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What are your top three criteria for prioritizing the problems identified by your needs assessment?

1. (Example) Frequency of the problem

What are the most compelling findings from your needs assessment?

1. (Example) Kids seem to think that fighting is an acceptable way to solve problems. Over half of 7th graders thought it was ok to fight in certain situations.

Look at your list of findings and select the issue that you want to work on first. Think about how you can state this issue so that you mobilize public support for prevention efforts. Then summarize that issue below.

(Example) Student attitudes favorable to interpersonal aggression are relatively high; last year more than 50 percent of seventh graders reported believing that fighting is warranted in some situations.