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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) is implementing several programs that are designed to help its schools ensure they are safe and supportive, thereby improving student outcomes. Below are descriptions of three such programs.
Safe Supportive Schools
With a U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students Safe and Supportive Schools grant, DPI is implementing a 4-year project to improve conditions for learning in 14 school districts. The districts will be selected on the basis of high numbers and/or rates of disruptive drug- and violence-related behavior at school. DPI is conducting a needs assessment that will include an analysis of data related to incidents of student misbehavior, student self-reported risk behaviors related to drug use and violence, and student engagement and school environments in all schools with any grades 9–12. Using this data, DPI will generate school safety scores that will be used to select schools in which to implement new or expanded evidence-based interventions.
Building State Capacity for Preventing Youth Substance Use and Violence Prevention
With a U.S. Department of Education's Office of Safe and Healthy Students Building State Capacity grant, DPI is working to increase the capacity of K-12 educators to implement evidence- based drug and violence prevention programs, maintaining resources that support school-based drug and violence programs; maintain resources to support school-based drug and violence prevention programs; and coordinate state and regional activities to support professional development.
Safe Schools/Healthy Students
Since 1999 the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, and Justice have collaboratively funded and supported the Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS) Initiative. The SS/HS Initiative is a discretionary grant to implement a coordinated SS/HS comprehensive plan of activities, curricula, programs, and services that focus on creating safe school environments, promoting healthy childhood development, and preventing youth violence and alcohol, tobacco, and other drug (ATOD) use, henceforth referred to as the SS/HS comprehensive plan. An eligible applicant is a local educational agency (LEA) or a consortium of LEAs that partner with their local public mental health, law enforcement, and juvenile justice agencies to develop and submit a community-specific SS/HS comprehensive plan that addresses five elements. Wisconsin has several Safe School Healthy Students grantee sites.
Wisconsin collects school climate data via two data collections. Biannually, Wisconsin surveys high school students for the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) regarding violence, suicide, alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, sexual risks, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, body image, diet and physical activity. This survey is used to assess and monitor behaviors that place individuals at increased risk for premature morbidity and mortality. And then, annually, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction reports incident data through the Individual Student Enrollment System and the School Performance Report System.
On a biannual basis, Wisconsin collects data on priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults as part of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS). Below is data for a selection of YRBSS indicators for Wisconsin and the United States.
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Indicator 1: Percent of Students Who Reported That They Had Been Threatened or Injured with a Weapon on School Property One Or More Times (for example, a gun, knife, or club during the 12 months before the survey)(2009)
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Indicator 2: Percentage of Students in Grades 9-12 Who Reported Having Been in a Physical Fight On School Property At Least One Time During the Previous 12 Months (2009)
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Indicator 3: Percentage of High School Students Who Reported That They Were Offered, Sold, Or Given An Illegal Drug By Someone On School Property (2009)
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Indicator 4: Percentage of High School Students Who Reported That They Seriously Considered Attempting Suicide (2009)
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Indicator 5: Percentage of High School Students Who Reported That They Have Not Participated In At Least 60 Minutes of Physical Activity On Any Day (2009)
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Indicator 6: Percentage of High School Students Who Reported That They Ate Fruits And Vegetables Five Or More Times Per Day (2007)
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Indicator 1: Percent of Students Who Reported That They Had Been Threatened or Injured with a Weapon on School Property One Or More Times (for example, a gun, knife, or club during the 12 months before the survey) (2009)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries, June 4, 2010. MMWR 2010;59(No. SS-5).
NOTE: 95% confidence interval
Indicator 2: Percentage of Students in Grades 9-12 Who Reported Having Been in a Physical Fight On School Property At Least One Time During the Previous 12 Months (2009)
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Robers, S., Zhang, J., and Truman, J. (2010). Indicators of School Crime and Safety: 2010 (NCES 2011-002/NCJ 230812). National Center for Education.
Indicator 3: Percentage of High School Students Who Reported That They Were Offered, Sold, Or Given An Illegal Drug By Someone On School Property (2009)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries, June 4, 2010. MMWR 2010;59(No. SS-5).
NOTE: 95% confidence interval
Indicator 4: Percentage of High School Students Who Reported That They Seriously Considered Attempting Suicide (2009)
![indicator graph](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216122548im_/http://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/reader.php?upload=/20110303_WisconsinIndicator4.gif)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance�United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries, June 4, 2010. MMWR 2010;59(No. SS-5).
NOTE: 95% confidence interval
Indicator 5: Percentage of High School Students Who Reported That They Have Not Participated In At Least 60 Minutes of Physical Activity On Any Day (2009)
![indicator graph](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20130216122548im_/http://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/reader.php?upload=/20110303_WisconsinIndicator5.gif)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-United States, 2009. Surveillance Summaries, June 4, 2010. MMWR 2010;59(No. SS-5).MMWR
NOTE: 95% confidence interval
Indicator 6: Percentage of High School Students Who Reported That They Ate Fruits And Vegetables Five Or More Times Per Day (2007)
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance-United States, 2007. Surveillance Summaries, June 6, 2008. MMWR
NOTE: 95% confidence interval
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