STUDENT HEALTH AND IMMUNIZATION CERTIFICATES
 
Students desiring to participate in athletic activities or enrolling in kindergarten or first grade in the school district will have a physical examination by a licensed physician and provide proof of such an examination to the school district.  A physical examination and proof of such an examination may be required by the administration for students in other grades enrolling for the first time in the school district.
 
A certificate of health stating the results of a physical examination and signed by the physician is on file at the attendance center.  Each student will submit an up-to-date certificate of health upon the request of the superintendent.  Failure to provide this information may be grounds for disciplinary action.
 
Students enrolling for the first time in the school district will also submit a certificate of immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, rubeola, rubella, and other immunizations required by law.  The student may be admitted conditionally to the attendance center if the student has not yet completed the immunization process but is in the process of doing so.  Failure to meet the immunization requirement will be grounds for suspension, expulsion or denial of admission.  Upon recommendation of the Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Department of Public Health, students entering the district for the first time may be required to pass a TB test prior to admission.  The district may conduct TB tests of current students.
 
Exemptions from the immunization requirement in this policy will be allowed only for medical or religious reasons recognized under the law.  The student must provide a valid Iowa State Department of Health Certificate of Immunization Exemption to be exempt from this policy.
 
 
Legal Reference:           Iowa Code §§ 139.9; 280.13 (2001).
281 I.A.C. 33.5.
 641 I.A.C. 7.
 
 
Cross Reference:           405.7    Child Abuse Reporting by Certified Personnel
501       Student Attendance
507       Student Health and Well-Being
 
 
Adopted:  January 12, 1987                  
 
Reviewed:  March 1998                   
September 2006
December 17, 2012
 
Revised:  February 17, 2003
 

ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION TO STUDENTS
 
Students may be required to take medication during the school day.  Medication is administered by the school secretary, or in the secretary's absence, by a person who has successfully completed an administration of medication course reviewed by the Board of Pharmacy Examiners.  The course is conducted by a registered nurse or licensed pharmacist.  A record of course completion will be maintained by the school district.  Students who have demonstrated competence in administering their own medication may self-administer their medication.
 
Medication will not be administered without written authorization that is signed and dated from the parent, and the medication must be in the original container which is labeled by the pharmacy or the manufacturer with the name of the child, name of the medication, the time of the day which it is to be given, the dosage and the duration.  Written authorization will also be secured when the parent requests student co-administration of medication when competency is demonstrated.  When administration of the medication requires ongoing professional health judgment, an individual health plan will be developed by the licensed health personnel with the student and the student's parents.  A written record of the administration of medication procedure must be kept for each child receiving medication including the date; student's name; prescriber or person authorizing the administration; the medication and its dosage; the name, signature and title of the person administering the medication; and the time and method of administration and any unusual circumstances, actions or omissions.  Administration of medication records are kept confidential.
 
The school secretary, or in the secretary's absence, the person who has successfully completed an administration of medication course reviewed by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners will have access to the medication which will be kept in a secured area.  Students may carry medication only with the approval of the parents and building principal of the student's attendance center.  Emergency protocol for medication-related reactions will be in place.
 
The superintendent is responsible, in conjunction with the principal, for developing rules and regulations governing the administration of medication, prescription and nonprescription, including emergency protocols, to students and for ensuring persons administering medication have taken the prescribed course and periodically review the prescribed course.  Annually, each student is provided with the requirements for administration of medication at school.
 
 
Legal Reference:           Iowa Code ch. 124, 152, 155A (2001).
281 I.A.C. 41.12(6)(f), (11).
657 I.A.C. 1.1(3), 10.61(1).
 
 
Cross Reference:           506       Student Records
507       Student Health and Well-Being
602.6    Special Education
604.2    Health Services
 
 
Adopted:  February 17, 2003                
 
Reviewed: September 2006             
December 17, 2012

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES - STUDENTS
 
Students with a communicable disease will be allowed to attend school provided their presence does not create a substantial risk of illness or transmission to other students or employees.  The term "communicable disease" shall mean an infectious or contagious disease spread from person to person, or animal to person, or as defined by law.
 
Prevention and control of communicable diseases shall be included in the school district's bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan.  The procedures shall include scope and application, definitions, exposure control, methods of compliance, universal precautions, vaccination, post-exposure evaluation, follow-up, communication of hazards to employees and record keeping.  This plan shall be reviewed annually by the superintendent.
 
