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RCCSD Wellness Policy

RCCSD Wellness Policy. Red Clay Consolidated School District Faculty Presentation 2008-2009 Prepared by: Christine Smith, Chair, District Wellness Committee. Presentation Objectives. To inform building staff of Wellness Policy and activities

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RCCSD Wellness Policy

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  1. RCCSDWellness Policy Red Clay Consolidated School District Faculty Presentation 2008-2009 Prepared by: Christine Smith, Chair, District Wellness Committee

  2. Presentation Objectives • To inform building staff of Wellness Policy and activities • To provide information on adult and youth obesity Essential Question: Why should school communities care about wellness?

  3. Student Wellness: Promoting Healthy Habits Background: 2004 Child Nutrition/WIC Reauthorization Act, pub. law 108-265, sec. 204: local school boards must: • adopt a wellness policy • establish plan for monitoring the wellness policy

  4. Student Wellness: Promoting Healthy Habits What is a wellness policy? • Establishes committee representing the community • Includes goals for nutrition education and physical activity for the school/district community • Includes USDA-compliant nutritional guidelines for all foods available to children during the school day

  5. Student Wellness: Promoting Healthy Habits Why do we need a wellness policy? • 10,000,000 children in the U.S. are overweight – 17% of school-aged children • Current generation of children may experience shorter life span than parents • # of overweight teenagers has tripled in 25 years • Increased rates of diabetes, heart disease and joint disorders in juveniles • Students consume 30% - 50% of total daily calories at school

  6. Adult BMI Ratios (CDC) weight (lb) / [height (in)]2 x 703=BMI

  7. Child BMI Ratios (CDC)

  8. Obesity Trends Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2007 No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%

  9. Prevalence of Overweight Among U.S. Children and Adolescents (Aged 2 –19 Years)National Health and Nutrition Examination SurveysContent Source: CDC WebsitePage last updated: June 20, 2008Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

  10. Student Wellness: Promoting Healthy Habits How is the district promoting wellness? • Mini-grants • Fitnessgrams • School grants • Michael’s Bakery • Red Clay bakery specializing in low-fat, nutritionally dense baked goods for school cafeterias

  11. Our District Team •Chair: Christine Smith - Manager, Professional Development Jack Buckley – Vice-President, School Board Sharon Brasure - Manager, Nutrition Services Christine Miller – Parent Involvement Liaison, Safe and Drug Free Schools Coordinator Jim Campbell - Teacher, McKean High School Natalie Brancati - Teacher, North Star Elementary School Heidi Sharpe, Nurse - McKean High School MaryAnn Cavanaugh - Nurse, Richardson Park LC Danielle Aguanno - Cafeteria Manager, Brandywine Springs Adam Greback, Student – Cab Calloway School of the Arts

  12. Path Forward: 2008 – 2009 Goals • District has identified completion and expansion of wellness activities as a performance goal for 2008-2009 • Goals remain the same • Community Awareness • RCCSD Board of Education presentations • “Red Clay This Week”, September 2008 • Nemours Conference on Child Health Promotion, October 2008 • National conference, Hotel DuPont, Wilmington • Committee members to attend • Dr. Andrzejewski, panel moderator

  13. Community Awareness • SHPPS Survey (School Health Policies and programs) • CDC survey tool • School assemblies • “Treat Your Body Right” from YoJo Productions • Required annual faculty presentations • Increase outreach: • Parent-teacher organizations via presentations • Booster clubs (alternative fundraising activities) • Red Clay Family Resource Night 2009

  14. Path Forward: 2008 – 2009 Goals • Physical Activity • Structured recess • CATCH Pilot (Coordinated Approach to Child Health)- Nemours funding • Warner, Baltz, Highlands, Lewis, AI DuPont Middle, Stanton, Central School • Award-winning PE/Health curriculum • Suitable for PE and recess • Goal: all kids moving most of the time • Analyze results of mini-grant programs • Expand mini-grant opportunities • Build “bank” of activities/programs

  15. Path Forward: 2008 – 2009 Goals • Nutrition Education • Promotion of healthy food choices: “Schools Should Do No Harm” • School snacks/parties/events • School lunch menu factoids/messages • Nemours 5-2-1-Almost None kit training • Evening sessions for PIP • 2 sessions available October 10 (state inservice day)

