School
Health Advisory Council
Vision:
La
Porte ISD students, staff, and community members living healthy and
productive lives as the result of increased awareness for components
of healthy living and access to health care resources.
Mission:
The
La Porte ISD School Health Advisory Council strives to improve
student and staff performance by promoting age-appropriate wellness
programs and healthy, balanced, and active lifestyles.
The School
Health Advisory Council met on November 26th at 6:00 p.m.
The Council accomplished organizational tasks including the
following:
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Chairperson - Jo Johnson,
Community Representative
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Secretary - Mondee Dugué,
La Porte HS counselor
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Staff facilitator - David
Knowles, Director of Instructional Support Programs
The Council reviewed recent changes in
legislation that impact school health programs, including physical
fitness assessments for all students in grade 3-12, requirement for
30 minutes (average) of moderate to vigorous physical activity per
day for students in grades K-6 (7th and 8th
graders must meet the 30 minute requirement during two of the four
semesters), the requirement for a coordinated school health program
in middle schools (6,7,8). The Council recommended that the district
select Healthy & Wise/Spark for our coordinated middle school
health program.
The Council also set some priorities
for the year, including the following:
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Continue to encourage broad-based
participation from the community on our Council, especially parent
representatives from the Hispanic and African-American groups.
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Develop a scope and sequence for
sexuality education and provide guidelines for health teachers to
use at each level for age-appropriate sexuality education.
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Review district nutrition
guidelines.
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Support the district initiative to
improve health care for uninsured children by offering vouchers for
doctor visits.
The next meeting will on February
25th, 6:00.
For questions or comments on the
School Health Program, please contact David Knowles at 281-604-7027,
or email
knowlesd@lpisd.org
.
