the school and assist the parent by making referrals to appropriate agencies. Regular Education Students If a regular education student is having emotional and/or behavioral issues that are significant enough that is interfering with ability to perform academically there are resources available. The student can approach their counselor for support. If it is appropriate the counselor may contact the student’s parent to discuss the situation and can also make referrals to outside agencies. A Student Assistance Meeting can also be called by a parent and/or school personnel to assess the student’s needs and to make an appropriate intervention plan. The recommendations that result from such a meeting might include an assessment for whether the student meets the criteria for Special Education. The team might also recommend that the student be linked to support services outside of the school. Support Services for all Students Special education and regular education students have a variety of resources available to them to address emotional and behavioral problems. These include meeting with the vice principle to address conflicts with peers and meeting with the nurse for any health related concerns. Students can also access service from the on campus teen clinic given permission by their parent or if they are of age to seek support independently. All school personnel are also mandated reporters. Therefore, if any student approaches a school employee with a report that they are in danger or are a danger to others a call will be made to the Statewide Central Intake for Child Protective Services. School Safety Plan School safety plan comprehensive plan will provide as required by the Public Education Department supporting healthy and safe environments and including prevention, policies and procedures and emergency response plans. District Emergency Evacuation Plans Arroyos del Elementary School I In the event students cannot return or enter the school building and remain on the school grounds then we will have an alternative pick up point. The alternative pickup will be la Canada Road, northwest corn of the property line. Students that cannot be delivered by the bus driver will be taken to the Hondo/Seco fire station. Teachers will remain at the Hondo/Seco fire station until all parents have been contacted and all children picked up. II
HEALTH EDUCATION District Policy The District will implement a comprehensive, sequential, K-12 health education curriculum that addresses the nutritional, physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions of health, aligned with health education content standards with benchmarks and performance standards as set by the New Mexico Public Education Department. It is the goal of the Board that students gain the essential knowledge and skills they need to become “health literate” –that is to make health enhancing choices and avoid behaviors that can damage their health and well-being. The District will provide comprehensive sexual education at the middle and high school levels. The district shall also provides HIV and related issues in the curriculum of the required health education content area to all students in the elementary grades, in the middle/junior high school grades, and in the senior high grades as set forth in 6.12.1.10 NMAC. Definitions Health Education means the instructional program that provides the opportunity to motivate and assist all students to maintain and improve their health, prevent disease and reduce health-related risk behaviors. It allows students to develop and demonstrate increasingly sophisticated knowledge, attitudes, skills, and practices. It means the content standards with benchmarks and performance standards as set forth in 6.30.2.19 NMAC. Requirement The healthy school environment policy shall include a planned, sequential, k-12 health education curriculum that address the physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions of health and is aligned to the health education content standards with benchmarks and performance standards as set forth in 6.30.2.19 NMAC. Note: Districts should align health education curriculum to the health education content standards with benchmarks and performance standards for implementation in the 2006-07 school year. Goal: The goal of a comprehensive health education curriculum within a coordinated school health approach is to acquire life skills in order to attain personal, family, community, consumer and environmental health. Activities: Schools will provide a planned, sequential, k-12 health education curriculum that addresses the physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions of health. Schools Health Education curriculum will be aligned to NM Health Education content standards and benchmarks and performance standards.