  16. Excerpts from Board Policy, adopted 9/20/06 The Board is committed to providing a school environment that encourages student wellness, proper nutrition, nutrition education, and regular physical activity as part of the total learning experience. In a healthy school environment, students will learn about and participate in positive dietary and lifestyle practices that can improve student achievement. To ensure the health and well-being of all students, the Board establishes that the district shall provide to students: Access at reasonable cost to foods and beverages that meet established nutritional guidelines. Physical education courses and opportunities for developmentally appropriate physical activity during the school day. Curriculum and programs for grades K-12 that are designed to educate students about proper nutrition and lifelong physical activity, in accordance with State Board of Education curriculum regulations and academic standards. Nutrition education will be provided within the sequential, comprehensive health education in accordance with State Board of Education curriculum regulations and the academic standards for Health, Safety, and Physical Education and Family and Consumer Sciences.

  17. Board wellness policy cont’d. District schools shall strive to provide opportunities for developmentally appropriate physical activity during the school day for all students. Age-appropriate physical activity opportunities, such as recess before and after school and during lunch, clubs, intramurals, and interscholastic athletics shall be provided to meet the needs and interests of all students, in addition to planned physical education. The Student Wellness Policy shall apply to all school-based activities. The Student Wellness Policy shall be reviewed with staff by June 30th of each year. Students shall be scheduled a minimum of ten (10) minutes sit-down time for breakfast, if applicable, and twenty (20) minutes sit-down time for lunch. Consistent nutrition messages shall be disseminated throughout the district schools, classrooms, cafeterias, homes and community. Foods shall be single-serve when practical and in a variety to offer a choice of snacks that promote healthy eating. These foods shall include any food that is part of school lunch and/or breakfast meals, snacks and beverages; vending food, school store food, fundraisers’ food, classroom parties/rewards; holiday celebrations, PTO events, and district-catered meetings. Parents shall follow administrative regulations when providing food brought from home to school. Staff members will be encouraged to use nonfood rewards in the classroom.

  18. State Administrative code: health education requirements The use of the state content standards for health education for grades K to 12 inclusive of the core concepts: alcohol and other drugs, injury prevention, nutrition, physical activity, family life and sexuality, tobacco, emotional health, personal and consumer health and community and environmental health with minimum hours of instruction as follows: 1.3.1 In grades K to 4, a minimum of thirty (30) hours in each grade of comprehensive health education and family life education of which ten (10) hours, in each grade, must address drug and alcohol education. 1.3.2 In grades 5 and 6, a minimum of thirty five (35) hours in each grade of comprehensive health education and family life education of which fifteen (15) hours, in each grade, must address drug and alcohol education. 1.3.3 In grades 7 and 8, separate from other subject areas, a minimum of sixty (60) hours of comprehensive health education of which fifteen (15) hours, in each grade, must address drug and alcohol education. If all of the 60 hours are provided in one year at grade 7 or 8, an additional fifteen hours of drug and alcohol education must be provided in the other grade. 1.3.4 In grades 9 to 12, one half (1/2) credit of comprehensive health education is required for graduation of which fifteen (15) hours of this 1/2 credit course must address drug and alcohol education. This 1/2 credit course may be provided in the 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade. In each of the remaining three grades, fifteen (15) hours of drug and alcohol education must be provided for all students. 1.4 Inclusion of a comprehensive sexuality education and an HIV prevention program that stresses the benefits of abstinence from high risk behaviors. 1.5 Inclusion of the core concepts of nutrition and family life and sexuality implemented through Family and Consumer Science courses.

  19. Questions? • Christine.smith@redclay.k12.de.us Resources: Non-food rewards for the classroom: http://www.tn.fcs.msue.msu.edu/foodrewards.pdf http://www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/constructive_rewards.pdf Non-food fundraisers: http://www.cspinet.org/new/pdf/schoolfundraising.pdf Parent/community information: http://www.actionforhealthykids.org Classroom physical activity curricula: Take10: http://www.take10.net Peaceful Playgrounds: http://peacefulplaygrounds.com CATCH: http://www.catchinfo.org

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