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6 <br />QO~ne~shipy o <br />THE CITY OF 0 ~~ • ''e~ <br />AGENDA REPORT i' ~ ~ o <br />- - ' ' •'• "' CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES ( ,~ ~ <br />~L£~S~4NTON~ JOINT MEETING ~ ~~ <br />GLEASANTON UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTFICT <br />March 19, 2007 <br />TITLE: STUDENT SAFETY <br />SUMMARY <br />This is a follow-up report to the California Healthy Kids Survey (CHKS) Results and the <br />Tri-Valley Adolescent Health Initiative Youth Survey. <br />BACKGROUND <br />The California Healthy Kids Survey was administered in October 2005, and the results <br />were presented to the Board of Trustees on September 28, 2006. The Tri-Valley <br />Adolescent Health Initiative also surveyed teens in the Tri-Valley area and reported to <br />the Board of Trustees on November 7, 2006. <br />The report included in the backup to this item is intended to provide an update on new <br />and ongoing activities which address the issues related to the reports' findings. <br />Staff recommends that we continue to review follow-up actions which promote safe and <br />healthy practices for Pleasanton youth. Some state and categorical funds are available <br />to focus on students' health needs. <br />DISCUSSION <br />Follow Up to the California Healthy Kids Survey Results and Tri-Valley <br />Adolescent Health Initiative Youth Survey: <br />Areas of Focus: <br />1.) California Healthy Kids Survey Results <br />When reviewing the survey results from the most recent survey (Fall 2005) that have <br />been provided, the most immediate concern of District staff was the increasing use of <br />alcohol by 11th grade students. This was indicated by our 11th grade students reporting <br />that during the last 30 days, 23% drank 5 drinks in a couple of hours (binge drinking). In <br />addition, 8% of our seventh graders reported that, in the last thirty days, they had drunk <br />a full glass of alcohol. 53% of our non-traditional students reported that they had driven <br />in a car when they had been drinking or a friend had been drinking and was driving. The <br />data on this issue was corroborated by the staff results which showed that 20% of the <br />adults see alcohol use as a moderate to severe problem among students in Pleasanton. <br />