According to the State Board of Education contract report for September, the following selected activities are included in the federal grant:
– To provide two regional trainings to increase knowledge on how to hold a public hearing for more comprehensive sex education.
– To provide a new teacher academy on comprehensive health education with a focus on HIV/STD and teen pregnancy prevention.
– To provide location and meals for two American Psychological Association (APA) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevention trainings for Young Males Having Sex with Males (YMSM) and other Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Questioning (LBTQ) youth service providers @30 participants each.
– To provide three training events for school staff, community leaders and parents on how to be an ally for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual Transgender, Questioning (GLBTQ) youth.
