Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee
Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee
Committee Chairperson
Carrie Reynolds, Coordinator, Health, Family Life, and Physical Education, Instructional Services Department
Committee Purpose
The Family Life Education Curriculum Advisory Committee (FLECAC) for levels K through 12 shall be established and maintained to advise the K-12 health and physical education and FLE curriculum coordinator on Program of Studies development and implementation. The role of the committee is to provide advice and recommendations to the curriculum coordinator as objectives and descriptive statements are developed and basal materials are considered for use in instruction (FCPS Regulation 1708).
2023 - 24 Membership
School Board Member Representatives
Becky Day, Braddock District
Willow Woycke, Dranesville District
Marcia St. John-Cunning, Franconia District
Kripa Patwardhan, Hunter Mill District
Greg Martin, Mason District
Vacant, Mount Vernon District
Joshua Israel, Providence District
Chaiya Mohanty Ortiz, Springfield District
Vacant, Sully District
Vanessa Hall, At Large - Keys-Gamarra
Farhan Siddiqi, At Large - Omeish
Teresa Champion, At Large - Sizemore Heizer
Student Representative, Grade 9
Student Representative, Grade 10 (Vacant)
Student Representative, Grade 11
Student Representative, Grade 12
Community Representatives
Do-Quyen Pham, Fairfax County Health Department
Shari Zamarra, Faith Communities in Action
Courtney Firth, Faith Communities in Action
Patricia Ramirez, Family Partnerships
Jen Hitchcock, FCCPTA
Shannon Cothran, Physician
Megan Gerbracht, Psychologist
School Representatives
Kelly Baugh, Elementary School Principals’ Association
Vacant, Middle School Principals’ Association
Alfonso Smith, High School Principals’ Association
Vacant, High School Social Studies
Vacant, High School Social Studies
Beth Gottschalk, High School Health and Physical Education
David Arthur, High School Health and Physical Education
Dave Letsen, Middle School Health and Physical Education
Emilia Rastrick, Middle School Health and Physical Education
Vacant, Elementary School
Danielle Lalande, Elementary School
Katelynn Rieling, Elementary School
Sharon Stacks, Elementary School
Jason Morgan, Registered Parliamentarian
Advisory Committee meetings will be held at Gatehouse Administration Center from 7 to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Minutes
Meeting called to order at 7:02 p.m.
Committee Members in Attendance | Becky Daw, Beth Gottschalk, Chaiya Mohanty Ortiz, Courtney Firth, Emilia Rastrick, Greg Martin, Jen Hitchcock, Josh Israel, Katelyn Rieling, Kelly Baugh, Kripa Patwardhan, Kyra Ganezer, Megan Gerbracht, Shannon Cothran, Shari Zamarra, Sharon Stacks, Teresa Champion, Vanessa Hall |
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Non-Voting Committee Members in Attendance | Becky Howery, Carrie Reynolds, Colleen Eddy, Jason Morgan, Katie Kruk |
Committee Members Absent | Danielle Lalande, Dave Letsen, David Arthur, Debra David, Do-Quyen Pham, Emily Findley, Farhan Siddiqi, Marcia St. John-Cunning, Willow Woycke |
Committee Introductions
- All members introduced themselves and their roles in the community.
- Voting and non-voting members were identified
Review of Meeting Procedures
- Parliamentarian reviewed Robert’s Rules of Order and committee procedures.
- Committee members are encouraged to have ongoing communication about the work of the committee with the School Board member or organization they represent.
- Materials are made available to facilitate the work of the committee and are not intended to be shared or posted in any form.
Review Purpose and Role of FLECAC
- Maintained to advise the K-12 HPE coordinator on program of studies development and implementation.
- Provide advice and recommendations on objectives/descriptive statements and basal materials.
Review FLECAC Recommendations from SY 2022-23
Recommendations from SY 2022-2023 were presented to the School Board in a work session on June 22, 2023.
- Current recommendations based on FLECAC recommendations from SY 2021-2022.
- Recommended objectives and descriptive statements related to setting boundaries, respecting boundaries, and consent for kindergarten through grade eight.
Overview of Potential Topics for FLECAC Discussion and Consideration in SY 2023-24
- Objectives/descriptive statements related to consent in grades 9-12 and modified curriculum.
- Media to support puberty instruction.
