Health
Elementary; Kindergarten - 6th Grade
The academic success of America's youth is strongly linked with their health. Health literacy is essential for preparing students to be healthy and productive members of society.
Health Education is achieved through a partnership of teachers, students, families, administrators, schools, and the community. The task of the Scappoose School District is to create a learning environment in which all students are valued for their diversity, fostered in their wellness development, challenged, and motivated to continue learning and leading a healthy lifestyle throughout their lifetime.
Elementary Instructional Resources
The Great Body Shop
The Great Body Shop is our current K-6 health curriculum. This adoption was most recently renewed by the school board in the spring of 2018.
According to Policy IGAI, the Board shall approve the plan of instruction and require that it be reviewed and updated biennially in accordance with new scientific information and effective educational strategies. In August 2023, a team of parents, teachers, school administrators, local health department staff, other community representatives, and persons from the medical community who are knowledgeable of the latest scientific information and effective education strategies, reviewed the plan of instruction and made recommendations to the SSD School Board that we maintain the use of our adopted instructional materials until the ODE recommended instructional materials adoption for Health is completed at the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
The lessons and activities included in the Scope & Sequence are those that teach the Oregon Health Standards. Teachers use the Student magazines as their instructional tool and they are instructed to not go beyond the scope of the grade level curriculum or standards during instruction, including private conversations with students.
Fightchildabuse.org is the instructional resource to teach sexual abuse prevention learning targets (Erin's Law).
Elementary Curriculum Scope & Sequence
SSD 2023-2024 Comprehensive Health Education K-6 Scope and Sequence
K-6 Oregon Health Education Standards
Exemption from Instruction: Parent Preview of Materials and Opt-Out Process
Parents and guardians are a child’s first and most influential teachers and as such, can choose to opt their student(s) out of Comprehensive Human Growth and Development Education. Families considering this option may do so with or without previewing the materials.
A school-wide Parent/Guardian Notification Letter regarding elementary health instruction will be disseminated by your child's teacher and/or principal both digitally and on paper each year prior to instruction in human growth and development and sexual abuse prevention education.
The materials preview process is as follows:
Parents may preview all health curriculum materials either online or in person.
The digital Parent Notification Letter will contain directions and links for parents to preview the Great Body Shop curriculum online.
If you would prefer to preview health materials in person, you can fill out the Scappoose Request for In-person Preview of Elementary Human Growth and Development Health Materials Google form linked within the digital Notification Letter, and the school or a district administrator will contact you to schedule a time.
After previewing materials, if a parent would like to excuse their child from specific units, follow the Opt-Out Process below.
According to Oregon Law (OAR Rule 581-022-1440), parents can opt their children out of any or all sexuality education components. However, parents cannot opt their children out of the entire health curriculum without written documentation of a religious or disability-related reason.
The Exemption from Instruction (Opt-Out) process is as follows:
After previewing materials, if a parent/guardian would like to excuse their child from specific units or lessons of instruction, complete and submit a digital or paper copy of the Student Opt-Out Notice form. A link to the digital Student Opt-Out Notice Google form can be found in the Parent Notification Letter. Paper copies of the Student Opt-Out Notice are available upon request in your child’s school office.
Plan for Alternative Instruction
If a student is opted out of a portion of the instruction, the teacher and/or school principal will work with the parent/guardian to determine the appropriate alternative materials and instruction.
Secondary; 6th Grade - 12th Grade
The academic success of America's youth is strongly linked with their health. Health literacy is essential for preparing students to be healthy and productive members of society.
Health Education is achieved through a partnership of teachers, students, families, administrators, schools, and the community. The task of the Scappoose School District is to create a learning environment in which all students are valued for their diversity, fostered in their wellness development, challenged, and motivated to continue learning and leading a healthy lifestyle throughout their lifetime.
Secondary Instructional Resources
Glencoe Teen Health; Middle School
Glencoe Teen Health is our current Middle School health curriculum. This adoption was most recently renewed by the school board in the spring of 2018.
