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Wellness PoliciesCreating healthier school
environments
Background
What must the policy include?o Goals for nutrition
education, physical activity, nutrition promotion, and other school-based activities to promote student wellness.
o Nutrition Guidelines for all foods available on campus.
o Plan for measuring implementation.
o Designation of one or more SFA officials to monitor compliance
SFA Implementation Responsibilities Required to permit teachers, parents, students, student
nutrition staff, etc. to participate in the development of the LWP.
Required to inform and update the public about the content and implementation of the LWP.
Required to measure periodically, and make available to the public an assessment of the LWP, including:
Include schools that are in compliance Comparison of the LWP to model wellness policies Progress made in attaining LWP goals.All of this information is contained in SP-42-2011, and was
distributed to SFA’s last year through an NSLP Bulletin
Getting Started
**Interactive policy development tool available at www.actionforhealthykids.org **
SA Review of LWP
SA’s are NOT responsible for evaluating the quality of the SFA’s LWP goals or policies.
SA’s ARE responsible for the following:
Ensuring that LWP contain the required elements (listed on slide 3).
SFA has taken the required steps regarding implementation, transparency, public input and availability.
* SA will begin reviewing LWP during the Admin. Review beginning in SY13-14*
Supporting LWP Documentation
Copy of the Local Wellness Policy (LWP)
Documentation that the policy has been made available to the public
Documentation of SFA’s efforts to review & update the local policy
Copy of SFA’s most recent assessment on the implementation of the policy
Review Findings If deficiencies are identified during an Admin
Review:
SFA will be noncompliant with the LWP evaluation.
SA must address through CA SA will provide TA if necessary
Repeated violations that are not corrected could result in withholding of program
payments
SEQUENCE ACTIVITY!
ResourcesAction for Healthy Kidshttp://www.actionforhealthykids.org/resources/wellness-policy-tool
Team Nutritionhttp://teamnutrition.usda.gov/healthy/wellnesspolicy.html
NFSMIhttp://www.nfsmi.org/documentlibraryfiles/PDF/20130228111227.pdf
*additional resources available in packet*
For additional Wellness Policy guidance, please contact:
Veronica Lietz, SFSP/CACFP/NSLP SpecialistP: (907) 465-4788F: (907) 465-8910E-mail: [email protected]
