Washington State Healthy Youth Survey 2021

Our school is participating in the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey in October 2021. The survey will be given to students in Grades 6, 8, 10 and 12. 

The Healthy Youth Survey includes questions related to physical activity and diet, unintentional and intentional injury, substance use, sexual behaviors, abuse, risk and protective factors, and access to school-based services. Survey results are used by schools, communities and state agencies to plan programs to support our youth and reduce their risks.

Participation in the survey is voluntary and the students’ answers are anonymous. If you do not want your student to participate in the survey, you can call the school to excuse your student. Students can also tell their teacher that they do not want to take the survey.

West Valley schools will be administering the survey online this year. No privacy issues were identified in the E-survey pilot conducted in 2019. This year, schools and districts are being instructed to disable any recording, keystroke tracking, and video capture software on school-issued devices used to take the survey. They are also going to instruct students to do the same on personal devices used to take the survey before they begin. If you use any software to monitor the device your student will use to take the survey, please turn it off before they begin to ensure their honest participation.

Please read the attached Parent and Student Notification Letter for more information about the Healthy Youth Survey. Please contact Rosalie Sigler, West Valley School District Healthy Youth Survey Administrator, with any questions, (509) 340-7103 or [email protected]