This curriculum planning guide is meant to help Montana school districts design appropriate educational programmes, and provide schools with guidance on curriculum and related issues for age-appropriate HIV/AIDS prevention education. It includes the Montana Board of Public Education position statement on HIV/AIDS. Its contents are: 1) Montana Board of Public Education position statement on HIV/AIDS; 2) Instructional guidelines; 3) Guidelines for effective school health education to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS; 4) General criteria for evaluating an AIDS curriculum; 5) Matching approaches to AIDS education with childhood development; 6) Educational materials and resources on HIV/AIDS; 7) Where to find information; 8) OPI-Supported HIV/AIDS education; 9) Guidelines for reviewing human sexuality education materials; 10) Guidelines for non-school personnel presenting health programs in Montana schools; 11) CDC/DASH research to classroom project; 12) Montana Department of Health and Human Services recommendations for preventing the transmission of HIV in the school setting; 13) Montana HIV/AIDS education program.