Spaulding High School                                                                       Code:  EF

Policy Manual

                                                                             1st Reading:  10/15/07

                                                                             2nd/Final Reading:  11/5/07

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Nutrition and Wellness Policy

 

Purpose:  Good nutrition and physical activity is essential to peak academic performance and to long-term health. Linking nutrition education and promotion throughout the school and community reinforces consistent health messages and provides multiple opportunities for students to practice healthy habits. The intent of this policy is to ensure that the needs of the school-wide population are provided. In compliance with the local policy requirements of the federal Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004,policy  has been developed in consultation with parents, students, and representatives of the school food services authority, school administrators, and the public. 

 

Policy Statement: With the objective of promoting student health and reducing obesity, the campus will establish nutrition guidelines for all foods available at school during the school day, and establish goals for nutrition education, physical activity and other school based activities that are designed to promote student wellness.  The campus shall promote physical activity as part of one's life-long health.

 

I. Goals for Nutrition Education.

 

A.     The campus shall provide nutrition education programs as required by state law and regulations of the State Board of Education.  In particular, the campus shall provide a nutrition component in its Comprehensive Health Education program and shall develop curricular programs aligned with the Vermont Framework of Standards and Learning Opportunities.

 

B.     To the extent practicable, nutrition education and promotion shall be integrated into core curricula in areas, such as science, family and consumer science courses, physical education, and the cafeteria.

 

C.     Nutrition education programs shall be conducted by appropriately licensed staff members.

 

D.     The campus environment shall promote nutritious foods through a variety of media and "balanced choice" options. 

 

II. Goals for Physical Activity and Physical Education as well as other School-Based

Activities

 

A.     The campus shall provide physical education classes for all students as required by Vermont School Quality Standards. (The School Health Index for middle/high school recommends that all students in each grade receive physical education for at least 225 minutes per week throughout the school year.)

 

B.     The campus shall provide other physical activity opportunities for students through before or after school activities such as interscholastic athletics and physical activity clubs or intramural sports.

 

 

 

III. Nutrition Guidelines

 

A. No foods of minimal nutritional value shall be sold in food service areas

      during breakfast and lunch periods.

 

B. To the extent practicable, the campus shall ensure that foods offered at school

      other than through the National School Lunch or School Breakfast programs,

      including food sold through vending machines, shall comply with the

      AlaCarte and Vending Guidelines established by the Vermont Departments of

      Health and Education.  See Appendix B & C.

 

C. The campus shall ensure that guidelines for reimbursable school meals are not

      less restrictive than regulations and guidance issued by the Secretary of

Agriculture and the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act as those

                  regulations and guidance apply to schools.

 

D. The campus shall provide adequate space for eating and serving school meals.

 

E. The campus shall provide a clean and safe meal environment for students.

 

F. The campus shall establish meal periods that provide adequate time to eat and

      are scheduled at appropriate hours.

 

G. The campus shall provide training opportunities as appropriate for food service

     and other staff members in areas of nutrition and wellness.

 

IV. Policy Implementation/Measurement & Evaluation

 

A.     The superintendent or his or her designee shall monitor campus programs and

      curriculum to ensure compliance with this policy and any administrative

      procedures established to carry out the requirements of this policy.

 

B.     The superintendent or his or her designee shall report at least annually to the

      board on the campus' compliance with law and policies related to student

      wellness.  The report shall include an assurance that campus guidelines for

      reimbursable meals are not less restrictive than regulations and guidelines

      issued for schools in accordance with federal law.

 

Date Warned:

Date Adopted:

Dates Revised:

Legal References (s).

• 16 V.S.A. paragraph 131 & 906(b)(3).

• Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.

• Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.

• Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004, Section 204 of Public

   Law 108-265.

• Code of Federal Regulations, 7 CFR Part 210 and Part 220.

 

Appendices Reference:Vermont Nutrition and Fitness Policy Guidelines, Appendices B & C