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<p>Publisher Notice Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Sexual Health Education Curriculum Review March 9-11, 2009 2/4/09 Page 1 BACKGROUND: The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) will conduct a second review of sexual health education curricula intended for use in K-12 schools. A report from the first review, which took place in February 2008, can be located on the OSPI website at http://www.k12.wa.us/CurriculumInstruct/healthfitness/HealthyYouthact.aspx. This second review is conducted to fulfill requirements of the Healthy Youth Act, ESSB 5297, passed by the 2007 Washington State Legislature. This law requires OSPI, in consultation with the Department of Health (DOH), to develop a list of sexual health education curricula that are consistent with the 2005 Guidelines for Sexual Health and Disease Prevention. This list shall be intended to serve as a resource for schools, teachers, or any other organization or community group, and is required to be updated annually and made available on the websites of OSPI and DOH. See Attachment A for frequently asked questions regarding ESSB 5297. REVIEW DETAILS: Location: SeaTac Radisson Hotel 18118 International Blvd Seattle, WA 98188 (206) 244-6666 Review Process: The review will have two phases. Washington State DOH will review curricula for medical and scientific accuracy as required by the Healthy Youth Act. OSPI will review curricula for alignment with the 2005 Guidelines for Sexual Health and Disease Prevention. The findings from both reviews will be combined into one report and posted on the OSPI website as a resource for local school districts seeking information to assist them in selecting sexual health education curricula for their schools. The results of the reviews will serve as information only and will not represent any form of endorsement or approval of curricula. Materials identified for review will include programs submitted by Washington schools as well as those submitted by publishers. Programs should be those intended to be used in a public school setting in Grades K-12. The 2009 review will build on the 2008 review; therefore, please submit only materials that were not included in OSPI’s 2008 review. In the event that submission volume exceeds capacity, OSPI will prioritize curricula to be included in the review with the goal of a wide representation of curricula that are currently in use across Washington State. Publisher Notice Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Sexual Health Education Curriculum Review March 9-11, 2009 2/4/09 Page 2 Intent to Submit: Interested publishers should email the following information to Lesley Eicher at lesley.eicher@k12.wa.us no later than February 27, 2009. Intent to Submit notifications must include the following information: 1. Curriculum name 2. Publisher name 3. Copyright date 4. Grade levels to be reviewed (K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12) 5. Contact information (publisher representative name, email address, and phone number) Submission of Curricula: Publishers are invited to submit sexual health education curricula to be included in the review by March 5, 2009. Submitted materials must be accompanied by one completed Publisher Submission Checklist per curriculum. See checklist for details on what to submit. All materials to be reviewed must be received by OSPI no later than March 5, 2009. Please mail curricula and completed submission checklists to: Lesley Eicher, Health and Sexuality Education Program Supervisor Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction P.O. Box 47200 600 W. Washington St. Olympia, WA 98504-7200 All materials will be returned via U.S. Mail after April17, 2009.</p>
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