Madison Metropolitan School District
Content Standards and Grade Level Performance Standards
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Students in Madison will demonstrate the ability to advocate for personal, family and school and community health.
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By the end of grade Four, students will:
- Describe a variety of methods to convey accurate health information and ideas.
- Convey valid information and express opinions about health issues.
- Identify community organizations that advocate for healthy individuals, families, school, and communities.
- Demonstrate the ability to influence and support others in making positive health choices.
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Students will understand and be able to:
Explain his/her health needs to an adult.
State the role that healthful food plays in developing and maintaining a healthy body and mind.
Identify the health related roles of people in their family, neighborhood, and school.
These Grade Level Performance Standards are
listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school
is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade
level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but
will be addressed within the three year time span.
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Students will understand and be able to:
Cite ways of coping with stressful family situations.
Convey accurate health information and ideas.
Identify ways to help others make positive health choices.
Identify ways to support positive family interactions (e.g. listening to and following directions, following family rules, showing care and concern toward other family members).
These Grade Level Performance Standards are
listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school
is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade
level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but
will be addressed within the three year time span.
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Students will understand and be able to:
Discuss how the community works to prevent and control diseases.
Discuss family free time activities and decide if they promote fitness and healthy behaviors.
Share with a trusted adult any symptoms that may lead to illness.
Identify community agencies that support healthy families, individuals, and communities.
These Grade Level Performance Standards are
listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school
is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade
level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but
will be addressed within the three year time span.
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Students will understand and be able to:
Demonstrate self care procedures for colds, sore throats, and flu.
Use protective gear and explain how one would encourage family members and friends to do so as well.
Name agencies in the community that will assist in making healthy choices.
These Grade Level Performance Standards are
listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school
is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade
level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but
will be addressed within the three year time span.
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Students will understand and be able to:
Identify which diseases are avoided because of the early childhood vaccinations.
Discuss the quality of the community's air and water, name possible health problems caused by bad air and water qualities, and identify community agencies that monitor these qualities.
Research a health issue to obtain and report accurate and appropriate information.
These Grade Level Performance Standards are
listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school
is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade
level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but
will be addressed within the three year time span.
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By the end of grade Eight, students will:
- Analyze various methods to accurately express health information and ideas.
- Convey valid information and express opinions about health issues.
- Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively when advocating for healthy individuals, families, schools, and communities.
- Demonstrate the ability to influence and support others in making positive health choices.
- Identify barriers to effective promotion of information, ideas, feelings, and opinions about health issues and explore options to overcome them.
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Students will understand and be able to:
Keep an accurate personal vaccination and disease record.
Propose family menus that meet dietary guidelines.
Explain how to recognize and avoid risky situations involving personal safety.
Practice assertiveness and refusal skills.
List activities the police department does to promote safety.
These Grade Level Performance Standards are
listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school
is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade
level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but
will be addressed within the three year time span.
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Students will understand and be able to:
Discuss information and opinions about health issues.
Demonstrate the ability influence and support others in making positive health choices.
These Grade Level Performance Standards are
listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school
is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade
level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but
will be addressed within the three year time span.
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Students will understand and be able to:
Demonstrate effective communication skills to use with health care providers.
Identify when, where, and how to obtain health care services.
Identify actions used to work cooperatively when advocating for healthy individuals, families, and schools.
Explain the importance of maintaining natural environmental settings and promote their use for stress reduction, wellness, and recreation.
These Grade Level Performance Standards are
listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school
is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade
level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but
will be addressed within the three year time span.
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Students will understand and be able to:
Identify methods for prevention of dating violence and harassment.
Describe examples of harassment and the legal ramifications of harassment in a job setting.
Recognize and promote environmental practices that will preserve natural resources for personal and community health.
These Grade Level Performance Standards are
listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school
is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade
level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but
will be addressed within the three year time span.
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By the end of grade Twelve, students will:
- Evaluate the effectiveness of various methods to accurately express health information and ideas.
- Convey valid information and express opinions about health issues.
- Demonstrate the ability to work cooperatively when advocating for healthy individuals, families, schools, and communities.
- Demonstrate the ability to influence and support others in making positive health choices.
- Utilize strategies to overcome barriers when promoting information, ideas, feelings, and opinions about health issues.
- Demonstrate the ability to adapt health messages and communication techniques to the characteristics of a particular audience.
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Students will understand and be able to:
Use written, audio and visually communication methods accurately to express health messages.
Demonstrate the ability to adapt health messages to characteristics of a particular audience (e.g. kindergarten vs. 12th).
Identify personal, family and community resources to access for emergencies.
Summarize how personal life roles are affected by and contribute to the well-being of families, communities and cultures (e.g. income, living quarters).
Identify school support staff and community health services and how to access them effectively.
Identify signs that indicate a family member, friend or other individual may need professional health services and take appropriate action.
Demonstrate that he/she is responsible and a productive citizen who helps ensure the community is kept healthy, safe, and secure.
These Grade Level Performance Standards are
listed in a developmental sequence. However, because each school
is organized in a slightly different manner, a specific grade
level standard may not be addressed at the grade indicated, but
will be addressed within the three year time span.
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