Not exact matches
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: 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
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).
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 required to follow.
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
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.
The Department of Education conducted a review (2008) of the
content of district school
wellness policies using a school
wellness policy assessment tool developed in partnership with the Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity at Yale Unive
policy assessment tool developed in partnership with the Rudd Center for Food
Policy & Obesity at Yale Unive
Policy & Obesity at Yale University.
The bipartisan Healthy, Hunger - Free Kids Act of 2010 mandated that the USDA set guidelines for what needed to be included in local school
wellness policies in areas such as setting goals for nutrition education and physical activity, informing parents about
content of the
policy and implementation, and periodically assessing progress and sharing updates as appropriate.
The proposed rule would establish a framework for the
content of the local school
wellness policies, ensure stakeholder participation in the development of these
policies, and require periodic assessment of compliance and reporting on the progress of achieving the goals of the local school
wellness policy.