If they participate, they are covered by
the wellness policy requirement.
I believe
the wellness policy requirement applies only to schools participating in the National School Lunch Program.
Does
the wellness policy requirement apply to private schools, including religious private schools, and charter schools?
I know that many districts just blew off
the wellness policy requirements but if parents are organized and make a big enough stink, things can change.
We applaud USDA's efforts to require schools to meet expanded local
wellness policy requirements.
The proposed rule would require all local educational agencies participating in the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and / or the School Breakfast Program (SBP) to meet expanded local school
wellness policy requirements consistent with requirements set forth in Section 204 of the HHFKA.
Not exact matches
Additional accountability
requirements: Rule 6.12.6 NMAC (2006) requires each school district and charter school to develop and implement a
policy that addresses student and employee
wellness through a coordinated school health approach and must submit the
policy to the Public Education Department for Approval.
Additional Accountability
Requirements: The Statewide School
Wellness Policy (2005) adopted by the State Board of Education requires school districts to report annually to the state on the implementation of their local
wellness policies at the district and individual school level.
The state Department of Education also collects and reviews local
wellness policies for compliance to the basic federal
requirements as part of the district Child Nutrition program review and collects information on the level of
policy implementation.
Additional Content
Requirements: None Guidance Materials: Rhode Islands» Coordinated School Health Program, THRIVE, has produced a comprehensive District Health &
Wellness Subcommittee Toolkit to aid subcommittees in creating and implementing
wellness policies as required by state and federal law.
Additional Accountability
Requirements: HB1264 (2009) authorizes local school systems to develop and implement annual
wellness policy implementation and monitoring plans.
Additional Accountability
Requirements: None Additional Content Requirements: None Guidance Materials: A Local Wellness Policy Presentation created by a Department of Education staff member includes resources, guidelines, requirements, etc to aid districts in developing local wellne
Requirements: None Additional Content
Requirements: None Guidance Materials: A Local Wellness Policy Presentation created by a Department of Education staff member includes resources, guidelines, requirements, etc to aid districts in developing local wellne
Requirements: None Guidance Materials: A Local
Wellness Policy Presentation created by a Department of Education staff member includes resources, guidelines,
requirements, etc to aid districts in developing local wellne
requirements, etc to aid districts in developing local
wellness policies.
Additional Content
Requirements: The state Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Division, has implemented mandatory guidelines via the Texas Public School Nutrition
Policy (2004) that local
wellness policies are required to meet (but are encouraged to surpass).
Other: The Education Service Center Child Nutrition Program (ESC / CNP) Specialist in the Department of Agriculture reviewed all local
wellness policies adopted by the school districts in their region and completed a
Wellness Policy Checklist to verify all local
wellness policies meet the minimum federal
requirements.
Additional Accountability
Requirements: Statute 18.1003.453 (2006) requires every school district to annually review its school
wellness policy.
Additional accountability
requirements: State Nutrition Consultants review local
wellness policies as part of the School Meal Initiative Review.
Additional content
requirements: Rule 6.12.6 NMAC requires each school district and charter school to develop and implement a
policy that addresses student and school employee
wellness through a coordinated school health approach».
Additional Content
Requirements: The State Board of Education implemented mandatory guidelines via a Statewide School
Wellness Policy (2005) that local
wellness policies are required to meet.
Additional Content
Requirements: State Board of Education Policy 4321.1 (2008) and Statute 126-86-12 (2008) outline requirements of local wellness policies that county boards of education are require
Requirements: State Board of Education
Policy 4321.1 (2008) and Statute 126-86-12 (2008) outline
requirements of local wellness policies that county boards of education are require
requirements of local
wellness policies that county boards of education are required to follow.
Additional Accountability
Requirements: Statute 16 -2-9 (a)(25)(2005), Statute 16-21-28 (2005) and Statute 16 -7.1-2 (h)(2005) require the school committee of each district to establish a district - wide coordinated school health and wellness subcommittee, chaired by a member of the full school committee, to implement policies and plans to meet Section 204 r
Requirements: Statute 16 -2-9 (a)(25)(2005), Statute 16-21-28 (2005) and Statute 16 -7.1-2 (h)(2005) require the school committee of each district to establish a district - wide coordinated school health and
wellness subcommittee, chaired by a member of the full school committee, to implement
policies and plans to meet Section 204
requirementsrequirements.
Additional Accountability
Requirements: None Additional Content
Requirements: None Guidance Materials: The state Department of Education produced the Local School
Wellness Policy Guide for Development (2005), which advocates a three - step approach to developing local school
wellness policies that involve School Health Councils.
Additional Accountability
Requirements: The State Board of Education amended its Health,
Wellness, and Safety
Policy in 2006 to require the Department of Education to create a plan for measuring implementation of the wellness p
Policy in 2006 to require the Department of Education to create a plan for measuring implementation of the
wellness policypolicy.
Additional content
requirements: KRS 160.345 (2005) requires the school council of a school containing grades K - 5, or any combination thereof, to develop a
wellness policy that must include moderate to vigorous physical activity each day and encourages healthy choices among students.
Additional Accountability
Requirements: Code 20 -26-9 (also known as Act 111, 2006) requires each school board to establish a coordinated school health advisory council and adopt a local
wellness policy that takes the advisory council's recommendations into consideration.
The law goes beyond federal minimum
requirements to specifically include nutritional
requirements for a la carte items and school sponsored fundraisers before, during, and after school hours, and requires that a planned, sequential K - 12 health and physical education curriculum aligned with state benchmarks be included in the
wellness policy.
Additional Accountability
Requirements: HB4459 (2010) requires each School
Wellness Advisory Council to review and evaluate the school district
wellness policy every three yeas.
Guidance Materials: RCW 28A.210.360 (Senate Bill 5436, 2004) requires districts to adopt local
wellness policies and mandated the creation of a model
policy and recommendations consistent with and above the federal
requirements by a broad - based advisory committee.
In conjunction with Team Nutrition, the Department has produced a Local
Wellness Policy handout (2006) to inform others in the school about federal
wellness requirements and to help aid districts in the basic
requirements for local
wellness policies.
Additional Accountability
Requirements: Statute Title 70, Section 24 - 100b (2005) requires each school district to report to the state Department of Education on the district's
wellness policy, goals, guidelines, and progress in implementing the
policy and attaining the goals.
One notable aspect of both versions of the rule — likely to receive media attention this week, in light of USDA's announcement — is a
requirement that
wellness policies prohibit the on - campus marketing of foods and beverages which don't meet the Smart Snacks nutritional standards.
Another notable feature in both the proposed and final rules — one likely to be of special interest to elementary school parents — is a
requirement that
wellness policies set nutritional standards for foods and beverages that aren't sold but instead made available to children at school, such as offerings at classroom parties or treats given out by teachers as a reward.
On the same database, you also can find out if your state has any additional
requirements for school district
wellness policies.
The Public Health Advocacy Institute («PHAI») has urged the USDA to put a provision in the agency's proposed
wellness policy rules that would prohibit companies from using brand names, logos, characters, etc. on school product packaging if those same marketing elements are also used on products which don't meet the Smart Snacks nutritional
requirements.
Hear about the new Local School
Wellness Policy (LWP)
requirements and the recently proposed regulation, as well as best practices that schools across the nation have successfully implemented, monitored and evaluated
wellness policies.
The Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) will review each local
wellness policy to ensure that it complies with federal
requirements and shall examine whether schools comply with their
policies.
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