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 the following:
· Provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health;
· Promote fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, low-fat and fat-free dairy products, and healthy foods
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;
Afford elementary students with recess according to the following:
At least 20 minutes a day;
- Outdoors as weather and time permits;
- Encourages moderate to vigorous physical activity; and
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:
Provide parents a list of foods and beverages that meet nutrition standards for classroom snacks and celebrations;
Develop a plan to promote staff health and wellness
Make drinking water available where school meals are served during meal times
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;
The superintendent or superintendent’s designee invites suggestions or comments concerning the development, implementation, and improvement of the school wellness policy. As such, interested persons are encouraged to contact the superintendent or superintendent’s designee.
Evaluation: The wellness committee will meet at least once every three years to evaluate progress and recommend possible changes to the goals. Goals will be evaluated by a yes/no response to each goal.