The health risk to immunodepressed students shall be determined by their personal physician.  The health risk to others in the school district environment from the presence of a student  with a communicable disease shall be determined on a case-by-case basis by the student's personal physician, a physician chosen by the school district or public health officials.
 
A student shall notify the superintendent when the student learns the student has a communicable disease.  It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent, when the superintendent, upon investigation, has knowledge that a reportable communicable disease is present, to notify the Iowa Department of Public Health.  Health data of a student is confidential and it shall not be disclosed to third parties.
 
A student who is at school and who has a communicable disease which creates a substantial risk of harm to other students, employees, or others at school shall report the condition to the Superintendent any time the student is aware that the disease actively creates such risk.
 
It shall be the responsibility of the superintendent to develop administrative regulations stating the procedures for dealing with students with a communicable disease.
 
 
Legal References:          School Board of Nassau County v. Arline, 480 U.S. 273 (1987)
29 U.S.C. §§ 701 et seq. (1988)
45 C.F.R. Pt. 84.3 (1993)
Iowa Code ch. 139 (1997)
641 I.A.C. 1.2-.5, 7
 
Cross References:          402.11  Communicable Diseases - Employees
506       Student Records
507       Student Health and Well-Being
 
Previously Code No. 504.2
 
Adopted:  January12, 1987                   
 
Reviewed:   March 1998               
January 20, 2003
September 2006
December 17, 2012
 
Revised:  November 16, 1998

STUDENT ILLNESS OR INJURY AT SCHOOL
 
When a student becomes ill or is injured at school, the school district will attempt to notify the student's parents as soon as possible.
 
The school district, while not responsible for medical treatment of an ill or injured student, will have employees present administer emergency or minor first aid if possible.  An ill or injured child will be turned over to the care of the parents or qualified medical employees as quickly as possible.
 
It is the responsibility of the principal to file an accident report with the superintendent within twenty-four hours after the student is injured.
 
Annually, parents are required to complete a medical emergency authorization form indicating the procedures to be followed, if possible, in an emergency involving their child.  The authorization form will also include the phone numbers of the parents and alternative numbers to call in case of an injury or illness.
 
The superintendent is responsible, in conjunction with the school nurse, to develop rules and regulations governing the procedure in the event a student should become ill or be injured at school.
 
 
Legal Reference:           Iowa Code § 613.17 (2001).
 
 
Cross Reference:           507       Student Health and Well-Being
 
 
Adopted:  November 11, 1985              
 
Reviewed:  March 1998            
September 2006
December 17, 2012
 
Revised:  February 17, 2003
 

EMERGENCY PLANS AND DRILLS
 
Students will be informed of the appropriate action to take in an emergency.  Emergency drills for fire, weather, and other disasters are conducted each school year.  Fire and tornado drills are each conducted regularly during the academic school year with a minimum of two before December 31 and two after January 1.
 
Each attendance center will develop and maintain a written plan containing emergency and disaster procedures.  The plan will be communicated to and review with employees.  Employees will participate in emergency drills.  Licensed employees are responsible for instructing the proper techniques to be followed in the drill.
 
 
Legal Reference:           Iowa Code § 100.31 (2001).
281 I.A.C. 41.25(3).
 
 
Cross Reference:           507       Student Health and Well-Being
 
 
Adopted:  November 11, 1985              
 
Reviewed:  March 1998                  
September 2006
December 17, 2012
 
Revised:  February 17, 2003

STUDENT INSURANCE
 
Students will have the opportunity to participate in the health and accident insurance plan selected by the school district.  The cost of the health and accident insurance program is borne by the student.  Participation in the insurance health and accident plan is not a contract with the school district, but rather, a contract between the insurance company and the student.
 
Students participating in intramural or extracurricular athletics are required to have health and accident insurance.  The student will bring written proof of insurance or participate in the health and accident insurance program selected by the school district.
 
 
Legal Reference:           Iowa Code § 279.8 (2001).
 
