Navarro Independent School District

The mission of the Navarro ISD School Health Advisory Council is to encourage and promote fitness and healthy life style choices for our students, staff and community.

A SHAC is a group of individuals representing the community and the school district who provide advice to the district on coordinated school health programming and its impact on student health and learning. SHACs provide a means for input to health education programs, and early intervention and prevention strategies that can be supported by local families, educators, administrators and the community.

SHACs assist school districts in ensuring that local community values are reflected in health education instruction. Additionally, SHACs play an important role in strengthening the connection between health and learning. They can help parents and community stakeholders reinforce the knowledge and skills children need to stay healthy for a lifetime. 

By law, every independent school system is required by law to have a School District Health Advisory Council; of which the majority of members must be parents who are not employed by the school district. Title 2, Chapter 28, Section 28.004 of the Texas Education Code at Statutes Tx details the specifics of this mandate.

The goals of the Navarro Student Health Advisory Council are to review and recommend programs that provide current information on health, physical, and social education issues that are important to our students and community. The SHAC will then advise the NISD School Board of these programs, and once approved, will work together

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Senate Bill 9

Senate Bill 9, known as the Christine Blubaugh Act, aims to enhance public school instruction and materials focused on preventing child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and sex trafficking. The legislation amends Section 28.004 of the Education Code, requiring local school health advisory councils to recommend specific curricula and strategies for various grade levels. Key provisions include transparent access to instructional materials, a clear dating violence policy with reporting procedures, and parental involvement in the educational process. School boards are tasked with adopting effective materials based on expert recommendations and ensuring parents are informed about the district's instruction plans. This Act promotes a safe school environment and raises awareness of these critical issues among students and their families.