According to Policy IGAI, the Board shall approve the plan of instruction and require that it be reviewed and updated biennially in accordance with new scientific information and effective educational strategies. In August 2023, a team of parents, teachers, school administrators, local health department staff, other community representatives, and persons from the medical community who are knowledgeable of the latest scientific information and effective education strategies, reviewed the plan of instruction and made recommendations to the SSD School Board that we maintain the use of our adopted instructional materials until the ODE recommended instructional materials adoption for Health is completed at the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
Glencoe Health; High School
Glencoe Health is our current High School health curriculum. This adoption was most recently renewed by the school board in the spring of 2018.
According to Policy IGAI, the Board shall approve the plan of instruction and require that it be reviewed and updated biennially in accordance with new scientific information and effective educational strategies. In August 2023, a team of parents, teachers, school administrators, local health department staff, other community representatives, and persons from the medical community who are knowledgeable of the latest scientific information and effective education strategies, reviewed the plan of instruction and made recommendations to the SSD School Board that we maintain the use of our adopted instructional materials until the ODE recommended instructional materials adoption for Health is completed at the end of the 2024-2025 school year.
Secondary Curriculum Maps
Secondary Grades 6-12 Common Core State Standards (hyperlinks)
Exemption from Instruction: Parent Preview of Materials and Opt-Out Process
PARENT/GUARDIAN NOTIFICATION, PREVIEW OF MATERIALS, AND OPT-OUT PROCESS
Parents and guardians are a child’s first and most influential teachers and as such, can choose to opt their student(s) out of Comprehensive Human Growth and Development Education. Families considering this option may do so with or without previewing the materials. The following process will be used at the Middle and High School levels in Scappoose School District.
Parent/Guardian Notification
A Parent/Guardian Notification Letter will be disseminated by your student’s Middle or High School teacher or administrator each year prior to instruction in human growth and development and sexual abuse prevention education. This communication to parents/guardians is provided 2-3 weeks prior to instruction. Parents/guardians must opt out their child prior to the start of the unit.
Additionally, parents must also be informed in advance of all guest speakers on potentially controversial issues and an opportunity must be provided to opt their child out of the presentation.
Health Materials Preview Process
Upon receipt of the Parent/Guardian Notification letter, parents/guardians first point of contact is the health teacher. Parents/guardians may contact their student’s teacher for clarifying questions or to schedule an opportunity to preview all human growth and development instructional materials at the school or district office.
A school or district administrator will be available for parents/guardians to ask questions regarding the human growth and development instructional materials or scope and sequence of instruction.
If a parent would like to excuse their child from specific lessons or the unit of instruction, follow the Exemption from Instruction (Opt-Out) Process below.
Exemption from Instruction (Opting-Out)
According to Oregon Law, parents can opt their children out of any or all comprehensive sexuality education components ORS 336.035 and OAR 581-022-2050. However, parents cannot opt their children out of the entire health curriculum without written documentation of a religious or disability-related reason and a board-approved plan for an alternative individualized learning activity that substitutes for the period of time exempt from the program and meets the goals of the learning activity or course being exempt (OAR Rule 581-021-0009).
The Exemption from Instruction (Opt-Out) process is as follows:
If a parent/guardian would like to excuse their child from specific lessons or the full unit of comprehensive human growth and development, they can complete and submit the opt-out portion of Parent/Guardian Notification Letter prior to the start of the unit.
Paper copies of the Parent/Guardian Notification Letter are available upon request in your school office.
Copies of your student’s completed Opt-Out will be shared with your student’s teacher, and administrator, and will be added to your student’s permanent school record.
Plan for Alternative Instruction
If a student is opted-out of a portion of the instruction, the health teacher will work with the parent/guardian to determine the appropriate alternative materials and instruction. Alternative lessons and materials are supervised by an adult. If a student is opted-out of the entire human growth and development unit, the parent/guardian is responsible for providing alternative instruction that complies with the health education standards (OAR Rule 581-021-0009).
Additional Health Education Resources
The following resources contain information and guidance on the Health Standards required by the State of Oregon.
Oregon Department of Education Health Guidance
Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Oregon