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Tina Bynum, Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Shayla Pratt, Director of Counseling

�Curriculum for the Prevention of Child Abuse, Family Violence, Dating Violence and Sex Trafficking

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Recommendation

Goodheart Wilcox,Texas School Procedures and Other State Websites and Resources (LINK)

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  • 100% alignment with state standards
  • Assessment tools
  • Parent opt-in feature for alignment with HB 1525 and SB9

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Review of the Curriculum for Instruction of Human Sexuality

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ADOPTION PROCESS

Board adopted a resolution to convene SHAC in January 2022

SHAC will hold 2 public meetings (February 6th and April 3rd)

The board will vote on the recommendations made by the SHAC in May.

Parents will be notified prior to instruction and required to opt in prior to lessons being presented.

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Curriculum Requirements

  • In 2020, the State Board of Education (SOBE) updated the health curriculum to include age-appropriate instruction on sexual and reproductive health in certain grades.

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  • School districts must offer health instruction that aligns with the TEKS.

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  • Districts must provide advance notice to parents and receive written parental permission before providing human sexuality instruction to a student and may provide sex education to male and female students separately.

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  • The notice must include a description of the content and include a statement of the parent’s rights to review curriculum materials.

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Curriculum and Duncanville ISD

  • Health Curriculum is only offered to middle and high school students in Duncanville.

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  • School districts must offer health instruction that aligns with the TEKS.

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  • Districts must provide advance notice to parents and receive written parental permission before providing human sexuality instruction to a student and may provide sex education to male and female students separately.

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  • The notice must include a description of the content and include a statement of the parent’s rights to review curriculum materials.

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Goodheart-Wilcox

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This curriculum has already been approved and adopted by the Duncanville ISD Board of Trustees for Health Instruction. There is no additional cost for the SHAC to recommend using this curriculum to the district.

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The Goodheart-Wilcox Curriuclum was also Board Approved for the Instruction Related to Child Abuse, Dating Violence, Family Violence, and Human Trafficking on Jan. 33rd

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The topics listed above in addition to human sexuality are all in the companion text and not in the main textbook.

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Goodheart-Wilcox Curriculum Topics

Middle School

Puberty

17.1 The Beginning of Life

17.2 Adolescence and Puberty

17.3 Sexual Feeling and Behavior

17.4 Dating Relationships

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18.1 Abuse and Neglect

18.2 Other Types of Violence

18.3 Unwanted Sexual Activity

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19.2 Pregnancy and Prevention

19.2 Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood

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High School

Puberty

20.1 The Male Reproductive System

20.2 The Female Reproductive System

20.3 Conception, Pregnancy and Birth

20.4 Adolescence and Puberty

20.5 Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood

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21.1 Understanding Romantic Relationships

21.2 Practicing Seuxal Abstinence

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22.1 Sexual Harassment and Assault

22.2 Abuse and Neglect

22.3 Violence in the Community

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23.1 Common STIs

23.2 Preventing and Treating STIs

23.3 HIV/AIDS

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