School Health Advisory Council
ECISD SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
The SHAC Council welcomes members to join, parents, community members, churches, businesses, media, and government help ensure a diverse representation to help the council meet its goals and help us focus on areas of importance for our youth to have better outcomes as they become the community members and leaders for the next generations to come.
Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC)
- Health Education. Catch Program
- Nutrition Services
- Employee Wellness.
- Social and Emotional School Climate
- Physical Environment. ( School and Environmental safety)
- Health Services.
- Counseling, Psychological, and Social Services.
- Community Involvement.
SHAC News
Senate Bill 19 has mandated that all school districts in the state of Texas have a School Health Advisory Council. The council is to be made up of a majority of parents of children of the district. The rest of the committee may include staff members and members of the community. Visit the following link to learn more.
FAQ on School Health Advisory Council SHAC .
Public posting of meeting agenda are located at the main entrance of Edinburg Administration building bulletin board 411 N. 8th St Edinburg TX (72 hours prior to the meeting date).
Meeting: November 17, 2021 Time 5:30-7:00
(Holidays early posting December 17, 2021)
Meeting: 06-28-2022 Time: 4:30-5:30
Meeting: 08/02/2022 TIME: TBA
Location: ECISD Administration Building
Address: 411 N 8th Street
Edinburg, Texas 78539
What is the process for adopting curriculum and instructional materials regarding the SHAC and human sexuality, dating violence, child abuse, sex trafficking, and family violence instruction?
School boards must adopt a policy on the process for adoption of materials for human sexuality instruction. The policy must require at least two public meetings of the SHAC. The policy must also require the board to adopt a resolution convening the SHAC to determine curriculum for human sexuality instruction, curriculum and instruction materials for child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and sex trafficking, as described above, and the process
for parent notification and consent beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. Tex. Educ. Code § 28.004
for parent notification and consent beginning with the 2022-2023 school year. Tex. Educ. Code § 28.004
SHAC Agendas and Minutes