The percentage of secondary students reporting high school connectedness on the CHKS increased from 32 percent to 36 percent¶

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q2 i? Among secondary students in grades 7, 9, and 11, the share reporting high levels of school connectedness on the California Healthy Kids Survey rose from 32 percent in 2021/22 to 36 percent in 2022/23. → WestEd 2024

Evidence¶

WestEd 2024¶

WestEd. (2024). Del Norte Unified School District: A Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health Services Through Project Cal-Well. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED655967

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Annual administration of the California Healthy Kids Survey to secondary students in grades 7, 9, and 11 since Project Cal-Well began. The brief reports the connectedness percentage rose "from 32 percent in 2021/22 to 36 percent in 2022/23"; no significance test is printed.

"One encouraging finding is the increase in the percentage of secondary students (grades 7, 9, 11) reporting high levels of school connectedness on the CHKS, increasing from 32 percent in 2021/22 to 36 percent in 2022/23."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Belonging — outcome: instruction changes it

Secondary students in PUSD reported declining rates of chronic sadness/hopelessness and suicidal ideation from 2020/21 to 2022/23 — related
Secondary students in PUSD increasingly reported open mental health conversations at school and knowing where to go for help from 2020/21 to 2022/23 — related
School staff reports of mental health communication, emphasis, and referrals increased in DNUSD between 2021/22 and 2022/23 — related
Secondary students' reported barriers to talking to a counselor or therapist declined in NHUHSD's California Healthy Kids Survey data — related
Oakland 11th graders reported improved school connectedness and safety after discipline reform — related
Across nearly all race/ethnicity groups, transgender high school students report fewer school supports, lower safety, lower motivation, and lower connectedness than non-transgender peers — related
Oakland Unified high school participation in Linked Learning career pathways rose from 49% in 2014 to 87.7% in 2020–21 — related

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