- Recommendations from summer curriculum development project team for revisions to some objectives/descriptive statements to enhance the modified and general education FLE curricula.
- Consider if pornography should be instructed at any grade level(s) in addition to current instruction in grade nine.
Meeting Dates
Meeting dates were posted and reviewed.
Boundaries and Consent in Grades 9-12
- An overview of recommendations for K-8 on consent was handed out and reviewed discussion points from last year.
- Draft objectives and descriptive statements were reviewed and discussed in small groups. Groups provided feedback to the chair.
Closing Remarks
Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.
Wednesday, October 11, 2023
Minutes
Meeting called to order at 7 p.m.
Committee Members in Attendance | Alfonso Smith, Becky Daw, Beth Gottschalk, Chaiya Mohanty Ortiz, Courtney Firth, Danielle Lalande, Dave Letsen, David Arthur, Debra David, Do-Quyen Pham, Emilia Rastrick, Farhan Siddiqi, Greg Martin, Jen Hitchcock, Josh Israel, Kelly Baugh, Megan Gerbracht, Shannon Cothran, Sharon Stacks, Teresa Champion, Vanessa Hall, and Willow Woycke |
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Non-Voting Committee Members in Attendance | Becky Howery, Carrie Reynolds, and Jason Morgan |
Committee Members Absent | Katelyn Rieling, Kyra Ganezer, Marcia St. John-Cunning, Patricia Ramirez, and Shari Zamarra |
Staff and Guest in Attendance | Abby Picard and Debra Miller |
September Minutes
September meeting minutes approved with clarification that the recommendations from the summer curriculum development team were to enhance both the general education and modified curriculums.
Committee Introductions
All members introduced themselves and their roles in the community.
Review Purpose and Role of FLECAC
- Maintained to advise the K-12 HPE coordinator on program of studies development and implementation.
- Provide advice and recommendations on objectives/descriptive statements and basal materials.
- Process of bringing recommendation to the school board
- Roles within the committee
Boundaries and consent in grades 9-12
- Presentation from Fairfax County Domestic and Sexual Violence Services: Healthy Relationships, Dating Violence, Boundaries, & Consent.
- Committee members were asked to consider how the information presented applies to the objectives and descriptive statements on setting and respecting boundaries and consent for grades 9 and 10. The objectives and descriptive statements will be discussed during the November meeting
Closing Remarks
Meeting adjourned at 9 p.m.
Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Minutes
Meeting called to order at 7:04 p.m.
Committee Members in Attendance | Becky Daw, Chaiya Mohanty Ortiz, Dave Letsen, David Arthur, Debra David, Farhan Siddiqi, Greg Martin, Jen Hitchcock, Josh Israel, Kelly Baugh, Kyra Ganezer, Megan Gerbracht, Patricia Ramirez, Shannon Cothran, Shari Zamarra, Sharon Stacks, Vanessa Hall, and Willow Woycke |
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Non-Voting Committee Members in Attendance | Becky Howery, Carrie Reynolds, Colleen Eddy, Emily Findley, and Jason Morgan |
Committee Members Absent | Alfonso Smith, Beth Gottschalk, Courtney Firth, Danielle Lalande, Do-Quyen Pham, Emilia Rastrick, Katelyn Rieling, Kripa Patwardhan, Marcia St. John-Cunning, Teresa Champion |
October Minutes
October meeting minutes approved with correction to attendance of two members.
Committee Introductions
Members new to the committee introduced themselves and their roles in the community.
Update on Media for Grades 4-6
- Committee members were provided an update on the development of new media to support instruction of puberty and human reproduction in grades 4-6. The script is being developed and media production is considering how the information may be presented.
- Next update will be in January.
Boundaries and consent in grades 9-12
- Committee continued discussion of objectives and descriptive statements for grades 9 and 10.
- Committee members worked in small groups on individual objectives and descriptive statements. They were asked to share their recommendations for review and consideration in the next meeting.
December Meeting
- Motion: Cancel the December meeting and hold the next meeting as scheduled in January.
- Yes: 8
- No: 8
- Motion failed.
- Committee agreed to allow committee chair to follow-up with committee members in early December to determine if a quorum will be present. Meeting may be cancelled by committee chair if a quorum will not be met.
Closing Remarks
Meeting adjourned at 9:01 p.m.
