Training
Job Aids
- Demonstration Video: How to use the NPI PEARS Site Search Tool
- Demonstration Video: How to use the SLAQ Site-Level Summary Report Templates
- CDSS-Authored Job Aid: Reporting SLAQs into the PEARS PSE Needs Assessment section
Recorded Webinars and Materials
NOTE: Links below contain information relevant to the SLAQ pilot year (FFY 2020).
- School District OAQ Live Webinar Training
- Learn Settings SLAQ Refresher Training September 13, 2022
- Retail SLAQ Training May 6, 2022 Webinar Recording
- Revised SLAQs: What's new for FFY 21
- SLAQ overview webinar
- Hands-on training: LEARN Settings
- Hands-on training: Retail
For questions about SLAQ or OAQ training, please contact us.
School District Organizational Assessment Questionnaire (OAQ) Live Webinar Training
During this training, we covered:
- The purpose of the OAQ
- How the OAQ is different from SLAQ and other evaluation and reporting tools
- When a school district needs to complete an OAQ
- What information is collected with the OAQ
- How to use WellSAT to complement assessment with OAQ
- How and when to complete the OAQ
- What resources are available to help with OAQ administration
Revised SLAQs: What’s new for FFY 21
On Tuesday, October 20, 2020 we reviewed changes to SLAQs in FFY21 as well as how to access and complete the SLAQs. Training addresses revisions made to SLAQs to be relevant in the COVID-19 era.
SLAQ Overview Webinar
On Wednesday March 13, 2019 we offered an introductory webinar to help local health departments learn about new Site-Level Assessment Questionnaires (SLAQs).
Pick Up the SLAQ! Introducing New Assessments for Planning and Evaluation in School, After-School, ECE, and Retail Settings
Recording and slides are now available for this webinar:
Pick Up the SLAQ Webinar Recording
Pick Up the SLAQ Webinar Slides
Beginning in FFY 2020, local health departments will be expected to complete an annual assessment of all school, early care and education, before/after-school, and retail sites where they are engaged in site-level PSE work, using new Site-Level Assessment Questionnaires (SLAQs). LHDs may choose to begin this assessment process in FFY 2019, to gain valuable information for planning for FFY 2020 and to assess progress more accurately.
In this webinar, we will introduce you to the SLAQs and review expectations for LHDs to complete them. Upon completion of this training, you should be able to:
- Differentiate between IWP Blueprint core assessment activities and LHD FAP assessment requirements
- Identify the settings for which SLAQs are available, and where LHDs must complete them
- Differentiate which of your sites will require a completed SLAQ from those that do not
- Describe, in general terms, the content of the SLAQ instruments and how they work
- Prepare subcontractors and other partners to conduct SLAQ data collection
Hands-On Training: LEARN Settings
Do you want to learn how to become a ‘SLAQer’?
In this 1.5 hour webinar you will explore using the new SLAQs and related tools in the LEARN setting and develop approaches to encourage your partners to complete them. You will also observe how to submit completed questionnaires and practice interpreting results to plan future programming.
This training is designed for LHD staff to prepare for implementing SLAQs in the LEARN settings (schools, after school programs, and early care and education programs). Others working with LEARN-setting SLAQs may also benefit from this webinar.
Webinar preparation: To get the most out of this webinar, please download copies of the Elementary School and ECE SLAQs and LHD Activity Checklists. During the webinar, we will ask you to load these questionnaires on a second screen, or side-by-side with the webinar, to practice completing questionnaires and interpreting results. You can download these from the SLAQ Questionnaires page.
Hands-On Training: Retail
This is a 1.5-hour training webinar offering a comprehensive overview of the Retail SLAQ, covering purpose, data collection processes, and the individual SLAQ sections. Below, there are links to download the following:
- Retail SLAQ training slides
- Retail SLAQ training slide notes
- Recording of training webinar
- Annotated retail SLAQ with additional explanations in the margins
How to use the SLAQ Site-Level Summary Report Templates
This demonstration video provides a step-by-step guide on how to complete a SLAQ Site-Level Summary Report Template. The steps outlined in this video can be used to complete any version of the Summary Report Templates. Templates are currently available for:
- elementary school,
- secondary school,
- Early Care and Education (ECE),
- and Out-of-School Time (OST) SLAQS.
Templates themselves can be found on the SLAQ Resources Page or in the SLAQ Materials Folders.
Learn Settings SLAQs Refresher Training
On September 13, 2022. We hosted a refresher training for all LHD staff conducting SLAQs in a learn setting (elementary school, secondary school, ECE or OST) in FFY 2023.
In this training we:
- Provided a broad overview of the learn SLAQs, where to find materials, and different ways to complete a SLAQ
- Reviewed FFY 2023 updates and new Survey123 features
- Introduced new SLAQ resources
- Gave an update on the SLAQ recognition program
Retail SLAQ Training and TA Webinar - May 5, 2022
This training provides and overview of the Retail SLAQ and where to find all the resources needed to successfully complete this SLAQ.