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Visit the following resources for additional help in creating,
improving, and working with your local SHAC.

  • SDHAC

    School Health Advisory Council: A Guide for Texas School Districts

    The Texas School Health Advisory Committee (TSHAC) has created a comprehensive guide for Texas school districts on School Health Advisory Councils (SHACs). This guide focuses on the basic principles of a SHAC, the function of a school district SHAC, and the recruitment and orientation of new SHAC members.

    http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/schoolhealth/sdhac.shtm

  • TSHAC_SelfAssessment

    SHAC Self-Assessment

    The Texas School Health Advisory Committee (TSHAC) has created a tool to “help SHACs measure their efforts to meet objectives, comply with state mandates and serve as a community resource as they fulfill their goals, responsibilities and school board commitments.”

  • TSHAC_SampleDoc

    Sample SHAC Documents

    The Texas School Health Advisory Committee (TSHAC) provides sample School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) documents developed by various Texas school districts. These include a:

    1. SHAC recruitment flyer
    2. SHAC recruiting tool
    3. SHAC meeting agenda template

    http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/schoolhealth/shadvisesampledocs.shtm

  • TexasLaw

    Texas Law on SHACs

    Title 2, Chapter 28, Section 28.004 of the Texas Education Code outlines the duties and requirements of each local district’s School Health Advisory Council (SHAC). All Texas school districts are required by law to establish and maintain a SHAC.

    http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/ED/htm/ED.28.htm#28.004p

  • PHYSC

    Promoting Healthy Youth, Schools, and Communities: A Guide to Community-School Health Councils

    The American Cancer Society has created a comprehensive guide about school-level health councils. This guide has useful tips to help improve your district level School Health Advisory Council (SHAC).

    http://www.schoolwellnesspolicies.org/resources/AGuideToCommunitySchoolHealthCouncils.pdf

  • nasbe

    National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE)

    The NASBE State School Health Policy database includes laws and policies for all states, on topics including: school governance, policy, curriculum, and coordination. You can search by state or topic. For laws and policies related to SHACs, we recommend the following search:

    1. View By Topic;
    2. Coordination/Implementation;
    3. Coordinating or Advisory Councils

    https://statepolicies.nasbe.org/

  • utprc

    Texas is Ready: SHAC resources

    The Texas is Ready coalition offers fact sheets for SHACs around topics such as state law, Health Education curriculum standards, adolescent health in Texas, and other topics.

    https://www.texasisready.org/shacs

  • utprc

    Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration Project: School Health Advisory Councils (SHACs)

    The Texas is Ready coalition offers fact sheets for SHACs around topics such as state law, Health Education curriculum standards, adolescent health in Texas, and other topics.

    https://sph.uth.edu/research/centers/dell/legislative-initiatives/docs/2022/SHAC-Report-092122.pdf

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