Safe and Drug Free Schools

Research & Resources

Youth Risk Behavior Survey

Reports   Youth are strong 2009 YRBS report 2009 Strength of Our Youth flier 2009 Strength-based report 2007 YRBS report   2005 YRBS report

The YRBS survey is intended to provide a better understanding of the health risk behaviors for students in grades 9-12. The YRBS asks students to self-report on their behaviors in six major areas of health.

Check our Links page for additional online resources.
Some of the links below will take you away from the Anchorage School District's Web site and will open in a new window.

Assets Posters (PDF)
A series of 15 posters titled "It’s About . . . Time" that includes things youth would like you to take the time to do.

Alaska ICE evaluations (PDFs)

• 2007-08 report
• 2005-06 report

Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth

Ideas for Parents Newsletters
Ideas for Parents are 50 newsletters principals can share with parents that give practical suggestions for building developmental assets in their children. Principals can download the newsletters through the District Connection (accessible only to employees on a computer connected to the district's network).

News and Information from the University of Washington
"Study links obesity, other health problems to adolescent binge drinking"

School Climate and Connectedness Survey (SCCS) Results (PDFs)

• 2010 (15MB - includes district and school reports)
• 2009
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006

SDFS Fair - keynote presentations by Martin Brokenlegs at the April 21, 2008 fair (PDF documents)

• Goals of Life
• Justice in the Circle

Search Institute® – HCHY 2006 Conference
Leading Asset Building as Complex Change
Developing Assets in our Schools » (PDF)
2007 Search Institute Conference handouts » (PDF)

Southwest Educational Development Laboratory
Emerging Issues in School, Family & Community Connections

Title VI End-of-Year Report

• 2008-09