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RCCSD Wellness Policy
Red Clay Consolidated School District
Faculty Presentation 2008-2009
Prepared by: Christine Smith, Chair, District Wellness Committee
Presentation Objectives
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To inform building staff of Wellness Policy and
activities
To provide information on adult and youth
obesity
Essential Question:
Why should school communities care about
wellness?
Student Wellness: Promoting Healthy Habits
Background: 2004 Child Nutrition/WIC
Reauthorization Act, pub. law 108-265,
sec. 204: local school boards must:
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adopt a wellness policy
 establish plan for monitoring the wellness
policy
Student Wellness: Promoting Healthy Habits
What is a wellness policy?
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Establishes committee representing the
community
Includes goals for nutrition education and
physical activity for the school/district
community
Includes USDA-compliant nutritional
guidelines for all foods available to
children during the school day
Student Wellness: Promoting Healthy Habits
Why do we need a wellness policy?
 10,000,000 children in the U.S. are
overweight – 17% of school-aged children
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Current generation of children may experience
shorter life span than parents
# of overweight teenagers has tripled in 25
years
Increased rates of diabetes, heart disease
and joint disorders in juveniles
Students consume 30% - 50% of total daily
calories at school
Adult BMI Ratios (CDC)
weight (lb) / [height (in)]2 x 703=BMI
Height
Weight
Range BMI
Considered
5’ 9”
124 lbs
or less
125 lbs
to 168
lbs
169 lbs
to 202
lbs
203 lbs
or more
Below 18.5
Underweight
18.5 to 24.9
Healthy weight
25.0 to 29.9
Overweight
30 or higher
Obese
5’ 9”
5’ 9”
5’ 9”
Child BMI Ratios (CDC)
Weight Status
Category
Percentile Range
Underweight
Less than the 5th
percentile
Healthy weight
5th percentile to less
than the 85th percentile
Overweight
85th to less than the
95th percentile
Obese
Equal to or greater than
the 95th percentile
Obesity Trends Among U.S. Adults
BRFSS, 2007
No Data
<10%
10%–14%
15%–19%
20%–24%
25%–29%
≥30%
Prevalence of Overweight Among U.S. Children and
Adolescents (Aged 2 –19 Years)
National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys
Content Source: CDC Website
Page last updated: June 20, 2008
Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Center for Chronic Disease
Prevention and Health Promotion
Student Wellness: Promoting Healthy Habits
How is the district promoting wellness?
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Mini-grants
Fitnessgrams
School grants
Michael’s Bakery
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Red Clay bakery specializing in low-fat,
nutritionally dense baked goods for school
cafeterias
Our District Team
•Chair: Christine Smith - Manager, Professional Development
Jack Buckley – Vice-President, School Board
Sharon Brasure - Manager, Nutrition Services
Christine Miller – Parent Involvement Liaison, Safe and Drug
Free Schools Coordinator
Jim Campbell - Teacher, McKean High School
Natalie Brancati - Teacher, North Star Elementary School
Heidi Sharpe, Nurse - McKean High School
MaryAnn Cavanaugh - Nurse, Richardson Park LC
Danielle Aguanno - Cafeteria Manager, Brandywine Springs
Adam Greback, Student – Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Path Forward: 2008 – 2009 Goals
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District has identified completion and expansion
of wellness activities as a performance goal for
2008-2009
Goals remain the same
 Community Awareness
RCCSD Board of Education presentations
 “Red Clay This Week”, September 2008
 Nemours Conference on Child Health Promotion,
October 2008
 National conference, Hotel DuPont, Wilmington
 Committee members to attend
 Dr. Andrzejewski, panel moderator
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Community Awareness
 SHPPS
Survey (School Health Policies and
programs)
 CDC
 School
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survey tool
assemblies
“Treat Your Body Right” from YoJo Productions
 Required
annual faculty presentations
 Increase outreach:
 Parent-teacher organizations via
presentations
 Booster clubs (alternative fundraising
activities)
 Red Clay Family Resource Night 2009
Path Forward: 2008 – 2009 Goals
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Physical Activity
 Structured
recess
CATCH Pilot (Coordinated Approach to Child
Health)- Nemours funding
 Warner, Baltz, Highlands, Lewis, AI DuPont
Middle, Stanton, Central School
 Award-winning PE/Health curriculum
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Suitable for PE and recess
 Goal: all kids moving most of the time
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Analyze results of mini-grant programs
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Expand mini-grant opportunities
Build “bank” of activities/programs
Path Forward: 2008 – 2009 Goals
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Nutrition Education
 Promotion
of healthy food choices:
“Schools Should Do No Harm”
School snacks/parties/events
 School lunch menu factoids/messages
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 Nemours
5-2-1-Almost None kit training
Evening sessions for PIP
 2 sessions available October 10
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(state inservice day)
Excerpts from Board Policy, adopted 9/20/06
The Board is committed to providing a school environment that encourages
student wellness, proper nutrition, nutrition education, and regular physical
activity as part of the total learning experience. In a healthy school
environment, students will learn about and participate in positive dietary and
lifestyle practices that can improve student achievement.
