MICHIGAN MODEL FAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM

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MICHIGAN MODELFAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM
Lifetime Wellness
Dr. Cassandra Turner HPELW Advisor
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SCS Family Life Curriculum

• Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 49, Chapter 6
  mandates that a Family Life Curriculum be taught
  yearly.
• The law specifies that an Abstinence Centered
  curriculum be used in any district where the
  county pregnancy rate is 19.5 per 1,000 girls for
  females ages 15-17.

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SCS Family Life Curriculum-Continued

• The pregnancy rate in Shelby County for girls
  15-17 is
• per 1,000 girls.
• The Michigan Model is a holistic, abstinence
  centered
• curriculum previously used in MCS legacy
  schools.
• Students will receive instruction in a Family
  Life
• Curriculum unless parents Opt-Out of the
  instruction.

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The Michigan Model is a holistic,
abstinence-centered scripted curriculum that
teaches students about
Decision Making Skills
Social, Physical and Emotional Changes
Family Roles and Responsibilities
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MMFLC Implementation Process Legacy MCS
Regions

• Regions
• Southeast
• Southwest
• Northeast
• Northwest
• IZone
• Alternative

• Process
• Opt-Out letters
• Taught by HPELW teachers in grades 4-9
• Begin lessons in November-December
• Repeat lessons after TCAP for Middle and
  Alternative Schools

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MMFLC Implementation Process East RegionThree-
Phases

• Phase I 2013-2014

Phase III 2015-2016

• Begin implementation process in high schools
  with the Lifetime Wellness classes.

• Begin implementation process in elementary
  schools (grades 4-5) with HPELW teachers.

Phase I I 2014-2015
Note
Begin implementation process in middle schools
(grades 6-8) with HPELW teachers.

• Grades 4-8 will continue with current practice
  of teaching the week-long Family Life lessons
  via classroom, science classes or counselors.

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Michigan Model Family Life Curriculum (Sample
Letter) (Date) Dear Parents Your child is
about to begin, or may have already begun, a
period of rapid growth called puberty. Many
children wonder if they are normal as they notice
themselves and their friends going through
physical and emotional changes that prepare them
for adulthood. By teaching children about the
wonderful ways they are maturing, adults can
promote a positive attitude toward sexuality that
helps children grow into healthy, responsible
adults. Children who have talked to their parents
and other trusted adults are more likely to
understand the changes they are going through and
are able to avoid risky behavior. Too many young
people get involved in premature sexual activity
that can result in serious problems, such as
heartbreak, sexually transmitted disease, HIV
infection, or pregnancy.
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• As your partners in education, our District has
  approved a series of lessons called the Michigan
  Model Family Life as an embedded part of our
  HPELW curriculum in grades
• 4-9. The lessons were endorsed by the Tennessee
  Department of Education and will be taught in
  your childs HPELW classes beginning mid
  November. The main focus of these lessons is
  two-fold
• Promote appreciation and respect for the amazing
  changes experienced by self and others.
• 2. Equip children with the skills they need to
  postpone sexual intercourse.
• Your child will be encouraged to talk to you
  about growing up and to ask you questions.
  Interviews with a parent or another trusted adult
  will be assigned as homework in order to promote
  open communication.
• Keep in mind that Memphis City Schools values
  parental choice. You can Opt-Out to have your
  child EXCLUDED from participation. Please submit
  in writing the Opt- Out form for your child
  and return it to the school. Failure to submit
  the Opt-Out form will result in your child
  participating in the Michigan Model Family Life
  curriculum lessons.
• Sincerely,
• (Principal)
• (Teacher)

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Shelby County Schools Michigan Model Family Life
Curriculum Opt-Out Form 2013-2014 School______
_______________________ Region_____________ Stud
ents Name______________________
Grade____________ No, I do not wish for my child
to participate in the Michigan Model Family Life
curriculum. Parent /Guardian Name________________
______________
Print Parent/Guardian
Signature_______________________________
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March 18, 2013 Re Family Life Curriculum Grade
6 Dear Parents/Guardians Family Life
instruction is mandated by Tennessee Law, (Public
Chapter 565 dated May 25, 1989 amended August
2012), and has been implemented in Shelby County
Schools since 1991. The Family Life Curriculum
will be taught in your childs classroom during
the week of April 29 May 3, 2013. The 6th
Grade Curriculum consists of locally prepared
age appropriate lesson plans designed to teach
concepts about the family, friendship, and
responsibility. The school counselor presents
one lesson to 6th graders separated by gender.
Lessons in the Family Life Curriculum were
carefully evaluated by the staff and shared with
the community before receiving board approval in
1991 and revised, July 2009. Copies of the
guides are available for your review in the
public libraries, SCS school libraries, and
online http//www.scsk12.org/SCS/curriculum_guide
s/Family-Life-6-8/index.html. Parents/Guardians
who object to their childs participation in
this program have the option of requesting that
their child be exempted from this instruction by
written request to the principal. Your childs
grades will not be affected by this exemption
however, an alternate assignment will be
given. As always, we appreciate your assistance
and support of our instructional
programming. Sincerely, cc Principals
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What is Abstinence Centered?

