2013

KidStrong Conference

Concord University Graduate Assignment

Title:Coordinated School Public Health-KidStrong Conference 2013

40105 / EDPD / 800 / 1 / Coordinated School Public Health

Agency: WVDE/Office of Healthy Schools

Hours:3

CRN: 60001

Course Date: Summer 2013

Due Date:Friday,May 9, 2014

Grades:

Your grade will be posted on the CU student online website after the SUMMER 2013 term ends in August 2013. Please contact the Concord University Registrar’s Office at 1-304-384-5323 or 1-304-384-5331if you have difficulty accessing your grade.

Background: Healthy Students = Better Students.

A community school is both a place and a set of partnerships between the school and other community resources. Its integrated focus on academics, health and social services, youth and community development and community engagement leads to improved student learning, stronger families and healthier communities. Community schools offer a personalized curriculum that emphasizes real-world learning and community problem-solving. Schools become centers of the community and are open to everyone – all day, every day, evenings and weekends.

Using public schools as hubs, community schools bring together many partners to offer a range of supports and opportunities to children, youth, families and communities. Partners work to achieve these results: Children are ready to enter school; students attend school consistently; students are actively involved in learning and their community; families are increasingly involved with their children's education; schools are engaged with families and communities; students succeed academically; students are healthy - physically, socially, and emotionally; students live and learn in a safe, supportive, and stable environment, and communities are desirable places to live [Coalition for Community Schools (2013)].

Assignment:

Please work with your RESA- Regional School Wellness Specialist (RSWS) ( if needed, to implement one of the following assignment options:

  1. Assess your school or county in relation to the community school concept and:
  2. Complete a needs assessment summary/overview. Sample located at under KidStrong Conference-2013 then “Sample Community Schools Needs Assessment”.
  3. Summarize next steps in implementing a community school.
  1. Incorporate health information into the Student Emergency Information Cards including:
  1. Dates of recent immunizations
  2. Insurance status (insured or not?)
  3. Name of their primary care physician and dentist
  4. Date of last well exam and dental exam
  5. If they have asthma and asthma action plan

Please utilize the WVDE-Office of Healthy Schools’ “Success Story Template” located at to complete and electronically submit your impact, next steps and/or success story.

Include the following as applicable:

  1. How your work on the above assignment has the potential to impact your student population
  2. Recommended next steps
  3. Successes

Should you have any problems submitting your Success Story Template, please contact or send your success story assignment ina WORD document attachment to Linda Payne at .

Devised: April 26, 20131