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Lead Table Survey Report. November 7 th , 2007. Note: A quick summary of some of the data contained in the reports from the Search Institute, Survey Services with Grade 4 and 5 results are not included. Community Surveys: Gathering information about our children and youth. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Lead Table Survey Report

November 7th, 2007

Note: A quick summary of some of the data contained in the reports from the Search Institute, Survey Services with Grade 4 and 5 results are not included.

Community Surveys:Gathering information

aboutour children and youth Attitudes and Behaviours

Survey:Profiles of Students*

Grades 7 - 12

Me and My World Survey*: Grades 4 – 6

* Both surveys were designed by the Search Institute, Minneapolis, Min.

Why conduct surveys?

• To help our community better understand the thoughts, feelings, and actions of our children and youth through their asset profiles

• To guide our community about what we can do to foster healthy, caring, responsible children and youth

Community Benefits:• Act as a catalyst for community /

school development• Assist in monitoring indicators related

to student well being• Set priorities and strategies for

programs and services• Establish a common framework for

cross-sector collaboration• Provide a “youth voice” in

organizational and community planning • Provide data for grant writing• Provide data for local reports

These surveys do NOT:

• Assess individual student needs/ assets

• Provide cause and effect data• Serve as a pre-post program evaluation tool

Me and My World Participating Schools

• Benson PS• Boundary PS• Centennial ’67 PS• Commonwealth PS• Holy Cross CS• JL Jordan CS• Linklater PS• Lyn/Tincap PS• Maynard PS

• Oxford on Rideau PS• Prince of Wales PS• South Branch ES• St. John Bosco CS• St. Joseph CS• Toniata PS• Vanier PS• Westminster PS

Grades 4 - 6

Participating schools for Attitudes and Behaviours Survey

• Athens DHS• Brockville CIVS• Gananoque SS• North Grenville DHS• Rideau DHS• South Grenville DHS• Thousand Islands SS

• Commonwealth PS• Lyn/Tincap PS• Maynard PS• Oxford on Rideau PS• Prince of Wales PS• South Branch ES• Toniata PS• Westminster PS

Grades 9 - 12 Grades 7 & 8

2523 surveys processed

Me and My World • Randomly selected -

27% of grades 4 – 6 student population:

891Gender:

Females 455

Males 422

Attitudes & Behaviours• Randomly selected -

21% of grades 7-12 student population:

1632Gender:

Females 840

Males 778Numbers may not sum to “total sample” due to missing information.

Asset profile

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Average # assets/ community

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L & G

17.9 Assets

This summary applies to grades 6-12 inclusive.

Our community asset profile…

0 – 10 Assets 22%11 – 20 Assets 49%21 – 30 Assets 25%31 – 40 Assets 4%

1. Family support

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

86%

65%

Support

Family life provides high levels of love and support.

2. Positive family communication

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20

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

58%

31%

Support

Young person and her or his parent(s) communicate positively, and young person is willing to seek advice and counsel from parents.

3. Other adult relationships

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20

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40

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100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

52%

41%

Support

Young person receives support from three or more nonparent adults.

4. Caring neighbourhood

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20

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90

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

55%

36%

Support

Young person experiences caring neighbours.

5. Caring school climate

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

56% 26%

Support

School provides a caring, encouraging environment.

6. Parent involvement in schooling

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

42% 20%

Support

Parent(s) are actively involved in helping young person succeed in school.

7. Community values children/youth

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90

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

33%

18%

Empowerment

Young person perceives that adults in the community value youth.

8. Children/youth as resources

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50

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80

90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

47%

23%

Empowerment

Young people are given useful roles in the community.

9. Service to others

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80

90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

35%

49%

Empowerment

Young person serves in the community one or more hours per week.

10. Safety

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100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

67% 51%

Empowerment

Young person feels safe at home, at school, and in the neighbourhood.

11. Family boundaries

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50

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90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

55%

34%

Boundaries and Expectations

Family has clear rules and consequences and monitors the young person’s whereabouts.

12. School boundaries

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20

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90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

84%

39%

Boundaries and Expectations

School provides clear rules and consequences.

13. Neighbourhood boundaries

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10

20

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40

50

60

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80

90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

46%

39%

Boundaries and Expectations

Neighbours take responsibility for monitoring young people’s behaviour.

14. Adult role models

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

46% 23%

Boundaries and Expectations

Parents and other adults model positive, responsible behaviour.

15. Positive peer influence

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90

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

85%

48%

Boundaries and Expectations

Young person’s best friends model responsible behaviour.