Wednesday, December 13, 2023
Wednesday, January 10, 2024
Minutes
Meeting called to order at 7:05 p.m.
An overview of the meeting agenda was provided.
Committee Members in Attendance | Alfonso Smith, Becky Daw, Beth Gottschalk, Chaiya Mohanty Ortiz, Courtney Firth, Danielle Lalande, Dave Letsen, David Arthur, Do-Quyen Pham, Emilia Rastrick, Greg Martin, Josh Israel, Katelyn Rieling, Kripa Patwardhan, Maya Maday, Megan Gerbracht, Natalie Van Atta, Shari Zamarra, Vanessa Hall, and Willow Woycke |
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Non-Voting Committee Members in Attendance | Colleen Eddy, Emily Findley, Katie Kruk, Jason Morgan, and Carrie Reynolds |
Committee Members Absent | Debra David, Farhan Siddiqi, Jen Hitchcock, Kelly Baugh, Marcia St. John-Cunning, Mehek Purnota, Patricia Ramirez, Shannon Cothran, Sharon Stacks, and Teresa Champion |
Committee Introductions
New student representatives were welcomed to the committee. Committee members introduced themselves and their roles on FLECAC.
November Meeting Minutes
November meeting minutes were approved as written.
Boundaries and Consent in Grades 9-10
- Committee continued discussion of objectives and descriptive statements for grades 9 and 10.
- Committee asked staff to revise the draft objective for grade 9 lesson 5 number 1 to create two separate objectives and descriptive statements. FLECAC will consider the revised objectives and descriptive statements in February.
- Motion: Approve the objectives and descriptive statements for grade 9 lesson 2 and grade 9 lesson 5 number 2 with the revisions discussed.
- Yes: 18
- No: 0
- Motion: Approve the objectives and descriptive statements for grade 10 lesson 1 with the revisions discussed.
- Yes: 19
- No: 0
Boundaries and Consent in Grades 11-12
- This agenda item was tabled until the February meeting.
- Committee members received draft objectives and descriptive statements which will be considered at the February meeting.
Update on Media for Grades 4-6
- Committee members were provided an update and draft script for new media to support instruction of puberty and human reproduction in grades 4-6. Committee members provided feedback on what they saw as strengths and suggestions.
- Committee members were given the opportunity to read the draft script more thoroughly and provide additional feedback prior to the February meeting.
Updates
- New webpage is live that provides information on the development of Family Life Education curriculum and the work of FLECAC.
- Committee member contact information does not need to be provided to the School Board office.
Preview Remaining Meetings
- Chair provided a tentative timeline for committee work during the remaining meetings in February, March, and April.
- FLECAC recommendations are scheduled for School Board new business in May.
Closing Remarks
Meeting adjourned at 8:58 p.m.
Thursday, February 15, 2024
Agenda
Agenda Item | Person(s) Responsible |
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Call to Order | Carrie Reynolds |
Approve January meeting minutes (3 min) | All |
Objectives and descriptive statements on boundaries and consent in grades 9 (30 min) | All |
Objectives and descriptive statements on boundaries and consent in grades 11 (30 min) | All |
Objectives and descriptive statements on boundaries and consent in grades 12 (30 min) | All |
Recommendations from summer curriculum project review of lessons (25 min) | All |
Next Steps (2 min) View current grade 4 media prior to March meeting | Carrie Reynolds |
Closing | All |
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Agenda
Agenda Item | Person(s) Responsible |
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Call to Order | Katie Kruk |
Approve February meeting minutes (3 min) | All |
Puberty media for grade 4 (50 min) | All |
Objectives and descriptive statements related to the female reproductive system grades 4-8 (45 min) | All |
Objective and descriptive statement on boundaries and consent in grade 12 (20 min) | All |
Next Steps (2 min) | Katie Kruk |
Closing | All |
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Agenda
2022-23 Meetings
Meeting Date | Resources |
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Wednesday, September 14, 2022 | September Agenda | September Minutes |
Wednesday, October 12, 2022 | October Agenda | October Minutes |
Wednesday, November 9, 2022 | November Agenda | November Minutes |
Wednesday, December 14, 2022 | December Agenda | December Minutes |
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 | January Agenda | January Minutes |
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 | February Agenda | February Minutes |
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | March Agenda | March Minutes |
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 | April Agenda | April Minutes |