Health Instruction Committee

Health Instruction Committee Purpose

The Health Instruction Committee of the Utah School for the Deaf meets the requirements of R277-474-5 sections 3-6 establishing a committee to review the curriculum and materials used in teaching health, maturation, and sexual education. This Committee recognizes the importance of parent ownership of their child’s health instruction. This Committee also recognizes the unique role that USDB educators have in the health instruction of children with hearing or vision loss.

Committee Membership

In alignment with R277-474-5(4b), the Committee is comprised of USDB employees and equal or greater numbers of parents of current USDB students. The Committee represents the staff involved in health instruction and the diversity of parents and students served by USDB. The executive leader of the Committee, the Chair, is a parent of a current USDB student and works closely with the USDB Superintendency.

Parents of current USDB students wishing to serve on the Committee may contact healthinstructionchair@gmail.com.

Health Instruction Committee Chair

The Committee Chair for the 2024-2025 school year is Amy Huff. Questions or comments may be sent to healthinstructionchair@gmail.com.

Committee Meetings

Scheduled Meetings

January 9, 2025

Anyone wishing to view this meeting and/or provide public comment should contact the Committee Chair at healthinstructionchair@gmail.com one week prior to the scheduled meeting.

Past Meeting Minutes

2024-2025

2023-2024

2022-2023

January 11, 2022

February 8, 2022

May 10, 2022

September 13, 2022

October 18, 2022

Approved Health Instruction Materials – To Be Approved

Approved Health Instruction Materials List (Approved 10/18/22)