16. High expectations

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20

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40

50

60

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80

90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

87%

43%

Boundaries and Expectations

Both parents and teachers encourage the young person to do well.

17. Creative activities

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20

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90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

55%

16%

Constructive Use of Time

Young person spends three or more hours per week in lessons or practice in music , theatre or other arts.

18. Child/youth programs

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10

20

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40

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70

80

90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

63% 57%

Constructive Use of Time

Young person spends three or more hours per week in sports, clubs,or organizations at school and/or in the community.

19. Religious community

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20

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50

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80

90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

41%

24%

Constructive Use of Time

Young person spends one or more hours per week in activities in a religious institution.

20. Time at home

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90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

29%

50%

Constructive Use of Time

Young person is out with friends “with nothing special to do”two or fewer nights per week. (Child spends some time most days both in high-quality interaction with parents and doing things at homeOther than watching TV or playing video games.)

21. Achievement motivation

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

68% 58

%

Commitment to learning

Young person is motivated to do well in school.

22. Learning engagement

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100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

46%

54%

Commitment to learning

Young person is responsive, attentive and actively engaged in learning at school and enjoys participating in learning activities outside school

23. Homework

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20

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90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

69%

36%

Commitment to learning

Young person reports doing at least one hour of homework every school day.

24. Bonding to (adults at) school

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20

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90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

69% 55

%

Commitment to learning

Young person cares about his or her school.

25. Reading for pleasure

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90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

55%

28%

Commitment to learning

Young person reads for pleasure three or more hours per week.

26. Caring

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20

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50

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80

90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

87%

42%

Positive Values

Yong person places high value on helping other people.

27. Equality and social justice

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20

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50

60

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80

90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

70%

45%

Positive Values

Young person places high value on promoting equality and reducing hunger and poverty.

28. Integrity

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

83% 65

%

Positive Values

Young person acts on convictions and stands up for his or her beliefs.

29. Honesty

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

88%

65%

Positive Values

Young person “tells the truth even when it is not easy”.

30. Responsibility

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

85%

58%

Positive Values

Young person accepts and takes personal responsibility.

31. Healthy lifestyle / Restraint

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

82%

23%

Positive Values

Young person believes it is important not to be sexually active or to use alcohol or other drugs. ( Parents tells the child that it is important to have good health habits and an understanding of healthy sexuality.)

32. Planning and decision-making

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

44% 25

%

Social Competencies

Young person knows how to plan ahead and make choices.

33. Interpersonal competence

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

45%

39%

Social Competencies

Young person has empathy, sensitivity and friendship skills.

34. Cultural competence

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

65%

33%

Social Competencies

Young person has knowledge of and comfort with people of differentcultural/ethnic backgrounds.

35. Resistance skills

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

72%

35%

Social Competencies

Young person can resist negative peer pressure and dangerous situations.

36. Peaceful conflict resolution

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Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

65%

38%

Social Competencies

Young person seeks to resolve conflict nonviolently.

37. Personal power

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100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

57%

40%

Positive Identity

Young person feels he or she has control over “things that happen to me”.

38. Self-esteem

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80

90

100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

68%

44%

Positive Identity

Young person reports having high self-esteem.

39. Sense of purpose

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100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

46%

59%

Positive Identity

Young person reports that “my life has purpose”.

40. Positive view of personal future

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100

Grades 4-6 Grades 7-12

59%

74%

Positive Identity

Young person is optimistic about his or her personal future.

Why assets are important…

They domake a difference

in the lives of young people

They are the keys to success

Both surveys provide information**that paint collective portraits

of our children and youth •Developmental assetsThe positive relationships, opportunities, skills, and values that promote

positive development

•Thriving indicatorsLife enhancing attitudes and behaviours

•DeficitsNegative influences or realities that make harm more likely

•Risk taking behavioursIdentify both behaviours and patterns

** Baseline disaggregated data highlighting these four areas.

Overview

• Both survey reports ( MMW & AB) analyze behavioural data

• Details are broken down by grade and gender

• Several guiding questions throughout the formal reports

• Highlights follow….. Summary of + & - behaviours

Thriving behaviours

• School success A’s & B’s 76%• Helping others 1 or more days/wk 70%• Values diversity Gets along well with 81%

people who are a differentrace or culture

• Delays gratification Can wait for a reward later 52%• Coregulation Often helps parents makes 84%

decisions

• Coping Regularly uses coping skills 44%to deal with problems

• Life satisfaction 80%

The Survey shows the connection between thriving (+) behaviours and the number of assets a youth has…

