AGENCY TESTIMONY
Curriculum development process and stakeholder engagement in NYC schools
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NYC Public Schools employs a comprehensive process for developing and reviewing health education curricula, involving various stakeholders and experts. The recent success of the HIV curriculum launch demonstrates the effectiveness of this approach.
- Curricula are identified and recommended through a formal review process with education and medical experts
- Families and community members are consulted during the curriculum development process
- The new HIV curriculum involved a multiyear design, pilot, and feedback process with emphasis on communities most impacted by HIV
- The curriculum launch has been successful, with thousands of staff trained and widespread adoption both within NYC and beyond
Despina Zaharakis
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We identify and recommend curricula through a formal review process with education and medical experts and in consultation with families and community members.
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Here's one example of how this review and recommendation process works.
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In fall 2023, the Office of of School Wellness Programs launched a newly updated HIV curriculum, Growing Up and Staying Safe.
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We engaged a broad group of stakeholders in a multiyear design, pilot, and feedback process with particular emphasis on communities that have been most impacted by the HIV epidemic.
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The resulting curriculum is student centered, culturally responsive, and LGBTQ inclusive, in addition to reflecting advances in HIV prevention and treatment guidelines.
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It includes engaging lesson materials in multiple languages for our English language learners and is accompanied by teacher training, including guidance on supporting students with disabilities and family education resources.
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Additionally, with the support of council member Bochter and ACT UP New York, we established an agreement with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to work together on a regular review and update to the curriculum at least every 5 years.
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We have seen this we have seen this through the development pro this thorough development process pay off in an extremely successful curriculum launch.
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In the 2023, 24 school year, 3,233 unique New York City public school staff members completed training on the new growing up and staying safe curriculum.
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The free digital curriculum curriculum has been accessed by tens of thousands of users, not only in New York City, but also from school districts and states across the country, such as Portland and Washington, the state of Washington Education Board.