 
Cross Reference:           504       Student Activities
507       Student Health and Well-Being
 
 
Adopted:  November 11, 1985              
 
Reviewed:  March 1998                  
September 2006
December 17, 2012
 
Revised:  February 17, 2003

CUSTODY AND PARENTAL RIGHTS
 
Disagreements between family members are not the responsibility of the school district.  The school district will not take the "side" of one family member over another in a disagreement about custody or parental rights.  Court orders that have been issued are followed by the school district.  It is the responsibility of the person requesting an action by the school district to inform and provide the school district the court order allowing such action.
 
This policy does not prohibit an employee from listening to a student's problems and concerns.
 
It is the responsibility of the superintendent to ensure employees remain neutral in a disagreement about custody and parental rights.
 
 
Legal Reference:           Iowa Code §§ 232.67, .70, .73, .75; 235A; 279.8; 710.6 (2001).
441 I.A.C. 9.2; 155; 175.
 
 
Cross Reference:           506       Student Records
507       Student Health and Well-Being
 
 
Approved:  November 11, 1985            
 
Reviewed:  March 1998            
September 2006
December 17, 2012
 
Revised:  February 17, 2003

STUDENT SPECIAL HEALTH SERVICES
 
The board recognizes that some special education students need special health services during the school day.  These students will receive special health services in conjunction with their individualized education program. 
 
The superintendent, in conjunction with licensed health personnel, will establish administrative regulations for the implementation of this policy.
 
 
Legal Reference:           Board of Education v. Rowley, 458 U.S. 176 (1982).
Springdale School District #50 v. Grace, 693 F.2d 41 (8th Cir. 1982).
Southeast Warren Comm. School District v. Dept. of Public Instruction, 285 N.W.2d 173 (Iowa 1979).
20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq. (1994).
34 C.F.R. Pt. 300 et seq. (1996).
Iowa Code §§ 256.11(7); 256B; 273.2, .5, .9(2)-(3); 280.8 (2001).
281 I.A.C. 12.3(7), 41.96
 
Cross Reference:           502       Student Rights and Responsibilities
506       Student Records
602.6    Special Education
 
 
Adopted:  February 17, 2003                
 
Reviewed: September 2006             
December 17, 2012
 

EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSINGS
 
The superintendent has the authority to close schools, dismiss early, or keep school open beyond the regular school day in case of extreme weather or other emergency conditions.  As soon as possible after the decision has been made, the superintendent shall arrange to announce the closing via the news media.
 
Make-up days will be scheduled so that students will attend school for the minimum number of school days per year prescribed by statute, Iowa Department of Public Instruction rules, and Board policy.  On any day when the school is forced to close early, the portion of that day that school was in session shall be defined as a day of school, except in the case of a false bomb report.  In such cases each missed day shall be made up.
 
 
Transportation in Poor Weather Conditions
 
Buses will not operate when weather conditions (fog, rain, snow, storm) make it unsafe to do so.  Because weather conditions may vary around the district and may change quickly, the best judgment will be used that is possible with the information available.
 
The final decision in declaring conditions "unsafe" will be made by the superintendent or his/her designee.
 
 
Legal Reference:           Iowa Code Sections 279.8;  279.10;  321.372(1)
 
 
Cross Reference:           702.8    Special Convenience Bus Stops
 
 
Previously Code No. 504.7
 
 
Adopted:  November 11, 1985              
 
Reviewed:  January 20, 2003          
September 2006
December 17, 2012

WELLNESS POLICY

The board promotes healthy students by supporting wellness, good nutrition and regular physical activity as a part of the total learning environment.  The school district supports a healthy environment where students learn and participate in positive dietary and lifestyle practices.  By facilitating learning through the support and promotion of good nutrition and physical activity, schools contribute to the basic health status of students.  Improved health optimizes student performance potential.

The school district provides a comprehensive learning environment for developing and practicing lifelong wellness behaviors.  The entire school environment, not just the classroom, shall be aligned with healthy school district goals to positively influence a student's understanding, beliefs and habits as they relate to good nutrition and regular physical activity. 

The school district supports and promotes proper dietary habits contributing to students' health status and academic performance.  All foods available on school grounds and at school-sponsored activities during the instructional day should meet or exceed the school district nutrition standards and in compliance with state and federal law.  Foods should be served with consideration toward nutritional integrity, variety, appeal, taste, safety and packaging to ensure high-quality meals. 

