special administrative board
of the
transitional school district of
the city st. louis
HEALTH AND WELLNESS POLICY
Policy #2600
Preamble
The Special
Administrative Board of The Transitional School District of The City of St.
Louis acknowledges that student well-being and student achievement are
inherently related. Therefore, in support of the vision and mission of St.
Louis Public Schools, the Special Administrative Board aims to create and
maintain a healthy school culture for all children and staff through the
implementation of its Health and Wellness Policy. The implementation of this
policy, through promoting wellness and addressing current health issues facing
both students and staff, will foster students abilities to learn to take
responsibility for their own health and to adopt healthy habits, attitudes, and
behaviors for life. The policy is designed to promote student well-being while
taking into account competing priorities and resource availability. The
evaluation of this policy will occur at least once a
year to
assess all education curricula and materials pertaining to health and wellness
for accuracy, completeness, balance, and consistency with the states and
districts education goals and standards.
The Health and
Wellness Policy focuses on eight key goal areas:
Goal Area 1: Health and Wellness
Education The district will provide students opportunities to learn how to
optimize personal wellness.
Goal Area 2: Physical Education
and Physical Activity The district will provide students opportunities to
engage in activity that builds their physical, mental, social, and emotional
health.
Goal Area 3: Health Services The district will provide
services to students that will appraise, protect, and promote their health; are
in harmony with the community, parents, and other constituencies; and are
accessible to all students.
Goal Area 4: Healthy School Learning Environment The
district will create and maintain a school environment conducive to optimal student learning
Goal Area 5: Food and Nutrition Services The school
foodservice department will promote good health practices and provide a
foundation for sound lifestyle habits through foodservice operations and
nutrition education.
Goal Area 6: Health Promotion The district will foster
the maintenance of a healthy lifestyle for all staff.
Goal Area 7: Family/Community Involvement The district
will support an integrated school, parent, and community approach to achieving
student wellness through a dynamic, collaborative partnership of communication
and accountability.
Goal Area 8: Creative,
Cross-Cutting, and Targeted Use of Resources to Support Wellness The district
will assign the Health and Wellness Policy (HWP) coordinator(s) who will use
every appropriate and available means to the school district to ensure that
every student has the chance to succeed academically, emotionally, and socially
as well as remain in school.
These goals are all
related to one another and will inevitably overlap in their implementation.
Together, these goals set the foundation for both a coordinated and a
comprehensive wellness program that supports the academic success of St. Louis
Public School (SLPS) students. Responsibility for implementation of the Health
and Wellness Policy (HWP) lies with the district-appointed HWP Coordinators at
the district level who will oversee the activities of the District Health and
Wellness Council (DHWC) and the School Health Advisory Councils (SHACs). The
policy will be implemented by DHWC and the SHACs.
District Health and Wellness Council: The district will establish a health and wellness
council that consists of at least one parent, student, school nurse, physical
education teacher, school food service representative, Board member, school
administrator, member of the public and other community members as appropriate.
If available, a qualified, credentialed nutrition professional will be a member
of the DHWC.
Responsibilities of the DHWC: The focus is on
policy and the common mission of the districts health and wellness programs. They
will identify gaps and locate the district and community resources to address
them. Committee meeting dates and
agendas will be posted on the districts website in advance of the meeting and
advertised in a manner designed to reach students, staff and members of the
community. All health and wellness community meeting agendas will include a
period of public comment where students, staff, and members of the community
are encouraged to provide input on the districts wellness program. Meetings,
records and votes of the DHWC will adhere to the requirements of the Missouri
Sunshine Law.
The Board will designate
the following positions as HWP Coordinator(s): Food and Nutrition Services
Director, Healthy School /Healthy Community Program Manager and Health Services
Coordinator. Only employees of the district who are members of the DHWC may serve
as HWP Coordinators. Health Wellness Program Coordinators, in consultations
with the District Health and Wellness committee, will be in charge of
implementation and evaluation of this policy. Health Wellness Program Coordinators
are responsible for ensuring that each school in the district is in compliance
with this policy.
