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Sexuality and HIV/AIDS Advisory Committee
Sample Plan Based on 2 Hour Meetings

  # Activity   Activity Timeline
1. Establish, or re-establish, a sex education advisory committee with the membership required by law.   
  1. Brainstorm potential members
  2. Letter or phone call to recruit
  3. Meet with regional coordinators to discuss process, outcome and agenda for first meeting.
  
2. Assign a sex education supervisor.  
3. Determine charge, mission and outcomes for the committee.  
4. Establish ground rules, timelines and a decision-making model (e.g., consensus or majority) for the committee. 1st meeting 1 1/2-2 hours
5. Establish working subcommittees, such as parent involvement, audiovisual materials, evaluation, etc.  
6.  Develop a working definition of sex education.     
7. Assess what is already being done in the school and community. Between 1st and 2nd meeting and during 2nd meeting
8. Survey parents, community and students about their needs and wishes.  
9. Utilize available data, for example teen pregnancy statistics, and help document need for the program.  
10. Identify desired student outcomes, including knowledge and skills, for each developmental level.  
11. Identify criteria for reviewing programs and materials.  
12. Identify programs and materials that match desired student outcomes.
Depending on quantity/length of curricula to be reviewed and the number of videos, this may take several meetings.
*Detailed curricula review can be done by sub-committee and reported back to the full advisory committee for their approval.		 Between 2nd and 3rd meeting
13. Review programs and materials.  
14. Select optimal curriculum and materials for each developmental level.  
15. Specify a policy for answering students’ questions.  
16. Plan parent notification procedure.  
17. Make recommendations regarding program, curricula, materials, resources and policy issues to the board of education.  
18. Hold two public hearings, at least one week apart. Administrative and teacher tasks; some are ongoing
19.  Document board of education approval for plan.  
20. Determine who will teach and whether they are qualified.  
21. Define staff training needs.  
22. Train staff as necessary.  
23. Inform parents on the content of the program, their right to opt out their children, and their right to observe the class.  
24. Plan ways to collect feedback from parents, students and teachers.  
25. Implement the program.  
26. Establish a plan to regularly review the program and revise as needed to maximize effectiveness.   

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