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District Wellness Policy
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8510 - WELLNESS As required by law, the Board of Education establishes the following wellness policy for the Tri-Valley Local School District. The Board recognizes that good nutrition and regular physical activity affect the health and well being of the District's students. Furthermore, research suggests that there is a positive correlation between a student's health and well being and his/her ability to learn. Moreover, schools can play an important role in the developmental process by which students establish their health and nutrition habits by providing nutritious meals and snacks through the schools' meal programs, by supporting the development of good eating habits, and by promoting increased physical activity both in and out of school. The Board, however, believes this effort to support the students' development of healthy behaviors and habits with regard to eating and exercise cannot be accomplished by the schools alone. It will be necessary for not only the staff, but also parents and the public at large to be involved in a community-wide effort to promote, support, and model such healthy behaviors and habits. The Board sets the following goals in an effort to enable students to establish good health and nutrition habits: | | A. | With regard to nutrition education, the District shall: |
| | | 1. | Nutrition education shall be integrated in to the curriculum so that instruction is sequential and provides students with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to lead healthy lives. | | | | 2. | Nutrition education shall be behavior focused. | | | | 3. | Nutrition education shall extend beyond the school by engaging and involving families and the community. | | | | 4. | Nutrition education shall reinforce lifelong balance by emphasizing the link between eating and exercise in ways that are age-appropriate. |
| | B. | With regard to physical activity, the District shall: |
| | | 1. | The physical education curriculum shall provide sequential instruction related to the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to participate in lifelong, health-enhancing physical activity. | | | | 2. | Planned instruction in physical education shall teach fair play and responsible participation in both cooperative and competitive activities. | | | | 3. | Planned instruction in physical education shall meet the needs of all students, including those who are not athletically gifted. | | | | 4. | Physical activity and movement shall be integrated, when possible, across the curricula and throughout the school day. | | | | 5. | The school shall provide information to families to encourage and assist them in their efforts to incorporate physical activity into their children's daily lives. |
| | C. | With regard to other school-based activities the District shall: |
| | | 1. | The school shall provide comfortable and clean environments in which the students eat. | | | | 2. | An organized wellness program shall be available to all staff. | | | | 3. | Schools will utilize electronic identification and payment systems, therefore, eliminating any stigma or identification of students eligible to receive free and/or reduced meals. |
Furthermore, with the objectives of enhancing student health and well being, and reducing childhood obesity, the following guidelines are established: | | A. | In accordance with Policy 8500, entitled Food Service, the food service program shall comply with Federal and State regulations pertaining to the selection, preparation, consumption, and disposal of food and beverages as well as to the fiscal management of the program. | | | B. | As set forth in Policy 8531, entitled Free and Reduced Price Meals, the guidelines for reimbursable school meals are not less restrictive than the guidelines issued by the USDA. | | | C. | The food service program will provide all students affordable access to the varied and nutritious foods they need to be healthy and to learn well. | | | D. | Candy/cookie dough fund raisers are not permitted. |
42 U.S.C. 1751, Sec. 204
42 U.S.C. 1771 Adopted 5/11/06
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