Coordinated school health (CSH) is an effective model for connecting physical, emotional, and social health with education. The model consists of eight interactive components: health education, physical education, health services, nutrition services, counseling and psychological services, healthy school environment, health promotion for staff, and family/community involvement. Using this model, schools work within the family and community structure to ensure optimal health and wellness for children.

The goal of Hays CISD is to promote school health policies, procedures, and programs that improve health behaviors. Hays CISD operates from the premise that healthy children are more capable of learning and, thus, are better students. The logical extension is that better students help create healthy communities. Hays CISD emphasizes the connection between recommended health practices, academic achievement, and lifelong healthy behaviors.

Hays CISD CSH Objectives:

1. Provide a school culture which values and emphasizes physical activity.

2. Provide a school culture that enhances healthy dietary choices.

3. Provide a school culture that continues to promote tobacco-free lifestyles.

4. Removal of barriers that impede progress toward developing healthy students.

5. Facilitate partnerships between school personnel, families, and communities to emphasize health within and outside the school setting.

All of our campuses have a working coordinated school health team. Their responsibilities in detail are included in every school’s Campus Improvement Plan (CIP), which correlates directly with the District’s goals and objectives.