507.9R1 Wellness Regulation

Code No. 507.9R1

Wellness Regulation

To implement the Wellness Policy, the following district specific goals have been established:

Goal 1 – Nutrition Education and Promotion: Schools will provide nutrition education and engage in nutrition promotion that help students develop lifelong healthy eating behaviors. The goal(s) for addressing nutrition education and nutrition promotion include:

· Promote fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, low-fat and fat-free dairy products, and healthy foods

· Implement evidence-based healthy food promotion techniques through the school meal programs using Smarter Lunchroom techniques

Goal 2 – Physical Activity: Schools will provide students and staff with age and grade appropriate opportunities to engage in physical activity that meet federal and state guidelines, including the Iowa Healthy Kids Act. The goal(s) for addressing physical activity include the following:

· Promote the benefits of a physically active lifestyle and help students develop skills to engage in lifelong healthy habits]

· Ensure physical activity is not used for or withheld as a punishment

· Afford elementary students with recess according to the following:

o At least 20 minutes a day;

o Outdoors as weather and time permits;

o Encourages moderate to vigorous physical activity

Goal 3 – Other School-Based Activities that Promote Student Wellness: Schools will support student, staff, and parents’ efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle, as appropriate. The goal(s) for addressing other school-based activities that promote student wellness include the following:

· Share information about the nutritional content of meals with parents and students]

· Support the consumption of breakfast at school by implementing alternative breakfast options to the extent possible (e.g., grab n’ go, breakfast in the classroom, breakfast after 1^st period, etc.)

· Permit students to bring and carry water bottles filled with water throughout the day]

· Make drinking water available where school meals are served during mealtimes

· Apply for USDA’s Healthier US School Challenge: Smarter Lunchroom Award, a certification initiative that recognizes schools for nutrition and physical activity excellence

Public Involvement: There is a process for permitting parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, teachers of physical education, school health professionals, the school board, administrators and the public to participate in the development, implementation, and periodic review and update of the policy

· The district has a local wellness policy committee to advise the district on the development, implementation, and improvement of the school wellness policy

Approved: May 17, 2021

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