Human Growth and Development: A Resource Packet to Assist School Districts in Program Development, Implementation, and Assessment

January 2006

This resource packet was designed to help local school districts develop, review, and address issues related to their human growth and development (HGD) program. Also, this packet will help in building a multi-strategy approach to dealing with youth risk behaviors and promoting the health, well-being, and positive development of students. The resource packet can serve a number of positive purposes for local school districts to enhance the development of HGD program within the Wisconsin Framework for Comprehensive School Health Education (CSHP). Some potential uses for the resource packet and its relationship to comprehensive school health are:

• Reviewing content and implementation of an HGD curriculum (Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment)
• Organizing HGD committees (Family and Community Connections)
• Reviewing and developing school policies concerning HIV/AIDS (Healthy School Environment)
• Connecting the HGD curriculum with state standards in Health Education and Family and Consumer Education (Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment)
• Communicating with the community about the HGD curriculum (Family and Community Connections)
• Training key staff on topics related to HGD (Adult Programs and Pupil Services)

April 2010 Update

Recent legislation has resulted in extensive changes to Wisconsin Statute sec. 118.019. These changes are effective immediately.

Note: The following sections of the publication, “Human Growth and Development: A Resource Packet to Assist School Districts in Program Development, Implementation and Assessment (4th Edition, 2005),” have been updated. Please discard the outdated pages listed below and replace with the pages provided.

• Background (white tab) 1.0 Background
• State Statutes (white tab) 2.0 State Statutes
• State Statutes Resources (blue tab) Resource 2.3

Recent data for 3.0 Profile of Wisconsin Youth can be found within a joint document between the Department of Health Services and the Department of Public Instruction titled Wisconsin Youth Sexual Behavior and Outcomes. This publication summarizes data for Wisconsin teenagers on the following topics: sexual behavior and abstinence; sexually transmitted diseases, including HIV/AIDS; and births.

Sex Offender Registry and Criminal Penalties Resources

Sex offender registry website: http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/proginfo/sor.jsp
Wisconsin Statute 301.45 (sex offender registration begins on page 21) http://offender.doc.state.wi.us/public/fyi/pubs/statutes301.pdf
Chapter 948, Criminal Penalties for engaging in sexual activities involving a child (please note the descriptive nature of the material. A locally determined, age appropriate summary of this information is necessary): http://www.legis.state.wi.us/statutes/Stat0948.pdf
Reporting Requirements for Sexually Active Adolescents: http://dpi.wi.gov/sspw/pdf/rrfsaa.pdf

Note: Limited quantities of the 4^th Edition of the Human Growth and Development Resource Packet are available: contact laurie.salzman@dpi.wi.gov.

Other Student Services, Health, and Safety Resources

For questions about this information, contact Emily S. Holder (608) 267-9170

Last updated on 2/2/2012 1:45:51 PM