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It will come as no surprise to anyone that I, too, am interested in seeing what the responses are to Barbara's request, so I hope anyone who responds will share with the listserv.<div><br></div><div>I wanted to offer a few resources that Barbara and others may find useful, as follows:</div><div><br></div><div>1. I am a big fan of a program started in Minnesota originally called the <b>St. Louis Park High School 9th Grade Program</b>. It was designed to address what was perceived at the time as a "culture of failure" among incoming 9th graders and specifically addresses reducing school failure, substance abuse rates, truancy and disciplinary referrals. The program blends increasing assets -- through relationship building -- with targeted risk reduction to achieve its goals. Originally developed under a SPF-SIG grant, the program has gotten specific, measurable outcomes and is now being marketed through the Minnesota Institute of Public Health under the title <i>Building Assets -- Reducing Risks</i>. Program designers have also applied to have the program listed in the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP). </div><div><br></div><div>To see the original reports, including process, outcome and summative evaluations, go to: </div><div><a href="http://cehd.umn.edu/CAREI/Reports/SIG/Eval-plans/">http://cehd.umn.edu/CAREI/Reports/SIG/Eval-plans/</a> and scroll down to Saint Louis Park. To find out more about <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Building Assets -- Reducing Risks, </span>contact Katie Zientara at the Minnesota Institute of Public Health at (763) 427-5310. </div><div><br></div><div>2. This next resource has been around for awhile, but at a recent training I just did, I heard it mentioned again as still a good resource. In 2002, the Orange County (California) Dept. of Education conducted <i><b>The A.P.I. Study: Academics and Prevention Inseparable</b></i>. The study was designed to test how prevention and youth development activities correlate with academic achievement. The report is full of specific assets measured as well as strategies piloted in a youth development framework program using promising practices. And isn't the Internet a wonderful thing? You can find the complete report at:</div><div><br></div><div>www.ocde.k12.ca.us/assetbuilding/downloads/API_study_pages.pdf</div><div><br></div><div>3. Another possible source to look at for descriptive indicators tied to specific assets is the <b><i>Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Standards and Benchmarks for the Anchorage School District</i></b>. This report gives a very short primer on SEL and crosswalks specific assets with SEL goals. The report then delineates indicators and sample activities for each asset/SEL goal by age group from early elementary to late high school. This report can be found at:</div><div><br></div><div>www.asdk12.org/depts/SDFS/SEL/SEL_Standards.pdf </div><div><br></div><div>Barbara, I would love to see a copy of your school system's strategic plan with asset development embedded in it. I know many of the educators and I others train are always looking for ideas like this and want to see what it looks like.</div><div><br></div><div>I hope folks find these resources useful.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards,</div><div>Deborah</div><div> <br><div> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><b style="font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; ">Deborah Fisher</b></span></font></div><div>Search Institute author</div><div>National Trainer, Vision Training Associates </div><div>(425) 641-4785 (PST)</div><div><a href="mailto:deborah1701@fishernyberg.com">deborah1701@fishernyberg.com</a></div></div></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"> </div><br><div><div>On Aug 1, 2008, at 11:00 AM, Barbara Bridgwater wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"> <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"> <!--[if !mso]> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#default#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--> <div class="Section1"><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Our school system includes asset development in its strategic plan. They are hoping that other school corporations which practice asset development will share <u>specific, measurable</u> outcomes they<st1:personname w:st="on">'</st1:personname>ve identified to help them assess the success of asset development.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:Arial">Thanks in advance for any info you can share.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt">Barb<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><st1:personname w:st="on"><i><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic">Barbara</span></font></i></st1:personname><i><span style="font-style:italic"> Bridgwater<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><i><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic">Community Youth Champion<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><i><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic">Youth Count<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><st1:address w:st="on"><st1:street w:st="on"><i><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic">PO Box</span></font></i></st1:street><i><span style="font-style:italic"> 566</span></i></st1:address><i><span style="font-style:italic">, Floyds Knobs, IN 47119<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><i><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic">812-923-1160<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><i><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic">502-876-2272 (cell)<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><a href="mailto:barbara@youthcount.com">barbara@youthcount.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><a href="http://www.youthcount.com/">www.youthcount.com</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><font size="3" color="#660066" face="Times New Roman"><span style="font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#660066;font-weight:bold;font-style:italic">Creating a community where youth are valued, investments are made in their well-being, and all youth have the opportunity to succeed.<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></b></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class="MsoPlainText"><font size="2" face="Courier New"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p> </div> </o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype></o:smarttagtype><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">_______________________________________________</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">HCHYlist mailing list</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">To unsubscribe, view list archives, or change options, go to: <a href="http://lists.search-institute.org/mailman/options/hchylist/deborah1701%40fishernyberg.com">http://lists.search-institute.org/mailman/options/hchylist/deborah1701%40fishernyberg.com</a></div> </blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>