An Iowa Safe Routes to School Project Funding provided by

Presenters Chris Seeger Associate Professor & Extension Specialist in Landscape Architecture Iowa State University Extension Suzy Wilson, RD, LD I-WALK Project Coordinator IA Department of Public Health (c )

I-WALK Partnership & Purpose Assist communities in the development, implementation, and evaluation of local Safe Routes to School programs Iowa Department of Public Health Public School System Iowa State University Extension Local Public Health

I-WALK Goal To develop a sustainable model for community coalitions to continuously update, implement, and evaluate the local Safe Routes to School (SRTS) plan.

I-WALK Components 1. Community coalition 2. Evaluation a) Parent/Child Online Survey b) Teacher Tally c) GPS Walkability Assessment 3. GPS & Program Training, TA 4. Presentation of data results to community

1. Community Coalition Local Public Health School Representatives: teachers, principals, parent, student Citizens: grandparents, community organizations and clubs Parks and Recreation department Public safety, School Resource Officer, Law Enforcement City Planners DNR

2a. Evaluation: Parent & Student online Survey Identifies current routes students take to/from school Identifies barriers to walking or biking to school Complete by Sept. 28 th Results back to coalitions

Online Survey Flyer

Poll Question

2b. Evaluation: Teacher Tally Determines how students get to and from school (3 rd -5 th grade) Complete Sept Record results by Oct. 1 st Again in Spring

Teacher Tally Results

2c. Evaluation: GPS Walkability Assessment Coalition and community members walk routes identified by the parent & student survey GPS is used to collect data and sent back to ISU Extension for analysis

3. GPS & Program Training, TA 1 Day training and mapping of routes Overview of GPS use and data collection Occur late Sept./Oct Technical assistance provided by IDPH & ISUE

4. Presentation to community May/June 2013 present data results and recommendations to community Next steps to Safer Routes to School Invite coalition members, community, and stakeholders Webinars early 2013

Public Health Role Summarized Identify and work with one 3 rd -5 th elementary school. Form an I-Walk coalition or work with an existing coalition to add I- Walk project (meet monthly). Recruit parents/students to complete on-line survey (by end of Sept). Coordinate Teacher Tally and enter results on line (last wk Sept). Attend, facilitate and recruit volunteers for GPS Walkability Assessment (late Sept/Oct). Provide compensation to schools for parent/child survey. Promote attendance at community presentation (May/June). Complete an on-line monitoring survey (every month). Provide feedback on program, training, support materials.

School Role Summarized: Serve on I-WALK coalition Provide a venue for Parent/Child survey Administer Teacher Tally May participate in GPS mapping

Compensation Each Local Public Health will receive $4500 for contract duties. Payments will be issued after completion of designated activity. Ex. Community Coalition Member List $1000 Teacher Tally Data Entered (fall and spring) $500 Parent Child Survey $1000 GPS Mapping $1000 Community Presentation $1000

Additional Online Resources Iowans Fit for Life (IDPH) National Center for Safe Routes to School Iowa Department of Transportation

I-WALK Communities: Allamakee/Clayton Co. – Postville – Darling Ele. Black Hawk Co. – Waterloo – Cunningham Ele. La Porte City – La Porte City Ele. Buena Vista Co. – Storm Lake – Storm Lake Ele. St. Mary’s Catholic School Fayette Co. – Oelwein – Wings Park Ele. Ida Co. – Ida Grove – Battle Creek Ida Grove (BCIG) Ele. Johnson Co. – Iowa City – Horn Ele. North Liberty – Van Allen Ele. Osceola Co. – Sibley – Sibley-Ocheyedan Ele. Ringgold Co. – Mount Ayr – Mount Ayr Ele. Story Co. – Nevada – Central Ele. ? Warren Co. – New Virginia – I35 School

Poll Question

Questions? Suzy Wilson, RD, LD I-WALK Project Coordinator IA Department of Public Health (cell)

Thank you!