As of December 29th, 2010, Chestnut Health Systems concluded its work with the Illinois Youth Survey. We thank the many schools and community agencies for their collaboration throughout the past 17 years, as together we made the IYS an integral part of substance abuse prevention planning and evaluation in Illinois. We regret that we were not able to provide advanced notice to you of this change.
For IYS information, please visit the IYS web site at the University of Illinois' Center for Prevention Research and Development at http://iys.cprd.illinois.edu or call 217-333-3231.
This blog is now closed.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
2010 IYS Follow-up Reports have been sent out
Follow-up analysis reports have now been sent to all schools that participated in the 2010 Illinois Youth Survey, via email to the school contact person on file. Please contact the IYS office with any questions about these reports.
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Prevention First Facilitated IYS Webinars FY2010
Prevention First, along with IYS staff will host three webinars for prevention professionals this school year pertaining to the Illinois Youth Survey. The details are listed below. If you would like to participate in one or more of the webinars, please click on the webinar name, which will take you to the registration page through Prevention First.
IYS Webinar #1: IYS School Reports
Friday, November 19, 2010 10:00AM - 11:30AM
After reviewing final school survey participation for 2010, this Webinar will focus on requesting and using school reports for prevention planning or other purposes. Participants will become familiar with the format of initial reports for schools that participated by paper/pencil and schools that participated online, and the follow-up report that most participating schools will receive by November of 2010. We will also discuss other reports, such as district, county and state. Participation in prior Webinars in this series is not required. This training will benefit prevention specialists who work on report interpretation with schools, or who promote the use of the IYS in local schools.
IYS Webinar #2: Recruiting Schools for the 2012 IYS
Friday, February 18, 2011 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Participants will be given an opportunity to become familiar with the 2012 survey process, to comfortably talk about the survey with school personnel. This Webinar will provide an overview of recruitment efforts that will be utilized to encourage participation in the 2012 IYS throughout Illinois. How agencies can assist in both recruitment and administration processes will also be discussed. Information about the IYS available in a variety of formats will be reviewed. Participation in prior Webinars in this series is not required. This training will benefit prevention specialists who will be promoting IYS use in local schools or helping schools administer the IYS.
IYS Webinar #3: The Electronic Side of IYS
Friday, May 13, 2011 10:00AM - 11:30AM
This webinar covers the most important elements of IYS electronic communications and participation. Learning about the Illinois Youth Survey and participating in it grows easier each year due to improvements in electronic recruitment, the IYS website, electronic report dissemination, and the IYS online survey administration option. Paper materials are still available, but the more that school and prevention agency staff know about the electronic side of IYS, the more confident and efficient they can be about accessing detailed IYS information. Participation in prior Webinars in this series is not required. This training will benefit prevention specialists who help schools to access IYS information or to plan for IYS administration in 2012.
IYS Webinar #1: IYS School Reports
Friday, November 19, 2010 10:00AM - 11:30AM
After reviewing final school survey participation for 2010, this Webinar will focus on requesting and using school reports for prevention planning or other purposes. Participants will become familiar with the format of initial reports for schools that participated by paper/pencil and schools that participated online, and the follow-up report that most participating schools will receive by November of 2010. We will also discuss other reports, such as district, county and state. Participation in prior Webinars in this series is not required. This training will benefit prevention specialists who work on report interpretation with schools, or who promote the use of the IYS in local schools.
IYS Webinar #2: Recruiting Schools for the 2012 IYS
Friday, February 18, 2011 10:00AM - 11:30AM
Participants will be given an opportunity to become familiar with the 2012 survey process, to comfortably talk about the survey with school personnel. This Webinar will provide an overview of recruitment efforts that will be utilized to encourage participation in the 2012 IYS throughout Illinois. How agencies can assist in both recruitment and administration processes will also be discussed. Information about the IYS available in a variety of formats will be reviewed. Participation in prior Webinars in this series is not required. This training will benefit prevention specialists who will be promoting IYS use in local schools or helping schools administer the IYS.
