Gr 11 Youth Development Instrument (YDI)
Our Grade 11 students will be writing The Youth Development Instrument (YDI). This online self-reported survey is implemented by researchers from the CHART Lab at Simon Fraser University (SFU), and it helps to identify resources, opportunities and practices that affect positive youth development. It is administered annually and has been in place since 2020.
The YDI collects data that is used collectively, and not individually, to better understand the holistic developmental trends, health and well-being of adolescents in British Columbia. In the Spring Term, we receive a general report that summarizes how our students as a group are doing with their social, emotional and mental health. We use this data to provide a baseline of the overall health of our students in these areas, and it informs the supports we put in place for our students going forward.
Students will be invited to complete the 35 – 40 min online survey during one regular class period. Schools decide the date of survey implementation, and the survey will be administered by school personnel. The YDI will be implemented at our school on March 4th.
Please review the Parent/Guardian Informed Passive Consent Letter attached to this email and Parent/Guardian YDI FAQ. If you would prefer that your student not participate in this survey, please fill in the bottom section of the Passive Consent Letter and email it to me at andrea_clayton@sd42.ca or let the YDI team know (ydi@sfu.ca). Only complete this section if you do NOT want your student to participate. We would appreciate the return of the permission slip within the next two weeks.
If you have any questions, feel free to email me at andrea_clayton@sd42.ca. You can also email the YDI team at ydi@sfu.