School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)
Overview
School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)
School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) is an advisory group, appointed by the FBISD Board of Trustees, which provides guidance, recommendations, and support in the eight areas of Coordinated School Health (CSH). The Council promotes the coordination of programs, services, and curricula that impacts student health and learning. A majority of the members shall be persons who are parents of students enrolled in the district and who are not employed by the district. Additional members may include teachers, school administrators, students, health care professionals, members of the business community and non-profit health organizations, law enforcement representatives, senior citizens and clergy.
The School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) provides the following roles:
- Advocacy – The Council provides visibility for school health within the school system and community by utilizing the components of the coordinated school health program.
- Program Planning – The Council ensures that professionals who directly influence student health meet regularly to learn what their colleagues are doing, shares teaching strategies, problem solves, participates in curriculum selection and adaptation; provides a forum for discussion of health issues; facilitates innovation in health education.
- Health Education – The Council provides and efficient, effective structure for creating and implementing age-appropriate, sequential health education programs, and early intervention and prevention strategies that can easily be supported by local families and community stakeholders. Flour Bluff ISD supports abstinence education.
Coordinated School Health
Coordinated School Health (CSH) is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a strategy for improving students’ health and learning in our nation’s schools. The following links outline the rationale and goals for CSH, provide a model framework for planning and implementing CSH, and offer resources to help schools, districts, and stated improve their school health programs. There are eight components of the CSH: Family and community involvement; Nutrition services; Physical education; Health education; Counseling, psychological and social services; Health services; Health promotion for school staff; and Healthy school environment.
School Health Advisory Council Members 2021-2022
| Name | Campus/Dept | Service Represented |
|---|---|---|
| Reyes, Joseph | High School | Co-chair/Parent |
| Barganski, Linda | Administration | Co-Chair/Admin |
| Buchanan, Brittany | Nutrition/Wellness | Food Service |
| Valdez, Gina | District Nutrition | Food Service |
| Evans, Dawn | District Nurse | Health Services |
| Martinez, Sandra | Communities in Schools | Counseling Services |
| Pailes, Pam | High School | Administrator |
| Reyes, Irene | High School | Community Member |
| Gordon, Brenna | High School | Student |
| Collins, Kate | Junior High | Social Services |
| Zepeda, Brooke | Junior High | Teacher |
| Brady, Allison | Junior High | Parent |
| Auger, Aspen | Intermediate | Physical Education |
| Shouse, Cassandra | Intermediate | Parent |
| Murphy, Shannon | Intermediate | Parent |
| Villarreal, Veronica | Elementary | Counseling Services |
| Bourdlais, Linda | Elementary | Parent |
| Canavati, Sam | Elementary | Parent |
| Gutierrez, Jessica | Primary | Administrator |
| LaBaume, Kristen | Early Childhood Center | Health Services |
| Sanchez, Aimee | Early Childhood Center | Parent |
| Aliyah Burnett | High School | Student |
| Name | Campus/Dept | Service Represented |
Ways SHAC Supports Student Health
The Physical Fitness Assessment Initiative (PFAI) is a program designed to gather physical fitness data from Texas students for analysis to determine the relationship or correlation between student academic achievement, attendance, obesity, disciplinary problems, and school meal programs.
The Council works to ensure that school food service programs offer healthy menus and that health-related activity are conducted; conducts focus groups with parents, teachers, administrators, and students; examines existing school services relative to need; assesses the physical and psychological environment of the school. Visit the Student Nutrition web page for more information.
The Council works with district personnel in the areas of curriculum selection, school nurse procedures, development of food service programs, promotion of physical fitness and policy making. Below is more information on the areas the Health Advisory Council provides support:
In response to national and state concern about the impact of bullying on students, recent Texas legislation has addressed the need for districts to develop anti-bullying policies and interventions. The Texas Legislature directed the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), in collaboration with the Texas Education Agency, to further provide and annually update a list of best practice-based early mental health intervention and suicide prevention programs for implementation in general education settings.
Bullying Prevention Websites and Resources
Suicide in Texas is a serious public health concern—and one that might be addressed successfully through a coordinated and comprehensive approach aimed at prevention.
Suicide Prevention Initiative Partnership
www.texassuicideprevention.org
Resources for Students and Families dealing with an Economic Crisis
SHAC Information
Council Membership
The members of the Council are committed to quality health education for the children of the Flour Bluff community.
Membership by year:
- 2019-2020
- 2018-2019
- 2017-2018
- 2016-2017
- 2015-2016
- 2014-2015
- 2013-2014
- 2013-2014
- 2011-2012
- 2010-2011
- 2009-2010
Other criteria include:
- Demonstrated interest in youth
- Awareness of the community
- Professional ability
- Willingness to devote time
- Representative of the population
- Fifty percent of the council shall be made up of parents
Reporting Procedure - The Council acts in an advisory capacity. The Council will send its recommendations to the Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction who reports to the Superintendent who reports to the Board.
Operating Guidelines
Meetings
The Council shall meet a minimum of four times each year.Voting Protocol
- Each member shall have one vote. Voting will not be done by proxy.
- Any vote requires a quorum to be present.
- A quorum shall be 10 members with not less than 5 being parents.
Order of Business
- Review of previous minutes
- Reports from subcommittees
- Report from facilitator
- Unfinished business
- New Business
- Announcements
- Adjourn
Meeting Dates & Minutes
The Council will meet a minimum of four times each year. Meetings are held at the Flour Bluff ISD Administration building. (Minutes are available for meeting dates which are linked.
Meeting Minutes
2020-2021
November 10, 2020
January 12, 2021
March 23, 2021
May 11, 20212019-2020
February 13, 2020
December 17, 2019
October 15, 2019
2018-2019
April 16, 2019
February 12, 2019
December 11, 2018
October 23, 20182017-2018
March 5, 2018
February 5, 2018
December 18, 2017
October 2, 20172016-2017
January 30, 2017
September 19, 20162015-2016
March 28, 2016
January 25, 2016
November 16, 2015
September 21, 20152014-2015
March 23, 2015
January 26, 2015
November 17, 2014
September 15, 20142013-2014
May 19, 2014
March 17, 2014
January 20, 2014
November 18, 2013
September 16, 2013
Curriculum & Instruction Admin
Nicole White
Executive Director of Curriculum & Instruction
nwhite@flourbluffschools.net
Dr. Nikol Youngberg
Curriculum & Instruction Director
nyoungberg@flourbluffschools.net
Brenda Mlsna
Administrative Assistant
bmlsna@flourbluffschools.net
Dr. Linda Barganski
Associate Superintendent for Student Services
lbarganski@flourbluffschools.net
Jennifer Rendon
Administrative Assistant
jrendon@flourbluffschools.net
Ashley Debler
ELA Curriculum Supervisor
adebler@flourbluffschools.net
Jennifer Norman
Math Curriculum Supervisor
jnorman@flourbluffschools.net
Campus Curriculum Supervisors
Molly Parker
High School Curriculum Supervisor
mparker@flourbluffschools.net
Tamara Blair
Junior High Curriculum Supervisor
tblair@flourbluffschools.net
Staci Cade
Intermediate Curriculum Supervisor
scade@flourbluffschools.net
Curriculum Resources
- District Accountability
- Districtwide Educational Improvement Council (DEIC) Form
- 2019-2020 District Improvement Plan
- STAAR
- STAAR Toolkit for Parents
- House Bill 5
- Parent Speaker Series
- Registration Information
- School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)
- Student Health Services
- Testing Dates
- Transfer Policy
- Texas Education Agency
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