The board promotes healthy students by supporting wellness, good nutrition and regular physical activity as a part of the total learning environment. The school district supports a healthy environment where students learn and participate in positive dietary and lifestyle practices. By facilitating learning through the support and promotion of good nutrition and physical activity, schools contribute to the basic health status of students. Improved health optimizes student performance potential.
The school district provides a comprehensive learning environment for developing and practicing lifelong wellness behaviors. The entire school environment, not just the classroom, shall be aligned with healthy school district goals, to the extent possible, to positively influence a student's understanding, beliefs and habits as they relate to good nutrition and regular physical activity.
The school district supports and promotes proper dietary habits contributing to students' health status and academic performance. Foods should be served with consideration toward nutritional integrity, variety, appeal, taste, safety and packaging to ensure high-quality meals.
The school district will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals. Toward this end, the school district may utilize electronic identification and payment systems; promote the availability of meals to all students; and/or use nontraditional methods for serving meals, such as "grab-and-go" or classroom breakfast.
The school district developed a wellness policy committee comprised of representatives from health, nutrition services, teaching staff, and administration. This committee will meet throughout each school year to evaluate the effectiveness of the wellness policy and consider ways to improve overall health of our students and staff.
Specific Wellness Goals
- Nutrition Education and Promotion – Appendix A.
- physical activity – Appendix B.
- other school-based activities that are designed to promote student wellness – Appendix C.
- The nutrition guidelines – Appendix D.
- Evaluation of this policy – Appendix E.
Legal Reference: Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42U.S.C. 1751 etseq
(2005)
Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.,
Iowa Code 256.7(29), 256.11(6)
281 IAC 12.5(19), 12.5 (20), 58.11
Cross Reference: 504.6 Student Activity Program
710 School Food Services
Approved: 6/08/2006
Reviewed: 02/14/2008; 4/11/2018; 2/8/23
Revised:1/12/12