School Health Advisory Council (SHAC): SHACs are committees
that assist with policy implementation with regards to healthy choices for
students. The SHAC should consist of a minimum of seven to ten members, which
may include building administrator or designee, school staff, students, parents, food and nutrition services representative,
school nurse, Physical Education Teacher, Family and Community Specialist, and
other community members who serve voluntarily with approval from the school
principal. The services of the School Social Worker and School Counselor will
be available at each as needed.
Responsibilities of the SHAC: Their focus is on the needs of students,
families and staff in a specific building by supporting the school in its
development of a healthier school environment. They are able to implement
programs and activities that will create the vision and goals for the Healthy
Schools Program. They will advocate for school health programs and policies
within the broader school community. They will communicate with the HWP Coordinators
to tap into funding and resources for students and staff wellness. They will
evaluate the effectiveness of health and wellness programs and policy efforts. The
implementation of the policy is the responsibility of the building principal or
designee. The Health and Wellness Policy will operate in conjunction with other
current SLPS policies and regulations.
Description: The district will approve Academics in
Movement (AIM), a comprehensive, sequential, age-appropriate, integrated K-12
curriculum addressing the mental, physical, social, and emotional aspects of
health. AIM will also emphasize strategies on how to achieve optimal health and
wellness. Principles include, but are not limited to, decision-making,
influence of media and marketing, food and activity choices, risk factor
reduction, and health literacy.
The district will
train P.E./Health Education instructors on the implementation of the AIM
curriculum, including how to incorporate it into the classroom schedule and how
to creatively adapt it to different student learning styles and skills.
SHACs will coordinate
with the school principal, the foodservice team, the school Student Support
Services team (ex. nurse, counselor, social worker, etc.), and other relevant
staff to promote health and wellness throughout the school.
HWP coordinator(s)
will assess on an annual basis current health and wellness education offerings
at each school and work with each SHAC to create goals and action plans for
achieving or surpassing the Health and Wellness Policy guidelines. Duties
include 1) reviewing curriculum, activities, or program models of health and
wellness programs offered during school and non-school hours; 2) meeting with SHACs to develop a plan to expand
existing programs or bring in new programs to fill gaps and meet goals; and 3) recruiting partners
to provide health
and wellness education programs to fill gaps in schools.
Description:
Physical Education (P.E.)
The district will
provide physical education and opportunities for physical activity in
accordance with state requirements and aligned with the Show-Me Standards,
Missouris Grade Level Expectations (GLEs) and National Standard in Health/
Physical Education in all grades. The HWP Coordinators, in consultation with
the DHWC, will develop procedures that address physical education and physical activity.
Other School-Based Activities - The HWP Coordinator,
in consultation with the DHWC, is charged with developing procedures addressing
other school-based activities to promote health and wellness.
The district approved
Academics in Movement (AIM), is a comprehensive, sequential, age-appropriate,
integrated K-12 physical education curriculum that provides cognitive content
and learning experiences in a variety of activity areas. The AIM curriculum
focuses on fitness for life skills, promoting each students optimum
physical, mental, social, and emotional development.
School principals
will build time into school schedules to include P.E. classes and physical activities
following the national recommendations by grade level - elementary, grades
K-5: 150 minutes
per week and
secondary, grades 6-12: 225 minutes per week.
(If recommendations or legislation change, school principals will adopt new
guidelines according to a district-coordinated
timeline).
The district will
hire and train certified physical education teachers to teach P.E. P.E.
Teachers will seek support from community partners to conduct specialized
fitness classes. HWP coordinator(s),in conjunction
with school principals, will provide every SLPS P.E. teacher access to the AIM
curriculum on the St. Louis Public Schools (SLPS) website. P.E. Coordinator will provide professional development for each P.E.
teacher on how to conduct a student physical fitness assessment using the SLPS
Physical Fitness Assessment.
