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Partnership Opportunity with UCLA:

The Student Assessed Sex Education Standards (SASS) Project was developed and implemented by the Bixby Center on Population and Reproductive Health at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), with the assistance of the Genders and Sexualities Alliance Network (GSAN). Its purpose was to provide a tool for high school students to evaluate the quality of the sex education in their schools. Taking into consideration time constraints and student privacy, the SASS team developed a one-time voluntary and anonymous online survey that students could complete in 10-15 minutes at the conclusion of their sex education. If you would like to discuss introducing SASS into your school district, please contact Dr. Paula Tavrow ptavrow@ucla.edu, Director of the Bixby Program at UCLA.

SASS Information Sheet.docx

SASS Presentation Feb 2021.pdf

Health Education Framework and Standards

Health Education Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (2008)

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, and other school staff

Description:

Link to Health Education Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (2008)

Source:

California Department of Education (CDE)

Health Education Framework For California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (2019)

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, and other school staff

Description:

Link to Health Education Framework For California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (2019)

Source:

California Department of Education (CDE)

Inforgraphic: Understanding the CA Health Education Framework

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, school staff, families and community

Description:

Infographic: A guide to understanding the CA Health Education Framework (2019) and Grade Level implementation of Health Education Standards in multiple languages

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Orange County Department of Education (OCDE)

Instructional Tools for Teaching Skills-based Health Education

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, and other school staff

Description:

Standard Guides and Skill Posters of each CA Health Education Standards by Grade Level Spans (K-3, 4-6, 7-8, 9-12), and Model Learning Activities based on Health Education Framework Activities

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California Health Education Project

Communicating About Health Education

Video: Understanding the CA Health Education Framework

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, other school staff, families, and community partners

Description:

OCDE Newsroom (August 2019) story and video featuring Dareen Khatib, Student Health and Wellness Administrator at Orange County Department of Education

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Orange County Department of Education Newsroom

Brochures: An Overview of the 2019 Health Education Framework for California Public Schools

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, school staff, families and community

Description:

Brochures created by the California Department of Education (CDE), which summarize the health content taught in each grade band from Kindergarten to High School. Grade Band Brochures: Kindergarten-Grade 3, Grade 4-6, Grades 7-8, and Grades 9-12

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CDE

Health and Academic Achievment: A Guide to Messaging About Role of Student Health in Supporting Academic Achievement

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, other school staff, families, and community partners

Description:

PDF of 2014 CDC guide detailing positive impact of healthy eating and physical activity on academic achievement.

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Health Education/SEL Crosswalk (SHAPE America 2020)

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, other school staff, families, and community partners

Description:

The Health Education/ SEL Crosswalk shows how the NHES are aligned with the SEL competencies and sub-competencies developed by the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL).

Source:

SHAPE America

California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA) & Comprehensive Sexual Health Education (CSHE)

Comprehensive Sexual Health & HIV/AIDS Instruction (CDE)

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, families, community partners and other school staff

Description:

Information on comprehensive sexual health education and HIV/AIDS/STD prevention; includes curriculum guidance,legal requirements for education in these areas and additional resources for quality instructional programs. California Healthy Youth Act Power Point Presentation provides information regarding new laws for comprehensive sexual health education and HIV prevention education.

Source:

California Department of Education

Health Education and CHYA Information Sheets

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, other school staff, families, and community partners

Description:

Information Fact Sheets with key details for sharing about CHYA and the Framework ; CHYA and the Fair Education Act ; K-6 Guidance on content in the Health Education Standards and Framework related to gender identity

Source:

California Health Education Project

Sexual Health Educator (SHE) Training Programs

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, and school staff tasked with teaching CSHE

Description:

An online and in-person training program for California educators. Educators who successfully complete the program’s required and elective modules, will receive a SHE Training Program Certificate of Completion. The required courses are free and most electives are free.

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The SHE Training Program modules are developed and/or vetted by experts in the field of sexual health at the CA Department of Public Health, STD Control Branch.

California Healthy Youth Act Resources (ACLU)

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, other school staff, families, and community partners

Description:

Briefings about CHYA Fast Facts; ACLU LGBTQ and Parent Opt Out Guidance; ACLU K-6 Guidance related to Sexual Health

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American Civil Liberties Union

CHYA Compliant Sexual Health Curriculum Review (ASHWG)

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, community partners and other school staff

Description:

Review of comprehensive sexual health education curriculum in compliance with CHYA

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Adolescent Sexual Health Work Group (ASHWG) ad-hoc ASHWG sub-committee

Minor Consent and Confidentiality Laws (NCYL)

Audience:

Administrators, teachers, other school staff, families, and community partners

Description:

The tools on this webpage summarize the rights of minors and third parties to consent to a minor’s health care in California.

Source:

National Center for Youth Law

American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Policy Statement Urges Support and Care of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children and Adolescents

Audience:

Administrators, Board members, Health Educators, School Staff, Teachers tasked with teaching Health Education. Parents and Families, Community Partners

Description:

American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement with guidance and recommendations for parents and clinicians applicable to educational settings on using a gender-affirming approach to supporting and caring for transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents

Source:

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

Health Education Curriculum and Instruction

Appropriate Practices in School-Based Health Education

Audience:

Teachers charged with planning, teaching or assessing Health Education

Description:

PDF with Checklist for Appropriate Practices, Examples/Samples of Implementation for Health Education Learning Environment; Curriculum, Instruction; Assessment; Advocacy

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SHAPE America

Essential Components of Health Education

Audience:

Administrators, teacher-leaders, health educators and other teachers charged with delivering health education

Description:

SHAPE Guidance Document outlines essential components and structure for an effective health education program, evidence supporting why health education is a key element of a well-rounded education for all students.

Source:

SHAPE America

Health Education + Physical Education = Student Success

Audience:

District and school administrators, teachers, and community leaders

Description:

CA Health and Physical Education Fact Sheet reviews quality of CA Health and Physical Education, benefits of quality K-12 health and physical education programming

Source:

SHAPE America

Aligning Health & Education in the School Setting

Audience:

District and school administrators

Description:

Blueprint for Healthy Schools and Health Education Leadership

Source:

ASCD

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