Getting to “Y” (or GTY) was first implemented at Moultonborough Academy in 2021. GTY is about student leaders bringing meaning to their school’s Youth Risk Behavior Survey data results. Through youth leadership, partnerships with adults, participatory action research, and peer and community engagement, students not only experience personal growth and build their capacity for future civic engagement, but also effect sustainable change in youth behavior, community, and school culture. Please watch this brief video to see GTY in action at Moultonborough Academy during the 2021-2022 school year. The MSD Counseling Team supports GTY and often partners with student leaders to support their activities and action steps. 

GTY is a program from Up for Learning that has been rated by the Vermont Department of Health as an evidenced-based practice. It has been designated as a Best Practice by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs and is included in their national Innovation Station database. Up for Learning teamed up with the University of Vermont and the Vermont Department of Health to publish a study about the impact of GTY. The name of the article is "Impact of Engaging Students in Health Survey Data Analysis and as Full Partners in School Change: Results From a Mixed Methods Study" and it can be found in the September 2021 issue of the peer-reviewed journal, Health Promotion Practice.