Comprehensive Sexual Health Education
Informational Presentation to the Board of Education on Recommended Secondary Health Curriculum | Presentación informativa del Consejo de Educación Sobre el Currículo de Salud Secundaria Recomendado
CHYA Awareness Informational Presentation | Presentación Informativa de Concienciación Sobre CHYA
CHYA Adopted Curriculum - English
Plan de estudios adoptado por CHYA - Español
CHYA Awareness Informational Presentation - English
Ley de Juventud Saludable de California (2016) Vision general
CHYA Question Form | Formulario de Preguntas Sobre CHYA
If you have any questions regarding Orange Unified's implementation of the California Healthy Youth Act, please submit your questions to the form by clicking on the button below.
Curriculum Review Committee | Comite de Revisión del Curriculo
The Comprehensive Sexual Health Education Curriculum Review Committee (CRC) was comprised of:
- one from each middle school
- one from each district advisory group
- two elementary
- one high school
- one teacher rep from each middle school
- one elementary teacher rep
- two nurses
- one Curriculum Council member
- one Curriculum Office staff member
Medical/University
- two medical professionals and/or university professors
Selected representatives attended all CRC meetings and reviewed all Adolescent Sexual Health Working Group (ASHWG) recommended middle school comprehensive sexual health education curricula utilizing a rubric. The meeting minutes from each session are posted below.
Meeting Minutes
Overview of Positive Prevention Plus - Middle School | Descripción General de Prevención Positiva Plus- Escuela Secundarias
Positive Prevention Plus (2018) Board approved, July 22, 2021
LESSON TOPICS
- Getting Started (classroom ground rules)
- Understanding Change
- Exploring Friendships
- Bullying and Abuse
- Human Trafficking
- Preventing an Unplanned Pregnancy
- Teen Pregnancy: Choices & Responsibilities
- Myths and Stereotypes about HIV Infections
- HIV/AIDS Epidemic
- Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infections
- Recognizing and Reducing Risk
- Media and Peer Pressure
- HIV/STI Testing and Community Resources
- Goal Setting
Overview of Online APEX Health Curriculum-High School | Descripción General del Plan de Estudios de Salud APEX en linea - Preparatorias
Apex Learning Health Extended (2019) Board approved, July 22, 2021
This linked course outline is an overview of the 6 units within the Apex Online Health curriculum. In addition, specific activities for each unit are listed. Activities highlighted in yellow, will not be part of the curriculum for "opt-out" students.
Apex Online Health Sample Activities
Unit 1 - Mental & Emotional Health
Unit 2 - Fitness & Nutrition
Unit 3 - Drugs
Unit 4 - Disease
Unit 5 - Injuries
Unit 6 - Sexual Health
Health Framework & CHYA Resources | Plan Estatal de Salud y Recursos de CHYA
Please see below for a link to the current Health Education Framework.
The California Department of Education (CDE), Instructional Quality Commission (IQC), and State Board of Education (SBE) are currently in the process of revising the 2019 Health Education Curriculum Framework for California Public Schools, Transitional Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve (Health Education Framework), which is scheduled for adoption by the SBE in May 2019.
Parent Notification Letter (Containing Opt-Out Information for Families) | Carta de Notificación Para los Padres (Con información de Exclusión Voluntaria Para Familias)
CHYA Parent Notification Letter - English | Español
(Full opt-out information is included in this letter.)
OUSD CHYA Implementation Fact Sheet | Hoja Informativas de la Implementación de CHYA en OUSD
Timeline
- After the review process was completed, the CRC compiled findings and provided recommendations to Curriculum Council.
- On January 28, 2020, Curriculum Council recommended to the Board, Positive Prevention Plus (2018) for middle school and Apex Learning Health Extended (2019) for high school implementation.
- Parent Awareness Presentations were completed for all schools by spring 2021.
- A formal community curriculum review period began in the Office of Curriculum & Instruction on June 4, 2021.
- On July 22, 2021, the Orange Unified Board of Education approved Positive Prevention Plus (2018) for middle school and Apex Learning Health Extended (2019) for high school.
- Middle School Implementation of Positive Prevention Plus will begin in the Spring of 2022
OUSD CHYA Implementation Awareness Presentations | El conocimiento de las Presentaciones Sobre la Implementación de CHYA
For more information on the recommendations for OUSD implementation, please refer to this Informational Presentation.
Parent Advisory Meeting Dates
Elementary School Site
