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FLORIDA SCHOOL DISTRICT, HEALTH EDUCATION, STAFF
TRAINING, AND EDUCATION ASSESSMENT SURVEY
Florida Department of Education
1.
What is your current position?
(Check all that apply)
a.
School Health Coordinator
b.
Superintendent
c.
Director of Student Services
d.
School Nurse
e.
School Counselor
f.
Other (please specify)__________________________________________________________________
SECTION A: HEALTH EDUCATION IN YOUR DISTIRCT
2.
In which grades is health education required or recommended for students in one or more schools in your
district?
(Circle all that apply under both “required” and “recommended” below)
a.
Required in one or more schools:
None
K-3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11
12
b.
Recommended in one or more schools:
None
K-3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11
12
3.
What percentage of all students in elementary, middle school, or high school would you estimate receive health
education each year?
(Write one response in each of the cells below. Write NA if your district does not have any
students in this category)
Students Elementary
Schools
Middle Schools
High Schools
a. Students in regular education classes
%
%
%
b. Students formally identified with special
education needs
%
%
%
1
2
4.
How would you describe your district health curricula at the elementary, middle, and high school levels?
(Circle one response in each column. Skip column if your district does not have any students at this level)
A. Elementary
B. Middle
C. High School
a.
One or more curricula has been
formally adopted
and being used in the district.
(This includes textbooks)
1 1 1
b. No curricula have been
formally adopted
, but
certain content is recommended for coverage.
2 2 2
c. No curricula have been
formally adopted
, nor is
certain content recommended for coverage.
3 3 3
5.
Is your district currently using or planning to use any specific health curricula or textbooks
?
(Please list
curriculum or textbooks in the spaces provided below along with the year or years used )
1. ________________________________________________________________________ Year ___________
2. _________________________________________________________________________ Year ___________
3. _________________________________________________________________________ Year ___________
4. _________________________________________________________________________ Year ___________
5. _________________________________________________________________________ Year ___________
6.
Below is a list of possible topics and skills that a health curriculum might include. Does the curricula
currently in use in your district address these issues in elementary, middle, and high schools?
(For each item,
circle one response for the curriculum used by elementary, middle and high schools. If your district does not include
any curriculum at any school level skip over this section).
Elementary Schools
Middle Schools
High Schools
Topics and Skills
Yes
(1)
No
(2)
Not
Sure
(3)
Yes
(1)
No
(2)
Not
Sure
(3)
Yes
(1)
No
(2)
Not
Sure
(3)
a. What is good nutrition?
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
b. How to use the Food Guide
Pyramid?
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
c. How to develop good eating
habits?
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
d. The importance of exercise in
maintaining a healthy lifestyle?
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
e. About the dangers of alcohol and
drugs?
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
f. How the body reacts to different
substances? (legal or illegal)
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
3
g. How to recognize and critically
evaluate societal and media
messages about drugs &
alcohol?
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
h. How to recognize and evaluate
social or interpersonal pressures
that might lead students to use
alcohol and drugs?
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
i. How to talk with friends, peers,
and family about alcohol and
drugs?
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
j. How to use refusal skills to
avoid using alcohol and drugs?
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
SECTION B: STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING
7.
Please estimate the percentage of all staff (both instructional and non-instructional) in your district who have
ever attended a training or information session regarding health education practices, services, and policies.
(Circle one response for each item)
HEALTH EDUCATION,
PRACTICES, SERVICES, and
POLICIES
Not sure
(0)
None
(1)
1-25%
(2)
26-50%
(3)
51-75%
(4)
76-99%
(5)
100%
(6)
Practices:
a.
Curriculum as it relates to health
(sex education, nutrition, disease, etc.)
0 1 2 3 4 5
6
b. What goes into a good health
education class
0 1 2 3 4 5
6
c. Teaching infection control and
universal blood precautions
0 1 2 3 4 5
6
Services:
a. Basic facts and information regarding
new health topics
0 1 2 3 4 5
6
b. Availability of psychological and
social services
0 1 2 3 4 5
6
c. Addressing the psychosocial needs of
students & staff
0 1 2 3 4 5
6
d. Health screenings for adolescents 0 1 2 3 4 5
6
Policies:
a. Mandatory HIV/AIDS education
programs
0 1 2 3 4 5
6
b. Health presentations in schools
(i.e. guest speakers)
0 1 2 3 4 5
6
b.
Handling sensitive classroom material
in a school setting, such as HIV/AIDS
0 1 2 3 4 5
6
4
8.
Of the teachers and other staff (e.g. nurses, and science teachers) who are expected to teach health to students
in your districts, approximately what percent have received any training specifically concerning how to
provide Health education to students?
(Write in the percent of each item below; percent should total 100%)
Elementary
School
Middle School
High School
1. Who have
never
received training
%
%
%
2. Who were trained over a year ago
(but not more recently)
%
%
%
3. Who were trained in the past year or
are currently receiving training
%
%
%
TOTALS:
9.
Has your district provided any training to help the following staff provide health education to students?
(If
your district does not have staff of a particular type, circle NA [Not Applicable] for that staff. For each type of staff
employed in your district, circle one answer in Column A)
A. Has district provided training
for these staff?
Staff Members
Not
Applicable
Yes
(1)
No
(2)
Not sure
(3)
a. Health services personnel (e.g., nurses)
NA 1
2
3
b. Teachers who teach about health (e.g., health, P.E., science)
NA 1
2
3
c. Regular classroom teachers not teaching about health
NA 1
2
3
d. Special Education Teachers
NA 1
2
3
e. Migrant Educators/Advocates
NA 1
2
3
f. Special Education Teacher Aides
NA 1
2
3
g. Counselors
NA 1
2
3
h. Other
(please specify)
NA 1
2
3
5
10.
Why have some teachers that are responsible for teaching health education in your district not received health
curriculum training?
(Check either “a” or all that apply).
a.
( ) All appropriate teachers in my school have received training
b.
( ) Scheduling difficulties
c.
( ) Lack of time due to workload
d.
( ) Not enough publicity about training opportunities/resources
e.
( ) Not enough district training opportunities
f.
( ) Teacher concern/sensitivity about subject matter
g.
( ) Not enough funding for substitute teachers and trainers
h.
( ) Training too long, did not want to be away from students that long
i.
( ) Other more important school priorities
j.
( ) Other (specify)
SECTION C: DISTRICT PRIORITIES
11.
How important is it for the Florida Department of Education to provide technical assistance, training and/or
resources to your district in each of the following areas related to health? (
Circle one response for each item
below)
Not
at
All
Important
(1)
Not Very
Important
(2)
Somewhat
Important
(3)
Very
Important
(4)
a. Program promotion and advocacy
1
2
3
4
b. Policy and legal issues
1
2
3
4
c. Curriculum materials and resources
1
2
3
4
d. Teacher training in how to provide
health education to students
1 2 3 4
e. Parent involvement programs
1
2
3
4
f. Conducting program assessment
1
2
3
4
g. Integrating health education across
the curriculum
1 2 3 4
h. Providing health education in the
context of Coordinated School Health
Education
1 2 3 4
a.
Commercially published curricula
1 2 3 4
6
SECTION E: SURVEY CONCLUSION
12.
What training, technical assistance or resources would you like to see the Florida Department of Education
provide.
(Please be specific.)
1.
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Thank you for your time!