What is the School Health Advisory Council?
Texas law (Texas Education Code, Title 2, Subtitle F, Chapter 28, Subchapter A, §28.004) requires the establishment of a SHAC for every school district. A School Health Advisory Council (SHAC) is a group of district and community stakeholders approved by the school board to serve at the district level to represent the community. Members of the SHAC represent different interests of the community and the school district, but the majority of members must be parents who are not employed by the District. SHACs are required to meet at least four times each year. Information from SHAC meetings is posted on the Hays CISD website as per TEC and policy requirements. If you are interested in reading more about SHAC, click here.

What does the School Health Advisory Council do?
The purpose of the SHAC is to assist the District in ensuring that local community values are reflected in the District’s coordinated school health related policies, procedures, strategies, and curriculum. SHACs play an important role in communicating the connection between health and learning to school administrators, parents, and community stakeholders. The SHAC makes recommendations to the Board of Trustees on topics such as:

1. Health education
2. Physical activity and fitness
3. Nutrition services
4. School health services
5. Mental health services
6. Human sexuality education
7. Substance abuse prevention
8. Safety
9. Student and employee wellness

SHAC Annual Report to the School Board

• 2023-2024 Annual Report
• 2022-2023 Annual Report
• 2021-2022 Annual Report
• 2020-2021 Annual Report
• 2019-2020 Annual Report
• 2018-2019 Annual Report
  
  

Who is on SHAC and how can I get involved?
2024-2025 SHAC Membership
If you are interested in becoming a member of SHAC in the future, please click here to submit your application.

SHAC Bylaws
SHAC Bylaws can be found here.