SUPPORTING OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH SOUND EVALUATION
PartneringWith Schools to Build Better Wellness Services
For more than 30 years, ETR’s professionals have contributed to
national and international initiatives that have changed the world.
However, we believe meaningful transformation occurs on many stages and at many levels. This is why we bring equal
dedication and support to organizations in our own communities. We are proud to be playing a part in the evolution
of several school districts in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. We expect the models and practices being
implemented in these projects to influence schools nationwide.
San Francisco Unified School
District (SFUSD): Strengthening a
Partnership
ETR is beginning its third decade of work with SFUSD.
Our partnership has become deeper and stronger over
time as we’ve built on a solid foundation of trust, profes-
sional performance and demonstrated success.
SFUSD has long been a nationally recognized leader in
the development and implementation of health and well-
ness services. Recent evaluation activities, for example, led
to a breakthrough research study published in the October
2013 issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health. Based on
analyses completed in partnership with the University of
California at Berkeley’s School of Social Welfare and the
School of Social Work at the University of Denver, this
study provided some of the first solid evidence that par-
ticipation in school-based wellness services significantly
increased youth-development assets at school—those
characteristics of the school environment directly linked
to better attendance and academic success.
Selected Projects
San Bruno Park School District
(SBPSD): Seeing Data Make a
Difference
SBPSD is a relatively small district beginning to examine
ways rigorous data collection can help support the expan-
sion of their health promotion infrastructure. ETR is part-
nering with SBPSD to conduct an assessment of student
health and wellness. Once the data is gathered, ETR will
develop materials that communicate the findings clearly
and effectively to a range of audiences, including school
and district staff and community stakeholders. Using the
data, the partnership will develop, implement and evalu-
ate action plans consistent with state and local priorities.
We look forward to building and growing our partner-
ship with our newest district partner.
TO LEARN MORE, CONTACT:
John Shields, PhD, MSW
Senior Research Associate
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