4.5-CA Healthy Youth Act (CHYA)

(Updated 9/26/2023)

The California Healthy Youth Act (CHYA) of 2016 was extended to charter schools in 2018 (AB 2601). CHYA requires that all California public schools provide comprehensive sexual health and HIV prevention education to students at least once in middle school and once in high school. Mission Vista Academy offers the Rights, Respect, Responsibility (3Rs) curriculum to all 8th- and 9th-grade students.

Information for HSTs:

⭐ The documents in this section are for HST use only. Please refer to the "Information for Families" section below for documents to send to families of 8th- and 9th-grade students.

• ICYMI: CHYA Back-to-School 2023 Slides and Presentation Recording
• CHYA Information and Directions for Teachers (23-24)
• CHYA FAQs for HSTs (23-24)
• MVA CHYA Monitoring Spreadsheet (23-24)
  • Directions for completing the CHYA Monitoring Spreadsheet (23-24)
  • How to archive a CHYA excusal letter (23-24)
  • How to archive a CHYA work sample (23-24)

Information for Families:

• CHYA Parent Notification Letter (23-24)
• CHYA Parent Notification Letter in Spanish (23-24)
  • Please send to families by Friday, October 20th, 2023.
    • Email template to accompany the CHYA Parent Notification (23-24)
    • Continue sending the notice as new 8th- and 9th-grade students enroll on your roster.
    • Resend to participating families (those for whom you do not have an opt-out letter) by December 15th, 2023.
    • Send one last reminder the week before office hours begin (TBD).
• CHYA Curriculum Folders
  • Grade 8 Curriculum
    • Gr. 8 Curriculum in Spanish
  • Grade 9 Curriculum
    • Gr. 9 Curriculum in Spanish
• CHYA Pacing Guides
  • Grade 8 Pacing Guide (23-24)
    • Grade 8 Pacing Guide in Spanish (23-24)
  • Grade 9 Pacing Guide (23-24)
    • Grade 9 Pacing Guide in Spanish (23-24)
• CHYA Office Hours Notices
  • Please send these notices between November 13th and December 15th, 2023.
    • Grade 8 Office Hours Notice (23-24)
      • Grade 8 Office Hours Notice in Spanish (23-24)
    • Grade 9 Office Hours Notice (23-24)
      • Grade 9 Office Hours Notice in Spanish (23-24)

CHYA-Related Due Dates

*Remember to fill in the CHYA Monitoring Spreadsheet each time you complete a CHYA-related task.*

• October 20th, 2023: Send the 23-24 CHYA Parent Notification to all families of 8th- and 9th-grade students
  • Accompanying email template
  • Parent Notification in Spanish
    • Please continue to send the notification to families throughout the school year as you receive new students, even if they join your roster after October 21st.
• December 15th, 2023: Re-send the CHYA Parent Notification to all families of 8th- and 9th-grade students
• December 15th, 2023: Send CHYA Office Hours Notice
  • Grade 8 Office Hours Notice
    • Spanish language version (Gr. 8)
  • Grade 9 Office Hours Notice
    • Spanish language version (Gr. 9)
• January 15th, 2024: Re-send the Grade 8 Office Hours Notice
  • Spanish language version (Gr. 8)
• January 15th, 2024: Re-send the Grade 9 Office Hours Notice
  • Spanish language version (Gr. 9)
• May 3rd, 2024: CHYA Excusal Letters due
  • Archive in School Pathways
• May 10th, 2024: CHYA Work Samples due
  • Archive in School Pathways

Questions?

Check the FAQs document. If you still need help, please contact Gillian Simcox, Director of Accreditation and Achievement at gillian.simcox@missionvistaacademy.org.