FLASH and HIV/AIDS Curriculum Review for grade 6-8

Your child’s teacher will be teaching the district adopted FLASH (Family Life and Sexual Health) and HIV/AIDS curriculum during this school year. There were two information sessions which gave parents/guardians an opportunity to examine the instructional materials and view the videos that may be used. These sessions were on October 3rd and October 5th at the Issaquah School District Administration Center. If you were unable to attend one of these sessions, the curriculum materials will be available to preview in the lobby of the District Administration building during business hours, 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM daily starting on Monday Feb 24^th, 2025 to Friday Mar 21^st, 2025. Due to copyright laws the detailed FLASH lessons and units cannot be shared electronically.

Location: Issaquah School District Administration Center, 5150 220th AVE SE, Issaquah, WA 98029.

FLASH Instruction: 

Under the Federal Hatch Amendment of 1974, all sexual education instructional materials must be available for parent inspection. Parents have the right to exempt their child from sexual health education instruction at any time. The public viewings provide a centralized opportunity to do so.  While it is not required for you to attend the parent preview to exempt your child from sexual education, it is necessary to submit your request in writing to your school principal. This must be done each year. To opt out of FLASH, please email your request to opt out to your student's principal and health teacher.  You may opt out of the entire FLASH unit or individual lessons.  

HIV/AIDS Instruction: Please note – the process of exempting your child from HIV/AIDS education is treated separately from exempting your child from sexual education. 

In recognition of the significant threat that the HIV/AIDS virus presents to the health of the people of our nation, the Washington state legislature passed the Omnibus AIDS Bill in 1988.  This law directs local school districts to provide yearly instruction to students in grades 5-12 about the pathology and prevention of the HIV/AIDS virus.  The law requires that parents/guardians must preview the HIV/AIDS curriculum which is found within the FLASH curriculum, before exempting your child.  This must be done each year. Click here for the opt out form for HIV/AIDS.  

It is not necessary for parents to attend a public review session if they do not intend to exempt their children from HIV/AIDS instruction.  Being familiar with the curriculum will enhance your ability to talk with your children about this serious health threat.  FLASH curriculum can be previewed through the King County Department of Public Health at https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/health-safety/health-centers-programs-services/birth-control-sexual-health/sexual-health-education/flash/about-flash 

Contact Information: Dawn Wallace, Wallaced@issaquah.wednet.edu, 425-837-7043, grades 6-8 

When: 4-6 p.m.

Format: In-person meeting

Where: Tiger Mountain Conference Room at the ISD Administration Building, 5150 220th Ave SE, Issaquah

Agenda:

4:05 Call to order 

4:10 Approval of Minutes from last meeting (Oct 17, 2024)

4:25 Review of new books for Reader’s Workshop (Middle School)

4:45 General Business

5:00 Adjourn

The Special Services department is seeking ISD parent and family members of current ISD students that receive Special Education Services to join our Special Services Parent/Family Advisory Group and help us improve Special Education programming in Issaquah School District.

We are excited to work in partnership with families to form a parent/family-driven advisory group which will be co-designed to create a collaborative forum for families to provide input on current special education topics.

Interested family members are asked to fill out the Advisory Group Interest Form to attend. Agenda topics to be discussed will be shared to interested members prior to the meeting date. Meetings will be held monthly with the schedule to be shared when completing the interest form.

FLASH and HIV/AIDS Curriculum Information Session for Grade 5

The Issaquah School District is offering two presentations for parents/guardians of 5th grade students to preview the Family Life and Sexual Health (F.L.A.S.H.) curriculum. The presentation is designed for adults only and includes laws and district procedures, curriculum, and options for exempting students.

The presentations are for parents/guardians of 5th grade students at all Issaquah School District Elementary Schools and lasts about 1.5 hours.  Both sessions are the same. 

Dates and Location

• Thursday, March 20, 2025, 6 pm, ISD Administration Office
• Saturday, March 22, 2025, 9 am, ISD Administration Office

FLASH Instruction

Under the Federal Hatch Amendment of 1974, all sexual education instructional materials must be available for parent inspection. The public presentations provide a centralized opportunity to do so.  Parents have the right to exempt their child from sexual education instruction at any time.  While it is not required for you to attend the parent presentation to exempt your child from sexual education, it is necessary to submit your request in writing to your school principal. This must be done each year.

