Student Wellness Tolls
Student Wellness Tolls
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The Student Wellness Tools provide varied opportunities to understand the unique academic and social/emotional needs of our 9th graders and use that information to create supportive and responsive learning environments. Note this is not data that already exists on students, it is a method for data collection through Google Form templates that can be administered to students throughout the year by building staff. These tools were developed during 2020-21 remote learning when opportunities for connection with students were more limited; however, they can also be used as an additional tool for gathering student feedback in an in-person learning environment going forward. The Student Wellness Tools are a suite of three surveys with distinct purposes:
Getting to Know you Questionnaire - To solicit information to enable teachers to quickly build relationships with students. This Google Form template is a starting point for outreach to students in the beginning of the academic year. Recommended timing: September
Understanding Student Experiences - To gain new insight into how students are experiencing school. This Google Form template is a starting point for outreach during the academic year. Recommended timing: October and February
Pulse Check in - to support identifying when to intervene with individual students or groups of students through a short (less than 5 minute) check in survey. This Google Form template is a starting point for quick student outreach throughout the academic year. Recommended timing: every 2-4 weeks
Sample "Getting to Know You" Response View
Sample "Getting to Know You" Response View
The work in action!
The work in action!
The South Philadelphia ninth grade team administered the “Getting to Know You” student survey in the first part of the year, to get to know students’ perceived strengths, challenges, home life, interests, and aspirations. Teachers found the information extremely helpful and were able to incorporate student interests into class as well as better support students individually with the information gleaned from the survey.
The Fels High School 9th grade team administered the “Understanding Student Experiences” questionnaire in order to plan more effective interventions for students mid-year. The survey revealed that many students were feeling disconnected from both peers and teachers during remote learning taking place at the time. As a result, the Fels Assistant Principal planned a relationship-mapping session (see Explore Further) with the team to identify students who were in need of a connection and to elevate and share knowledge about what was already known about the students. The Assistant Principal also connected with the counselors to discuss Tier 3 interventions for students who expressed more concerning sentiments about their experience in and out of school.
Tool Quick-Facts
Tool Quick-Facts
Who has access?
Anyone with the Google links is able to access it
When is it updated?
N/A. It’s updated when student surveys are live - as administered by building staff
How often should it be used?
Getting to Know You:
Once in August or early September
Understanding Student Experience:
October and February/March
Pulse Check-in:
Bi-weekly or as needed
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✔ Aggregate
✔ Roster
✔ One-Student
Explore Further
Explore Further
The table below includes additional foundational content to learn more as your progress in your 9GOT practices.
Emerging is good for staff that are new to the 9th Grade On-Track work, and/or schools that are just starting to implement the 9th Grade On-Track tools and initiatives. Progressing is good for staff/schools who have basic knowledge of the materials and have implemented core components of the model but want to further the implementation. Accelerating is for schools that have successfully implemented many of the 9th Grade On-Track tools and initiatives and are looking for ways to advance the work even further.
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This Google Sheets template is a supplemental tool to make it easier to view and share student responses after a Google Form survey is administered. The first tab of the file includes instructions. It will work with any Google Form data set as long as the first two fields are First Name and Last Name.
Note you will be prompted to make a copy of the template.
Emerging
For students, a positive connection to at least one school adult can have tremendous benefits that include reduced bullying, lower drop-out rates, and improved social emotional capacities. Rather than leave these connections to chance, relationship mapping invests time in making sure that every student is known by at least one adult. Using this strategy, school staff identify youth who are in need of positive connections with school adults.
Progressing
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