WSCC Team Training Modules

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Team Training Modules

WSCC Team Training Modules are ready-made professional development resources for use by states, districts, or local schools to build, strengthen and sustain school teams implementing the WSCC model. 

Training modules stand-alone – a module is not dependent on another – allowing the user to create a personalized professional development plan based on the needs of the schools or districts. 

 Modules are approximately one hour in length.

WSCC Team Training Modules Introduction – Instructions

To learn how to use the modules, users should download this set of step by step instructions to learn effective facilitation strategies.

Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Overview

The module explores the essential elements of the Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model including the five tenets, ten components and community engagement. Participants assess their school’s current level of engagement. 

SOPHE WSCC Overview - Script Access Here

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Making the Case: Building and Sustaining Administrative Support

The module examines the relationship between health and academics and the need for administrative buy in for building and sustaining a high functioning WSCC team. 

SOPHE WSCC Building Support – Script Access Here

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Organizing for Success: Establishing Your WSCC Team

The module provides participants a variety of tools to establish and sustain a successful team. Participants will explore the work of the team and various tools that can enhance the efficiency and productivity of the team. 

SOPHE WSCC Teams – Script Access Here

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Creating Engaging and Productive Meetings

The module explores several components of meeting planning and implementation including agenda design, group norms, and roles and responsibilities of team members. Participants will develop an action plan to utilize the components that make meetings action-based and move school health efforts forward. 

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Assessing School Health Needs

The module offers participants a variety of school health assessment resources that can be used to prioritize school health work. Participants will review assessment tools and identify tools that best meet the needs of the school. 

SOPHE WSCC Assessing – Script Access Here

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Transforming the School Environment: Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change

The module helps participants move from implementing short term projects or programs to longer more sustainable changes. Participants will examine the differences between program, policy, systems and environmental changes and how these changes can be used to sustain school health and education work. 

SOPHE WSCC Environment – Script Access Here

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SOPHE WSCC Environment – PowerPoint® Access Here

Using Data to Create a Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Improvement Plan

The module provides participants with information and tools to create meaningful, data-driven action plans. Participants will learn to determine and analyze relevant data, prioritize areas for improvement, and develop a plan for improvement using SMART goals.

SOPHE WSCC Data – Script Access Here

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SOPHE WSCC Data – Improvement Plan Template Access Here

Communicating School Health Results and Improvements

The module shares steps to create effective messaging and compelling stories. Participants will gain information and strategies for creating and distributing school health results and improvements.

SOPHE WSCC Communicating – Script Access Here

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Engaging Youth

The module focuses on the purpose and benefits of youth engagement in school health work and how to achieve authentic youth engagement. Participants will assess their current level of youth engagement, develop strategies for working with youth and identify the next steps for improving youth engagement in school health work. 

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Health Equity in Schools

The module engages participants in an understanding of health equity, health disparities, and health equality. Participants will assess their knowledge, look at data related to health equity and its impact on students and identify actions that they can take to promote health equity in their school.

SOPHE WSCC Health Equity – Script Access Here

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