Recommended Items for GPRA Measures (05-06 cohort) National Evaluation Team
Grantees are required to provide information on GPRA measures. The National Evaluation Team (NET) created a set of recommended items that can be used to collect this data. While providing information on the GPRA measures is required, using these recommended items is not mandatory. However, using the recommended items will eliminate the need for grantees to develop their own questions, as well as provide consistent information across sites.
Each GPRA Measure (in bold) is followed by an item recommended by the NET that can be used to report progress on that measure.
Percentage of students reporting they have experienced violent incidents (e.g., bullying, hitting, kicking, punching) at school
During the past 12 months, how many times on school property have you been in a physical fight?
(a) 0 times
(b) 1 time
(c) 2 or 3 times
(d) 4 or more times
Percentage of students reporting they have witnessed violent incidents (e.g., bullying, hitting, kicking, punching) at school
During the past 12 months, how many times on school property have you witnessed a physical fight?
(a) 0 times
(b) 1 time
(c) 2 or 3 times
(d) 4 or more times
Percentage of students reporting perceived level of violence (e.g., bullying, hitting, kicking, punching) at school
How safe do you feel when you are at school?
(a) very safe
(b) safe
(c) neither safe nor unsafe
(d) unsafe
(e) very unsafe
Percentage of students reporting alcohol use during the past 30 days
During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use at least one drink of alcohol?
(a) 0 days
(b) 1-2 days
(c) 3-9 days
(d) 10-19 days
(e) 20-30 days
Percentage of students reporting tobacco use during the past 30 days
During the past 30 days, on how many days did you smoke cigarettes? Smokeless tobacco?
(a) 0 days
(b) 1-2 days
(c) 3-9 days
(d) 10-19 days
(e) 20-30 days
Percentage of students reporting use of other drugs during the past 30 days
During the past 30 days, on how many days did you use marijuana? Inhalants? Cocaine? Methamphetamines? LSD or any psychedelics?
(a) 0 days
(b) 1-2 days
(c) 3-9 days
(d) 10-19 days
(e) 20-30 days
Percentage of students reporting perceived risk or harm from using alcohol
How harmful do you think it is to use the following substances frequently (daily or almost daily): alcohol?
(a) extremely harmful
(b) harmful
(c) somewhat harmful
(d) mainly harmless
(e) harmless
Percentage of students reporting perceived risk or harm from using tobacco
How harmful do you think it is to use the following substances frequently (daily or almost daily): cigarettes?
(a) extremely harmful
(b) harmful
(c) somewhat harmful
(d) mainly harmless
(e) harmless
Percentage of students reporting perceived risk or harm from using other drugs
How harmful do you think it is to use the following substances frequently (daily or almost daily): marijuana?
(a) extremely harmful
(b) harmful
(c) somewhat harmful
(d) mainly harmless
(e) harmless
Rate of school attendance
Average daily attendance divided by average daily enrollment
In-school mental health services
Total number of students receiving mental health services in school
Out-of-school mental health services
Percentage of students receiving mental health services outside school after referral
