Minnesota Student SurveyLearning Support :

The Minnesota Student Survey (MSS) is administered every three years to students in grades 6, 9 and 12. It asks questions about tobacco, alcohol and other drug use and attitudes, as well as sexual behaviors, dietary behaviors, physical activity and unintentional injuries and violence. The survey was developed as a way to monitor priority risk and protective behaviors among students. The survey is voluntary, confidential and anonymous on the part of students.

The Minnesota Student Survey is designed to provide students, parents and their communities with a dynamic vehicle for ongoing communication about issues vital to the health, safety and academic success of youth. The results are used by many organizations throughout the state of Minnesota. In many communities, the survey results are used as a vehicle to start a community conversation with youth about youth behaviors and experiences. Local Public Health officials use it to monitor and identified adolescent health needs.

For further information, please contact:
Kathy Brothen, Coordinated School Health Program Coordinator
Phone: 651.582.8842 Email: kathy.brothen@state.mn.us

Participant Confidentiality

Under the Protection of Pupils Rights Act (PPRA), schools are required to notify parents of the survey, of their right to decline their child’s participation, and of their right to review the survey. View the PPRA Website

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