Washington State Healthy Youth Survey 2021

Our school is participating in the Washington State Healthy Youth Survey on October 21, 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.  

We 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. 

Below you will find links to the Parent and Student Notification Letter as well as more information about the Healthy Youth Survey published by Washington State’s Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. 

Parent and Student Notification Letter (English)

Parent and Student Notification Letter (Spanish)

OSPI Healthy Youth Survey notification