CHART: We've Met Our Goal!
The Coahoma Community College Board of Trustees voted last night to adopt the CHART policy for the Coahoma Agricultural High School. "Aggie", our 30th CHART district, joins the two other school districts in Coahoma County (P1) in adopting the abstinence-plus policy.
This adoption announcement also marks a major milestone in our advocacy campaign. We have now reached our goal of getting 75% of our Priority 1 districts to adopt the CHART policy. This means that the vast majority of districts in counties with the highest teen birth and STD rates will implement evidence-based sex education curricula. These curricula, along with teacher training and technical assistance, will be provided to districts at no cost!
This is a major accomplishment that was achieved by an large team of advocates. Mississippi First worked closely with the Mississippi State Department of Health, The Women's Fund of Mississippi, and the Mississippi Economic Policy Center to provide information to educators and the general public. The MSF Ole Miss Chapter also played a major role in reaching out to districts across the state. Most importantly, there were local advocates in each CHART district that helped to get the policy adopted. These advocates consisted of board members, administrators, nurses, teachers, as well as concerned parents and students.
While we are taking a moment to celebrate this accomplishment, this advocacy effort is far from over. We will continue to reach out to districts in the coming days, and we hope to post additional adoption announcements.
Stay tuned.
East Tallahatchie School District Adopts CHART!
We are now one district away!
The East Tallahatchie School District voted unanimously to adopt the CHART policy during last night's board meeting (5/10). The board's support for CHART followed a recommendation from the district nurse and a special committee tasked with recommending a sex education policy. East Tally is our 24th P1 district, which puts us one district away from reaching our advocacy goal (25 of our 33 P1 districts)
The East Tallahatchie School District is the 29th district in the state to adopt the CHART policy. They're also joining the West Tallahatchie School District (adopted last month), meaning that Tallahatchie County (P1) has now reached full adoption of the CHART policy!
Be on the lookout for a special announcement in the coming days.
Holmes County School District Adopts CHART!
The Holmes County School District adopted the CHART Policy during last week's board meeting. Both school districts in Holmes County (P1) have now adopted our abstinence-plus policy (Durant adopted last month). HCSD is also the 28th CHART district in Mississippi.
This marks the 23 Priority 1 district to adopt the policy, meaning that we are now two districts away from reaching our advocacy goal. We are hoping to officially reach our goal on Monday (5/14), when several school boards are expected to vote.
More good news to come...
Yazoo City School District Adopts CHART!
The Yazoo City Municipal School District became the 27th CHART district during last week's board meeting. The district adopted an abstinence-plus policy recently, but decided to replace it with the CHART policy. This change was necessary for the P1 district to receive free curricula, training, and technical assistance provided through CHART.
Yazoo City is the first district in Yazoo County (P1), and the 22nd P1 district, to adopt the policy. We are now three districts away from reaching our advocacy goal. More announcements will be coming soon!
Water Valley School District Adopts CHART
The Water Valley School District became the 26th district to adopt the CHART policy during last week's board meeting. With the board's vote, both districts in Yalobusha County (P1) have now adopted the abstinence-plus policy.
We are now four P1 districts away from reaching our advocacy goal. With several votes expected in the coming days, it's looking very likely that we'll exceed our goal by the end of this month. We'll keep you informed as additional board decisions are made.
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