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Incorporating Wellness Into the School Improvement Plan

Incorporating Wellness Into the School Improvement Plan. Wanda Shockey, MEd, RD, LD, Director Sheila Brown, MSE, RD, LD, Asst. Director, Healthy Schools Child Nutrition Unit Arkansas Department of Education 2020 W. Third Street, S-404 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 324-9502.

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Incorporating Wellness Into the School Improvement Plan

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  1. Incorporating Wellness Into the School Improvement Plan Wanda Shockey, MEd, RD, LD, Director Sheila Brown, MSE, RD, LD, Asst. Director, Healthy Schools Child Nutrition Unit Arkansas Department of Education 2020 W. Third Street, S-404 Little Rock, AR 72205 (501) 324-9502

  2. Federal Wellness Policy Requirements • 5 Statutory Requirements for the Local Wellness Policy to address: • Nutrition Education and Physical Activity • All foods served on campuses • Other school-based activities • Involvement – parents, students, school food authority, school board, school administration, and the public • Measurement and Evaluation

  3. WELLNESS POLICY REQUIREMENT #4: • A plan for measuring implementation of the local wellness policy, including designation of 1 or more persons within the local educational agency or at each school, as appropriate, charged with operational responsibility for ensuring that each school fulfills the district's local wellness policy;

  4. Arkansas Nutrition Standards Regulations • Act 1220 of 2003 and the Final Rule Nutrition/Physical Activity Standards • http://cnn.k12.ar.us/ • Click ADE Memos • Click FIN-06-012 • Rules are an Attachment

  5. Excerpts – • 4.03 Beginning with the 2005 school year, at a minimum, the School Nutrition and Physical Activity Advisory Committee will: • 4.03.1 Annually, assess each school campus, using the School Health Index for Physical Activity, Healthy Eating and a Tobacco-Free Lifestyle using the following modules: 

  6. Assessment – Process Evaluation Includes: School Health Index • #1 - School Health Policies and Environment, • #2 - Health Education, • #3 - Physical Education and other Physical Activity Programs, • #4 - Nutrition Services, and • #8 - Family and Community Involvement Assessment;

  7. Wellness Policy Measurement & Evaluation • Excerpt from Act 1220: • Require that goals and objective for nutrition and physical activity be incorporated into the annual school planning and reporting process. • The Department of Education and the Department of Health shall report annually on progress in implementing nutrition and physical education standards to the co-chairs of the House and Senate Interim Committees on Public Health, Welfare, and Labor. • NOTE: The Arkansas Consolidated School Improvement Planning (ACSIP) Wellness Priority will fulfill the federal requirement for measurement and evaluation.

  8. School Improvement Plan • Priority – Math, Literacy, Wellness, etc. • Data • Goal • Benchmark • Intervention • Scientific Based Research • Action

  9. Wellness Priority – A Sample • Priority - Students who have the opportunity to practice healthy behaviors at school are better equipped to (1)perform academically, (2)make healthy behavior choices outside the school, and (3)have fewer health consequences than students who do not have this opportunity. Students who are at risk of overweight or those who are overweight have health risk indicators that compromise their ability to perform academically. The BMI data presented indicates the percentage of students who may be at risk for poor academic performance.

  10. Wellness Priority Protocol • Required Data Elements • School Health Index Assessment Results • BMI Evaluation • Supporting Data Elements – pick 2 • Youth Risk Behavior Survey • Economic Indicators • Kid’s Count Coalition • Trends Health Data

  11. Required Supporting Data - #1 - BMI BMI Data SY05-06 (% at risk of overweight/overweight): District Average: Males-____%, Females-____%; Elementary: Males-____%, Females-____%; Middle School: Males-____%, Females-____%; High School: Males-____%, Females-____% BMI Data SY04-05 (% at risk of overweight/overweight): District Average: Males-34.0%, Females-26.6%; Elementary: Males-34.4%, Females-26.6%; Middle School: Males-31.9%, Females-30.7%; High School: Males-36.6%, Females-20.7% BMI Data SY03-04 (% at risk of overweight/overweight): District Average Males-30.9%, Females-24.0%; Elementary: Males-26.7%, Females-28.4%; Middle School: Males-30.4%, Females-22.2%; High School: Males-37.3%, Females-19.7%

  12. Required Supporting Data - #2- School Health Index School Health Index Module 4, Nutrition Services: Elementary and High School - Collaboration between food service staff and teachers and preparedness for food emergencies were identified as areas needing improvement. Elementary - Variety of foods in school meals was identified as an area needing improvement. Middle and High School - Meals include appealing, low-fat items was identified as an area needing improvement.

  13. Other Supporting Data • Economic, such as – Free/Reduced Meal Eligibles; Unemployment Rate, Poverty Level • Free and Reduced Price Meal Eligibility SY 2005-06: District - 67.2% paid, 10.4% reduced; 22.4% free; Elem. - 62.6% paid, 13.2% reduced; 24.1% free; Elem. Primary - 65.4% paid, 9.2% reduced, 25.2% free; Middle - 65.9% paid, 9.3% reduced, 24.7% free; High - 74.1% paid, 8.9% reduced, 16.9% free • Washington County Unemployment Rate for 2004 - 3.7%. • Washington County Percent Population in Poverty, 2002 - 14.2%.

  14. Goal • The District will provide support for students in making Healthy Lifestyles Choices by implementing systems to aid in decreasing the average BMI on routine annual student screening and increasing collaboration between all segments of the school community in support of positive lifestyle choices.