• Abstinence-centered - focuses on the whole
  person.
• Students will understand the health, economic and
  societal benefits of refraining from non-marital
  sex
• Students are encouraged to engage in
  goal-setting
• Does not promote or condone gateway sexual
  activities

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Abstinence OnlyRemoves These Risk

• AIDS/HIV/STDS

Teenage Pregnancy
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MICHIGAN MODELFAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM
GRADES 4-5-6
Dr. Cassandra Turner HPELW Advisor
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Puberty The Wonder YearsGrades 4-5-6
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4th Grade 10-Lessons

• A Climate for Growth (1)
• New Life(1)
• Social Emotional Changes (1)
• Growing Up Male (1)
• Growing Up Female (1)
• HIV/AIDS Education (3)

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5th Grade 15-LessonsPuberty, The Wonder Years

• A Climate for Growth (1)
• New Life(1)
• Families and Roles (1)
• Social Emotional Changes (1)
• I Wonder What Is Puberty and the Male
  Reproductive System (1)

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5th Grade 15-Lessons Continued

• Puberty and the Female Reproductive System (1)
• Reproduction (1)
• Personal Hygiene and Healthy Habits (1)
• Media Messages (1)
• HIV/AIDS Education
• Happening To Me (1)
• Ready Set Grow (1)

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Grade 6 20-Lessons Puberty, The Wonder Years
I Wonder What Happens Next (2) Growing Together
(2) Building Blocks of Life (3) Fetal Development
(3) How My Body Works (2) Emotions and
Relationships (2) Growing Strong (2) Changes in
the Skin (1) HIV/ AIDS Education (3)
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• Assessments
• Pre Test
• Post Test
• Vocabulary Skill Building
• Journals

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MICHIGAN MODELFAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM
GRADES 7-8 Growing Up and Staying
Healthy
Dr. Cassandra Turner HPELW Advisor
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Diagnoses of HIV Infection among Adolescents and
Young Adults Aged 1324 Years, by
Race/Ethnicity, 20082011United States and 6
Dependent Areas

• Note. Data include persons with a diagnosis of
  HIV infection regardless of stage of disease at
  diagnosis. All displayed data have been
  statistically adjusted to account for reporting
  delays, but not for incomplete reporting.
• a Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.

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7th-8th Grade 20-Lessons Growing Up and Staying
Healthy Understanding HIV and Other STIs

• The 4-1-1 On HIV and AIDS
• HIV and Other STIs
• Finding the Help and Information
• Create a Plan to Stay Within the Boundaries
• Communicating Our Boundaries

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7th-8th Grade 20-Lessons Growing Up and Staying
Healthy Understanding HIV and Other
STIs-continued

• Identifying and Refusing Trouble Situations
• Avoiding and Escaping Risk Situations
• Someday, but Not Now
• Sharing Our Expertise
• Spreading the Word

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• Assessments
• Pre Test
• Post Test
• Vocabulary Skill
• Journals

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Resources Videos

• AIDS Story

• Abstinence

• Two separate stories about how the lives of a
  young man and a young
• has changed due to Aids/HIV.

• This video reveals how situational the choice to
  have unprotected sex can be for young adults

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MICHIGAN MODELFAMILY LIFE CURRICULUM
Lifetime Wellness
Dr. Cassandra Turner HPELW Advisor
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High School Lifetime Wellness Curriculum

• Both Legacy SCS MCS
• Content- 30 Lessons
• Healthy and Responsible Relationships
• HIV, Other STIs
• Pregnancy Prevention

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Resources Videos

• AIDS Story

• Abstinence

• Two separate stories about how the lives of a
  young man and a young
• has changed due to Aids/HIV.

• This video reveals how situational the choice to
  have unprotected sex can be for young adults

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Relationships

• Friendship First (1-18)
• Relationship and Responsibilities (19-32) show
  Abstinence Deciding to Wait video p.25

• Building Healthy Relationships (33-46)
• The Many Facts of Intimacy (47-60)

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Sexually Transmitted Infections STIs/AIDS-HIV

• Know the Risk (119-166) (Controversial activity)
• Examining Influences, Including the Law (167-203)
• Know Your Limits and Avoid the Risks (203-220
• Exerting a Positive Influence (221-259)

• Lets Hear the Facts (61-90 STIs)
• More About STIs (91-98)
• The Stakes Are High (99-116), Show video, The
  Aids Story page 110

Feel free to use the school nurse
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Teen Parenting( Chapters 15 17 for Nurses
Only)

• The Cost of Pregnancy and Teen parenting
  (257-271)
• Reducing the Risks How to Prevent Pregnancy
  (Part 1 only) (295-304)

• Responding to Pressure (315-334)

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• Assessments
• Pre Test
• Post Test
• Vocabulary Skill
• Journals