P.E. teachers will adhere to district
guidelines with regards to student physical fitness assessments and P.E.
curriculum. Duties include:
1)
Completing
a physical fitness assessment for students in grades 5, 7 and 9 and submitting the
results in the format of the SLPS Fitness Assessment to the Physical Education Supervisor for inclusion with the
regular report card to students and parents
biannually.
2)
In
conjunction with SHAC coordinators or Family and Community Specialists,
conducting parent engagement sessions before and during the school year to
provide parents information on the
purpose and use of the Fitness Assessment.
3)
Collaborating
with school nurses to make referrals for students who are identified as having
weight-related health conditions to see school health professionals or outside
physicians and community health agencies.
4)
Implementing
district-approved curriculum appropriate for age and skill level of each student.
Description:
Physical Activity
P.E. Coordinator/HWP
Coordinator (s) will provide resources and professional development to staff on
how to incorporate physical activity, other than P.E., into the school
day. Physical activity before school,
after school, and in the classroom should complement PE by reinforcing the
knowledge and self-management skills needed to maintain a physically active
lifestyle.
1)
SLPS educators will be trained
to integrate physical activities into the classroom which includes Brain Break
activities.
2)
Classroom
teachers will provide short physical activity breaks between lessons, classes, and/or testing sessions, as appropriate,
using nationally recognized best practices and/or evidence- based programs
targeting the specific needs of students.
3)
Elementary
school principals will build time into school schedules to hold daily recess
before lunch and for a minimum of 20 minutes. Recess is adult-supervised time
for students to engage in student and/ or adult led physical activities. School
principals will provide a variety of equipment (ex. balls, jump ropes, etc.)
and adequate space for recess.
4)
Principals
will schedule indoor recess during inclement weather.
P.E. Coordinators
will provide resources and professional development to staff for incorporating
extracurricular physical activity programs appropriate for the different grade
levels, needs, interests, and abilities of all students before, during, and
after school. All secondary schools are furthermore encouraged to offer
interscholastic sports programs. School principals will ensure that either
physical activity or withholding physical activity in physical education
classes and recess is not used as a punishment.
P.E. Coordinator/HWP
Coordinator(s) will assess on an annual basis current physical education and
physical activity offerings at each school and work with each SHAC to create
goals and action plans for achieving or surpassing the Health and Wellness Policy
guidelines. Duties include:
1)
Determining
total minutes of physical education offered at each SLPS school.
2)
Identify
number of minutes students are engaged in physical activity at school. categorizes
according to the following (a) More than
100 (200 for secondary) minutes per week; (b) 75- 100 (150-200) minutes per
week; (c) Less than 75 (less than 150) minutes per week currently offered.
3)
Determine
additional minutes of physical activity offered at each school.
4)
Determined
before/after school physical activity programs offered at each school.
5)
Meeting
with SHACs to develop a plan to expand existing programs or bring in new
programs to fill gaps and meet goals for physical activity.
Goal Area 3: Health Services the district will provide
services to students that appraise, protect, and promote their health; are in
harmony with the community, parents, and other constituencies; and are
accessible to all students
Description: The district will maintain a centralized
district health office, the Office of Health Services, within the Student
Support Services department, for the purpose of program development,
consistency and standardization of service delivery utilizing best practice
model, and quality assurance monitoring. The Office of Health Services is
administered by a Coordinator of Health Services, who is a registered
professional nurse with responsibilities for hiring, supervising, and
evaluating the performance of the school-based registered professional nurses assigned
to each school site.
The district will
hire an array of health professionals (ex. nurses, registered dietitians,
certified school counselors, psychologists, and social workers), with an ideal
ratio of at least one nursing professional per school to provide comprehensive
health and wellness services, including referral services, at each school.
Services of a social worker, counselor, and other health professionals will be
available at each school as needed. The Student Support Services team oversees activities
that support the overall health and well-being of students and staff while they
are at school and will focus on collaborative efforts in prevention and early
intervention. Student Support Services team duties include:
1)
Serving
in SHACs and helping to develop and implement action plans for fulfilling goals
of the districts Health and Wellness Policy.
