What is a School Health Advisory Council (SHAC)?

A SHAC is a group of individuals representing segments of the community, appointed by the school district to serve at the district level, to provide advice to the district on coordinated school health programming and its impact on student health and learning.

SHACs provide an efficient, effective structure for creating and implementing age-appropriate, sequential health education programs, and early intervention and prevention strategies that can easily be supported by local families and community stakeholders.

Benefits of Having a SHAC

1. Addressing the health needs of students through the work of the SHAC, helps meet district performance goals and alleviates financial constraints.
2. SHAC’s play an important role in communicating the connection between health and learning to school administrators, parents, and community stakeholders.
3. SHACs can help parents and community stakeholders reinforce the health knowledge and skills children need to be healthy for a lifetime.

The Livingston ISD School Health Advisory Council focuses on promoting an optimal level of wellness for the students and staff so that their learning and teaching abilities are maximized. Our team consists of our local administrators, parents, community members, school nurses, physical education teachers, and our food services department, who all work together toward the common goal of student health. 

District policies adopted to ensure that elementary school and hunior high school students engage in physical activity can be found in the SHAC Mission & By-Laws.

The policies are:

• EHAA (LEGAL): Basis Instructional Program: Required Instruction (All Levels)
• EHAB (LEGAL): Basis Instructional Program: Required Instruction (Elementary)
• FFA (LEGAL): Student Welfare: Wellness and Health Services

District policies adopted to ensure compliance with applicable vending machine and food service guidelines for restricting student access to vending machines can be found in the Board Policy Manual.

The policies are:

• CO (LEGAL): Food Service Management

District policies and procedures that prescribe penalties for the use of tobacco products by students and others on school campuses or at school-sponsored or school-related activities can be found in the Board Policy Manual.

The policies are:

• DH (LEGAL): Employee Standards of Conduct
• DH (LOCAL): Employee Standards of Conduct
• FNCA (LOCAL): Student Conduct: Dress Code
• FNCD (LEGAL): Student Conduct: Tobacco Use and Possession
• GKA (LEGAL): Community Relations: Conduct on School Premises
• GKD (LOCAL): Community Relations: Non-school Use of School Facilities
• Student Code of Conduct under “General Conduct Violations”