EPISD School Health
Advisory Council (SHAC)
What is SHAC?
The School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) is an advisory group comprised of individuals who represent segments of the community. The group acts collectively to provide advice to the EPISD on aspects of the school district’s health program. Generally, the members of SHAC are appointed by either the Board of Trustees, PTA, or the Facilitator for Health Education.
It is important to emphasize that the SHAC provides advice to the EPISD administrative staff and the EPISD Board of Trustees.
What do they do?
The SHAC has a variety of roles addressing all components of a comprehensive school health program. The components include:
- Health instruction
- Healthful school environment
- Health services
- Physical education
- School counseling
- Food service
- Health promotion for staff
- Integrated school and community programs
The local school health advisory council’s duties include recommending:
- The number of hours of instruction to be provided in health education
- Health education curriculum appropriate for specific grade levels that may include a coordinated health education program designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Type II diabetes
- Instruction to prevent the use of tobacco
- Appropriate grade levels and methods of instruction for human sexuality education.
Last year’s focus was approving a strategic plan for health and physical education and approving a six week comprehensive health education program for the middle school.
This year’s focus will be to create an effective local school wellness policy which is a requirement of the 2004 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act and to establish bylaws which comply with State law.
For more information, or if you have a parent, student, or community member to recommend, call Don Disney at the EPISD Health Education Office at 779-4414 or email at: ddisney@episd.org
SHAC Meetings for the 2005-2006 school year:
| Date: |
Time: |
Location: |
| August 24, 2005 |
4:00 PM |
Education Center-Boeing |
| September 28, 2005 |
5:30 PM |
Professional Development Center |
| November 10, 2005 |
7:30 AM |
Professional Development Center |
| January 11, 2006 |
4:00 PM |
Professional Development Center |
| March 1, 2006 |
11:30 PM |
Professional Development Center |
| May 10, 2006 |
4:00 PM |
Professional Development Center |
| June 7, 2006 |
11:30AM |
Career Technology Center |
| Public invited to attend |
SHAC Focus Projects 2005-2006
- Approve new bylaws
- Approve new wellness policy
- Improve communications and establish a website
- Approve new health curriculum
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