2)
Working
with P.E. teachers in conducting physical fitness assessments, including providing education and making referrals
as a result of the physical fitness assessments.
3)
Working with the school
foodservice department to help provide
a healthy food environment
(based on the food allergy policy), for both students and staff, including
proper hand washing and adequate time for eating.
(The Missouri School Board Association recommends at least 10 minutes sit-down
time for breakfast (15 minutes for elementary) and 20 minutes for lunch).
4)
Providing
comprehensive case management services to students and families, and
collaborating to develop student and family support plans to promote good
health and a safe and healthy learning environment.
5)
Providing
health education and services to students, parents, and staff (which may
include health education programs, in-services, workshops, medication
administration, medical referrals, health screenings and assessments, injury
prevention and treatment, and health counseling)
to promote health and wellness in the school
setting.
6)
Acquiring
continuing education and professional development hours to ensure best practices are being followed.
7)
Informing
parents of the availability and variety of health services for the students.
8)
Seek
to incorporate holistic family health into endeavors related to student health.
HWP coordinator(s)
will assess on an annual basis the collaborative efforts of the centralized
health office in implementation of the Health and Wellness Policy. Duties
include:
1)
Evaluating the partnership between
the centralized health office and overall Health and
Wellness Policy programming.
2)
Helping
to train all health professionals hired within the district on the Health and
Wellness Policy.
3)
Maintaining
current and developing new partnerships with community members as well as
acquiring resources to enhance provision
of access to health care for all students, within both
the school setting and the community. (The district will maintain a formal and
contractual relationship with a Medical Director that will provide medical
consultation, who writes standing orders, provides consultation and advice for
the school nurses, and promotes
health literacy throughout the district, as well as health education
enhancement for the school nurses.
4) Educating and informing parents and
other community members of available health services at SLPS schools
through school newsletters, special informational letters
and flyers, and a Student Health link under the Parents
link on the districts website. Sending an informational letter to all parents at the beginning of each
school year to discuss some of the major services provided by the Office of
Health Services.
5) Coordinating annual lead monitoring in
all Pre-K students.
6) Soliciting recommendations from the Student Support Services team for improving school wellness.
Goal
Area 4: Healthy School
Learning Environment the district will create and maintain a school
environment conducive to optimal student learning.
Description: School principals, with help from SHACs and
other staff members, will coordinate the proper maintenance of all school
buildings and grounds at a safe and adequate level to support a healthy
learning environment for all students. Duties
include:
1)
Evaluating
areas for improvement and identifying/eliminating risks using national
standards and recommendations.
Possible tools include Environmental Protection Agencys HealthySEAT, Centers
for Disease Control and Preventions School Health Index, and National
Institute for Occupational Safety and Healths safety checklists.
2)
Assessing
and repairing all existing water fountains.
3)
Creating
safety measures in accordance with the Emergency Preparedness Plan with regards
to environmental hazards, such as lead, carbon monoxide, mercury, mold,
asbestos, radon, and other potentially harmful
substances.
4)
Providing
appropriate and operational safety devices and equipment (ex. goggles, gloves,
safety shields, etc.) for classroom use. Assessing safety and operation of and
repairing any playground or sporting venue grounds and equipment.
5)
Providing
appropriate exposure to daylight and other light sources to prevent shadows and areas of poor illumination.
6)
Providing, where possible, flexible lighting controls.
7)
Setting temperature of each room for optimal
learning based on the activities performed in the room (ex. 69.8-73.4ΊF for classrooms,
lower temperature for gyms). Where possible, adjusting humidity to 40-60%
relative humidity.
School principals
will adhere to and enforce current SLPS policy on drugs, alcohol, and tobacco,
conduct, harassment and weapons and violence to foster a healthy psychosocial
climate for all students.
