Welcome Wellness Champions Superintendent Dr Kamela Patton Healthier

Welcome Wellness Champions!

Superintendent, Dr. Kamela Patton Healthier population means: • Decreased absenteeism in both staff and students • Controlled health care and insurance costs • Improved employee morale • Improved performance for students and employees • Healthy role models for students • Increased motivation to practice healthy behaviors

CCPS Wellness History 1995 School Health Advisory Committee (SHAC) • State requirement for The Florida Department of Health, and the Department of Education to promote the Coordinated School Health (CSH) approach in all Florida Schools. 2006 CCPS Wellness Policy • Federal requirement for every school district in the USA. 2009 -10 Pathways Program for Employees • Tiered benefit structure to support importance of preventative screening measures 2012 -2013 District Wellness Committee • District committee to facilitate Wellness Policy status reporting plus support and promote wellness initiatives.

CCPS Wellness History cont. 2012 -13 B-Fit • Created as an online resource to support student and staff health including suggestions for healthy celebrations, healthy fundraising and healthy rewards. • Be healthy / Be active / Be well 2012 Healthier US School Challenge • Gold Award: GGE, GTE, MDE, MMS, PCR, SLE • Silver Award: HLE, VOE 2014 Florida Healthy School District • We won the Silver Award! • Demonstrates a high level commitment to meeting the health needs of students and staff 2015 Wellness Champions and Healthy School Teams

Thank you for being a Wellness Champion! A Wellness Champion is a staff member with a commitment to health that serves as an ambassador for student and staff wellness initiatives and activities. The Wellness Champion is primarily responsible for working with the Healthy School Team and enthusiastically promoting wellness programs and participation to students and coworkers.

USDA School Nutrition Programs Twyla Leigh, Supervisor, Nutrition • WWII - Many young people could not qualify for military service due to poor nutrition. It was deemed a matter of national security and Congress enacted a law to create the National School Lunch Program in 1946. • Law is reauthorized every 5 years • Strict accountability requirements to participate in the NSLP • • • Nutrition/Meal Pattern Financial Accountability Free/Reduced Meal Application USDA purchased products from US Farms Supervision 21 key accountability areas

2010 Healthy Hunger-Free Kids Act Reauthorization • • Nutrients and meal pattern by grade group – k-5, 6 -8, 9 -12 ¼ RDA for breakfast, 1/3 RDA lunch All whole grains Students must take a fruit or vegetable (breakfast and lunch) Beans must be offered weekly Specified red and dark green veggies Increased servings of fruits and vegetables at breakfast and lunch • Smart Snacks

Smart Snacks in Schools USDA’s “All Foods Sold in Schools” Standards • To continue to improve the health of school environments • Nutrition Standards for Snack Foods and Beverages • • Ingredients Calorie standards Sodium standards Fat standards Sugar standards Beverage standards, difference in elementary, middle, high Fundraiser nutrition standards

Fundraiser Nutrition Standards As part of the USDA Smart Snack Standards • The sale of food items that meet nutrition requirements at fundraisers are not limited in any way under the standards. • The standards do not apply during non-school hours, on weekends and at off-campus fundraising events. • The standards provide a special exemption for infrequent fundraisers that do not meet the nutrition standards. State agencies may determine the frequency with which fundraising activities take place that allow the sale of food and beverage items that do not meet the nutrition standards. (See the Florida Administrative Code)

Florida Administrative Code (FAC) 5 P-1003 • Purpose is to outline responsibilities for approved groups selling competitive (non-USDA approved) food and establishing Healthy School Teams • Allows exemptions for selling competitive food • Exemptions • 5 days for elementary school • 10 days for middle/combination schools • 15 days for high schools • “Smart Snacks” do not require reporting • Smart Snacks are snack foods and beverages that meet the USDA nutrition standards. There is a calculator to determine compliant foods. • Foods consumed “Off Campus” do not require reporting

Board Policy 5380 Student Fundraising Fundraiser Flow Chart Smart Snack Calculator Fundraiser Flow Chart Non Food Sponsoring Group is to submit form 5830 F 1 to School Principal If approved, Sponsoring Group is to complete form 5830 F 2 when the event is over and submit to the Principal or Designee Smart Snack Calculator https: //www. healthiergeneration. org/take_action/schools/snacks_and_beverage s/smart_snacks/alliance_product_calculator/ Compliant Food If Compliant—Send form 5830 F 1 and documentation of compliance (Smart Snack Summary and Nutrition Label) to the Principal Non-Compliant Food If Non-Compliant, sponsoring group is to ask for Exemption Calendar Day on Form 5830 F 1, submit with nutrition label to Principal If approved, Sponsoring Group is to complete form 5830 F 2 when the event is over and submit to the Principal or Designee Notes - 1. Approved food (compliant and non-compliant) fundraisers may not occur until 30 minutes after the conclusion of the last designated meal service period. 2. No competitieve food item consisting of ready-to-eat combination foods of meat or meat alternate and grain products is allowed to be sold during the school day. If approved, Sponsoring Group is to complete form 5830 F 2 when the event is over and submit to the Principal or Designee. Non- Compliant Fundraiser documentation and calendar is to be reported to the District

