| Wayne Trace Local School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
8510 - STUDENT WELLNESS PROGRAM
In response to the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition and Women, Infants, and Children Act, the Board directs the Superintendent or his/her designee to develop and maintain a student wellness program.
The student wellness program:
| A. | includes goals for nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness; includes time allotted for nutrition education, wellness education, and physical activities consistent with state and national standards; | |
| B. | includes nutrition guidelines for all foods available in the district during the school day in order to promote student health and reduce childhood obesity; ensures that all foods made available on campus adhere to food safety preparation, serving, and security guidelines as specified by HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points); ensures that all food and beverages made available during school hours, including vending machines, are consistent with current dietary guidelines; | |
| C. | provides assurance that district guidelines for reimbursable school meals are, at a minimum, equal to the guidelines issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; | |
| D. | shall encourage students and parents to start each day with a healthy breakfast either at home or at school; and | |
| E. | shall include, whenever practical, the sharing of information about childhood obesity, proper nutrition, and diet with families and members of the community at large; shall integrate health and physical education, whenever possible, in health, family and consumer science, language arts, science, and social studies classes. |
School schedules in each building shall show concern for childhood obesity and shall show concern for the scheduling of recesses and physical education classes throughout the day and/or week. When possible, the gymnasium might be used if the weather precludes outside recesses.
Building principals shall publish to the community the times that each school building shall be available for community walking and/or exercise.
Development of the student wellness program must be a collaborative effort between parents, students, food service workers, administrators, the Board, and the public.
The Superintendent, building principals and cafeteria manger shall oversee the implementation and evaluation of this policy. This policy shall be evaluated at least once annually.
R.C. 3313.814
A.C. 3301-91-09
42 U.S.C. 1751, Sec. 204
42 U.S.C. 1771