District Informational Webinar November 21, 2013 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

1. Supporting School Success throughExemplary Sexual Health Education(A CDC/DASH-funded partnership project opportunity for WA School Districts) District Informational Webinar November 21, 2013 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.

2. Agenda • Welcome and Introduction of OSPI Staff • Overview of CDC/DASH Project: • National • WA State • District Participation • Questions and Answers

3. Supporting School Success Through Exemplary Sexual Health Education CDC/DASH 5 yr. Funding (Project 1308): • 19State Education Agencies (SEAs) • 17 Local Education Agencies (LEAs) • $225,000 (yr. 1) • Up to $400,000 (yrs. 2-5) Key Partners: • Assoc. of ESDs • Dept. of Health • Cardea • Planned Parenthood of the Great NW • UW LEAH

4. Overall Goals • Reduce HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among adolescents • Reduce teenpregnancy rates. • Reduce disparities in HIV and other STDs in specific adolescent sub-populations.

6. Washington State’s Exemplary Sexual Health Education (ESHE) Project Framework CDC DASH HIV Grant 1308 ESHE Project Activities OSPI and Statewide ESHE Public Health Partners AESD Network 15 Priority Districts Students and YDR High Risk Schools Washington State’s ESHE Project Program Strategy: • 4 Key Program Approaches (See Slide 7) • Critical Statewide Partnerships for establishing and delivering high quality TA and PD • Specific and strategic activities • Clear focus on positive sexual health outcomes for Youth at Disproportionate Risk (YDR) and High Risk school district communities

7. Project Scope & 4 Approaches

8. Approach 1 (Statewide): Exemplary Sexual Health Education (ESHE) Work with school districts & teachers throughout WA to promote ESHE, emphasizing HIV, other STDs and pregnancy prevention. Teacher training, training of trainers and technical assistance to: • Assess curricula and compliance with the Healthy Youth Act and AIDS Omnibus Act • Choose curricula that meet local needs and are comprehensive, medically accurate and inclusive • Deliver evidence-based and evidence-informed curricula

9. Approach 2 (Statewide): Policy • Assess policies • Implement policies and procedures related to: • exemplary sexual health education • safe and supportive environments • access to health services

10. Approach 3 (Partner Districts):Sexual Health Services (SHS) Improve adolescents’ access to key sexual health services in school clinics or the community: • Testing for HIV, other STDs and pregnancy • Contraception • HPV vaccinations

11. Approach 4 (Partner Districts):Safe and Supportive Environments (SSE) For All Students and Staff within Partner Districts: • Assessment of School Climate • Enforcement of anti-bullying and sexual harassment policies • Parent engagement • School-connectedness

12. Youth at Disproportionate Risk (YDR) WA State YDR = LGBTQ youth In selected schools within Partner Districts: • Additional focus on providing Safe and Supportive Environments

13. Evaluation • RFP for Outside Evaluator • Process Evaluation • Performance Measures (tied to Profiles survey)

14. The Focus: 15 Partner Districts Ready, Willing and Able: • Has programmatic need/interest • Superintendent/Leadership support • At least one CHAMPION • District/local area climate is supportive • No major, foreseeable roadblocks

15. The Focus: 15 Partner Districts Statewide Focus Need: • County health stats: High rates of teen pregnancy, STDs, HIV • School District stats: graduation rates, free/reduced lunch, homelessness, race/ethnicity

16. The Focus: 15 Partner Districts Willing and Able to Commit to: • 5 years of involvement (per assurances in iGrants) • Staff time for training, meetings • Participate in Profiles and Healthy Youth Survey (including sexual behavior questions) • Evaluation activities as needed

17. The Focus: 15 Partner Districts Year One (January – July, 2014) Planning: • School Health Profiles – spring of 2014, including Supplemental Questions • Assessment of current activities and capacity related to the “Four Focus Areas”: • curriculum mapping and review • capacity assessment • needs assessment • policy review • Project planning for years 2-5

18. The Focus: 15 Partner Districts Year 2 (August 2014 – July 2018): • Adopt sexual health education curricula – secondary schools • Develop/strengthen referrals to sexual health services • Implement strategies for safe and supportive school environment • Adopt/monitor policies

19. The Focus: 15 Partner Districts Year 2 (August 2014 – July 2018): • Participate in required data collection, including School Health Profiles (spring of 2016 and 2018) and the WA Healthy Youth Survey (HYS) (2015 and 2017), including Supplemental and Sexual Behavior Questions • Convene/strengthen school health advisory committee

20. What do Districts Get? FUNDING: • $500 in year 1 • Up to $10,000 in years 2-5

21. What do Districts Get? Coordination of efforts with state and local partnerships/programs • WISE/Cardea (Working to Institutionalize Sex Education) • PREP/DOH (Personal Responsibility Education Program) • Other??

22. Project Partner Roles

23. What do Districts Get? • TA and PD from OSPI and Partners: • Project Planning • Capacity and needs assessments • Curriculum mapping • Creation/enhancement of advisory councils • Policy review • Safe and supportive environments

24. What do Districts Get? • TA and PD to build capacity to: • Deliver exemplary sexual health education • Increase student access to health services • Increase school connectedness and safety • Improve school attendance and academic achievement • Reduce health and educational disparities • Reduce teen birth and STD rates among students

25. Next Steps • Nov. 25 – iGrants package #678 on-line • Dec. 16 – iGrants applications due • Dec. 20 – Notification of awards

26. Key Program Contacts • Laurie Dils, Interim HIV/Sexual Health Supervisor, OSPI – laurie.dils@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6368 • Jessica Vavrus, Assistant Superintendent, Teaching and Learning, OSPI – jessica.vavrus@k12.wa.us or 360-725-6417