IYS Webinar #3: The Electronic Side of IYS
Friday, May 13, 2011 10:00AM - 11:30AM
This webinar covers the most important elements of IYS electronic communications and participation. Learning about the Illinois Youth Survey and participating in it grows easier each year due to improvements in electronic recruitment, the IYS website, electronic report dissemination, and the IYS online survey administration option. Paper materials are still available, but the more that school and prevention agency staff know about the electronic side of IYS, the more confident and efficient they can be about accessing detailed IYS information. Participation in prior Webinars in this series is not required. This training will benefit prevention specialists who help schools to access IYS information or to plan for IYS administration in 2012.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Congratulations to Alan Markwood, 2010 IADDA Prevention Leadership Award Recipient
Alan Markwood, Prevention Projects Coordinator for Chestnut Health Systems, has been named the 2010 Prevention Leadership Award recipient by the Illinois Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Association (IADDA). The annual award was given by IADDA at its annual conference to recognize excellence in substance abuse prevention.Throughout his years at Chestnut Health Systems, Alan has managed numerous prevention programs and projects, ranging from the InTouch network, various community and statewide groups, and currently including the Illinois Youth Survey. His perceptive insight and ability to grasp the often unseen and complex issues surrounding substance use has helped prevention providers and community groups across the state. In 2004, he developed the IYS follow-up analysis report, a tool which enables prevention professionals to better interpret and use the data gathered by the survey. This report helps prevention professionals identify and evaluate their school’s risk and protective factors, and match them to effective prevention strategies and programs, helping to lower rates of youth substance use.
The 2010 IYS follow-up reports for participating schools will become available in October. Please contact our office to request your school’s report.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Reminder to Online Schools & FAQ
Data is now available online for all schools that participated online this year and in past administrations. Please be sure when you are navigating to the reporting section that you choose the correct survey for the survey year you would like to print. The survey forms for 2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010 will now show up on your screen during step 2. To view data from the 2010 IYS at your school, scroll down to the bottom of the page and choose one of the 2010 surveys (6th grade, 8th grade, or high school).
Answers to frequent problems accessing results online:
Q. I am able to choose the "School Year Beginning In" but it does not move on from there when I click "Continue".
A. You are using a Mac or any browser besides IE(Safari, Firefox, etc.). Although students can complete the survey using a Mac and/or other web browsers, results can only be viewed on a PC using Internet Explorer.
Q. When I log in, the numbers say Original Balance 0, Surveys Used 0, Remaining Balance 0. Why isn't my data there?
A. Those numbers are only available when statewide surveying is being conducted. When surveying has been closed to the state, all numbers on the first page will show as 0. Your data is still there even when those numbers don't show up upon login. Continue to the reporting page to view your results.
Q. I can view and print my results by number or percentage but where can I produce charts with the information?
A. Charts cannot be created using the online system to view your results. If you are in need of charts, please contact the IYS office and we can create them for you. Be sure to include if you would simply like the standard initial report charts or some using other data.
Q. My school used more than one survey form (ex: 6th and 8th). When I try to create a custom report for one survey form it works fine but if I attempt to create one using the other survey form, an error comes up and the data is not there. What am I doing wrong?
A. Your computer tries to remember where you have been previously using cookies. After you access one survey form, the first time you attempt to access the other survey form, your computer remembers the first one and opens that. The way to see if this is happening to you is to click on the grade level question under the "Population" column. If you have the option to choose 6th grade, you are viewing the 6th grade form. If your options start at 7th grade and the box is highlighted in gray, you are viewing the 8th grade form. If your options start at 7th grade and the box is highlighted in purple, you are viewing the high school form. To force your computer to view the correct form, click on "Reporting" at the top of the screen and go back through steps 1 and 2.
Q. I've tried numerous times to access my results online and cannot figure it out. Is there any way someone can walk me through it?