The school district will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals.  Toward this end, the school district may utilize electronic identification and payment systems; provide meals at no charge to all children, regardless of income; promote the availability of meals to all students; and/or use nontraditional methods for serving meals, such as "grab-and-go" or classroom breakfast.

The school district will develop a local wellness policy committee comprised of parents, students, and representatives of the school food authority, the school board, school administrators, and the public, physical education teachers, and school health professionals.  The local wellness policy committee will develop a plan to implement the local wellness policy and periodically review and update the policy.  The committee will designate an individual to monitor implementation and evaluation the implementation of the policy.  The committee will report annually to the board and community regarding the content and effectiveness of this policy and recommend updates if needed.  When monitoring implementation, schools will be evaluated individually with reports prepared by each school and the school district as a whole.  The report will include which schools are in compliance with this policy, the extent to which this policy compares to model Wellness policies and describe the progress made in achieving the goals of this policy. 

Specific Wellness Goals

• specific goals for nutrition education and promotion, (see Appendix A)
• physical activity, (see Appendix B)
• other school-based activities that are designed to promote student wellness, (see Appendix C)

 

The nutrition guidelines for all foods available will focus on promoting student health and reducing childhood obesity in the school district;

 

The board will monitor and evaluate this policy through a method developed and implemented by the wellness policy committee, administered by the committees designee with results reported annually to the school board.

 

 

Legal Reference:          Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, 42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. (2005)

                                    Child Nutrition Act of 1966, 42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq., 

Iowa Code 256.7(29), 256.11(6)

281 IAC 12.5(19), 12.5(20), 58.11

 

 

Cross Reference:         504.5   Student Fund Raising

                                    504.6   Student Activity Program

                                    710      School Food Services

 

 

 

Approved:  June 19, 2006      

Reviewed:  September, 2006
                   December 17, 2012
                   February 13, 2017
                   March 13, 2017

Revised:  June 18, 2012
                February 13, 2017
                March 13, 2017

 

Appendix A

 

Nutrition Education and Promotion

 

The school district will provide nutrition education and engage in nutrition promotion that:

• is offered at each grade level as part of a sequential, comprehensive, standards-based program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health;
• is part of not only health education classes, but also classroom instruction in subjects such as math, science, language arts, social sciences and elective subjects;
• includes enjoyable, developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant participatory activities, such as contests, promotions, taste-testing, farm visits and school gardens;
• promotes fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, low-fat and fat-free dairy products, healthy food preparation methods and health-enhancing nutrition practices;
• emphasizes caloric balance between food intake and physical activity;
• links with meal programs, other foods and nutrition-related community services; and,

 

Appendix B

Physical Activity

Physical Activity

The district will provide at least thirty (30) minutes of physical activity per day for students in kindergarten through fourth grade.  The district will provide at least one hundred twenty (120) minutes of physical activity per week for students in fifth through twelfth grade.

 

Daily Physical Education

The school district will provide physical education that:

• is for all students in grades K-12 for the entire school year;
• is taught by a certified physical education teacher;
• includes students with disabilities, students with special health-care needs may be provided in alternative educational settings; and,
• engages students in moderate to vigorous activity during at least 50 percent of physical education class time.

(The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends at least 150 minutes a week for elementary students and 225 minutes a week for middle and high school students);

 

Daily Recess

Elementary schools should provide recess for students that:

• is at least 20 minutes a day;
• is preferably outdoors;
• encourages moderate to vigorous physical activity verbally and through the provision of space and equipment; and,
• discourages extended periods (i.e., periods of two or more hours) of inactivity.

                                

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 stand and be moderately active.

 

 

Appendix C

 

Other School-Based Activities that Promote Student Wellness

 

Integrating Physical Activity into Classroom Settings

For students to receive the nationally recommended amount of daily physical activity and for students to fully embrace regular physical activity as a personal behavior, students need opportunities for physical activity beyond the physical education class.  Toward that end, the school district will:

• offer classroom health education that complements physical education by reinforcing the knowledge and self-management skills needed to maintain a physically active lifestyle and to reduce time spent on sedentary activities;
• discourage sedentary activities, such as watching television, playing computer games, etc.;
• provide opportunities for physical activity to be incorporated into other subject lessons; and,
• encourage classroom teachers to provide short physical activity breaks between lessons or classes, as appropriate.

