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School Health Advisory Council Seguin ISD
School Health Advisory Council

Director of Whole Child Initiatives
Pete Silvius
psilvius@seguin.k12.tx.us
830-401-8659

What is a School Health Advisory Council? 
School Health Advisory Council is an advisory group of individuals who represent segments of the community. The group acts collectively to provide advice to the school system on aspects of the school health program. Seguin ISD SHAC was established in 2005 in accordance with Senate Bill 19 and the Texas Education Agency.

The Seguin ISD School Health Advisory Council is made up of parents, SISD students, community leaders, local health officials as well as SISD administrators, nurses, food service director and teaching staff.


What does the SHAC do? 
The SHAC is designed to address all components of a comprehensive school health program. These components include health instruction, health services, physical education, school counseling, child nutrition, food service, school site health promotion for faculty and staff, and integrated school/community programs.

Click here to apply to be a member of SHAC.

 

Membership 

Membership to the SHAC is by annual school board appointment. Meetings are open to all interested persons.

2023-2024 School Health Advisory Council Members

Click here to apply to be a member of SHAC.

SHAC Sub-Committees 
  • Physical Activity
  • Human Sexuality
  • Nutrition
  • Social and Emotional Health
  • Environmental Wellness

All SHAC meeting are held at the Seguin ISD Administration Building located at 1221 E. Kingsbury Street in Seguin.  All meetings begin at 5:30 PM

September 18th, 2024

November 13th, 2024

January 15th, 2025

March 26th, 2025

May 21st, 2025

Texas Senate Bill 9 Information for Parents and Guardians


Texas Senate Bill 9 Section 2 (c) 8 amended Texas Education Code Section 28.004 and requires Seguin ISD to provide notice of instruction relating to prevention of child abuse, family violence, dating violence and sex trafficking. The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees approved the recommendation of the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) to utilize the Child Safe program at elementary schools and the Teen Safe program at the middle and high school level.   

As a parent/guardian, you have the right to preview the content of these programs at any time during regular business hours. All program materials will be made available at your child's campus for review. To help facilitate this, parents are encouraged to contact their child's school to schedule an appointment. At least 14 days before each instructional presentation, your child’s campus will provide communication regarding the date(s) of each of these lessons.

Before a student may be provided with instruction related to prevention of child abuse, family violence, dating violence and sex trafficking, Seguin ISD must obtain written consent from the student’s parent/guardian. Seguin ISD plans to offer Child Safe and Teen Safe instruction through Counselor presentations throughout the school year.

For more information regarding Senate Bill 9 click HERE

For more information about the Child Safety Matters program click HERE

 

Texas House Bill 1525 Information for Parent and Guardians

 
Texas House Bill 1525 Section 7 amended Texas Education Code, Section 28.004 and requires Seguin ISD to provide notice of instruction relating to human sexuality.  The Seguin ISD Board of Trustees approved the recommendation of the School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) to utilize the Living Well Aware program at the 6th grade level and the SHARE program at the 9th grade level.   

As a parent/guardian, you have the right to preview the content of these programs at any time during regular business hours.  All program materials will be made available at your child's campus for review. To help facilitate this, parents are encouraged to contact their child's school to schedule an appointment. At least 14 days before each instructional presentation, your child’s campus will provide communication regarding the date(s) of each of these lessons.

Before a student may be provided with instruction related to human sexuality, Seguin ISD must obtain written consent from the student’s parent/guardian.  Seguin ISD plans to offer the Living Well Aware program during 6th grade physical education class for 2-3 days of each grading period (6 weeks).  Seguin ISD plans to offer the SHARE program for 3 days after the End of Course exam in 9th grade Biology classes. 

For more information regarding HB 1525 click HERE

For more information about the Living Well Aware program click HERE

For more information on the SHARE program click HERE

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