Health Education Curriculum

In accordance with HB 2035 and State Board of Education A.C.C. R7-2-303, Sahuarita Unified School District offers supplemental/elective instruction of reproductive health and sex education to students in grades 5th-12th.

Parent Notification:

All parents are notified prior to the presentation of human growth and development, in 5th grade, and healthy relationships education in grades 6th-12th.  A parent letter is sent home inviting parents to an opportunity to preview the curriculum materials (online and in person) and provide written consent to their child’s teacher prior to the beginning of instruction.

Health Education Curriculum

Parental permission is required prior to participating in the lessons.  

The district utilizes the program "Always Changing" for 5th-grade students to teach human growth and development. Instruction provides students with an understanding of the physical and emotional changes experienced during puberty. It also provides instructions on hygiene. It is offered to schools for free nationally and is designed specifically for 5th-grade students.

5th Grade Teacher Guide

5th Grade Teacher Presentation
Parental permission is required prior to participating in the lessons.  

Review the curriculum at:

https://positiveteenhealth.org/programs/positive-potential/curricula-preview-outcomes/

Password: pathblazer123

Positive Potential Be the Exception (6th Grade) This five-lesson curriculum for younger middle schoolers covers how to resist peer pressure, develop healthy relationships, and plan for a healthy and successful future.

Positive Potential Push the Limits (7th Grade) With five lessons, this curriculum builds on Positive Potential 6th grade to give 7th graders more information and skills on how to avoid risky situations, how choices can impact the future, and how to reach goals.

Positive Potential Unstoppable (8th Grade) Unstoppable is the final five-lesson curriculum in the Positive Potential series. After reviewing what was learned in 6th and 7th grade, 8th graders continue to refine problem-solving skills, build self-confidence, and develop refusal skills.

Parental Consent Form: 6th-8th Grade

Parent Information Night Presentation
Parental permission is required prior to participating in the lessons.  

Review the curriculum at:

https://www.dibbleinstitute.org/our-programs/love-notes-sra-ebp/

In 13 lessons, youth in 9-12th grade build skills and knowledge for healthy relationships. They learn how their past has shaped the present and how to make decisions on what they want for their own future. 

Parental Consent Form: 9th-12th Grade

Parent Information Night Presentation