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School Wellness Policy Update

School Wellness Policies • On June 30, 2004, the President signed the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004. Section 204 of this law required school districts participating in the national school meals program to establish a local school wellness policy by school year 2006. • This was reinforced and expanded in the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act of 2010.

School Wellness Policies Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 (HHFKA) now requires that the local school wellness policy, at a minimum, include the following requirements…

Wellness Policy Requirements Wellness Committee consisting of… • Parents • Students • School Food Authority Representatives • PE Teachers • School Health Professionals • School Board • School Administrators • General Public

HCS SHAC Committee • Administrators – Alison Francis, Aleasa Glance, Alex Mascriarelli, & Mark Shepard. • Student – Shelby Glance, THS • School Nurses • School Board – Chuck Francis • Social Workers • Community Partners - Healthy Haywood, Parks & Rec, Smokey Mountain Center, Mountain Wise, Meridian, Cooperative Extension, Health Department & HC Sheriff’s Dept.

Wellness Policy Requirements Content for… • Nutrition Promotion • Nutrition Education • Physical Activity • Other School-Based Activities that promote student wellness

Wellness Policy Requirements Monitor, Assess, & Evaluate • Have a plan for measuring effectiveness, that is measured periodically - using an evaluation tool • Give an annual progress report to the Board

Wellness Policy Requirements Public Updates Inform & update … • Parents • students • Staff • community about the content and implementation

Wellness Policy Assessment Survey

Do you feel like there should be more professional development provided on Mental Health Topics? If so, what would be some topics you would like to see?

What did we learn from the assessment? • We need to do a better job of making sure that faculty and parents are aware of the wellness policy and its contents. • We are meeting the requirements for Nutrition Standards and Physical Education. • Principals would like to have more resources and training on Mental Health.