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Objectives: Wellness Champions will... Know and understand the OUSD Wellness Policy and Administration Regulations and the connection to your school.
To complete Part 1, read through sections A - C, then complete Actions 1 & 2.
(A) Why Wellness for OUSD
(A) Why Wellness for OUSD
OUSD wellness vision: Student health impacts learning. Health matters in our schools.
The goals of OUSD Health & Wellness are as follows:
- ALL schools are healthy environments.
- ALL students, families and staff are physically and emotionally healthy.
- ALL students are in school and ready to learn.
- ALL students, families and staff are engaged in improving individual and community health.
- ALL students are ready for college, career and community.
(B) What is the OUSD Wellness Policy?
(B) What is the OUSD Wellness Policy?
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(C) What are wellness related programs in OUSD?
(C) What are wellness related programs in OUSD?
Health and wellness happens in many ways! There are many related programs in OUSD - here are some.
Many of you are already connected to these programs and services in some way! There are connections and opportunities if you aren't already connected.
- Wellness Champions: That's you!
- General Health & Wellness Webpage: A hub for many of these things.
- School Based Health Centers: SBHCs provide a wide range of health services; for behavioral health providers click here.
- LGBTQ Programs: Educational and community building programming towards a health environment for LGBTQ students.
- Restorative Justice: RJ builds community, responds to conflict, and provides a welcoming re-entry for returning students.
- Behavioral Health Unit: Supporting positive behavior (PBIS, etc.), crisis intervention, consultation, and professional development for staff.
- Social Emotional Learning: A process through which children and adults develop the fundamental skills for life effectiveness. Everyone strengthens their social competencies to connect across race, class, culture, language, gender identity, sexual orientation, learning needs and age.
- Nutrition Services: OUSD's nutrition services aims to ensure that all students have access to healthy meals.
- FoodCorps partnership: Hands-on learning, access to nature and food systems, taste tests, cooking demonstrations, and other nutrition education lessons at some schools.
- Community School Managers: Integrate the partnership work of the school with its academic mission, managing, leading, and coordinating the community work to support school and student needs.
- Central Family Resource Center: The CFRC provides CalFresh & insurance enrollment assistance; other programs are also available.
- Physical Education: It's about students receiving high quality, intentional instruction that equips each student with the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to PLAN, CARRY OUT, EVALUATE, and ADJUST their own physical activity endeavors and responses across their lifespan.
- Drug & Alcohol Education: TUPE engages students away from drug abuse and addiction through beliefs and skills of self-advocacy.
Action 2: Reading
Action 2: Reading
Please spend time reading the entire Wellness Policy, the Administrative Regulations and look over the Wellness Policy and Nutrition Handouts.
We suggest making a note of your thoughts and reactions - You will be asked for a brief reflection on those readings during the exit ticket.
1. OUSD Wellness Policy Revised and Board Approved 5-28-14.pdf2. OUSD Wellness Policy, Nutrition Administrative Regulations (AR 5030 Final 12.10).pdfOUSD Access to Healthy Food Handout 2018 - English.pdf3. Wellness Policy Summary English.pdf4. Wellness Policy Food Guidelines English.pdf
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