Corvallis School district 509J

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Local Wellness/Nutrition Program

     
 

Corvalis School District 509J

   Code: EFA
Adopted: 8/14/06
     

LOCAL WELLNESS POLICY/NUTRITION PROGRAM

The school district will engage students, parents, teachers, food service professionals, health professionals, and other interested community members in developing, implementing, monitoring, and reviewing district-wide nutrition and physical activity policies.

All students in grades K-12 will have opportunities, support, and encouragement to be physically active on a regular basis.

Qualified child nutrition professionals will provide students with access to a variety of affordable, nutritious, and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students.

To the maximum extent practicable, all schools in our district will participate in available federal school meal programs (including the School Breakfast Program, National School Lunch Program—including after-school meals and snacks, Summer Food Service Program, and Fruit and Vegetable Snack Program).

The superintendent or designee will develop administrative regulations as necessary to implement the goals of this policy throughout the district.

END OF POLICY

Legal Reference(s):

ORS 332.107
OAR 581-051-0100
OAR 581-051-0305
OAR 581-051-0310
OAR 581-051-0440

National School Lunch Program, 7 CFR Part 210 (2001).
School Breakfast Program, 7 CFR Part 220 (2001).
Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act or 2004 Section 204, 42 U.S.C. Section 1751 (2004).

     
 

