Child Nutrition Reauthorization 2010: Local School Wellness Policy Implementation

A response to Section 204 emphasizing implementation and assessment of new requirements

Section 204• Expands upon and strengthens wellness policy

because previous LEAs (local educational agencies) were not required to report on policy compliance and implementation • Emphasizes

• Implementation/Development/Info. Dissemination of the school wellness policy based on governmental regulations/guidelines• To be continued by future Wellness Committee

• Assessment • Team of collaborators with the intention of fostering a broad-based

community support (1st meeting 11/2011)• Administrators, Teachers; P.E./Health, Student, Parents, Board member, Nurse,

and Dietary (District 238’s Health and Wellness Committee)

Health and Wellness Committee• Reviewed present policy• Began moving forward by:• Comparing old (2004)to new (2010) requirements• Use of an Action Plan Checklist to evaluate how well

our district has implemented the following components:• Nutrition Education• Physical Education/Physical Activity• Nutrition Guidelines• USDA Meal Guidelines/Regulations

MR238 Wellness Committee Survey for Teachers

• Based on “action steps” (applicable but not addressed, and/or don’t know) from Action Plan Checklist• Composed of 13 questions• Majority of faculty participated• Zoomerang• Link sent via email• Results compiled by Zoomerang with trends

noted by Wellness Committee

Noted Trends• Majority of staff willing

to integrate more nutrition education if professional development provided.

• Nutrition Education:• Central, Harding, and

LECS: higher % of nutrition ed. integrated into curriculum vs. MRJHS and MRHS

• Foods/Treats used as rewards:• Higher usage % of

foods/treats most lacking in nutritional value in lower grades

Final Goals/Recommendations Based on Data Summary• Increased

Communication to:• Families of school

children/community• School website• Open School Board

meetings• Other options?

• Faculty/staff• Section 204• School Wellness 6:50

content• Trends noted in survey

• Emphasize District Nutrition/Wellness nutrition education through:• Professional

Development• Development of a

subcommittee for future compliance, evaluation and implementation

• ?Goal Committee?

Potential/Anticipated New Requirements in Fall 2012

• Control of food sales that compete with the District’s non-profit food service (during meal periods)

• Restricting the sales of foods of minimal nutritional value during meal periods and in vending machines