Committee members should:

• Understand schools, the educational and health needs of students, and the norms and values of their community.
• Have expertise in health education curriculum and instruction.
• Are knowledgeable about relevant health education content.
• Supervise curriculum and instruction for the school district or school.
• Can make final decisions about the curriculum for the school district or school.

The orientation should provide an overview that includes:

• A timeline for completing reviews.
• A description of how the HECAT instruments and scoring process work.
• An explanation of how reviewers can get assistance.
• Instructions for what reviewers should do with the results and materials after completing their reviews.

No, it should not be completed by one individual. The review of curricula should be conducted by a team, working together. The advantage of working as a team is the benefit of multiple perspectives and varying degrees of expertise.

Yes. Some chapters and sections of the HECAT can be completed by one person, who then provides the information to other review committee members. For example, general descriptive information can be completed by one person who is very familiar with the curriculum, usually the curriculum coordinator. This information can then be provided to other review committee members.

Factors that can impact the review timeline include:

• The amount of learning materials in a curriculum to be reviewed.
• The orderliness of the curriculum.
• The extent to which a curriculum's materials are easily available for all reviewers.
• The breadth and scope of the curriculum under review. For example, a multi-grade versus a single-grade curriculum, or a comprehensive health education curriculum versus one with a single health topic all have different breadth and scope.