Upcoming Survey Information

The information on this page is primarily for our partners in survey administration. There is also some information for parents.

The next administration of the Maine Integrated Youth Health Survey will be in February of 2011. The survey will include kindergarten and grade 3 parent surveys, and in-school surveys for grades 5-12.

The K/3 level survey is a state level sample. Schools randomly selected to be in the sample have been sent a "save-the-date" card and more information will be coming in late August or early September. will be invited early in the 2010-2011 school year, and Administration will be on-going through the 2010-2011 school year. Schools are asked to provide parent contact information, to assist with the height and weight measurement and oral health screening and to send the survey home with students. All further follow-up will be done by Pan Atlantic SMS Group staff. All parents of kindergarteners and 3rd graders in participating schools are asked to participate.

For the 5/6 grade survey, the MS survey and the HS survey, there is an in-class administration of the survey. For the 5/6 grade survey, a sample of schools have been randomly will be selected and sent a "save-the-date" postcard. Schools in the sample are highly encouraged to participate. Schools NOT in the selected sample have the option to volunteer in order to get school and/or school district data. The release of this data is subject to our privacy policy, which can be found of the “reports and Fact Sheets page of this website. All students in the participating sampled and volunteer schools are asked to participate. Parents have the choice to have their student not take the survey, and students also can choose to not participate.

All schools with grades 7-12 are invited to be part of the survey. All students in participating schools are asked to participate. Parents also have the choice to have their student not take the survey, and students also can choose to not participate.

Please note that these materials will be posted as they are finalized.

School administrators’ recruitment packet (includes the superintendents’ and principals’ letters)

• 2011 Informational Letter to Superintendents
• 2011 Principal Letter (MS Word) - contains information for all grades
• 2011 Principal Letter (PDF) - contains information for all grades
• MIYHS information sheet (MS Word)
• MIYHS information Sheet (PDF)
• 2011 School Enrollment Fax-back Form for Required Schools (MS Word)
• 2011 School Enrollment Fax-back Form for Required Schools (PDF)
• 2011 School Enrollment Fax-back Form for Non-required Schools (MS Word)
• 2011 School Enrollment Fax-back Form for Non-required Schools (PDF)

MIYHS welcome packet (for those who agree to participate)

School nurses’ information

Attached are documents that outline the procedures for collecting height, weight and oral health screening data for K/3 and 5th grades,

• School Contact - Introductory Information Sheet - Grades K & 3
• School Contact - Introductory Information Sheet - Grades K & 3 (PDF)
• School Contact - Introductory Information Sheet - Grades 5 & 6 (MS Word)
• School Contact - Introductory Information Sheet - Grades 5 & 6 (PDF)
• School Contact - Introductory Information Sheet - Grades 7-12 (MS Word)
• School Contact - Introductory Information Sheet - Grades 7-12 (PDF)
• Directions on Providing Class Lists for the 2011 MIYHS (MS Word)
• Directions on Providing Class Lists for the 2011 MIYHS (PDF)

• List of schools for K/3 and 5th grade samples (MS Excel)
• List of schools for K/3 and 5th grade samples (PDF)

Parent consent letters, including translated versions

• 2011 Parent Consent letter for schools with grades 7 and above
• 2011 Parent Consent letter for schools with grades 6 and above
• 2011 Parent Consent letter for schools with grades 5 and above
• 2011 Parent Consent letter for "volunteer" fifth and sixth grade schools
• 2011 Parent Consent letter for Communities Putting Prevention to Work schools
• Acholi translation - for schools including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Acholi translation - for schools including fifth grade (PDF)
• Acholi translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Acholi translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (PDF)
• Arabic translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Arabic translation - for schools including fifth grade (PDF)
• Arabic translation - for schools including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Arabic translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (PDF)
• French translation - for schools including fifth grade (MSWord)
• French translation - for schools including fifth grade (PDF)
• French translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (MSWord)
• French translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (PDF)
• Khmer translation - for schools including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Khmer translation - for schools including fifth grade (PDF)
• Khmer translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Khmer translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (PDF)
• Mandarin Chinese translation - for schools including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Mandarin Chinese translation - for schools including fifth grade (PDF)
• Mandarin Chinese translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Mandarin Chinese translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (PDF)
• Somali translation - for schools including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Somali translation - for schools including fifth grade (PDF)
• Somali translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Somali translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (PDF)
• Spanish translation - for schools including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Spanish translation - for schools including fifth grade (PDF)
• Spanish translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Spanish translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (PDF)
• Vietnamese translation - for schools including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Vietnamese translation - for schools including fifth grade (PDF)
• Vietnamese translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (MSWord)
• Vietnamese translation - for schools NOT including fifth grade (PDF)

Survey instruments (ONLY for the purposes of parent review, NOT for survey administration)

• 5th/6th Survey Questions- for Parent Review (PDF)
• Middle School Questions - for Parent Review (MSWord)
• Middle School Questions - for Parent Review (PDF)
• High School Questions - for Parent Review (MSWord)
• High School Questions - for Parent Review (PDF)

Information on training and materials pick-up (delivery to and from schools)

Attached are documents that outline the procedures, dates and locations for survey pick-up and return.

• Confirmation of Parental Consent Letter Mailing and Request for Incentive Payment
• Survey Materials Pick-up Confirmation Form