Letter of Agreement

LETTER OF AGREEMENT: Broward County Public School’s Young Men’s Health Initiative

______________High School confirms its commitment to be a partner school in the CDC-funded initiative to reduce HIV and STD among Black and Latino young men who have sex with men (YMSM) aged 13-19 years. This initiative is expected to run through the 2017-2018 school year.

As a partner school, we commit to working with Broward County Public Schools (BCPS), Department of Diversity, Cultural Outreach & Prevention (DCO&P) and designated grant partners to complete the following activities outlined in the partnership proposal:

• Collaborate with DCO&P to create an action plan to achieve project objectives professional development, HIV/AIDS education programs, health-based services, etc.

• Implement a referral system to link youth to sexual health services with youth-friendly providers and organizations, like: Sunserve, The Health Department of Broward County, Planned Parenthood, AIDS Health Foundation, Children’s Diagnostic Center, etc.

• Increase collaboration between schools, school-based health centers, community-based organizations, and other health care organizations to connect youth to sexual health services.

• Implement programs to promote a healthy school environment for student population with a focus on YMSM (e.g. social and emotional climate, safety).

• Participate in required surveillance data collection, such as School Health Profiles/YRBS, if selected.

• Participate in a school-wide survey of youth two to three times over the project period.

• Participate in a short staff web-based survey administered two to three times over the project period.

• Participate in a school climate assessment two to three times over the project period.

• Agree to complete professional development opportunities developed for staff.

Principal Signature or Selected Representative and Date:

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Printed Name and Title:

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