Corvalis School District 509J

   Code: EFA-AR
Adopted: 6/26/06
     

LOCAL WELLNESS/NUTRITION PROGRAM

  1. DISTRICT WELLNESS COUNCIL
    The school district will create a district wellness council to assist the superintendent in the implementation and future revisions of the Local Wellness/Nutrition Program. The council also will serve as a resource to school sites for implementing such policies. The wellness council will meet quarterly and consist of a group of individuals appointed by the superintendent representing the school and community and should include a:
    • Parent
    • Student
    • Representative of the school food authority
    • Member of the School Board
    • School administrator
    • Teacher
    • Health professional
    • Members of the public or public stakeholder
    • Community recreation
  2. NUTRITIONAL QUALITY OF FOODS AND BEVERAGES SOLD AND SERVED ON CAMPUS
    1. School Meals
      1. Meals served through the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs will meet all federal and state requirements.
      2. The district will have information available for parents and students about the nutritional content of meals. Schools will disseminate this information to parents.
      3. Breakfast—To ensure that all children have a healthy breakfast, either from outside of school or at school, in order to meet their nutritional needs and enhance their ability to learn:
        1. Schools will, to the extent possible, operate the School Breakfast Program.
        2. Schools will, to the extent possible, arrange bus schedules and utilize methods to serve school breakfasts that encourage participation, which may include serving breakfast before school, in the classroom, or during morning break or recess.
        3. Schools that serve breakfast to students will notify parents and students of the availability of the School Breakfast Program.
        4. Schools will encourage parents to provide a healthy breakfast for their children through newsletter articles, take-home materials, or other means.
        5. Schools will provide students with at least ten minutes to eat after sitting down for breakfast.
      4. Lunch—
        1. Schools will provide students with at least 20 minutes to eat after sitting down for lunch.
        2. Schools should schedule meal periods at appropriate times, e.g., lunch should be scheduled between 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
        3. When scheduling club, tutoring, or organizational meetings during meal times, schools will ensure that students have time to get a meal from the cafeteria and be allowed to eat during the activity.
        4. Schools will assure that students are encouraged to finish their meals before hurrying out to recess.
    2. Foods and Beverages Sold Individually (i.e., foods sold outside of reimbursable school meals such as through vending machines, cafeteria a la carte lines, fundraisers, school stores)
      1. Elementary Schools—The school food services program will approve and provide all food and beverage sales to students in elementary schools during the school day. Food in elementary schools should be sold as balanced meals. If available, foods and beverages sold individually should be limited to low-fat and non-fat milk, fruits, and non-fried vegetables.
      2. Middle Schools—In middle schools all foods and beverages sold individually in student access areas outside the reimbursable school meal programs (including those sold through a la carte [snack] lines, vending machines, student stores, or fundraising activities) during the school day, or through programs for students after the school day, will meet the following nutrition and portion size standards:
        1. Beverages—Water or seltzer water without added caloric sweeteners; fruit and vegetable juices and fruit-based drinks that contain fruit juice and do not contain additional caloric sweeteners; unflavored or flavored low-fat or fat-free milk and nutritionally-equivalent nondairy beverages (to be defined by USDA) will be allowed.
        2. Foods—
          1. A food item sold individually:
            • Will have no more than 35 percent of its calories from fat (excluding nuts, seeds, peanut butter, and other nut butters) and 10 percent of its calories from saturated and trans fat combined;
            • Will have no more than 35 percent of its weight from added sugars.
          2. The district will work toward providing food items with reduced sodium content.
          3. A choice of at least two fruits and/or non-fried vegetables will be offered for sale at any location on the school site where foods are sold.
        3. Portion Sizes—Middle schools will limit portion sizes of foods and beverages sold individually to those listed below:
          1. One and one-quarter ounces for chips, crackers, popcorn, cereal, trail mix, nuts, seeds, dried fruit, or jerky;
          2. Two ounces for cookies;
          3. Three ounces for cereal bars, granola bars, muffins, bagels, and other bakery items;
          4. Sixteen fluid ounces for beverages, excluding water. The district will work to serve smaller ounced beverage sizes as they become available.
          5. The portion size of a la carte entrees and side dishes, including potatoes, will not be greater than the size of comparable portions offered as part of school meals. Fruits and non-fried vegetables are exempt from portion-size limits.
      3. High Schools—During the school day high schools will follow the federal guidelines regarding foods and beverages of minimum nutritional value which are sold in all student access areas. Following the first year of this administrative regulation, the district will work towards removing all soft drinks in student access areas.
      4. Snacks—
        1. Snacks served during the school day or in after-school care or enrichment programs will make a positive contribution to children’s diets and health, with an emphasis on serving fruits and vegetables as the primary snacks and water or milk as the primary beverage. Schools will assess if and when to offer snacks based on timing of school meals, children’s nutritional needs, children’s ages, and other considerations.
        2. If eligible, schools that provide snacks through after-school programs will pursue receiving reimbursements through the National School Lunch Program.
      5. Rewards and Celebrations—When food is used as a reward for academic performance, good behavior, or school-based celebrations, the district will encourage the use of foods that meet nutritional standards as defined in this policy.
      6. School-Sponsored Events (such as, but not limited to, athletic events, dances, or performances)—Food and beverages offered or sold at school-sponsored events outside the school day will offer healthy options for meals or for foods and beverages sold individually.
    3. Nutrition Education within a Comprehensive Health Education Program
      To develop the skills and knowledge necessary to maintain lifelong healthy eating and physical activity patterns, all students in grades K-12 will receive annual, skills-based nutrition education as part of their comprehensive health education curriculum.