 

Optional Issues

 

Communication with Parents

The school district will support parents’ efforts to provide a healthy diet and daily physical activity for their children.  The school district will:

• offer healthy eating seminars for parents, send home nutrition information, post nutrition tips on school web sites and provide nutrient analyses of school menus;
• encourage parents to pack healthy lunches and snacks and to refrain from including beverages and foods that do not meet the established nutrition standards for individual foods and beverages;
• provide parents a list of foods that meet the school district’s snack standards and ideas for healthy celebrations/parties, rewards and fundraising activities;
• provide opportunities for parents to share their healthy food practices with others in the school community;
• provide information about physical education and other school-based physical activity opportunities before, during and after the school day;
• support parents’ efforts to provide their children with opportunities to be physically active outside of school; and,
• include sharing information about physical activity and physical education through a web site, newsletter, other take-home materials, special events or physical education homework.

 

Food Marketing in Schools

School-based marketing will be consistent with nutrition education and health promotion.  The school district will:

• limit food and beverage marketing to the promotion of foods and beverages that meet the nutrition standards for meals or for foods and beverages sold individually;
• prohibit school-based marketing of brands promoting predominantly low-nutrition foods and beverages;
• promote healthy foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products; and
• market activities that promote healthful behaviors (and are therefore allowable) including: vending machine covers promoting water; pricing structures that promote healthy options in a la carte lines or vending machines; sales of fruit for fundraisers; and coupons for discount gym memberships.

 

Other School-Based Activities that Promote Student Wellness

 

Examples: Marketing techniques include the following: logos and brand names on/in vending machines, books or curricula, textbook covers, school supplies, scoreboards, school structures, and sports equipment; educational incentive programs that provide food as a reward; programs that provide schools with supplies when families buy low-nutrition food products; in-school television, such as Channel One; free samples or coupons; and food sales through fundraising activities.

 

Staff Wellness

The school district values the health and well-being of every staff member and will plan and implement activities and policies that support personal efforts by staff to maintain a healthy lifestyle.

 

 

Appendix D

 

Nutrition Guidelines for All Foods Available on Campus

 

School Meals

Meals served through the National School Lunch and Breakfast Programs will:

• be appealing and attractive to children;
• be served in clean and pleasant settings;
• meet, at a minimum, nutrition requirements established by state and federal law:
• offer a variety of fruits and vegetables, legumes and whole grains;
• serve only low-fat (1%) and fat-free milk and nutritionally equivalent non-dairy alternatives (as defined by the USDA);

 

Schools should:

• engage students and parents, through taste-tests of new entrees and surveys, in selecting foods offered through the meal programs in order to identify new, healthful and appealing food choices; and,
• share information about the nutritional content of meals with parents and students.  (The information could be made available on menus, a web site, on cafeteria menu boards, placards or other point-of-purchase materials.)

 

Breakfast

To ensure that all children have breakfast, either at home or at school, in order to meet their nutritional needs and enhance their ability to learn, schools will:

• operate the breakfast program, to the extent possible;
• arrange bus schedules and utilize methods to serve breakfasts that encourage participation, including serving breakfast in the classroom, “grab-and-go” breakfasts or breakfast during morning break or recess, to the extent possible;
• notify parents and students of the availability of the School Breakfast Program, where available; and,
• encourage parents to provide a healthy breakfast for their children through newsletter articles, take-home materials or other means.

 

Free and Reduced-Priced Meals

The school district will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price meals.  Toward this end, the school district may:

• utilize electronic identification and payment systems;
• provide meals at no charge to all children, regardless of income; and,
• promote the availability of meals to all students.

 

Meal Times and Scheduling

The school district:

• will provide students with at least 10 minutes to eat after sitting down for breakfast and 20 minutes after sitting down for lunch;

• should schedule meal periods at appropriate times, e.g., lunch should be scheduled between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.; should not schedule tutoring, club or organizational meetings or activities during mealtimes, unless students may eat during such activities;
• will schedule lunch periods to follow recess periods (in elementary schools);
• will provide students access to hand washing or hand sanitizing before they eat meals or snacks; and,

 

Nutrition Guidelines for All Foods Available on Campus

• should take reasonable steps to accommodate the tooth-brushing regimens of students with special oral health needs (e.g. orthodontia or high tooth decay risk).

