2015-16 Pilot Overview
2015-16 Pilot Overview
Recruitment
The goal for the second Smart Source pilot administration was to increase the number of participating schools to at least 350 schools ( from 77 in 2014-15 ) with representation across all eight regions as defined by CDE . 3 Such a sample would allow for better comparison data for schools and would provide aggregate data for all school levels at which the Smart Source tool is administered ( i . e ., elementary , secondary , and combined ). 4 Recruitment of schools for this administration relied on a four-part strategy : 1 ) identify districts in which CEI has an existing relationship and leverage that relationship to facilitate participation from many schools within that district , 2 ) leverage partnerships with other organizations such as CDE , Action for Healthy Kids , and the Northeast County Health Department to encourage schools with whom they work to participate in Smart Source , 3 ) allow participation from schools that contacted CEI and wanted to enroll in the pilot , and 4 ) coordinate effectively with the CDC to recruit schools from a random sample of secondary schools designed to meet their participation requirements for the School Health Profiles survey . 5 As part of this coordination , Smart Source integrated key items from the School Health Profiles tool to establish one process by which both efforts would obtain the required minimum data .
Participation
The second Smart Source pilot was administered between October 2015 and January 2016 with 451 total participating schools ( i . e ., 25 % of all Colorado K-12 schools ) from rural , urban , and suburban communities , including 226 elementary of all Colorado K-12 schools participated in the 2015-16 Smart Source pilot
schools , 175 secondary schools , and 50 combined schools . Although participation in the pilot was voluntary and open to any K-12 school , CEI targeted recruitment based on the region , setting ( e . g ., urban , rural ), size , and free and reduced-price lunch ( FRL ) eligibility percentage to yield participation from schools that generally represent the variety of schools throughout Colorado ( Table 1.1 ). 6
TABLE 1.1 Comparison of 2015-16 pilot schools and all Colorado K-12 schools
n ( percent of total )
Mean
|
Pilot ( N = 451 ) |
State ( N = 1,793 ) |
Elementary |
226 ( 50 %) |
884 ( 48 %) |
Secondary |
175 ( 39 %) |
672 ( 36 %) |
Combined |
50 ( 11 %) |
237 ( 13 %) |
Free and Reduced Lunch Eligibility |
45 % |
45 % |
School Size |
508 |
496 |
Attendance Rate |
93 % |
93 % |
Mobility Rate |
15 % |
16 % |
An unprecedented number of K-12 schools representing urban , suburban , and rural school districts used the Smart Source tool to assess their school health efforts .
3 To learn more about CDE ’ s regions including which districts are included in each region , please visit CDE ’ s website at : http :// www . cde . state . co . us / cdeedserv / rgmapage . 4 Combined schools are schools that serve at least one elementary ( K-5 ) and one secondary ( 6-12 ) grade . Examples include K-8 and K-12 schools . 5 The School Health Profiles assesses school health policy and practices in states , large urban school districts and territories . For more information , please visit : http :// www . cdc . gov / healthyyouth / data / profiles / index . htm . 6 State means were calculated using 2015 data from the Colorado Department of Education . For more information , please visit : www . cde . state . co . us / cdereval
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