      1. This will be offered to all students in grades K-12 as part of a sequential, comprehensive, and standards-based program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health.
      2. Health education programs will be delivered by a certified health educator or an appropriately trained elementary educator in order to meet Oregon Department of Education (ODE) content and assessment standards.
      3. All curriculum material used in health education will be evidenced or research based.
      4. Nutrition education and nutrition promotion will be supported by all staff working in the Corvallis School District.
    4. Communications with the Community
      1. The district/school will support parents’ efforts to provide a healthy diet and daily physical activity for their children.
      2. The district/schools should encourage parents to pack healthy lunches and snacks that do meet the above nutrition standards for individual foods and beverages.
      3. The district/school will provide information about physical education and other school-based physical activity opportunities before, during, and after the school day; and support parents’ efforts to provide their children with opportunities to be physically active outside of school. Such supports may include sharing information about physical activity and physical education through a website, newsletter, or other take-home materials, special events, or physical education homework.
  3. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY OPPORTUNITIES AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION
    1. Daily Physical Education K-8
      1. All students in grades K-8 will be provided weekly physical education for the entire school year.
      2. Physical education programs will be delivered by a certified physical education teacher or an appropriately trained elementary educator in order to meet ODE content and assessment standards.
      3. Students will spend at least 50 percent of physical education class time participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity.
    2. Daily Physical Education 9-12
      1. All students in grades 9-12 must complete a minimum of two one-credit classes in order to meet graduation requirements. Successful completion of classes developed within the district physical education curriculum meet this two-credit requirement.
      2. Students may elect to take an approved alternate route in earning their second physical education credit. To be considered for credit the learning experience must compare with normal requirements of a traditional, classroom-based class in terms of time, effort, content (ODE standards met), and level of difficulty. Students will develop a learning contract that outlines how the state standards will be addressed and how they will demonstrate proficiency.
      3. All physical education programs will be delivered or evaluated by certified physical education teachers in order to meet ODE content and assessment standards.
    3. Integrating Physical Activity into the Classroom Setting
      For students to receive the nationally-recommended amount of daily physical activity (i.e., at least 60 minutes per day) and for students to fully embrace regular physical activity as a personal behavior, students need opportunities for physical activity beyond physical education class. Toward that end:
      1. Classroom health education will complement physical education by reinforcing the knowledge and skills needed to maintain a physically-active lifestyle and to reduce time spent on sedentary activities, such as watching television;
      2. Integrated opportunities for physical activity are encouraged through its incorporation into other subject lessons; and
      3. Classroom teachers will be encouraged to provide short physical activity breaks between lessons or classes, as appropriate.
      4. Extended periods of inactivity should be discouraged (i.e., periods of two or more hours). When activities, such as mandatory school-wide testing, make it necessary for students to remain indoors for long periods of time, schools should give students periodic breaks during which they are encouraged to be moderately active.
    4. Daily Recess
      All elementary schools will have at least 20 minutes a day of supervised recess, preferably outdoors, during which schools encourage—verbally and through the provision of space, equipment, and activities—moderate to vigorous physical activity.
    5. Physical Activity and Punishment
      1. Teachers will not use physical activity (e.g., running laps, pushups) or regularly withhold students from recess as punishment.
      2. Community personnel hired by the district will use physical activity to build endurance, develop athletic skills, and to increase aerobic fitness.
    6. Physical Activity Opportunities Before and After School
      The district will offer, or partner with community organizations to offer, extracurricular physical activity programs, such as physical activity clubs, intramural programs, or interscholastic sports when appropriate and if at all possible.
      1. After-school child care and enrichment programs will provide and encourage—verbally and through the provision of space, equipment, and activities—daily periods of moderate to vigorous physical activity for all students.
      2. Enrichment programs that do not easily provide opportunities for moderate to vigorous physical activity, such as chess club, will reinforce that physical activity needs to be included in the pursuit of interests or hobbies.
    7. Safe Routes to School
      1. When appropriate, the district will work together with local public works, public safety, and/or police departments in those efforts.
      2. The wellness council will explore the availability of federal “safe routes to school” funds, administered by the state department of transportation, to finance such improvements.
  4. MONITORING AND POLICY REVIEW
    1. Monitoring
      The superintendent or designee will annually assess compliance with established district-wide nutrition and physical activity wellness plan.
      1. In each school, the principal or designee will ensure compliance with those policies in his/her school and will report on the school’s compliance to the school district superintendent or designee.
      2. School food service staff, at the school or district level, will ensure compliance with nutrition policies within school food service areas and will report on this matter to the superintendent or designee (or if done at the school level, to the school principal).
    2. District Wellness Council
      The superintendent or designee will work with the district wellness council to develop a summary report every two years using the information collected by the superintendent’s policy compliance assessment with the district’s established nutrition and physical activity wellness policies. The wellness council will offer problem-solving support or resources to compliance concerns that are assessed by the superintendent. Schools, programs, and/or school-community partnerships that exceed policy requirements will be highlighted in the report to the Board. That report will be provided to the School Board and posted on the district web site.

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