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School Wellness Summary 2015-2016

This summary highlights the achievements and goals of the School Health Advisory Committee in promoting wellness in Pinellas County Schools. It includes federally required goals, new wellness guidelines, engagement statistics, school recognitions, and highlights of various programs.

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School Wellness Summary 2015-2016

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  1. School Wellness Summary 2015-2016 Peggy Johns, Specialist, K-12 Health & Wellness

  2. Purposefor Workshop • Review School Wellness Policy and Guidelines and capture School Board input • Present brief summary of PCS annual wellness data

  3. Who & What is SHAC? School Health Advisory Committee • SHAC is a federally required standing committee • Currently, PCS has 43 district staff and community members • Membership reflects all 8 components of the Coordinated School Health Model • SHAC develops, implements, monitors and reviews Pinellas County Administration Guidelines on Wellness, Physical Activity and Nutrition • Per PCS Policy 8510, PCS staff prepares and SHAC members present annual School Wellness Summary Report to Superintendent and School Board

  4. Federally Required Goals for School Wellness Policy • Nutrition education • Physical activity • Other school-based activities designed to promote student wellness • Nutrition guidelines for all foods available on the school campus during the day • Assurances that the guidelines for reimbursable school meals are not less restrictive than federal requirement • Plans for measuring the implementation of the guidelines

  5. New School Wellness Guidelines Approved by SHAC • Forward message from Dr. Grego • Schools cannot advertise or market non‐compliant Smart Snacks on the school campus. • Food and beverages sold to students on the school campus at events outside of the school day should offer and promote water, fruits and vegetables as an option. • Schools should prohibit withholding recess as a punishment. • At all levels, Physical Education classes should be staffed by a certified physical education teacher. • School nutrition staff shall be offered professional development every year. • The Healthy School Team is responsible for monitoring food & beverages sold to students on campus (vending, on‐campus fundraising, snack carts, and school stores) during the USDA defined school day. • New Appendixes: • Elementary School Recess & Physical Activity • Sharing School Recreational Facilities with the Community, AHA

  6. Healthy Schools Framework Framework Modules School Health and Safety Policies and Environment Health Education Physical Education and Other Physical Activity Programs Nutrition Services Health Promotion for Staff Family and Community Involvement A set of best practice criteria from the Alliance for a Healthier Generation that provide guidelines and a monitoring system for a healthier school environment. The criteria, organized into Modules, merge with the CDC’s School Health Index.

  7. PCS Schools’ Engagement withSchool Wellness, 2015-16 • 94% of K-12 schools established a Healthy School Team with 4 or more members to assess healthy schools status and work on wellness improvements. • 71% of K‐12 schools established a School Wellness Goal in their SIP • 77% Elementary Schools with SIP Wellness Goal 2015-16 (compared to 12% in 2014‐15) • 65% Middle Schools with SIP Wellness Goal in 2015-16 (compared to 26% in 2014‐15) • 56% High Schools with SIP Wellness Goal in 2015-16 (no data collected in 2014‐15)

  8. Highlights/Achievements Healthy Schools Program Nationally Recognized Schools, 2015-2016 SchoolRecognition Level • Belcher Elementary School Gold • Curtis Fundamental Elementary School Gold • Tarpon Elementary School Silver • Clearwater Fundamental Middle School Bronze • Lynch Elementary School Bronze • Pinellas Secondary School Bronze • Out of 30,000+ schools across US, since 2005 only 36 schools have earned Gold---one school district has 4 Gold schools and another has 3 Gold schools.

  9. Other Highlights/Achievements • PCS maintains GoldFlorida Healthy District Award; must reapply 4/2017 • Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP Grant) • Health and Physical Education Teacher development • Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital provided culinary nutrition instruction to 2,900 MS students • 17 middle schools provided cost effective intramural programs • Healthy School Teams’ training and support provided by Partnership to Improve Community Health Grant. • More Health lessons reached 71,035 students in Pinellas • FUTP60 Grants – 5 school grants @$4,000-$5,000 & nationally selected student • Food Services Programs • Nutritional information and menus available through Nutri‐Slice online/App • Expanded the Dinner Program for total of 63 schools; 3,000/day • Piloted Meal Service on Non‐school Days to R’Club Child Care; 1,000 hot lunches/day • PCS recognized as Well Workplace Gold Award Winner from Wellness Council of America (WELCOA); only district in Florida & one of three in U.S.!

  10. School Wellness Challenges • Daily recess & physical activity breaks for elementary students • Community support for school nurses • Continual quest for grant funding to support high quality Health Education and Physical Education programs and initiatives • Improving students’ behaviors related to food choices and physical activity • Improving employee’s engagement with Humana Vitality Program

  11. School Wellness Initiatives, 2016-17 • Partnership to Improve Community Health Grant to train and support Healthy School Teams (last year) • More Health and Safe Kids Coalition/Safe Routes to Schools to expand pedestrian and bicycle safety programs in schools • Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg to fund a 1-year program to: assist Healthy School Teams; develop school garden education, physical education products and services; and study physical activity and academics in a high school class. • Pinellas Education Foundation applied for 3-year Carol M. White Physical Education Program Grant for PCS; award notice 9/2016. • PCS applied for multiple mini grants from PHIT America and Fuel up to Play 60 for some elementary schools to acquire recess equipment. • PCS Food Services to assist 20 schools with HealthierUSSchool Challenge

  12. Recommendations • All Pinellas schools must support/expand Healthy School Teams to: • Plan and deploy the schools’ SIP Wellness Goals. • Monitor the school’s compliance with the Smart Snacks in Schools standards. • Implement the components of the Healthy School Program; access free tools and resources. • __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • Schools and the District should continue to support and improve students’ fitness through quality physical education programs and physical activity before, during and after school. • __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • All Pinellas County Schools’ work sites should continue to commit to and support employee’s wellness. • __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ • The District should continue to research and apply for school wellness‐related grants and community partners to enhance, expand, and sustain essential wellness endeavors.

  13. Considerations • Input on Guidelines? • Questions?

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