Healthy School Teams (HST) Florida Administrative Code (FAC) 5 P-1003 requires a team at every school Required participants: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Student Parent Community Member Wellness Champion Administrator Optional participants: • Nutrition services staff member • School health staff member (i. e. nurse) • Physical Education teacher

Healthy School Team (HST) Meetings At a minimum the HST will meet three times per year: • The first meeting must take place by 9/30/15 • Plan your food fundraiser exemption days • The agenda, attendance and minutes must be submitted to the Benefits & Wellness Coordinator, by 10/14/15 • The second meeting must take place by 1/29/16 • Evaluate the food fundraiser plan and report to the District • The agenda, attendance and minutes must be submitted to the Benefits & Wellness Coordinator, by 2/12/16 • The third meeting must take place by 4/29/16 • Record and report food fundraiser results per Board Policy 5830 • The agenda, attendance and minutes must be submitted to the Benefits & Wellness Coordinator, by 5/13/16 End of year to report compliance with Board Policy 5830 Student Fundraising

Wellness Champion Main 2015 Responsibilities • Organize and facilitate the Healthy School Team meetings • Support, encourage and initiate healthy behavior and wellness activities for students, staff and families • Communicate District and community wellness initiatives to all stakeholders, i. e. Pathways, 5 K run • Coordinate and submit required documentation for compliance with Florida Administrative Code • Collect and report on all school wellness initiatives at District meetings • 9/14/15, 7: 30 – 11: 00 am, MLK Administrative Center • 2/4/16, 7: 30 – 11: 00 am, MLK Administrative Center • 5/12/16, 7: 30 – 11: 00 am, MLK Administrative Center

Wellness Champion 2015 -16 Goal Organize, promote and conduct one student and one employee wellness initiative Review survey results to see what’s happening at our schools!

What wellness activities/initiatives are currently being done at your school for students?

Suggestions From Wellness Champions for Students • • • Nutritional seminars, stress reduction seminars and of course work outs! Exposing students to different fitness options a Yoga series and/or Tai Chi More recess time for elementary (2) Semi-healthier snacks in the vending machines; A timer on the vending machines; healthier snacks in vending machines; salad bar option at lunch (2) Apple a Day, walking trails / walk daily Walking with pedometers. Livestrong. com calorie counting for weight management. Our Guidance Counselor has a walk and talk on Wednesdays with kids that would like to join her I would like for students to graph the number of healthy snacks they have had in a week per class and display the data in the cafeteria. I will be teaching an after school program 2 x a week this year that is going to be exercise and/or healthy eating Sports club, Open Gym, Game club, and a garden

What wellness activities/initiatives are currently being done at your school for staff?

Suggestions From Wellness Champions for Staff • Nutritional seminars, stress reduction seminars and of course work outs! • Health club discounts (2); fitness classes for staff to sign up for after school - should be free, and there should be instructors to lead the classes; access to the weightroom for staff only periods of time • Biggest loser, healthy cooking class • Salad/fruit/healthy lunch bar for staff (2) • I think that we should have some stress reduction techniques and speakers available • We will begin the Biggest Loser Challenge, run club once a week and have a group exercise training session once a week beginning in September. • We would like to see staff that attend a gym two or more times a week, be reimbursed for a portion of their membership fees. Day dedicated to wellness at each school. • After school exercise for teachers offered (5) • "Morning Expesso" and or "Yogalattes" ( these are short 20 -30 min. sessions designed as a no sweat power up & or ease in to "fit" your day! • Biggest loser challenge would be fun (3)

Other Wellness Initiatives and Resources • • • Action for Healthy Kids Agriculture in the Classroom Alliance for a Healthier Generation Champions for Learning Fuel Up to Play 60 Healthier US School Challenge Healthy PBS PE/Games/Sports rewards Kids On the GO- 95210 School garden grant from Whole Foods and Gardening Resources The Walking Classroom Tower Gardens – Juice Plus+

5 K Run First District-Wide Wellness Initiative 5 K Run December 5, 2015 MLK Administrative Center Additional details coming soon #CCPS 5 K

Benefits Ambassador According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, obesity-related conditions that include heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and certain types of cancer that affect an estimated 97 million Americans are the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States.

Benefits Ambassador cont. Pathways Program: • Focuses on importance preventative screenings • Only required to participate every other year based on birth year (even vs. odd) • Enhanced Pathway - $400 deductible/$2, 400 max out of pocket • Custom Pathway - $1, 000 deductible/$4, 450 max out of pocket • Basic Pathway - $3, 000 deductible/$4, 450 max out of pocket Open Enrollment: October 10 th – 30 th • Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Legal & ID Theft Protection, Accident, Critical Illness, Hospital

Benefits & Wellness Fair! Stayin’ Alive on 10/10/15 at MLK! Healthy Cooking Class YOGA Free Vision Screening Ko na Ice Ha & d n n o St a p S e Fingerprint/picture ID for kids & Mc. Gruff

Questions and Contacts Marie Irwin, Coordinator, Benefits and Wellness 377 -0362 / irwinma@collierschools. com Twyla Leigh, Supervisor, Nutrition 377 -0296 / leightw@collierschools. com Eileen Vargo, Coordinator, Health Services 377 -0514, vargoei@collierschools. com Tracy Bowen, Coordinator, K-12 Health, Physical and Driver Education 377 -3370 / bowentr@collierschools. com