive parent permission. Spring 2011 results were presented to the CUSD Governing Board. Reports are available upon request. If you have any questions, please call your child’s school or the Department of Special Projects at 327.9086.
California Health Kids Survey - Elementary California Healthy Kids Survey - Middle School California Healthy Kids Survey - High School
"Every Child, Every Chance, Every Day"
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