The Northside ISD School Health Advisory Council is an advisory group of individuals who represent segments of the community. The group acts collectively to provide advice and to make recommendations to the school system on various aspects of school health. The majority of the members of the council should be parents of students enrolled in the district. Additional members may include teachers, school administrators, district administrators, students, health care professionals, members of the business community, law enforcement representatives, senior citizens and clergy.
The School Health Advisory Council provides visibility for school health within the school system and community; works to ensure that sufficient resources are allocated to school health; intervene when individuals from within or without the school seek to eliminate or unfavorably alter the school health program; facilitates understanding between schools and community segments.
The School Health Advisory Council ensures that professionals who directly influence student health meet regularly to learn what their colleagues are doing, shares teaching strategies, problem solves, participates in curriculum selection and adaptation; provides a forum for discussion of health issues; facilitates innovation in health education.
The School Health Advisory Council helps promote employee wellness programs within the school system community.
The School Health Advisory Council assists in determining how much funding is required to conduct school health programs; integrates the various funding sources for school health education; assists in the preparation of grant applications.
The School Health Advisory Council works with agency personnel in the areas of curriculum selection, allocation of school nurse time, development of food service programs, distribution of federal and state funds, and policy making.
The School Health Advisory Council helps initiate policy related to smoking and alcohol use and the sale of nutritious foods at school; organizes school-wide activities like health fairs and health promotion.
The School Health Advisory Council works to ensure that school health funds are spent appropriately, food service programs offer healthy menus, and that health-related activities are conducted; conducts focus groups with parents, teachers, administrators, and students; examines existing school services relative to need; assesses the physical and psychological environment of the school.
The members of the School Health Advisory Council are committed to quality health education for the children of the Northside community.
The School Health Advisory Council acts in an advisory capacity. The Council will send its recommendations to the Deputy Superintendent for Instruction who reports to the Superintendent who reports to the Board.
The School Health Advisory Council will meet a minimum of six times each year.
The School Health Advisory Council will meet a minimum of six times each year. Meetings are held at the Student Services building at 6:30pm. Reviews of most meetings are posted on this web site.
Prior to 2004, the Northside School Health Advisory Council met approximately four times per year and focused on approving sexuality education materials. Beginning in 2004, the council expanded to address all health concerns within the school and community.