A. Definately. Just contact Jessica Thomas at 309-451-7849 or by email to schedule a time that is best for you.
Answers to frequent problems accessing results online:
Q. I am able to choose the "School Year Beginning In" but it does not move on from there when I click "Continue".
A. You are using a Mac or any browser besides IE(Safari, Firefox, etc.). Although students can complete the survey using a Mac and/or other web browsers, results can only be viewed on a PC using Internet Explorer.
Q. When I log in, the numbers say Original Balance 0, Surveys Used 0, Remaining Balance 0. Why isn't my data there?
A. Those numbers are only available when statewide surveying is being conducted. When surveying has been closed to the state, all numbers on the first page will show as 0. Your data is still there even when those numbers don't show up upon login. Continue to the reporting page to view your results.
Q. I can view and print my results by number or percentage but where can I produce charts with the information?
A. Charts cannot be created using the online system to view your results. If you are in need of charts, please contact the IYS office and we can create them for you. Be sure to include if you would simply like the standard initial report charts or some using other data.
Q. My school used more than one survey form (ex: 6th and 8th). When I try to create a custom report for one survey form it works fine but if I attempt to create one using the other survey form, an error comes up and the data is not there. What am I doing wrong?
A. Your computer tries to remember where you have been previously using cookies. After you access one survey form, the first time you attempt to access the other survey form, your computer remembers the first one and opens that. The way to see if this is happening to you is to click on the grade level question under the "Population" column. If you have the option to choose 6th grade, you are viewing the 6th grade form. If your options start at 7th grade and the box is highlighted in gray, you are viewing the 8th grade form. If your options start at 7th grade and the box is highlighted in purple, you are viewing the high school form. To force your computer to view the correct form, click on "Reporting" at the top of the screen and go back through steps 1 and 2.
Q. I've tried numerous times to access my results online and cannot figure it out. Is there any way someone can walk me through it?
A. Definately. Just contact Jessica Thomas at 309-451-7849 or by email to schedule a time that is best for you.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
2010 IYS Follow-Up Reports
Follow-up reports will be available for schools that request them starting likely in October. We will post an update to this blog when they are ready for distribution.
A follow-up report is offered to participating schools in the autumn following the spring survey. This report includes explanatory text to understand the meaning of numerical figures given in each section. The overall purpose of the follow-up report is to provide more focus and context than the initial report of results. The initial report’s strength is its breadth and detail. Schools can learn about the extent of a wide variety of behaviors and perceptions among students. Some of these results do not directly relate to substance abuse prevention. Among the many items that do, some are more central than others. The follow-up report focuses on a small number of items that are especially crucial for drug prevention. The report also provides some context as to whether the reported percentages may be considered "high" or "low." It also compares this year's results with regional and previous site (last time administered at the school) results.
You can find additional information explaining the follow-up report on our website: http://www.illinoisyouthsurvey.org/reports/School_Follow-Up_Report.pdf
A follow-up report is offered to participating schools in the autumn following the spring survey. This report includes explanatory text to understand the meaning of numerical figures given in each section. The overall purpose of the follow-up report is to provide more focus and context than the initial report of results. The initial report’s strength is its breadth and detail. Schools can learn about the extent of a wide variety of behaviors and perceptions among students. Some of these results do not directly relate to substance abuse prevention. Among the many items that do, some are more central than others. The follow-up report focuses on a small number of items that are especially crucial for drug prevention. The report also provides some context as to whether the reported percentages may be considered "high" or "low." It also compares this year's results with regional and previous site (last time administered at the school) results.
You can find additional information explaining the follow-up report on our website: http://www.illinoisyouthsurvey.org/reports/School_Follow-Up_Report.pdf
Monday, August 23, 2010
2010 IYS State Report
We expect to have a first draft of the 2010 State Report to the Illinois Dept. of Human Services sometime early next year, in January or February. However, further editing and release of the state report could take many weeks or months beyond that. We will keep you informed on our progress through this blog.
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