HIV/AIDS Instruction

In recognition of the significant threat that the HIV/AIDS virus presents to the health of the people of our nation, the Washington state legislature passed the Omnibus AIDS Bill in 1988. This law directs local school districts to provide yearly instruction to students in grades 5-12 about the pathology and prevention of the HIV/AIDS virus.

The law also requires that parents/guardians must preview the HIV/AIDS curriculum which is found within the FLASH curriculum, before exempting your child from HIV/AIDS instruction. This must be done each year.  Please note – the process of exempting your child from HIV/AIDS education is treated separately from exempting your child out of sexual education.

It is not necessary for parents/guardians to attend a public review session if they do not intend to exempt their children from HIV/AIDS instruction.  Being familiar with the curriculum will enhance your ability to talk with your child about this serious health threat.

ISD FLASH curriculum and lesson plans can be previewed through the Issaquah School District website, click on the Health, SEL & FLASH tab.

Contact Information

Michelle Pickard
Director, Teaching and Learning Services, Elementary
 

FLASH and HIV/AIDS Curriculum Review for grade 6-8

Your child’s teacher will be teaching the district adopted FLASH (Family Life and Sexual Health) and HIV/AIDS curriculum during this school year. There were two information sessions which gave parents/guardians an opportunity to examine the instructional materials and view the videos that may be used. These sessions were on October 3rd and October 5th at the Issaquah School District Administration Center. If you were unable to attend one of these sessions, the curriculum materials will be available to preview in the lobby of the District Administration building during business hours, 8:00 AM- 4:00 PM daily starting on Monday Feb 24^th, 2025 to Friday Mar 21^st, 2025. Due to copyright laws the detailed FLASH lessons and units cannot be shared electronically.

Location: Issaquah School District Administration Center, 5150 220th AVE SE, Issaquah, WA 98029.

FLASH Instruction: 

Under the Federal Hatch Amendment of 1974, all sexual education instructional materials must be available for parent inspection. Parents have the right to exempt their child from sexual health education instruction at any time. The public viewings provide a centralized opportunity to do so.  While it is not required for you to attend the parent preview to exempt your child from sexual education, it is necessary to submit your request in writing to your school principal. This must be done each year. To opt out of FLASH, please email your request to opt out to your student's principal and health teacher.  You may opt out of the entire FLASH unit or individual lessons.  

HIV/AIDS Instruction: Please note – the process of exempting your child from HIV/AIDS education is treated separately from exempting your child from sexual education. 

In recognition of the significant threat that the HIV/AIDS virus presents to the health of the people of our nation, the Washington state legislature passed the Omnibus AIDS Bill in 1988.  This law directs local school districts to provide yearly instruction to students in grades 5-12 about the pathology and prevention of the HIV/AIDS virus.  The law requires that parents/guardians must preview the HIV/AIDS curriculum which is found within the FLASH curriculum, before exempting your child.  This must be done each year. Click here for the opt out form for HIV/AIDS.  

It is not necessary for parents to attend a public review session if they do not intend to exempt their children from HIV/AIDS instruction.  Being familiar with the curriculum will enhance your ability to talk with your children about this serious health threat.  FLASH curriculum can be previewed through the King County Department of Public Health at https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dph/health-safety/health-centers-programs-services/birth-control-sexual-health/sexual-health-education/flash/about-flash 

Contact Information: Dawn Wallace, Wallaced@issaquah.wednet.edu, 425-837-7043, grades 6-8 

FLASH and HIV/AIDS Curriculum Information Session for Grade 5

The Issaquah School District is offering two presentations for parents/guardians of 5th grade students to preview the Family Life and Sexual Health (F.L.A.S.H.) curriculum. The presentation is designed for adults only and includes laws and district procedures, curriculum, and options for exempting students.

The presentations are for parents/guardians of 5th grade students at all Issaquah School District Elementary Schools and lasts about 1.5 hours.  Both sessions are the same. 

