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Health Education

Using multiple assessments (including parts of the California Healthy Kids Assessment), substance/tobacco use assessments, written summaries from school counselors, data from the Community Health Awareness Council, and studies conducted by the Los Altos Police Department, the district's Consolidated Programs Committee has adopted goals and designed a comprehensive health program covering alcohol, tobacco, and drug prevention while developing student confidence and refusal skills. Standards-aligned and research based prevention instruction is integrated within all grades

For grades 7–8, specific health activities rest within an integrated physical education program. Specific units within the physical education/health program for all seventh and eighth graders include: understanding self and others; nutrition; family life; alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs; communication skills; and career education.

Each school's Student Study Team handles identification, referral, and implementation of programs or activities for "at risk" children. Tutorials, homework clubs, summer academies, and individual/small group counseling are examples of interventions provided.
 

 



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