Addressing Physical Activity, Nutrition and Tobacco Prevention within a Coordinated School Health Approach
Expansion Project-Request for Applications
HEALTHY KIDS
LEARN BETTER
For more information, contact:
Gary English
Healthy Kids Learn Better Partnership
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol St NE
Salem, OR 97310
503-947-5726
www.healthykidslearnbetter.org
Coordinated School Health Expansion Project
Request for Applications
PURPOSE OF FUNDING
The purpose of the Coordinated School Health (CSH) Expansion Project is to assist schools in using a coordinated school health approach to addressing physical, social and emotional barriers to learning. The Healthy Kids Learn Better (HKLB) Partnership will select 12 sites to participate in a year-long institute on the Coordinated School Health Planning & Implementation Process to develop a coordinated school health program.
The CSH Expansion Project, in its forth year, is an outgrowth of the CSH Demonstration Site Project in 2001-2003 that examined the impact of a CSHP on education and health outcomes in four low performing, high poverty schools in Oregon. The CSH Expansion Project will use these technical assistance tools to build the capacity of the schools sites to increase rates of physical activity and healthy eating and reduce rates of tobacco use among its students and their families.
At the school and district levels participants will develop the capacity to implement a Coordinated School Health framework. This framework is a model to address all health needs within a school building. While Health Education and Physical Education are two of the eight interactive components of the CSH framework, the approach also includes staff from Nutrition Services, Health Services, Counseling and Psychological Services, as well as addressing the School Environment, Health Promotion for Staff, and Family and Community Involvement.
ELIGIBILITY
Eligible applicants include:
· Individual public schools or public charter schools in Oregon
· Consortia are not eligible to apply
To build the capacity of schools that serve the highest needs students, preference will be given to schools that have a higher:
· Percentage of students served with racial/ethnic backgrounds disproportionately impacted by chronic disease.
· Percentage of students living in poverty as measured by free and reduced lunch rates, or another recognized mechanism for measuring poverty.
· Geographic isolation.
FUNDS
Coordinated School Health sites will be funded $15,000* the first year to support participation in the Coordinated School Health Planning Institute and development of a CSH action plan. A portion of the funds must be used to employ a .10 FTE to coordinate CSH activities outside of the planning institutes. Remaining funds may be used for substitute reimbursement, staffing and travel costs for participation in the CSH Planning Institutes.
Participating schools will be offered second year dollars upon completion of first year required activities. This is contingent on federal funding from Center for Disease Control and Prevention- Division of Adolescent School Health, and state funding from the Oregon Tobacco Prevention and Education Program.
Potential CSH sites are encouraged to seek funds from local foundations and businesses to support their participation in the CSH Institute. HKLB staff will work closely with select CSH sites to identify additional sources of funding. Meanwhile, interested applicants can use http://www2.cdc.gov/nccdphp/shpfp/index.asp to identify potential sources of funding for their efforts.
*Contingent upon available funding
Key Elements Essential to Comprehensive, School-wide Improvement to Address the Health & Academic Success of Students
Preparing for comprehensive, school-wide change is essential to successfully adopt and develop a coordinated school health program. Education and health research have revealed a great deal about essential elements and conditions crucial to planning and implementing school-wide change to address the health & academic success of students. The following factors are essential elements to comprehensive, school-wide improvement:
· Strong leadership that is able to motivate school staff and community to actively participate in planning and decision making, as well as values input received from staff, students, and community.
· Sufficient time, personnel, and resources are dedicated to planning and implementation of school-wide improvements and foster collaborative activities with community partners
· A school environment that fosters trust, collaboration, and respect among school staff, students and community
· Policies, programs, and practices promote clear, high expectations for academic success and positive health choices
· Staff is empowered to actively participate in determining that change is necessary, beneficial, and their choice.
· High standards of professionalism that is supported with meaningful professional development, collaboration and accountability
· Use of data to uncover needs, set priorities, drive decisions, and evaluate effectiveness
These key factors to school-wide planning & improvement will be considered as part of the selection process for the Coordinated School Health Expansion Project.
