State-Specific Resources for Educators

Look for state-specific resources for educators on this page. It provides laws, acts, state standards, and other helpful information for sex educators.

All Educators

• 16 Critical Sexual Education Topics, CDC
• CDC’S 16 Critical Sexual Education Topics and How Puberty: The Wonder Years Lays Strong Foundation
• Health Education Curriculum Assessment Tool (HECAT), Module HS, Sexual Health Curriculum, CDC
• National Sex Education Standards (NSES) (Second Edition), Future of Sex Education (FOSE)
• Professional Learning Standards for Sex Education, Sex Education Collaborative
• Sex and HIV Education: State Policies in Brief, 2017, Guttmacher Institute
• Sexual Health Education Guide. 2018. Michigan Department of Education
• State Policies on Sex Education in Schools, 2016, National Conference of State Legislatures
• State School Health Database: HIV, STD, and Pregnancy Prevention Education, National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)
• State Sex and HIV Education Policy, Kaiser Family Foundation, 2017

California Educators

• California Health Standards: Growth & Development, Grades 3 through 6 Aligned to Puberty: The Wonder Years for Grades 4, 5, and 6 (rev 2017-5-3)
• California Healthy Youth Act: Required Criteria for Elementary Sex Education Addressed by Puberty: The Wonder Years for grades 4,5 and 6 (rev 2017-5-3)
• California Healthy Youth Act Frequently Asked Questions

Illinois Educators

• Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive Health Education Act, (2005, 2009)
• Public Act 98-0441 on Sex Education
• College and Career Physical Development & Health website, ISBE
• Physical Development & Health Performance Descriptors, Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE)
• Nonregulatory Guidance on Sex Education, (ISBE 2016)
• Exemplary Sexual Health Education Resources, ISBE

Florida Educators

• Florida Laws and Resources Related to Sex Education, 2019
• Florida Dept of Ed Mental & Emotional Health Education FAQ 2019-9-17, 2019
• Florida Comprehensive Health Education, FL Department of Education
• Florida State Statute 1003.42 (2)(n)
• Florida State Statute 1003.46
• Florida Next Generation Sunshine State Standards for Health Education, 2014

Michigan Educators

• Michigan a to k Criteria Met by Puberty: The Wonder Years
• Summary of Legal Obligations and Best Practices Michigan, 2019, MDE
• Compilation of Michigan Laws Re Teaching of HIV Sex Ed Health and PE, rev 2019-11, MI

New Mexico Educators

• New Mexico HIV-STI Prevention Education Program
• New Mexico K-4 Health Education Standards
• New Mexico 5-8 Health Education Standards
• Puberty: The Wonder Years Lessons Aligned with New Mexico 5-6 Health Education Standards
• New Mexico Health Education Resources

North Carolina Educators

• North Carolina Essential Standards Health Education – Grades 4-6 Correlation to Puberty: The Wonder Years
• North Carolina Healthy Youth Act, 2009
• North Carolina Healthy Youth Act FAQ, SHIFT NC
• Reproductive Health and Safety Education, DPI
• Frequently Asked Questions, DPI
• North Carolina E-Procurement System Pricing for Puberty: The Wonder Years (rev 2018-5-10)
• Title V Abstinence Grant Packet 2016-21

Tennessee Educators

• Tennessee Health Education Standards – Correlation to Puberty: The Wonder Years Grades 4-6
• Tennessee Laws Related to Family Life Education Addressed by Puberty: The Wonder Years for Grades 4, 5 and 6
• Response to Public Chapter 585(2012): HIV/AIDS Prevention Education in Tennessee Public Schools, legislative brief by OREA
• Tennessee Health Education Standards Grades 3-5
• Tennessee Health Education Standards Grades 6-8

Washington Educators

• Reviewed HIV-Sexual Health Instructional Materials, 2015-19, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction
• A Guide to Sexual Health Education Implementation in Washington State 2020, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction
• HIV and Sexual Health Education Resources, September 2019, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Sexual Health Standard 1 Knowledge Expectations – Grades 3-5, 2016, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Sexual Health Standard 1 Knowledge Expectations – Grades 6-8, 2016, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Sexual Health Standards 2-8 Skill and Practice Expectations – Grades 3-5, 2016, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Sexual Health Standards 2-8 Skill and Practice Expectations – Grades 6-8, 2016, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Washington Laws and Resources Related to Sex Education, 2019
• AIDS Omnibus Act, 1988, WA
• Healthy Youth Act, 2007, WA
• Sexual Health Education Curriculum Design Rubric, WA Superintendent of Public Instruction
• Washington Models for the Evaluation of Bias, 2009, Equity and Civil Rights

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