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Thriving behaviours

• School success 21%• Informal helping 81%• Valuing diversity 57%• Maintaining good health 50%• Exhibiting leadership 73%• Resisting danger 20%• Impulse control/Delays gratification 42%• Overcoming adversity 67%

The Survey shows the connection between thriving (+) behaviours and the number of assets a youth has…

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Behaviours

Deficits influences that interfere with healthy development

by limiting access to external assets, orby easing the way into risky behavioural choices

• Alone at home 31%(less than one hour per day of adult supervision after school)

• TV overexposure 59%(watches TV or videos two or more hours per school day)

• Victim of violence54%( Reports yes to “In the last year, has anyone hurt you by punching, hitting , slapping or scratching you?”

Deficits Influences that interfere with healthy development

by limiting access to external assets, orby easing the way into risky behavioural choices

•Alone at home 56%•TV Overexposure 36%•Physical Abuse 33%•Victim of violence37%•Drinking Parties 62%

Risk behaviour patterns( 6 -- Identified by the survey – two = pattern )

• Use of alcohol 9%(Has used alcohol more than once during the last year)

• Tobacco 2%( Has smoked cigarettes more than once during the last year)

• Marijuana 1%( Has used marijuana more than once during the last year)

• Anti-social behaviour 4%( Has damaged property just for fun more than once dly)

• Physical Aggression/ Violence 20%( Has hit or beat someone up more than once dly)

• Sadness 44%(Has felt sad or depressed a few or more times during the last month)

The Survey shows the connection between high risk behaviour patterns

and the number of assets a youth has…

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High Risk behaviours(24 -- Identified by the survey )

• Alcohol use• Binge drinking• Smoking• Smokeless tobacco• Inhalants• Marijuana• Other illicit drugs• Drinking and driving• Riding with a driver who has

been drinking• Sexual intercourse• Shoplifting• Vandalism

• Trouble with police• Hitting someone• Hurting someone• Use of a weapon• Group fighting• Carrying a weapon for

protection• Threatening physical harm• Skipping school• Gambling • Eating disorders• Depression• Attempted suicide

The Survey shows the connection between high risk behaviours and the

number of assets a youth has…

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From awareness to action…

Regardless of town size or geography, youth typically:

• Receive too little support through sustained and positive intergenerational relationships

• Lack opportunities for leadership and involvement• Disengage from youth-serving programs in the

community• Experience inconsistent and unarticulated

boundaries• Feel disconnected from their community• Miss the formation of social competencies and

positive values

So what???

• We will continue to see too many young people who are susceptible to risk taking and negative pressure, drawn to less desirable sources of belonging, and ill-equipped to become the next generation of parents, workers, leaders, and citizens.

• What needs to change??

What needs to change??

• Refocus emphasis of well-intentioned youth development programs from attacking the consequences of asset depletion

• To placing energy into rebuilding the asset foundation for youth

Ultimately, rebuilding and strengthening the developmental infrastructure in a community is not a program run by professionals. It is a ……

…movement

That creates a community-wide sense of common purpose, places residents and their leaders on the same team moving in the same direction, and creates a culture in which all residents are expected, by virtue of their membership in the community, to promote the positive development of youth.

Developmental Assets: A profile of youth in Leeds& GrenvilleSurvey Report, Search Institute

Promoting Developmental Assets

Assets are cumulative or additive

The more the better

Research shows the more assets, the less likely to participate in risk taking behaviours and more likely to be involved in thriving behaviours

PRINCIPLES

• All children and youth need assets.• Relationships are key.• Everyone can build assets.• Building assets is an ongoing process.• Asset building requires consistent

messages.• Duplication and repetition are good

and important.

Taking Action• Establish long-term goals and perspective• Mobilize the public• Think intergenerationally• Expand the reach of family education• Support and expand current asset-building efforts• Strengthen socializing systems• Empower youth to contribute• Elevate the importance of service• Provide places to grow• Advocate for quality opportunities for young

people• Begin public dialogueDevelopmental Assets: A profile of youth in Leeds& Grenville

Survey Report, Search Institute

Where do we go from here?

Me and My World

Full report - L & G

Ex Summary – L & G

Leeds Cty Ex Summary

Grenville Cty Ex Sum

Attitudes & Behaviours

Full report – L & G

Ex Summary – L & G

Leeds Cty Ex Summary

Grenville Cty Ex Sum

The following reports are available.

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