District Wellness Program
FILE: ADF
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DISTRICT WELLNESS PROGRAM
The Board recognizes the relationship between student well-being and student achievement as well as the importance of a comprehensive district wellness program. Therefore, the district willprovide developmentally appropriate and sequential nutrition and physical education as well as opportunities for physical activity. The wellness program will be implemented in a multidisciplinaryfashion and will be evidence based.
Wellness Committee
The district will establish a wellness committee that consists of at least one parent, student, nurse or other school health professional, physical education teacher, school food servicerepresentative, Board member, school administrator, member of the public, and other community members as appropriate. If available, a qualified, credentialed nutrition professional will bea member of the wellness committee.
Committee meeting dates and agendas will be posted on the district's website in advance of each meeting and advertised in a manner designed to reach students, staff and members of thecommunity. All wellness committee meeting agendas will include a public comment period in which students, staff and members of the community are encouraged to provide input on thedistrict's wellness program . Meetings, records and votes of the wellness committee will adhere to the requirements of the Missouri Sunshine Law.
Wellness Program Coordinators
The Board designates the following individual(s) as wellness program coordinator(s): School Nurse. Only employees of the district who are members of the wellness committee may serve aswellness program coordinators. Wellness coordinators, in consultation with the wellness committee, will be in charge of implementation and evaluation of this policy.
Wellness program coordinators are responsible for ensuring that each school in the district is in compliance with this policy.
Nutrition Guidelines
The nutrition guidelines outlined in this section do not apply to food or beverages brought from home by students for consumption solely by the student or food or beverages created or usedby students as part of the district's instructional program .
It is the policy of the New Franklin R-1 School District that all foods and beverages sold to students during the school day on any property under the jurisdiction of the district will meet theU.S.
Department of Agriculture (USDA) school meal and Smart Snacks in School (Smart Snacks) nutrition standards. These nutrition standards apply to all food and beverages sold to students, includingthose sold in vending machines, school stores and through district-sponsored fundraisers, unless an exemption applies. In addition, the Smart Snacks standards apply to all food and beverages provided , but notsold, to students outside the reimbursable school meals program during the school day. For the purposes of this policy, the school day is the time period from the midnight before to 30 minutes after the officialschool day.
Nutrition Promotion and Education
The district will provide nutrition education aligned with the Missouri Learning Standards and Grade-Level Expectations (GLEs) in health and physical education in all grades. In addition, the district willdisseminate nutrition messages and other nutrition-related materials received from the USDA to students, staff and the community through a variety of media and methods. The wellness program coordinators,in consultation with the wellness committee, will develop procedures that address nutrition education and promotion.
Physical Activity and Education
The district will provide physical education and opportunities for physical activity aligned with the Missouri Leaming Standards and GLEs in health and physical education in all grades. The wellness programcoordinators, in consultation with the wellness committee, will develop procedures that address physical education and physical activity.
Other School-Based Activities
The wellness program coordinators, in consultation with the wellness committee, are charged with developi ng procedures addressing other school-based activities to promote wellness.
Assessment
The local wellness program will be assessed at least once every three years. The assessment will measure the district's level of compliance with implementing the local wellness program, including compliancelevels in each of the district's schools; the extent to which the district's policy compares to model wellness policies; and a description of the progress made in attaining the goals of the program . Wellnessprogram coordinators will report the results of assessments to the Board, and the results of each assessment will be made available to the public on the district's website and by other appropriate means. Thewellness program coordinators will make recommendations for modification s to the wellness policy in accordance with these assessments, and the Board will revise the wellness policy as it deems necessarybased on these recommendations. Administrative procedures will be revised accordingly.
Records
The wellness program coordinators will maintain records necessary to document compliance with law, including a copy of the policy; documentation of community involvement, including sign-insheets or other documentation of the names of those who provided input to the committee; documentation of triennial assessments; and documentation that assessment findings wereshared with the public.
Adopted: Dec. 14, 2005
Revised: Feb. 15, 20 12
J uly 16, 20 14
June 21. 20 I 7
Cross Refs: DJF, Purchasing
EF, Food Service Management
EFB, Free and Reduced-Price Food Service
GCL, Professional Staff Development Opportunities GDL, Support Staff Development Opportunities
!GA EA, Teaching about Drugs, Alcohol and Tobacco
IGBC, Parent/Family Involvement in Instructional and Other Programs
!G DF, Student Fund raising
J HCF, Student Allergy Prevention and Response
K l, Public Solicitations/Advertising in District Facilities
Legal Refs: ' ' 167.720, 610.0 10 - .030, RSMo.
The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. ' ' 175 1 - I 760 National School Lunch Program, 7 C.F.R. Part 2 I 0
New Frankl in R-1 School District, New Franklin, Missouri