Dates and Location

• Thursday, March 20, 2025, 6 pm, ISD Administration Office
• Saturday, March 22, 2025, 9 am, ISD Administration Office

FLASH Instruction

Under the Federal Hatch Amendment of 1974, all sexual education instructional materials must be available for parent inspection. The public presentations provide a centralized opportunity to do so.  Parents have the right to exempt their child from sexual education instruction at any time.  While it is not required for you to attend the parent presentation to exempt your child from sexual education, it is necessary to submit your request in writing to your school principal. This must be done each year.

HIV/AIDS Instruction

In recognition of the significant threat that the HIV/AIDS virus presents to the health of the people of our nation, the Washington state legislature passed the Omnibus AIDS Bill in 1988. This law directs local school districts to provide yearly instruction to students in grades 5-12 about the pathology and prevention of the HIV/AIDS virus.

The law also requires that parents/guardians must preview the HIV/AIDS curriculum which is found within the FLASH curriculum, before exempting your child from HIV/AIDS instruction. This must be done each year.  Please note – the process of exempting your child from HIV/AIDS education is treated separately from exempting your child out of sexual education.

It is not necessary for parents/guardians to attend a public review session if they do not intend to exempt their children from HIV/AIDS instruction.  Being familiar with the curriculum will enhance your ability to talk with your child about this serious health threat.

ISD FLASH curriculum and lesson plans can be previewed through the Issaquah School District website, click on the Health, SEL & FLASH tab.

Contact Information

Michelle Pickard
Director, Teaching and Learning Services, Elementary
 

Register here. Families are invited to attend one or both sessions.  Zoom link will be sent on March 25 by 3 pm.

Sessions in English, Chinese and Spanish.  For presentations in other languages, please email gilmourl@issaquah.wednet.edu.

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The School Board will hold a special meeting on March 27, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The meeting will be called to order at 5:00 PM and the Board will immediately go into Executive Session, expected to last 60 minutes.

The Issaquah School Board, Superintendent Tow-Yick, members of the ISD Administration, and legal counsel will be present to discuss legal matters pursuant to RCW 42.30.110(1)(i). This session is hybrid and will be held in person at the ISD Administration Center (5150 220th Ave. SE, Issaquah, WA 98029) and via Zoom. This session is expected to last 60 minutes and expected to end at 6:00 PM.

Executive Sessions are not open to the public and no action will be taken.

The agenda and meeting details will be posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Please note the agenda and materials may be modified up to 24 hours prior to the meeting; after that time, any agenda modifications will be addressed at the meeting.

Issaquah Special Services is pleased to announce Quarterly IEP (Individualized Education Program) Information Sessions designed to support families navigating the special education process. Sessions will be focused on key topics, including Navigating the Evaluation and IEP Process and Caregiver Partnership in Strength Based IEPs. To accommodate caregiver schedules, the session will alternate between of midday (12 – 1:00 p.m.) and evening (4:30 - 5:30 p.m.).

Our first session will be on April 8, 2025, from 4:30-5:30p.m., with a focus on Navigating the Evaluation and IEP Process. This information session is intended to support families who have questions about the special education process, or who have a student who recently became eligible for special education services.

Mark Your Calendar:

April 8 – 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. - Navigating the Evaluation and IEP Process

June 3 – 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. - Caregiver Partnership in Strength Based IEPs

To register for the April 8 information session, please complete this form.

Issaquah School District Special Services Department will be convening the Family and Community Partnership Committee again for the 2024 – 25 School Year. This committee is developed to bring together families, staff, and community members from the Issaquah School District Community to work collaboratively to enrich the lives of students with disabilities. We hope you can join us! Please fill out this form to express interest in joining and to provide questions or comments about the work of the committee.

   Time: 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

   Dates: Recurring monthly (January 9, February 13 , March 13, April 10, May 8, June 12)

   Location: Mt. Rainier Room

The agenda and meeting details will be posted at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Please note the agenda and materials may be modified up to 24 hours prior to the meeting; after that time, any agenda modifications will be addressed at the meeting.