School principals
will coordinate with SHACs on school emergency preparedness using Missouri
Department of Health and Senior Services guidelines for Ready-in-3, including
stocking emergency supplies.
School principals
will coordinate with PE teachers and other staff on outdoor activity when the
Air Quality Index or some other component of outdoor activity may be unsafe for
any student.
HWP Coordinator(s)
will assess on an annual basis current progress in creating a healthy school
learning environment at each school and work with each SHAC to create goals and
action plans for achieving or surpassing the Health and Wellness Policy
guidelines.
Description: Food and Nutrition Services
1)
School
foodservice programs will be implemented in accordance with the United States
Department of Agricultures (USDAs) School Meals program (including school
breakfast, lunch, after school snack, dinner, summer meals, and field trip
meals.)
2)
School
foodservice programs will publish a nutrient analysis of all foods provided to
both consumers and parents by way of website and can be provided by the Food
and Nutrition Services (FNS) Office per request.
3)
The
Districts FNS Department will investigate complaints,
perform spot audits to ensure that the Food Service Management Company (FSMC)
is in compliance with United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
4)
The FNS Department will conduct a monthly
audit of receipts supplied by the FSMC vendor.
School foodservice programs will provide a variety of healthy, innovative monthly
menu items and introduce and promote interest in new food items including fruits and vegetables.
5)
School
foodservice programs will gather and apply data from student focus groups,
staff, and parent surveys to
encourage, promote, and improve healthy nutritional choices. School foodservice
programs will supply survey results and raw data to the HWP coordinator(s)
within thirty (30) days of data collection.
6)
School
foodservice programs will seek to use environmentally friendly utensils,
packaging, and serving implements to support healthy and sustainable lifestyle
habits in students.
7)
Where
foodservice is contracted to a foodservice management company, the Request for
Proposal, or RFP, for food service will allow for pilot programs, approved by
the district, to establish contracts with food vendors to improve access to
healthy foods, improve variety, and allow
for innovative approaches in the future.
Nutrition Guidelines - The nutrition guidelines outlined in
this section do not apply to food or beverages brought from home by students.
This guideline is solely for students that are consuming food or beverages
created by or used in the districts instructional program. It is the policy of
the St. Louis Public Schools that all foods and beverages sold to students
during the school day on any property under the jurisdiction of the district
will meet the USDA school meal and Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards.
These nutrition standards apply to all food and beverages sold to students
including those in vending machines, school stores and through
district-sponsored fundraisers, unless an exemption applies. In addition, the
Smart Snacks standards apply to all foods and beverages provided, but sold to
students outside in reimbursable school meal programs during the school day.
For the purposes of this policy, the school day is the time period from midnight before
to 30 minutes after the official school day.
Celebrations and Rewards - All foods and
beverages provided in conjunction with district sponsored celebrations will
meet or exceed the Smart Snacks nutrition standards. The district will provide
parents and strict employees a list of foods and beverages that meet the Smart
Snacks nutrition standards and a list of healthy party ideas, including
non-food celebration ideas. All food and beverages, except fresh fruits and
vegetables provided by parents will be prepackaged and include a nutrition
label to identify potential allergens.
Food and beverages
should not be used as a reward or withheld as punishment. Parents and employees
will be provided a list of alternative, non-food ways to reward students.
Description: Food
Environment
The principal for
each individual school, in conjunction with the school nurse, will create the
school schedule to accommodate the specific needs related to meals, including
safety and sanitation, so that students have adequate time both to eat and to
enjoy their meals. Elementary students should have at least fifteen minutes of
dedicated eating time for breakfast (i.e. not including hand washing, standing
in line, cleaning up, etc.). School
foodservice programs will provide a means for all students and staff to wash
and/or sanitize their hands before and after each meal.
Beyond the School Day:
To the extent possible, schools will be consistent with the promotion of
Smart Snack Nutrition Standards at the school sponsored events for any food and
beverages made available to students outside the school day.
