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SHUTESBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE  

SCHOOL DISTRICT WELLNESS PROGRAM  

The School Committee recognizes the relationship between student well-being and student achievement as well as the importance of a comprehensive district wellness program. Therefore, the school district will provide developmentally appropriate and sequential nutrition and physical education as well as opportunities for physical activity. The wellness program will be implemented in a multidisciplinary fashion and will be evidence based.  

Wellness Committee  

The school district will establish a wellness committee in conjunction with the school council, that consists of at least one (1): parent/guardian, student, nurse, school food service representative, School Committee 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 wellness committee.  

Nutrition Guidelines  

It is the policy of the school district that all foods and beverages made available on campus during the school day are consistent with School Lunch Program nutrition guidelines. Guidelines for reimbursable school meals will not be less restrictive than regulations and guidance issued by the Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to law. The district will create procedures that address all foods available to students throughout the school day in the following areas:  

  guidelines for maximizing nutritional value by decreasing fat and added sugars, 

increasing nutrition density and moderating portion size of each individual food or

beverage sold within the school environment; 

Nutrition and Physical Education  

The school district will provide nutrition education aligned with standards established by the USDA´s National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program in all grades. The school district will provide physical education training aligned with the standards established by the Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education.  

Nutrition Education 

The following list contains examples of goals your school district may want to consider for inclusion in its policy.  Each school district must determine its own goals and include them in its policy. 

  Students receive nutrition education that teaches the skills they need to adopt and maintain healthy eating behaviors.  

  Nutrition education is offered in the school cafeteria as well as in the classroom, with coordination between the foodservice staff and other school personnel, including teachers. 

  Health education curriculum standards and guidelines address both nutrition and physical education. 

  Nutrition is integrated into the health education or core curricula (e.g., math, science, language arts). 

Physical Education Activities 

The following list contains examples of goals your school district may want to consider for inclusion in its policy.  Each school district must determine its own goals and include them in its policy. 

  Students are given opportunities for physical activity during the school day through physical education (PE) classes, daily recess periods for elementary school students, and the integration of physical activity into the academic curriculum where appropriate. 

  Students are given opportunities for physical activity through a range of before- and/or after-school programs including, but not limited to, intramurals, interscholastic athletics, and physical activity clubs. 

  Schools work with the community to create ways for students to walk, bike, rollerblade or skateboard safely to and from school, to the extent possible. 

  Schools encourage parents and guardians to support their children's participation in physical activity, to be physically active role models, and to include physical activity in family events. 

  Schools provide training to enable staff to promote enjoyable, lifelong physical activity among students.  

Other School-Based Activities  

The wellness program coordinators, in consultation with the wellness committee, are charged with developing procedures addressing other school-based activities to promote wellness.  

The following list contains examples of goals your school district may want to consider for inclusion in its policy.  Each school district must determine its own goals and include them in its policy. 

  An adequate amount of time is allowed for students to eat meals in adequate lunchroom facilities. 

  All children who participate in subsidized food programs are able to obtain food in a non-stigmatizing manner. 

  Environmentally-friendly practices such as the use of locally grown and seasonal foods, school gardens, and non-disposable tableware have been considered and implemented where appropriate. 

  Physical activities and/or nutrition services or programs designed to benefit staff health have been considered and, to the extent practical, implemented.  

Evaluation  

The wellness committee may assess all education curricula and materials pertaining to wellness for accuracy, completeness, balance and consistency with the state and district's educational goals and standards. Administration will update the school Committee annually. 

SOURCE: MASC 

ADOPTED:  April 20, 2006  

LEGAL REFS.:  The Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, Section 204,  

P.L. 108 -265  

The Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1751 - 1769h  

The Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1771 - 1789  

CROSS REFS.:  EFC, Free and Reduced-Cost Food Services  

IHAMA, Teaching About Alcohol, Tobacco and Drugs  

KI, Public Solicitations/Advertising in District Facilities  

 

Reviewed and edited by the Shutesbury Policy Committee:  01-17-19
Reviewed and edited by the Shutesbury Policy Committee:  02-14-19 
First Reading by Shutesbury School Committee:  03-14-19 
Second Reading by Shutesbury School Committee:  04-25-19
Final Vote by Shutesbury School Committee:  06-20-19