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PTA FITKIDS COLLABORATIVE. Coordinated School Health Wellness T eams Leander Independent School District. BEGIN THE JOURNEY. COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH. What does Texas Law require?. Coordinated School Health Program includes:
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PTA FITKIDS COLLABORATIVE Coordinated School Health Wellness Teams Leander Independent School District
What does Texas Law require? Coordinated School Health Program includes: (1) the number of hours of instruction to be provided in health education; (2) curriculum appropriate for specific grade levels designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes through coordination of: (A) health education; (B) physical education and physical activity; (C) nutrition services; (D) parental involvement; and (E) instruction to prevent the use of tobacco; (3) appropriate grade levels and methods of instruction for human sexuality instruction; and (4) strategies for integrating the curriculum components specified by Subdivision (2) with the following elements in a coordinated school health program for the district: (A) school health services; (B) counseling and guidance services; (C) a safe and healthy school environment; and (D) school employee wellness.
Theory of improvement Establishing healthy behaviors, during childhood, is more effective than trying to change unhealthy behaviors during adulthood.
WELLNESS TEAMS • Purpose: To meet the education and health needs of students • Goal: To guide programming and facilitate collaboration between the school, district departments and the community • Why: Schools can implement policies and programs to help students avoid or reduce health risk behaviors
LEANDER ISD WELLNESS TEAMS • COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH LEADERSHIP TEAM • SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL (SHAC) • CAMPUS CATCH TEAMS
COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH LEADERSHIP TEAM GOALS: • To inform and align departments within the school district with the district wellness plan • To work with the District SHAC to implement recommendations • To support and maintain a focus for the district on creating a “Culture of Wellness”
COORDINATED SCHOOL HEALTH LEADERSHIP TEAM RESULTS: • Incorporating wellness into family events and district initiatives • Providing more opportunities for work-related wellness • Developing goals related to educating the “Whole Child”
REFLECTIVE QUESTION:What are your district’s efforts towards creating a “Culture of Wellness”?
What does Texas Law require? (1) the number of hours of instruction to be provided in health education; (2) curriculum appropriate for specific grade levels designed to prevent obesity, cardiovascular disease, and Type 2 diabetes through coordination of: (A) health education; (B) physical education and physical activity; (C) nutrition services; (D) parental involvement; and (E) instruction to prevent the use of tobacco; (3) appropriate grade levels and methods of instruction for human sexuality instruction; and (4) strategies for integrating the curriculum components specified by Subdivision (2) with the following elements in a coordinated school health program for the district: (A) school health services; (B) counseling and guidance services; (C) a safe and healthy school environment; and (D) school employee wellness.
WHAT ARE SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCILS (SHAC)? • They provide advice on coordinated school health programming and its impact on student health and learning. • They provide recommendations specific to changes and/or additions to the school’s health education curriculum or instruction that impact the entire school district, not just individual school campuses.
SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL GOALS: • To assist the district in identifying areas of health issues • To form action plans related to needs assessments • To make recommendations to the school board
SCHOOL HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL RESULTS: • Developed sub-committees in the areas of developmental assets and nutrition • Created an implementation model for parent engagement through the PTA Healthy Lifestyles Chair position • Formulated an initiative to create a prevention plan for the district
REFLECTIVE QUESTION:How does your SHAC assists your district to implement the concept that healthier students make better learners?
CAMPUS CATCH TEAMS GOALS: • To promote a healthy and safe school • To define prioritizes based on the students’ health needs • To create an action plan based on goals and objectives and measureable outcomes
CAMPUS CATCH TEAMS RESULTS: • Implemented more physical activity opportunities into the school day • Provided family health activities outside of the school day • Created culture supporting the belief that healthier students make better learners.
REFLECTIVE QUESTION:What evidence do you have that your campus is educating the “Whole Child”?
THANKS! RAY LANGLOIS ASST. DIRECTOR OF SAFE AND HEALTHY STUDENTS LEANDER ISD 512-570-0383 ray.langlois@leanderisd.org