(a) The following Wellness Policy was developed in response to the passage of Federal Public Law (PL108.265 Section 204) requiring each Local Education Authority (LEA) to have a local
wellness policy in place by June 30, 2006.
Your school and / or school district should have
a wellness policy in place (it's required for participation in federal school food programs).
Last year, with a new district
wellness policy in place, my kids» school parties looked like they'd been hacked from my Healthy School Party Food Pinterest board.
But, at least at present, the ultimate check is a triennial audit by the state agencies overseeing federal school meal programs; this audit covers hundreds of items, everything from food safety to sanitation, and also includes determining whether a district has
a wellness policy in place that's being enforced.
Not exact matches
This is a great
place to start learning about
wellness policies and how they fit
in to school meal programs.
Find out who is on the
wellness committee, read through your school's existing
policy (the law went into
place in 2006 and the
policy has to be re-written every few years), and find out if your school system is following the
policy.
All districts had to do was include the change
in their board - approved
wellness policy, leaving the rules
in place as a baseline for the rest of the state.
Y4HS: The goals of Y4HS are to build youth power
in organizing for healthy and fresh school meals and snacks, safe
places to play and exercise, strong school food standards and school
wellness policies.
School districts are typically responsible for top - level decision - making when it comes to food: they oversee the food services group that determines breakfast and lunch menus; they set the district - wide
wellness policy, which usually covers the food that may be sold or distributed during the school day; and they decide whether vending machines may or may not be
placed in schools (although
in some cases this is decided at the level of the state board of education).
We believe
in being transparent — the
policy does not include exam fees, routine
wellness care, pre-existing conditions, or sales tax
in most
places.
Every
policy and medical procedure supported by our practice has been put
in place with the health and
wellness of pets
in mind.