CCSD advisory committee approves multiple health curricula for teacher database, elects chair and vice chair
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Summary
At its Feb. 19 orientation meeting, the Clark County School District advisory committee voted to recommend multiple Goodheart-Wilcox and Health Smart health/sexual-health resources for inclusion in the district materials database, elected Nikia Jackson Hale as chair and Dee Thomas as vice chair, and received training on parliamentary procedure and Nevada open-meeting law.
The Clark County School District Education Advisory Committee approved a slate of health and sexual-health teaching resources on Feb. 19 and elected leadership for the new term.
The committee voted by voice on several agenda items to recommend that the Board of School Trustees consider adding Goodheart‑Wilcox’s Essential Health Skills (middle- and high-school editions) and multiple Health Smart Grade‑5 teacher guides and lesson workbooks to the district’s database of approved instructional materials. Christopher Carroll, CCSD director and the committee’s liaison, said approved resources join a district database from which teachers may choose materials that meet the Nevada academic content standards.
Why it matters: approvals by the advisory committee do not by themselves place materials into classrooms. Carroll emphasized the committee is advisory only; final adoption rests with the Board of School Trustees. The curriculum guidance and review process are governed by Nevada Revised Statute 389.036, which also requires parental opt‑in for the listed topics.
Votes at a glance - Item 2.06 — Goodheart‑Wilcox Essential Health Skills (middle school, third edition) and ancillary materials: motion made and seconded; voice vote carried (approved by committee) — outcome: committee recommendation to Board of School Trustees. - Item 2.07 — Goodheart‑Wilcox Essential Health Skills (high school, fourth edition) and ancillary materials: motion made and seconded; voice vote carried (approved by committee). Members asked whether local resources are included; Carroll confirmed local resources may be included in the teacher database. - Item 2.08 — Health Smart Grade 5 teacher guide and workbook module ("Old Me, New Me"): motion made and seconded; voice vote carried (approved by committee). - Item 2.09 — Health Smart Grade 5 lesson 33 ("Understanding puberty and new responsibilities"): motion made and seconded; voice vote carried (approved by committee). - Items 2.10 & 2.11 — Health Smart Grade 5 lessons on "Understanding a Boy’s Body" and "Understanding a Girl’s Body": motions made and seconded; voice votes carried. Carroll confirmed grade‑5 practice separates boys and girls for these lessons and that instruction must align with Nevada academic content standards. - Item 2.12 — Health Smart Grade 5 lesson 38 ("Seeking information and support"): motion made and seconded; voice vote carried (approved by committee).
Committee members raised questions about how lessons are implemented and monitored. Nikia Jackson Hale asked whether local resources are provided with lessons; Carroll replied that teachers may select district‑approved resources that include local references. On the question of monitoring, Carroll said teachers are required to follow Nevada academic content standards and lessons in the operational guide specify required objectives.
Next steps: Approved recommendations will be forwarded to the Board of School Trustees for final approval. The committee’s actions place the materials in the pool of district‑approved options that teachers may select when teaching the relevant units.
Attendance and procedural note: the committee took all approvals by voice vote, announcing "Aye" with no roll‑call tallies recorded in the meeting transcript. The committee confirmed a quorum prior to votes.