REQUIREMENTS
To ensure capacity to develop a highly functioning coordinated school health program, the District Superintendent and school administrator(s) will:
· Commit to a minimum of three (3) traveling team members to participate in all of the HKLB-sponsored institutes and complete all the steps of the CSH Planning & Implementation Process at their school.
· Commit to identifying a .10 FTE to coordinate CSH activities outside of the planning institute
· Commit to participate in the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey (OHTS) at the middle and high school level and/or Coordinated School Health Elementary Survey at the elementary level and the Oregon School Health Profiles Study at the middle and high School level.
· Commit to allowing DHS (Office of Health Statistics) to release Oregon Healthy Teen school/district data to the HKLB staff for the sole purpose of program planning during Institute sessions.
· Commit to a minimum of two (2) CSH traveling team members and partners that will participate in a CSH Forum in the Winter of 2009.
· Complete an Annual CSH Progress Report and Fiscal Report.
IMPORTANT DEADLINES AND DATES
Application Due Date: Applications are due Thursday, March 15, 2007 by 5:00 p.m. Hard copies or faxed applications must be received by this time.
Completed applications can be sent or faxed to:
Tamara Kuenzi
Oregon Department of Education
255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, Oregon 97310
Fax 503-378-5156
Award Announcements: Applicants will be notified of their status by June 1, 2007. It is imperative that the key contact provide a summer contact number.
Award Acceptance: All selected applicants will be required to submit a letter of acceptance and reconfirm the names and affiliations of the members of the traveling team by Friday, June 30, 2007.
CSH PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
Each CSH site will identify a “traveling team” to attend the series of the CSH Planning & Implementation Sessions which are tentatively scheduled to be held at the Lane Education Service District in Eugene. It is also possible, if we receive a large number of schools from the North Central and North East part of the state, that other sites or V-tell arrangements will be considered.
Required members of the traveling team include:
· a school administrator
· health or physical educator (classroom educator for elementary school teams)
· community health partner (i.e. county public health, mental heath, or local commission on children and families)
The CSH Planning & Implementation sessions will provide the information, tools and skills necessary for the traveling teams to return home and work with a larger school-community group, henceforth the Healthy Kids Learn Better School Health Advisory Council (HKLB SHAC), to implement the designated steps of the CSH Planning & Implementation Process. The HKLB SHAC will include all members of the traveling team, plus a wide variety of members from the school and community, including but not limited to a physical educator, counselor, food service director/staff, parent or family member, business leader, clergy representative, district personnel, higher education, school board member, youth/family/community-based organizations, county Tobacco Prevention and Education Program Coordinator, and students. The HKLB SHAC formation will occur as a part of the process. The HKLB SHAC will be responsible for guiding the development and implementation of the school’s coordinated school health action plan. Between each capacity-building session, there will be specific steps for the HKLB SHAC to complete.
HKLB Staff at the Department of Education and the Department of Human Services, Health Services, will be available to provide individualized on-site, phone and electronic technical assistance to schools between sessions upon request.
COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH PLANNING & IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS
Each CSH site’s traveling team will attend these sessions in order to prepare to implement each step of the Planning Process for developing a coordinated school health program. HKLB staff will provide the tools, resources, and skills necessary to build the local capacity of schools and communities to develop a coordinated school health program to address physical activity, nutrition, and tobacco use.
Session
/Session Activity
/When
1 / Overview of Coordinated School Health (CSH)CSH traveling team will be able to:
· Describe the CSH approach to addressing key student health needs.
· Describe key steps in building a CSH program to promote physical activity, healthy eating and prevent tobacco use.
· Identify guiding principles & practices that support successful systemic change in an educational setting.
Establishing & Maintaining a School Health Advisory Council
CSH traveling team will be able to:
· Identify key members of their local SHAC to recruit.
· Explain the roles and responsibilities of SHAC members.
