Hola Padres!

1. Informational Meeting Family Life & Human Sexuality Disease Prevention & Control 6th and 7th Grade Health Education UnitsPlease sign in at the counter, take an agenda and a survey.

2. Hola Padres! Esta sesion es solamente en Ingles, Si ustedes necesitan mas informacion en Espanol, llame Sra. Jaskolski en la escuela para una sesion con un interprete.

3. Meeting Ground Rules • Silence cell phones and pagers • Listen to understand • Limit sidebar conversations • Respect Time Limits • Speak one at a time

4. Health Education Staff • Mrs. Judy Jaskolski - Health Education Teacher • Mrs. Chanda Guitano-Stephens– Health Education Teacher • Mr. Edward Owusu–Principal • Ms. Sweta Zaks– Assistant Principal • Mr. Paul Ajamian – Assistant School Administrator

5. Parameters for Meeting • This meeting is a time to gather information, peruse materials and ask questions. • If you need more time or more information please schedule an appointment to meet with Mrs. Jaskolski by calling the school. • Curriculum for all focus areas of health education are set by the county. Curricular changes cannot be made at the school level.

6. State of MarylandMiddle School Health Curriculum

7. Paul Ajamian Rebecca Ashcraft Paula Ashcraft Lori Black Tina Carroll Chanda Stephens Candice Jones Judy Jaskolski Edward Owusu Local School Planning Committee The purpose of this committee was to help plan the general meeting that you are attending tonight. Many thanks to these parents, staff and students who donated their time to make things go smoothly this evening. They also have reviewed the curriculum and identified areas of emphasis needed for our school community.

8. Timeline • Summer- Teaching staff sends out a call for volunteers for the School-Community Planning Meeting and publicizes dates of informational parent meetings • 8 weeks prior to instruction: Teaching staff prepares materials for the School-Community Planning Meeting • 6 weeks prior to instruction: Hold school-community planning meeting • 5 weeks prior to instruction: Distribute Parent Notification of Informational Meetings and Permission Forms • 1 week prior to instruction: arrange for students who are opted out to report to the media center

9. Approximate Dates Instruction Begins FLHSDPC 10/20 10/26 10/20 10/22 1/11 1/18 1/7 1/12 3/18 3/24 3/17 3/22 5/24 5/31 5/19 5/24 Jaskolski – current 6th grade Jaskolski – current 7th grade Guitano-Stephens – current 6th grade Guitano-Stephens – current 7th grade McLellan – current 6th grade McLellan – current 7th grade Thomas – current 6th grade Thomas – current 7th grade

10. Overview of the Middle School Health Curriculum: Family Life and Human Sexuality

11. Overview of the Middle School Health Curriculum: Disease Prevention

12. Overview of the Middle School Health Curriculum: Safety and Injury Prevention

13. Family Life & Human Sexuality UnitThese indicators were sent home in the parent letter. Grade 6 • 4.6.A.3. Apply knowledge about puberty to the reproductive process. • 4.6.A.3.a. Describe how the changes during puberty prepare the body for reproduction. • 4.6.A.3.b. Describe the process of human reproduction.

14. Family Life & Human Sexuality Unit (continued) Grade 7 • 4.7.A.1. Describe how family members influence the development of adolescents. • 4.7.A.1.a. Describe the relationships that exist within a family. • 4.7.A.2. Examine the elements that contribute to family structure. • 4.7.A.2.a. Discuss how culture and customs affect interpersonal relationships. • 4.7.A.2.b. Analyze the effect of family values on children.

15. Disease Prevention & Control Unit Grade 7 • 7.7.A.1 Differentiate between communicable and non-communicable diseases. • 7.7.A.1.a. Examine the role of the immune mechanism in responding to disease. • 7.7.A.3. Explain HIV/AIDS as a communicable disease. • 7.7.A.3.a. Describe how HIV is transmitted and ways to prevent transmission. • 7.7.A.10. Recognize and describe symptoms, effects on the body, treatment, and prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections - STIs. (e.g. syphilis, gonorrhea, Chlamydia, herpes, genital warts, hepatitis)

16. Disease Prevention & Contol Unit (continued) Grade 6 • 7.6.A.1. Differentiate between communicable and non-communicable diseases. • 7.6.A.1.a. Examine communicable and non-communicable diseases and describe how they are transmitted. • 7.6.A.3. Explain HIV/AIDS as a communicable disease. • 7.6.A.3.a. Describe how HIV is transmitted and ways to prevent transmission. • 7.6.A.7. Evaluate media messages (example “flu epidemic”) • 7.6.A.8. Demonstrate an increased knowledge regarding the dangers of excessive exposure to the sun and methods of protection. • 7.6.A.8.a. Identify three negative effects of unprotected excessive exposure to the sun. • 7.6.A.8.b. Identify three risk factors for skin cancer.

17. Procedures for the Alternative Units • All students who have opted out of these instructional units will take the alternative unit. • Students will be given their alternative unit packet the day before the unit is scheduled to begin • They should take the packets home to share with parents • They will report to the media center daily during these units and work on their packet under the supervision of the media specialist. • They will sign in daily at the media center. • If they have any questions they can see Mrs. Jaskolski during lunch or after school.

18. Family Life “Look Who’s Growing Up” Disease Prevention “The Immune System: Your Magic Doctor” 6thGrade Films There are no films for 7th grade on these units

19. Thank You for Coming! • There will now be a question and answer period If you have any questions you would like to ask anonymously, please write them on an index card and put them in the box. • After the question and answer period you will have some time to review the 6th & 7thgrade materials and ask any additional questions • Finally each of the 2 6th grade films will be shown in their entirety for those wishing to stay. You may also elect to schedule an appointment with Mrs. Jaskolski to view any of the films on another day.