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Student Health Services
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Addressing the health needs of students through the work of the SHAC, helps meet district performance goals and alleviates financial constraints.
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SHACs play an important role in communicating the connection between health and learning to school administrators, parents and community stakeholders.
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SHACs can help parents and community stakeholders reinforce the health knowledge and skills children need to be healthy for a lifetime.
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District Nurse, Maria Knebel, RN @ 361-214-1776 ext. 3122 or mknebel@yisd.org
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District Nurse, Christina Kenne, RN @ 361-564-2252 ext. 3130 or ckenne@yisd.org
- Under Education Code 28.002(a)(2)(C), districts in the state of Texas are required to assess the physical fitness of students in grades 3 and higher. The assessment is conducted in the spring semester and results are reported to the state. The assessment and reporting instrument is known as FitnessGram, and an FAQ for parents is available at http://www.fitnessgram.net/faqparents/
Yorktown ISD School Health Advisory Council
What is the Yorktown ISD School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)?
A SHAC is a group of individuals representing segments of the Yorktown ISD community, appointed by the school district to serve at the district level, to provide advice to the district on coordinated school health programming and its impact on student health and learning.
SHACs provide an efficient, effective structure for creating and implementing age-appropriate, sequential health education programs, and early intervention and prevention strategies that can easily be supported by local families and community stakeholders.
Benefits of a SHAC
SHAC Laws
Every independent school system is required by law to have a School District Health Advisory Council; of which the majority of members must be parents who are not employed by the school district. Title 2, Chapter 28, Section 28.004 of the Texas Education Code at http://tlo2.tlc.state.tx.us/statutes/ed.toc.htm details the specifics of this mandate.
Resources and Training
Yorktown ISD local SHAC
We meet two times a year to discuss student health and learning. If you would like to serve on this committee, please contact
SHAC Meetings
SHAC Meetings 2024
02/22/2024
Archived Meetings
Agendas
Minutes
Elementary Campus Programs
5th grade boys and girls separated by gender
PROCTOR AND GAMBLE PUBERTY LESSON - "The Always Changing"- www.pgschoolprograms.com/Parents
Signed parent/guardian consent forms are required for students to participate in this lesson. Permission slips will go home a couple of weeks in advance prior to the program.
P&G School Programs offers educators videos to help teach the fundamentals of adolescent development and puberty education in the classroom. The Always Changing and Growing Up videos focus on normal female and male development. This program is designed to inform kids and answer questions in depth about what to expect during puberty.
Physical Activity Policies
Physical Activity for Students in Middle School Grades 6-8
To meet district physical education requirements for these grades the district offers physical education and other regular physical activity to students in middle school. For additional information on the district’s requirements and programs regarding junior high school student physical activity requirements, please see the campus principal.
Physical Activity for Students in Elementary Grades
In accordance with policies EHAB, EHAC, [and FFA], the district will ensure that students in kindergarten through grade 5 engage in moderate or vigorous physical activity for at least 30 minutes per day or 135 minutes per week. For additional information on the district’s requirements and programs regarding elementary student physical activity requirements, please see the campus principal.
Notice of Physical Fitness Assessment Results
Notice to parents of students in grades 3-12: