No. 49        Center for Student Support and Special Education

  Date:   October 18, 2000
  To:   Elementary School Principals
  Subject:   CALIFORNIA HEALTHY KIDS SURVEY
  Department  and/or  Persons  Concerned:   Principals
  Due Date:   March 16, 2001
  Reference:   None
  Action  Requested:   Complete survey by March 16, 2001
 

Brief Explanation:

  As part of our cooperative agreement with the California Department of Education (CDE), and as a condition of accepting funds for tobacco use prevention education, we are required to complete the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS).

The CHKS surveys students statewide, and covers topics related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. This is the first year it will be given in our elementary schools, although it has been done in Grades 7, 9, and 11. A small number of classes in Grade 5 will be randomly selected and the survey will be done between March 1 and March 16, 2001. The Intervention Services department staff will mail parent permission letters and administer the survey once parent permission is received.

The surveys are anonymous and individual school results will not be identified. Your site Life Skills teacher will provide you with a copy of the survey for parents to preview and will be contacting you to schedule survey administration. Please call Ernestine Smith at (858) 627-7575 for additional information. Thank you for your assistance.
 

   Jack Campana
Director
Intervention Services Department


APPROVED:
 
Luis C. Villegas
Executive Administrator