School Health Advisory Council
“Health and education go hand in hand: one cannot exist without the other. To believe any differently is to hamper progress. Just as our children have a right to receive the best education available, they have a right to be healthy. As parents, legislators, and educators, it is up to us to see that this becomes a reality.”
Former Surgeon General Dr. Antonia Novello
Healthy Children Ready to Learn: An Essential Collaboration Between Health and Education, 1992
SHAC - What is it?
Mesquite ISD believes that a healthy, physically active child is more likely to be academically successful. Results of numerous studies on the academics-fitness link found a consistent positive relationship between overall fitness and academic achievement. The Mesquite ISD School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) is an advocate for healthy students. It makes recommendations to the School Board pertaining to coordinated school health programs, human sexuality materials and instruction based on the values of the Mesquite community. By law, the majority of its members are parents of students who are not employed by the district. The Mesquite ISD SHAC consists of parents, students, community members and staff who work together to improve the health of all students.
All Texas school districts are required to have a Coordinated School Health program in place for grades K-8. The SHAC has adopted the Coordinated Approach to Child Health (CATCH) program for grades K-8.
SHAC Meetings
The MISD SHAC meets at least four times and no more than nine times each year. Meetings are typically held in the board room of the Professional Development Center at 3819 Towne Crossing Blvd. All SHAC meetings are open to the public. If you wish to speak at a SHAC meeting or review meeting minutes, please contact Council Co-Chair Wendi Hatley at 972-882-7413 or whatley@mesquiteisd.org.
2021-2022 Meeting Information:
- November 11, 2021 (6:30 @ Vanguard HS)
Tour Health Science classrooms- view meeting minutes
- listen to meeting audio
- December 9, 2021 (6:30 @ PDC)
New SHAC requirements & Health Resource adoption process- view meeting minutes
- listen to meeting audio
- January 27, 2022 (6:30 @ PDC) Textbook vendors will speak
- view streaming video
- click here for meeting minutes
- March 3, 2022 (6:30 @ PDC) Vote on textbook adoption
Council Members:
Jim Allen | Donna Hammer |
Lynn Barrera | Dr. Jennifer Hammett |
Tami Bern | Wendi Hatley |
Devin Bright | Craig Himmelscher |
Matt Cain | Craig Johnson |
Macey Dossey | Alejandra Krone |
Karen Dryer | Mariela Lopez |
Eleazar Esparza | Kristy McCaleb |
Leigh Farley | Manny Mendoza |
Amy Gayler | Brittany Oswald |
Max Graham | Laura Sherrard |
Kellie Haddock | Sabrina Welden |
Possession or Use of Tobacco
Per the MISD 2014-15 Student Code of Conduct (page 6), students shall not possess or use tobacco products, including electronic cigarettes. They shall also not possess or use matches or a lighter.
Vending Machine Access
Mesquite ISD complies with the guidelines set forth in the Smart Snacks and Texas Department of Agriculture guidelines concerning student access to vending machines and food and drink dispensed from vending machines.