To ensure the health and well-being of all students, the Board establishes that
the district shall provide to students:
Access at reasonable cost to foods and beverages that meet established
nutritional guidelines.
Physical education courses and opportunities for developmentally appropriate
physical activity during the school day.
Curriculum and programs for grades K-12 that are designed to educate
students about proper nutrition and lifelong physical activity, in accordance
with State Board of Education curriculum regulations and academic standards.
Nutrition education will be provided within the sequential, comprehensive
health education in accordance with State Board of Education curriculum
regulations and the academic standards for Health, Safety, and Physical
Education and Family and Consumer Sciences.
Board wellness policy cont’d.
District schools shall strive to provide opportunities for developmentally
appropriate physical activity during the school day for all students.
Age-appropriate physical activity opportunities, such as recess before and
after school and during lunch, clubs, intramurals, and interscholastic athletics
shall be provided to meet the needs and interests of all students, in addition
to planned physical education.
The Student Wellness Policy shall apply to all school-based activities.
The Student Wellness Policy shall be reviewed with staff by June 30th of
each year.
Students shall be scheduled a minimum of ten (10) minutes sit-down time for
breakfast, if applicable, and twenty (20) minutes sit-down time for lunch.
Consistent nutrition messages shall be disseminated throughout the district
schools, classrooms, cafeterias, homes and community.
Foods shall be single-serve when practical and in a variety to offer a choice
of snacks that promote healthy eating. These foods shall include any food
that is part of school lunch and/or breakfast meals, snacks and beverages;
vending food, school store food, fundraisers’ food, classroom
parties/rewards; holiday celebrations, PTO events, and district-catered
meetings. Parents shall follow administrative regulations when providing food
brought from home to school.
Staff members will be encouraged to use nonfood rewards in the classroom.
State Administrative code: health education requirements
The use of the state content standards for health education for grades K to 12
inclusive of the core concepts: alcohol and other drugs, injury prevention, nutrition,
physical activity, family life and sexuality, tobacco, emotional health, personal and
consumer health and community and environmental health with minimum hours of
instruction as follows:
1.3.1 In grades K to 4, a minimum of thirty (30) hours in each grade of comprehensive
health education and family life education of which ten (10) hours, in each grade, must
address drug and alcohol education.
1.3.2 In grades 5 and 6, a minimum of thirty five (35) hours in each grade of
comprehensive health education and family life education of which fifteen (15) hours,
in each grade, must address drug and alcohol education.
1.3.3 In grades 7 and 8, separate from other subject areas, a minimum of sixty (60)
hours of comprehensive health education of which fifteen (15) hours, in each grade,
must address drug and alcohol education. If all of the 60 hours are provided in one
year at grade 7 or 8, an additional fifteen hours of drug and alcohol education must be
provided in the other grade.
1.3.4 In grades 9 to 12, one half (1/2) credit of comprehensive health education is
required for graduation of which fifteen (15) hours of this 1/2 credit course must
address drug and alcohol education. This 1/2 credit course may be provided in the 9th,
10th, 11th or 12th grade. In each of the remaining three grades, fifteen (15) hours of
drug and alcohol education must be provided for all students.
1.4 Inclusion of a comprehensive sexuality education and an HIV prevention program
that stresses the benefits of abstinence from high risk behaviors.
1.5 Inclusion of the core concepts of nutrition and family life and sexuality implemented
through Family and Consumer Science courses.
Questions?
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[email protected]
Resources:
Non-food rewards for the classroom:
http://www.tn.fcs.msue.msu.edu/foodrewards.pdf
http://www.cspinet.org/nutritionpolicy/constructive_rewards.pdf
Non-food fundraisers:
http://www.cspinet.org/new/pdf/schoolfundraising.pdf
Parent/community information:
http://www.actionforhealthykids.org
Classroom physical activity curricula:
Take10: http://www.take10.net
Peaceful Playgrounds: http://peacefulplaygrounds.com
CATCH: http://www.catchinfo.org