12/4/2019 Mail - Deborah Simmons - Outlook

Fwd: 11/19/2019 - Lago Vista ISD Open Records Request

Holly Jackson <Holly_Jackson@lagovista.txed.net>
Thu 11/21/2019 3:46 PM
To: Deborah Simmons <debbietxag@hotmail.com>

10 attachments (18 MB)

EHAA(LEGAL).pdf; 2019-20_LVMS Course Guide_FINAL.pdf; Always Changing Parent Letter.pdf; Draw the Line Parent Letter.pdf;
Second Steps Scope and Sequence_K-5_2008.pdf; Second Steps Scope and Sequence_6-8_2008.pdf; EHAC(LEGAL).pdf; LVISD
Reg 121613.pdf; LVISD Reg_051815.pdf; LVISD Student Handbook 2019-2020.pdf;

Deborah - please see answers to each of your ques ons below. As noted in the response, there may be
an a ached document as well.
Thank you
Holly Jackson

District Policy. Please provide all district policies on human sexuality educa on, puberty educa on,
human growth and development, family life educa on, and matura on, including the adop on date and
whether it was adopted by the school board or district administra on with or without an official board
vote. See attached board policy EHAA(LEGAL), updated by TASB on 10/17/2013
and approved by the Lago Vista ISD Board of Trustees through the approval of TASB
policy services Update 98 on 11/13/2013. The motion to approve carried 6-0. See
approval of board approved minutes from December 16, 2013.  The Lago Vista ISD
Board of Trustees also approved the SHAC's recommendation to adopt the "Draw the
Line/Respect the Line" curriculum for grades 6-8 on March 11, 2015.  The motion to
approve carried 7-0.  See attached board approved minutes from May 18, 2015. 

Schedules. Please provide copies of course schedules, instructors, lis ngs, or other documents that
reflect what courses required or elective are offered in your district schools that contain informa on
involving any human sexuality instruc on. At Lago Vista Intermediate School, students in
grade 4 are provided with the "Always Changing" curriculum in late May. At Lago
Vista Middle School, students in grades 6-8 are required to take the middle school
Health course once in grade 7 or 8. The middle school Health course integrates the
7th and 8th grade lessons from the "Draw the Line/Respect the Line"
curriculum. See the attached 2019-2020 Lago Vista ISD Middle School Course
Guide. At Lago Vista High School, policy EHAC(LEGAL) requires a district to use the
parenting and paternity awareness program  Parenting and Paternity Awareness
(PAPA) developed by the SBOE in its high school health curriculum.  However, high
school health is no longer a required elective course by the State of Texas and,
therefore, is no longer offered in Lago Vista ISD.  The District, instead, offers Lifetime
Nutrition & Wellness, which does not require the parenting and paternity awareness
curriculum.  See attached policy EHAC(LEGAL).

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Instructors. Please provide a list of all employees and outside speakers of human sexuality including
names, organiza ons or affilia ons. Please provide a list of all employees that have been trained to
teach human sexuality instruc on.
Regina Carmichael, RN - Lago Vista ISD District Nurse
Bryan Rogers, Lago Vista ISD
Eric Jackson, Lago Vista ISD
Randenne Kelley, Lago Vista

Parental No fica on. Please provide copies of no fica on to parents about human sexuality
instruc on including but not limited to parent permission, opt-in, or opt-out forms used for human
sexuality instruc on, puberty educa on, human growth and development, family life educa on, and
matura on at all grade levels. See attached Always Changing Letter (Grade 4 at Lago
Vista Intermediate School) and Draw the Line Letter (Grades 7 or 8 at Lago Vista
Middle School). See also the 2019-2020 Lago Vista ISD Middle School Course
Guide and the 2019-2020 Lago Vista ISD Student Handbook.

Demonstra ons. Please provide any documenta on regarding the demonstra on or distribu on of
contracep ves in your district including condoms. Lago Vista ISD does not participate in
demonstrations of contraceptives. Distribution of contraceptives is prohibited by
Texas Education Code 28.004(f). See attached policy EHAA(LEGAL).

Organiza ons. Please provide a list of any organiza ons or other en es or resources provided to
students for referrals regarding human sexuality related issues, including by school counselors. Lago
Vista ISD does not provide direct referrals for human sexuality related issues. In
Lago Vista ISD, direct referrals to outside mental health organizations are only made
to Austin Travis County Integral Care Mobile Crisis Outreach Team (MCOT) in the
event of a high risk suicide intervention. For families needing assistance locating
resources, the District has compiled a list of local, regional, and national resources
that is made available to all parents and students. This resource guide includes
resources related to human sexuality issues. See attached Lago Vista ISD Crisis &
Counseling Resources.

Pregnant Students. Please provide a copy of your policy regarding no fica on of parent(s) when a
student says she is pregnant or thinks she is pregnant. There is no such codified policy. Title IX
prohibits school districts from applying any policy or practice related to a student's
parental, family, or marital status differently based upon gender. Therefore, any
policy requiring school notification in the case of a pregnant student must be applied
equally in the case of a male student who impregnates someone. Upon learning of a
student's pregnancy, a District employee will generally work with the student to
ensure that she informs her parents. An exception may apply if the employee has
cause to believe that a student's pregnancy may be the result of child abuse on the
part of a parent, in which case additional Child Protective Services (CPS) reporting
standards apply. If the school maintains a record in any form that indicates that a
student is or may be pregnant, the parent has the right to request and receive the

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record pursuant to state law and the federal Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
(FERPA), 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g.

Counseling/Guidance Programs. Please provide summary level of the content of each counseling and
guidance program used in the school district including but not limited to Welcoming Schools, Social
Emo onal Learning, Leader in Me, Trevor Romain, an -bullying programs, and character educa on.
Please include schools and grades implemen ng each program and scope and sequence. The District
is in the process of adopting a Social Emotional Learning framework for
implementation through our guidance program beginning in 2020-2021, but final
decisions have yet to be made. The District previously adopted the Committee for
Children's Second Steps (2008) lessons in grades K-8. See attached Second Steps
scope and sequences for a list of lessons available to counselors for integration into
our school guidance programs at Lago Vista Elementary School (PK-3), Lago Vista
Intermediate School (4-5), and Lago Vista Middle School (6-8).

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Holly Hans Jackson

Communications Coordinator

512-267-8300 x1500

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