THE CURRICULUM, AND WHO TEACHES IT
The Michigan Model for Health curriculum for the 7-8th grades in each school is taught by the school physical education teacher and the itinerant health education teacher assigned to the school.
The curriculum units are divided as follows:
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Michigan Model Curriculum Unit
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Who Teaches
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Choosing Who I Am, Choosing Who I Become (Character Education)
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PE teacher
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Safe & Sound for Life: Social & Emotional Health & Safety
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itinerant health teacher
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Stay Drug Free Today for a Successful Tomorrow
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itinerant health teacher
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Growing Up & Staying Healthy: Understanding HIV & Other STIs
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itinerant health teacher
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A Winning Team: Healthy Eating & Physical Activity
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PE teacher
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The Power is Yours to Be Tobacco Free
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itinerant health teacher
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TOPICS COVERED
7th Grade
- Stress
- Stress management
- Influences
- Tobacco
- Alcohol
- Marijuana
- OTC, Prescription Drugs, and Steroids
- Refusal Skills
- Puberty and Hygiene
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s)
- HIV/AIDS
8th Grade
- Bullying (Physical, Verbal, Cyber, Social, Sexual Harassment)
- Stimulants
- Depressants
- Drug Addiction and Effects (Individual, Family, Community)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s): Methods of Transmission and Vocabulary
- Viral STI’s
- Bacterial STI’s
- Abstinence
- Consent/Healthy Relationships
- Proper Protection (Condoms)
- Dangers of Sexting
ITINERANT HEALTH TEACHERS
Currently NHPS employs 3 certified itinerant health teachers: Naa Lomoley Sahin, Hannah Malcolm, Dana Sherwonit. They do not work in one, permanently assigned school as most teachers, but in several schools.
SCHEDULE AND ASSESSMENT
Classes are held once a week for one semester. Students receive instruction in the classroom and work on home assignments.
There is no traditional grading for this subject, only “pass” or “fail”.
2020-2021 Itinerant Health Teacher Schedule
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1ST SEMESTER
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2ND SEMESTER
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Betsy Ross
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Naa Lomoley Sahin
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Bishop Woods
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Naa Lomoley Sahin
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Conte West
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Naa Lomoley Sahin
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Troup
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Naa Lomoley Sahin
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Beecher
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Naa Lomoley Sahin
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Brennan Rodgers
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Naa Lomoley Sahin
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Edgewood
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Hannah Malcolm
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Clemente
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Hannah Malcolm
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John Martinez
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Hannah Malcolm
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Celentano
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Hannah Malcolm
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Mauro-Sheridan
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Hannah Malcolm
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Clinton
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Hannah Malcolm
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Ross Woodward
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Hannah Malcolm
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King Robinson
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Hannah Malcolm
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Davis
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Hannah Malcolm
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Jepson
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Hannah Malcolm
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Truman
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Dana Sherwonit
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Hooker
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Dana Sherwonit
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Wexler Grant
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Dana Sherwonit
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Hill Central
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Dana Sherwonit
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Fair Haven
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Dana Sherwonit
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Dana Sherwonit
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Barnard
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Dana Sherwonit
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Columbus
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Dana Sherwonit
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SEXUAL EDUCATION UNIT AND OPTING OUT
Connecticut General Statutes (CT GS Par.10-16c) mandate local boards of education to develop a family life education curriculum that includes “human sexuality; parenting; nutrition; and the emotional, physical, psychological, hygienic, economic and social aspects of family life. The curriculum guides may not include information pertaining to abortion as an alternative to family planning”.
Boards of education are also required to provide instruction on AIDS (CT GS Par.10-19b).
Lessons on human sexuality are included in “Growing Up & Staying Healthy: Understanding HIV & Other STIs” Unit of the Michigan Model for Health curriculum. The objective of this unit is to help students to gain the information, skills and motivation to make healthy decisions about sex and sexuality throughout their lives.
Parents have the right to opt out of the sexual education and AIDS unit (please note: NOT FROM THE ENTIRE HEALTH CURRICULUM!).
To do that, they need to sign and submit a consent form to their school’s respective itinerant teacher who teaches sexual education before the start of the semester with this unit.
For students whose parents have chosen to opt out of the sexual education unit, extra lessons from the existing units are taught at the health teacher’s discretion.
CONSENT FORMS
If as a parent or guardian you decide to opt out of the sexual/AIDS education unit, please download, sign and submit the form below to your child’s itinerant health education teacher:
English Consent Form in PDF format
Spanish Consent Form in PDF format