Fundraising Exemption to Nutrition Guidelines: Unless otherwise
prohibited by Board policies or limitations on marketing, the following are
exemptions to the rule requiring that foods sold as fundraisers meet USDA
standards:
1)
Food
sold off campus; outside the school day or to nonstudents do not have to meet
the USDA standards.
2)
Distribution
of order for and delivery of foods that do not meet USDA standards and are not
intended for consumption at school are permitted during the school day to the
extent it otherwise complies with district policies and procedures.
Water: Students will have
access to free, safe and unflavored drinking water throughout the school day in
every district facility used by students. Free, safe and unflavored drinking
water will be available to students during mealtimes in places where meals are
served.
Description: Nutrition Promotion
and Education
The district will provide
nutrition education aligned with the AIM Curriculum in all grades. In addition,
the district will disseminate nutrition messages, other nutrition related
materials received from the USDA to students, staff and the community, through
a variety of media and methods. The HWP Coordinators, in consultation with the DHWC,
will develop procedures that address nutrition education and promotion.
Marketing and Advertising: Only those foods and beverages that meet the
Smart Snacks in schools nutrition standards will be allowed in marketing and
advertising. Marketing in district facilities will be consistent with the goals
of the Districts Health and Wellness Program and comply with Board policy. The
district will strive to promote the Health and Wellness Program and educate
parents regarding the quality of district food.
.School foodservice
programs are responsible for developing a nutrition education program to be
approved by the HWP coordinator(s). They will work in conjunction with the HWP
coordinator(s) to implement the schools nutrition education curriculum as part
of the health and wellness curriculum.
Foodservice staff at
each school will work with their individual SHACs to develop and implement
nutrition education programming at the school level.
Role of the
District: HWP coordinator(s) will assess
on an annual basis compliance with the aforementioned Nutrition Guidelines via
audits and work with the Special Administrative Board and/or the foodservice
department to create goals and action plans for achieving or surpassing the
guidelines.
Description: The Human Resources Department will work with
the SLPS Wellness Committee and health vendors, for employees, community
partners, and other health service vendors to develop and provide health and
wellness services for all employees.
The SLPS Wellness
Committee and health vendors will
develop a comprehensive employee wellness program, which may include physical
fitness assessments, health education, health promotion, health related fitness
activities (physical, mental, social, and emotional), and counseling services,
in collaboration with services provided by the district.
SLPS Wellness
Committee and health vendors will assess on an annual basis the employee
wellness programs available to staff and by creating goals and action plans for
achieving or surpassing the Health and Wellness Policy guidelines. Duties include:
1)
Evaluating
the effectiveness of current district offerings on health promotion for employees.
2)
Reviewing
current programming offerings, including utilization of community partners.
3)
Recruiting
partners to provide staff health promotion programs.
Description: School principals will identify and assign two
staff members at each school the role of coordinators for their respective
SHACs. School principals will report the two staff members serving as
coordinators to the HWP coordinator(s). The HWP coordinator(s) will hold an
annual wellness day to review with and train staff on the current Health and
Wellness Policy as well as implementation of the policy.
The two SHAC
coordinators are responsible for running the SHACs and reporting efforts to the
districts Health and Wellness Policy coordinator(s). SHAC duties include:
1)
Holding
at least three meetings during each school year to identify goals, develop and
implement solutions, and monitor and evaluate the activities carried out by the
school in support of the districts
Health and Wellness Policy.
2)
Establishing
individual school goals within each key goal area and submitting them
electronically to the HWP coordinator(s) by the close of the last business day
of September. Reporting progress made with regards to fulfilling each of the
key goal areas and submitting it electronically to the HWP coordinator(s) by the close of the last business
day of May.
3)
Communicating
the policy and any district or school policy implementation efforts to all
students, staff, parents, and relevant members of the school community.
4)
Coordinating
efforts to provide professional development and resources to staff, parents, and other community members in key areas
of health education, improving child wellness, and information about current
school initiatives relating to the Health and Wellness Policy.
