COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS INFORMATION & EDUCATION PROGRAMS

In April of 1991, the School Board approved the district's AIDS curriculum entitled "AIDS: Get The Facts!". This curriculum is required instruction in kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Implementation procedures follow:

• In kindergarten through fifth grade (elementary level), the curriculum is a mandatory component of health education/human growth and development. The AIDS curriculum is to be taught at each grade level by the regular classroom teacher or designated health teacher.
  
  
• In grades six through eight (middle schools), the AIDS curriculum is to be taught in conjunction with science education.
  
  
• In ninth grades, the AIDS curriculum is to be taught as part of the required science curriculum.
  
  
• In tenth grade, the AIDS curriculum is to be taught by the teacher responsible for teaching Life Management Skills.
  
  
• In the eleventh and twelfth grades, the AIDS curriculum is to be infused in a social studies course (i.e. American History, American Government, or Economics).

NOTE:

1. Parents who do not wish their child to participate in the AIDS curriculum can have their child excluded by sending a letter to the principal each year. Such letters should be kept on file.
2. Since the 1990-91 school year, the staff of the HIV/AIDS Education Program has provided training to all schools in HIV/AIDS Education. Each school is responsible for selecting at least two teachers, who have the responsibility of teaching HIV/AIDS, to attend the training. These teachers, in turn, will be responsible for disseminating information received at the training to all faculty members required to teach HIV/AIDS education. You may also wish to use the existing trained resource teachers at your school to provide updates at faculty meetings.
3. Since the training began, at least two teachers from each school participated in the two-day AIDS education in-service program sponsored by the AIDS Education Program staff. These teachers are now serving as school resource persons and may be consulted regarding school-site training and utilization of resource materials distributed during the training program and throughout the school year. It is suggested that the HIV/AIDS resource teacher(s) be utilized to assist in training appropriate staff members and providing HIV information to students and parents.
4. A Speakers' Bureau, comprised of individuals from the private sector and various community agencies, provides speakers appropriate to the age and grade level of students. In addition to English, speakers are available for presentations in Spanish and Haitian Creole. Requests for district approved speakers on AIDS should be coordinated with the AIDS Education Program.
5. District-approved videos about AIDS are available through Audiovisual Film and Video Library Services. Order through the school computer terminal, or call 995-3070. All videos should be previewed prior to use with the intended audience.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• HIV/AIDS Curriculum>"AIDS: Get the Facts!"
• Resource Materials>Approved Audio/Visual Materials
• Resource Materials>Approved Printed Materials
• Staff Development
• Speakers' Bureau

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