PED 316:

COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH PROGRAM

 MODULE 3
DEVELOPING A VISION AND MISSION
STATEMENT FOR SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY
COMMITTEE

Introduction

Having a vision provides a sense of purpose and direction especially on the

school health advisory committee. Your vision will help you define your short and long-
term goals, and guide the decisions you make along the way. A vision is a practical
guide for creating plans, setting goals and objectives, making decisions, and
coordinating and evaluating the SHAC. A vision helps keep organizations and groups
focused and together, especially with complex projects and in stressful times.
This module, you will be able to understand the vision and mission statement for
school health advisory committee. If you don’t know yet the vision and mission, it is
better to read and understand this module. It helps you to understand the goal and
objectives of this committee. Once you understand the vision and mission, it will leads
you to a better understanding and perception on the Coordinated School Health
Program.

Learning Outcome

At the end of this module, you will be able to:

 Discuss and understand developing a vision and mission statement for school
health advisory committee
 Appreciate the importance of vision and mission statement for school health
advisory committee
 Engage a collaborative discussion
Learning Content

Developing a vision and mission statement for your school health

advisory committee

 Why is Visioning Important?

By creating a vision statement, SHAC members make the first step in providing
leadership for change in their school and community. The vision defines the
Committee’s desires and commitments to school health. It expresses why community
members have come together and why others should join the effort. Drafting,
discussing, and agreeing on a vision assures that the community will understand and
support the Committee’s work.
A mission statement describes the overall purpose and helps define the action of the
Committee. It is unlike the vision, as it defines the day-to-day functioning of the
Committee members, whereas the vision is what the Committee sees as the long term
outcome of their school district’s efforts toward removing health barriers to learning. It is
recommended that the mission statement of the School Health Advisory Committee
relate to the mission of the school district which includes successful academic
achievement for all students
Because individual members have differing directions in writing, and there is no
assuming the purpose or role of the School Health Advisory Committee, the vision and
mission statement will build cohesiveness among members and prevent conflict within
the group. To be a member of the Committee means supporting the vision and mission
that has been created by the group. The chairperson and members will refer back to the
vision and mission regularly to stay focused on the purpose of their work.
 An Effective Vision:
• Organizes and unites us around a common purpose.
• Expresses what we want our future to be.
• Is personal as well as group centered.
• Asks for our best to make our desired future real.
• Expresses “what could be” when we use our talents and strengths.
• Represents a leap of faith and inspires us to shape our destiny.
• Communicates confidence in our ability to get the job done.
• Guides our actions and attracts others to our cause.
• Uplifts, compels, challenges, and inspires.
• Comes from our hearts and appeals to our spirit.

Teaching and Learning Activities

ACTIVITY 1
Instruction: Answer the following questions below.
1. What are the things you like best about our district’s current school health program?
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2. If you could change one thing about our school health program, what would it be?
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3. What worries you most about our children or the health of the school-age child?
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4. What is the one wish you have for our community children?
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5. What could the district do to make our community and our children healthier?
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6. What is the one thing our community could do to make our youth healthier?
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7. What could families do to make our children and community healthier?
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8. What could this Committee do to make our school-age children healthier?
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 Assessment Task

Create your own vision and mission that focuses on Coordinated School Health
Program.

VISION
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MISSION
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