  15. Benchmark • By the SY2007-2008 there will be a decrease of the average Body Mass Index for students by ½% as evaluated by the annual Body Mass Index Screening.

  16. Intervention 1: Administrative Support for Wellness Intervention 2: Schools will implement practices to encourage students to make healthy food and physical activity choices. Interventions 1 & 2

  17. Action 1 for Administrative Support • The ____ School District has developed District wellness policies in collaboration with the district Nutrition and Physical Activity Committee. Policies have been approved by the district school board. Policies include the five (5) federal requirements: Goals for nutrition education, physical activity and other school-based activities, Nutrition guidelines, Guidelines for reimbursable school meals, a Plan for measuring implementation of the local wellness policy, and Community involvement. The Policy Statement has been submitted to ADE, Child Nutrition Unit, per the required submission date of May 15, 2006. • Action Type: Collaboration and Wellness

  18. Action 2 for Administrative Support • The___ School District will provide support to schools to ensure successful implementation of the Wellness Policies. Resources and professional development will be provided to District and School staff to improve the overall school nutrition environment, promote the health and physical activity curriculum and student health. • Action Type: Wellness and Professional Development

  19. Action 3 for Administrative Support • The______ School District will ensure each school provides a pleasant environment and monitors schedules and other factors which may interfere with students’ access to health information, resources, and a healthy environment. • Action Type: Wellness

  20. Action 4 for Administrative Support • The______ School District will support schools in the alignment and implementation of the Nutrition and Physical Education and Physical Activity Standards /Curriculum. Resources, Professional development opportunities and training will be provided to increase knowledge and advance skills for successful implementation. • Action Type: Wellness and Alignment

  21. Action 5 for Administrative Support • The Nutrition and Physical Activity Committee as part of the ACSIP Committee will frequently monitor Goals and will evaluate the effectiveness of Interventions by reviewing data results, and other assessments related to Wellness. ACSIP will be modified as needed. • Action Type: Collaboration, Plan Evaluation and Wellness

  22. Action 1 for Encouraging Healthy Student Choices • Schools will make healthy foods widely available in all areas of the school campus. • Action Type: Wellness

  23. Action 2 for Encouraging Healthy Student Choices • Students will have choices of two (2) entrees offered daily at lunch; two (2) choices of fruit or 100% fruit juice offered daily at lunch; two (2) choices of vegetables offered daily at lunch; and five (5) foods containing whole grain offered weekly. • Action Type: Wellness

  24. Action 3 for Encouraging Healthy Student Choices • School staff will exhibit qualities of positive role models for healthy eating and physical activity. • Action Type: Collaboration and Wellness

  25. Action 4 for Encouraging Healthy Student Choices • Implement a health promotion curriculum, "Media Smart Youth" to support healthy lifestyle choices and critical thinking skills for middle school students. • Action Type: Collaboration, Parental Engagement, Professional Development, Wellness

  26. Action 5 for Encouraging Healthy Student Choices • Schools will provide marketing education that encourages students to make healthy food and physical activity choices, such as the "Portion Distortion" slide presentation by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Obesity Education Initiative. • Action Type: Wellness

  27. Action 6 for Encouraging Healthy Student Choices • Middle school teachers will receive training on implementing the interdisciplinary "Planet Health" nutrition and physical education curriculum and will align curriculum to the frameworks and implement the curriculum for at least 3 years. • Action Type: Alignment, Collaboration, Professional Development, Wellness

  28. Action 7 for Encouraging Healthy Student Choices • The Wellness Committee will evaluate the effectiveness of the Health Program by conducting a pre and post survey given to students and teachers. Results of evaluation will be shared with staff and modifications will be addressed per survey results. • Action Type: Plan Evaluation and Wellness

  29. Make a Difference at Your School • A summary of research based strategies and resources to prevent obesity among children and adolescents • CDC, U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services • http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/KeyStrategies

  30. Schools Can Play a Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity • Institute of Medicine’s Factsheet, September 2004. • Drawn from Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balances, 2005. Institute of Medicine. • Report of several large scale school based intervention studies which demonstrate a that changes in school food environment can impact students’ dietary choices and improve diet quality.

  31. The Role of Schools in Preventing Childhood Obesity • Wechsler, H., McKenna, M., Lee, S., and Dietz, W. The State EducationStandard, National Association of State Boards of Education, December 2004, pp. 4-12. • Summarizes data on overweight among young people and the role of schools in addressing the issue, describes 10 key strategies schools can use to improve student nutrition and increase physical activity, identifies important resources that can help schools implement those strategies and addresses challenges to change.

  32. Guidelines for School Health Programs to Promote Lifelong Healthy Eating • CDC’s MMWR Recommendations and Reports, June 14, 1996 / 45(RR-9); 1-33. • Summarizes strategies most likely to be effective in promoting healthy eating among school-age youth and provides nutrition education guidelines for a comprehensive school health program.

  33. We Can: Families Finding the Balance • National Institutes of Health; U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, #05-5273, June 2005. • We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity & Nutrition) is a public education outreach program designed to help children 8-13 stay health weight through improving food choices, increasing physical activity, and reducing screen time. • http://wecan.nhlbi.nih.gov

  34. INSIGHT: Relationship of Meals & Recess Schedules to Plate Waste in Elementary Schools • A report of the research conducted by Central Washington University under contract with the Division of Applied Research, National Foodservice Management Institute, Spring 2004.

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