· Convene an introductory meeting of their SHAC
· Facilitate regular SHAC meetings with the purpose of developing a CSH action plan.
Laying the Foundation for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and Tobacco free Lifestyles as priorities in School Health
CSH traveling team will be able to:
· Describe the current prevalence of childhood obesity and health implications
· Describe the role of schools in preventing childhood obesity
· Describe the current prevalence of tobacco use and health implications
· Describe the role of schools in promoting a tobacco free lifestyle
Leadership Institute
CSH traveling team will develop their leadership skills to:· Facilitate meetings
· Establish a communication plan with school staff & community members (key messages)
· Understand systems change
· Negotiate best outcomes / August 15-17
At a site to be determined
Overview of Coordinated School Health Planning Institutes – please save the dates
When
2 / Developing a School Health ProfileCSH traveling team will be able to:
· Describe the purpose of the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey
· Review relevant Oregon Healthy Teens data to develop a baseline for their school health profile
· Identify various local student health data sources to build their school health profile
Building Support for Coordinated School Health in your School and Community
CSH traveling team will be able to:
· Use local data from their Student Health Profile to develop a communication plan to support Coordinated School Health in their school and community
· Deliver a presentation that links student health and educational success to key policymakers within their school district and community (i.e. superintendents, school board members, county commissioners).
Conducting an Assessment of Current School Health Policies and Practices Related to Promoting Physical Activity, Healthy Eating, and Preventing the Use of Tobacco
CSH traveling team will be able to:
· Describe the purpose & value of the School Health Index in order to conduct an assessment of school health practices and policies
· Plan and facilitate the implementation of the School Health Index at their school
· Conduct the School Health Index to identify current strengths, gaps, and areas in need of improvement to promote physical activity, healthy eating, and prevent the use of tobacco. / Thursday and Friday, October 18-19
Tentatively scheduled to be held at the Lane Education Service District in Eugene
3 / Setting Priorities for Improving Practices and Policies in School Health
CSH traveling team will be able to:
· Analyze and report the results of the School Health Index
· Set Priorities based on School Health Index results and input from their SHAC
· Develop goals for their Coordinated School Health Program
Researching Best Practices for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating and Preventing Tobacco Use
CSH traveling team will be able to:
· Identify best practices based on CDC guidelines for school-based health programs in physical activity, healthy eating, and preventing tobacco use
· Identify local, state, and national programs & resources to promote physical activity, healthy eating, and prevent tobacco use. / Thursday,& Friday January 10-11
Tentatively scheduled to be held at the Lane Education Service District in Eugene
Session / Session Activity /
When
4 / Planning for ActionCSH traveling team will be able to:
· Develop a CSH Action Plan based on the results of their needs assessment and research of best practices.
· Develop SMART objectives
· Identify evaluation measures to monitor progress in program implementation / Friday, February 28,
Tentatively scheduled to be held at the Lane Education Service District in Eugene
5 /
Staying the Course: Planning for Sustainability
CSH traveling team will be able to:· Identify steps to support implementation & evaluation of their CSH Action Plan
· Describe key elements essential for sustaining their CSH Program
· Identify and track potential funding sources through the CDC’s Healthy Youth Funding Database and other sources of grant opportunities. / Thursday, April 10
Tentatively scheduled to be held at the Lane Education Service District in Eugene
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:
1. General Information sheet for district and school(s). Form included in this Request for Application.
2. Signed assurances- Signed assurances (commitment forms #1, #2 & #3) from the district Superintendent and school administrator(s).
3. Statement of Need - Provide a clear statement of need to address physical, social and emotional barriers to learning at your school with a specific focus on physical activity, nutrition, obesity, and tobacco use. Please include general information about student’s overall health. Include student health behavior and well-being data from the Oregon Healthy Teens Survey (OHTS) or other reliable sources to describe your needs. Find Oregon Healthy Teens Survey results at www.dhs.state.or.us/publichealth/chs/yrbsdata.cfm
4. School Demographics - Report school demographics that indicate serving high needs student populations as evidenced by: