Sexual Health Education Guide Template
(National Version)
This Sexual Health Education Guide national version (SHE Guide National) is for school districts to tailor to make their own sex education guide to encourage clear and consistent communication with families and school staff. The SHE national guide for sex education was originally developed for use by Michigan schools, so please insert resources and sex education policies, curricula, and resources that are relevant for your state. Read all about its development.
SHE Guide National User Notes (read first)
- Sample By-Laws for Sexual Health Education Curriculum Committees
Appendices
- A: The Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) Model
- B: HIV/STI and Sexuality Education: Curriculum Evaluation Tool
- C: GASD Logic Model for School-Based HIV/STD and Sex Education Programs
- D: A Summary of Laws, Policies and Best Practices (for your state)*[1]
- E: Sex Education Advisory Boards Commonly Asked Questions (Michigan sample)*
- F: Request for Approval of Sex Education Supervisor Form (if required by your state)*
- G: District Sex Education Advisory Board Matrix of Participants
- H: Sex Education Program Leadership Functions and Responsibilities (Michigan sample)*
- I: GASD SEAB Leadership and Members*
- J: SEAB Application Form and SEAB Application Form (revised 2023) and Great Lakes School District Rubric for Application to Serve on the Sex Ed Advisory Board
- K: HIV/STI and Sexuality Education: Process Index (Michigan sample)*
- L: Data on Risk Behaviors, HIV, other STDs, Teen Pregnancy and Births (Michigan sample)*
- M: Parent Sex Ed Survey*
- N: (your state requirements) Gap Analysis and Resources*
- O: State of (insert your state) State Board of Education: Policy to Promote Health and Prevent Disease and Pregnancy*
- P: Frameworks for Evaluating HIV/STI Education Curricula
- Q: (Your state standards and guidelines for sex education at all grades)*
- R: Recommendations for Public Hearings on Sex Education Programs
- S: Great Lakes School District Two-Year Report* (updated 2023-3-21)
- T: HIV and Sex Education: Parental Rights and Exclusion from Instruction (Michigan sample)*
- U: GLSD Notification to Parents/Guardians*
- V: GLSD Standard of Practice Guidelines for Teachers Answering Student Questions Related to HIV and Sex Education*
- W: List of Community Providers*
- X: (insert your state) Laws Related to Right of a Minor to Obtain Health Care without Consent or Knowledge of Parents*
- Y: (insert your state) Qualifications of Teachers of Sexuality and HIV/AIDS Education*
- Z: (insert your state) Guest Presenter Policy*
- AA: Guidelines for Using Guest Speakers
- BB: GASD Curriculum Overviews and Student Learning Objectives**[2]
- BBa: Puberty: The Wonder Years, Grade 4, Lessons and Objectives (2021 ed)
- BBb: Puberty: The Wonder Years, Grade 5, Lessons and Objectives (2021 ed)
- BBc: Puberty: The Wonder Years, Grade 6, Lessons and Objectives (2021 ed)
- BBd: Puberty: The Wonder Years Synopsis Grades 4, 5, 6 (2021 ed)
- BBe: Growing Up and Staying Healthy
- BBf: Healthy and Responsible Relationships
- BBg: Rights, Respect, Responsibility
- [List all approved curricula outlines here]
Find many state-specific sex education resources HERE.
Learn about state laws related to sex education HERE.
Updated 2023-4-28
[1] * Indicates appendices that are to be personalized by your school district
[2] ** Indicates appendices of approved sex education and HIV/STI curricula outlines that will be added by your school district