Comprehensive Health Skills for Middle School, 3rd Edition
Core Code Alignment
Health Education
04010000001: Health Education I
Recommendation
Evaluation
This textbook extensively covers many of the Health I standards. However, there are areas that are not covered adequately or consistently with Utah law. Health I teachers would be expected to supplement the text with additional material to fully cover all standards. For example, Utah Safe Haven Law requires infants be taken only to a hospital, the text suggests multiple locations are approved safe havens. There is no information including the culture of eating within the nutrition section. The book also covers sections that go beyond the standards, although not against any laws and policies. For example, there are sections on physical fitness, agility, adulting and aging, pollution and other environmental health topics, sleep (only briefly mentioned in Utah Standards) and a short section defining gender.
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Material Categories
Rubric : Health 2025
Compliance with State Law (Required)
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
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| Sensitive Materials and Prohibited Submission 53G-10-103, R277-628 | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Prohibited discriminatory practices 53G-2-103-5, 53B-1-118 and 67-27-107 | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Maintaining constitutional freedom in the public schools. 53G-10-202 | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Free from advertising, e-commerce, or political interest | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Sex Education Law and Policy: Materials do not contain any information, images, instruction, or images that violate Utah Codes 53G-10-402 and 53G-10-403 or Rule R277-474, including but not limited to: 1. The intricacies of intercourse, sexual stimulation, or erotic behavior; 2. The advocacy of premarital or extramarital sexual activity; or 3. The advocacy or encouragement of the use of contraceptive methods or devices. 4. Any means or methods that facilitate or encourage the violation of any state or federal criminal law by a minor or an adult, including as a response to a spontaneous question from a student. *Instruction may include information about contraceptive methods or devices, not including abortion or any abortive methods, that stresses effectiveness, failure rates for youth, limitations, risks, and information on state law applicable to minors obtaining contraceptive methods or devices. | This item has not been graded. | |||||
Standard Alignment
| Item | 3 - Extensive | 2 - Adequate | 1 - Inadequate | 0 - None | ||
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| Alignment to Utah Health Education Core Standards Points are given for EACH strand represented in the material. Add the total amount for each strand to get the total for this line item. | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| OR Standard Alignment for Single Strand (supplemental resource for a specific area of health) The content needs to fully align to the grade level standards in the selected area. | This item has not been graded. | |||||
Content
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| Skill-Based Instructional Support | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Navigation | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Instructional Support | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Assessments | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Ethnic Studies (Ethnic studies in core standards and curriculum should be a narrowly tailored incorporation of age-appropriate opportunities that naturally arise through education without pretextual effort in courses, programs, or activities where ethnic studies is not a primary focus. The material should incorporate a curriculum of people and cultures that reflect the state’s various demographics without commentary that seeks to violate the neutrality standard established in codes: 53B-1-118, 53G-2-103, 53G-2-104, 53G-2-105, 67-27-107 | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Shared Values and Character Traits | This item has not been graded. | |||||
Material Characteristics
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| Physical Characteristics | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Technical Standards | This item has not been graded. | |||||
| Adaptability | This item has not been graded. | |||||
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