Pride Surveys Questionnaire for Grades 6 through 12 Standard Report

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Contents Communities that Care Youth Survey Overview Survey Results – Student behaviors – Underlying causes Related CMHS Data Next Steps

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Communities that Care Youth Survey Overview Co-sponsored by the PSO and the Cohasset Safe Harbor Coalition Chosen by Torin Sweeney, Department Chair of Health and Wellness at the Middle-High School in collaboration with assessment team at the Safe Harbor Coalition and vetted through the PSO. Generally provided more breadth, was more cost effective, and easier to interpret than the Youth Risk Behavior Survey. Belongs to the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) in the office of the United States Government's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Administered with notice to parents but without notice to students on Thursday, March 19, students in grades 6-12 (93% of the student body) participated

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Communities that Care Youth Survey Overview CTC Survey Identifies: – The actual prevalence of drug use, violence and other antisocial behaviors among surveyed students – Protective factors that would discourage problem behaviors, and – Risk factors that predict problem behaviors such as alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, poor school achievement, and delinquency

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Communities that Care Youth Survey Overview Survey Credibility: Testing environment secure Individually processed by Mr. Scott and Mr. Sweeney Measureable survey questions reflect our internal data (grade distribution, number of suspensions, co- curricular involvement, etc.) Findings reflect disciplinary and mental health trends No other abnormalities in student responses to indicate that it was not taken seriously (questions related to handguns and gang involvement for example).

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Major Findings 1.Students report significant alcohol and marijuana use at the high school, particularly in grades Peer attitudes and peer pressure, favorable drug laws, and parental attitudes towards marijuana are the three largest contributing factors identified. 3.Prevalence of drug and alcohol use reflects an increase in alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) disciplinary infractions. 4.Findings mirror an increase in student anxiety, self- reported in the CTC survey and reflected in increases in emotional disability diagnoses, crisis center referrals, and general education students in the adjustment counselor caseload.

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results – Past 30 Days

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results - Lifetime Use 63% of all High School students 39% of all High School students

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results – CMHS Activity Approximately 30 StudentsApproximately 38 Students

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results – Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days Table 2: Use of Any Alcohol in the Past 30 Days GradeN of or LevelValid MissTimes Times 20-39MoreTOTAL 6th th th th th th th Total Alcohol use substantially increases between the 9 th and 10 th grades, and remains high through 12 th grade. Cohasset has significantly higher usage than the national average by as much as 70% for 10 th grade students.

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results – Alcohol Use in the Past 30 Days Pride Surveys Questionnaire for Grades 6 through 12 Standard Report Pride National Summary July 10, 2014 Past 30 Day Alcohol Use 9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade12th Grade Cohasset12%42.5%45.2%63.6% National Average 1 17%25%27.5%39.2%

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results – Marijuana Use in the Past 30 Days Marijuana use substantially increases between the 9 th and 10 th grades, and remains high through 12 th grade. Cohasset has significantly higher usage than the national average by as much as 123% for 12 th grade students. Table 3: Use of Any Marijuana in the Past 30 Days Grade N of N of or Level Valid Miss Times Times More TOTAL 6th th th th th th th Total

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results – Marijuana Use in the Past 30 Days Past 30 Day Marijuana Use 9th Grade10th Grade11th Grade12th Grade Cohasset7.5%27.3%23.3%50.6% National Average %16.3%17.8%22.7% Pride Surveys Questionnaire for Grades 6 through 12 Standard Report Pride National Summary July 10, 2014

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Protective Factors Protective factors Conditions that buffer children and youth from exposure to risk by either reducing the impact of the risks or changing the way that young people respond to risks. (Scores higher than 50 are preferred).

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results – Protective Factors Cohasset is consistently higher than the national average for providing protective factors which reduce the risk of destructive behaviors.

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results – Protective Factors In contrast, seniors score much lower in their ability to say no when confronted with a risky choice, perhaps partly because the behaviors are not seen as particularly risky.

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Risk Factors Risk factors Conditions that increase the likelihood of a young person becoming involved in drug use, delinquency, school dropout and/or violence. Research during the past 30 years supports the view that delinquency; alcohol, tobacco and other drug use; school achievement; and other important outcomes in adolescence are associated with specific characteristics in the students’ community, school and family environments, as well as with characteristics of the individual (Hawkins, Catalano and Miller, 1992). In fact, these characteristics have been shown to be more important in understanding these behaviors than ethnicity, income or family structure (Blum et al., 2000). (Scores lower than 50 are preferred).

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results – Risk Factors

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey CTC Survey Results

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey ATOD Related Discipline Incidents

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey MIAA Chemical Health Infractions

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Anxiety, Depression, and Self-worth

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Anxiety, Depression, and Self-worth

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Anxiety, Depression, and Self-worth

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Anxiety, Depression, and Self-worth

Cohasset Public Schools Communities that Care Survey Next Steps 1.Understand the underlying causes -District-wide Leadership Retreat -Informetrics Work -Consult with Safe Harbor Coalition 2.School Improvement Plan -Create Action Plan