5)
With
the aid of the HWP Coordinator(s), promoting and encouraging partnerships with community organizations to further
support activities and leverage shared
resources.
Goal Area 8: Creative, Cross-Cutting, and Targeted Use of
Resources to Support Wellness The district will assign the Health and
Wellness Policy (HWP) coordinator(s) who will use every appropriate and
available means in the school district to ensure that every student has the
chance to succeed academically, emotionally, and socially as well as remain in
school.
Description:
Assessment and Intervention
HWP coordinator(s)
will evaluate the districts ability to meet the guidelines of the Health and
Wellness Policy by assessing, using evidence-based tools, and each schools
compliance with the policy on at least an annual basis, either through the
SHACs or by personal audit. The HWP coordinator(s) must audit each school at
least once per school year.
Based on the
aforementioned assessment, HWP coordinator(s) will prioritize wellness goals
for the district as well as annually write and implement action plans to carry
out each goal. Duties include:
1)
Assisting
SHACs in prioritizing wellness goals for the school and implementing individualized school action plans to
carry out each goal.
2)
Providing
opportunities and resources for schools to implement research-based best practices and other programs with proven results.
3)
Maintaining
a library of resources and opportunities for schools to use in the
implementation of the Health and
Wellness Policy at the school level.
4)
Seeking
supplemental funding and resources wherever possible in order to support the
full implementation of the policy.
5)
Acting as a liaison
between the SHACs and the district or other community partners.
6)
Creating
district-wide timelines for implementation of any new guidelines or legislation.
Description: Monitoring
and Evaluation
The HWP
coordinator(s) will compile data from each school and present a written report
detailing progress at both the district and the school
levels to the Special Administrative Board at a summer board meeting. The report must include, at a minimum:
1)
Baseline
of assessed indicators (based on beginning of year or end of last year reports).
2)
Impact
of programming on those indicators mentioned
above.
3)
Progress
made with regards to wellness goals.
4)
Prioritized
goals and action plans for the next school year.
5)
Any recommendations regarding the implementation of the Health
and Wellness Policy.
6) Self-evaluation of the abilities of
the HWP coordinator(s) to carry out the duties as outlined by the Health
and Wellness Policy,
including documentation of actions taken throughout the school year.
The effectiveness of
the Health and Wellness Policy will be assessed and re-evaluated on a triennial
basis by the HWP coordinator(s), the district, and representatives from the
SHACs. Any proposed changes to the Health and Wellness Policy must meet a
majority opinion (i.e. >50%) based on individual school votes, through the
principal, with final approval by the Board.
The
DHWC will assess
all education curricula
and materials pertaining to health and wellness
for accuracy, completeness, balance and consistency with DESE and the district's education goals and standards. HWP Coordinators shall be responsible for devising a plan for implementation and evaluation of the district
health and wellness policy and are charged
with operational responsibility for ensuring that schools meet the goals of the district health and wellness policy.
At least once a
year, the HWP Coordinators will assess the district's compliance with the wellness policy and make those assessments available
to the public. The assessments will measure implementation of the health
and wellness policy at the district and school level. The following information will be provided:
1)
The extent
to which each school is in compliance with the policy.
2)
A
comparison of the district's policy against
model policies provided by the United
States Department of Agriculture (USDA) description of the progress made in attaining the policy goals.
3)
The HWP Coordinators will make recommendations
for modifications to the Health and
Wellness Policy in accordance with these assessments. The Board will revise
the health and wellness policy as it deems necessary. Administrative procedures will be revised accordingly.
Records - The HWP Coordinators will maintain records
necessary to document compliance with law, including a copy of the policy,
documentation of community involvement, documentation of triennial assessments
and documentation that assessment findings were shared with the public.
REFERENCES: Portions © 2014, Missouri School
Boards Association
Created in
cooperation with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Revised:
May 31, 2017
Adopted:
July 10, 2008