 

Qualification of Food Service Staff

Qualified nutrition professionals will administer the meal programs.  As part of the school district’s responsibility to operate a food service program, the school district will:

• provide continuing professional development for all nutrition professionals; and,
• provide staff development programs that include appropriate certification and/or training programs for child nutrition directors, nutrition managers and cafeteria workers, according to their levels of responsibility.

 

Sharing of Foods

The school district discourages students from sharing their foods or beverages with one another during meal or snack times, given concerns about allergies and other restrictions on some children’s diets.

 

Foods Sold Outside the Meal (e.g. vending, a la carte, sales)

All foods and beverages sold individually outside the reimbursable meal programs (including those sold through a la carte lines, vending machines, student stores or fundraising activities) during the school day, or through programs for students after the school day will meet nutrition standards as required by state or federal law.   .

 

Fundraising Activities

There are two types of fundraising – regulated and other.  Regulated fundraisers are those that offer the sale of foods or beverages on school property and that are targeted primarily to PK-12 students by or through other PK-12 students, student groups, school organizations, or through on-campus school stores.  Regulated fundraising activities must comply with the state nutrition guidelines.  All other fundraising activities are encouraged, but not required, to comply with the state nutrition guidelines if the activities involve foods and beverages.

 

The school district encourages fundraising activities that promote physical activity.  The school district will make available a list of ideas for acceptable fundraising activities.

 

Snacks

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 as the primary beverage.  Schools will assess if and when to offer snacks based on timing of meals, children’s nutritional needs, children’s ages and other considerations.  The school district will disseminate a list of healthful snack items to teachers, after-school program personnel and parents.

 

If eligible, schools that provide snacks through after-school programs will pursue receiving reimbursements through the National School Lunch Program.

 

Rewards

The school district will not use foods or beverages, especially those that do not meet the nutrition standards for foods and beverages sold individually, as rewards for academic performance or good behavior, and will not withhold food or beverages (including food served through meals) as a punishment.

 

Nutrition Guidelines for All Foods Available on Campus

 

Celebrations

Schools should evaluate their celebrations practices that involve food during the school day.  The school district will disseminate a list of healthy party ideas to parents and teachers.

 

School-Sponsored Events

Foods and beverages offered or sold at school-sponsored events outside the school day are encouraged to meet the nutrition standards for meals or for foods and beverages sold individually.

 

Food Safety

All foods made available on campus adhere to food safety and security guidelines.

• All foods made available on campus comply with the state and local food safety and sanitation regulations. Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) plans and guidelines are implemented to prevent food illness in schools. 
• For the safety and security of the food and facility, access to the food service operations are limited to child nutrition staff and authorized personnel. 

 

 

Appendix E

 

Plan for Measuring Implementation

 

Monitoring

The superintendent, the principal at each school, and the committee and/or designee will ensure compliance with established school district-wide nutrition and physical activity wellness policies.

 

In each school:

• the principal will ensure compliance with those policies in the school and will report on the school’s compliance to the superintendent; and,
• food service staff, at the school or school district level, will ensure compliance with nutrition policies within food service areas and will report on this matter to the superintendent or principal.

 

In the school district:

• the school district will report on the most recent USDA Administrative Review findings and any resulting changes.  If the school district has not received an Administrative Review from the state agency within the past five years, the school district will request from the state agency that an Administrative Review be scheduled as soon as possible;
• the Food Service Director and/or the superintendent will develop a summary report every three years on school district-wide compliance with the school district’s established nutrition and physical activity wellness policies, based on input from schools within the school district; and,
• the report will be provided to the school board and also distributed to all school wellness committees, parent/teacher organizations, principals and health services personnel in the school district.

 

Policy Review

To help with the initial development of the school district’s wellness policies, each school in the school district will conduct a baseline assessment of the school’s existing nutrition and physical activity environments and practices.  The results of those school-by-school assessments will be compiled at the school district level to identify and prioritize needs.

 

Assessments will be repeated every 3 years to help review policy compliance, assess progress and determine areas in need of improvement.  As part of that review, the school district will review the nutrition and physical activity policies and practices and the provision of an environment that supports healthy eating and physical activity.  The school district, and individual schools within the school district will, revise the wellness policies and develop work plans to facilitate their implementation.