Student Wellness
Student Wellness
The Governing Board recognizes the link between student health and learning and desires to provide a comprehensive program promoting healthy eating and physical activity for district students. The Superintendent or designee shall build a coordinated school health system that supports and reinforces health literacy through health education, physical education, health services, nutrition services, psychological and counseling services, health promotion for staff, a safe and healthy school environment, and parent/guardian and community involvement.
(cf. 3513.3 - Tobacco-Free Schools)
(cf. 3514 - Environmental Safety)
(cf. 5131.6 - Alcohol and Other Drugs)
(cf. 5131.61 - Drug Testing)
(cf. 5131.62 - Tobacco)
(cf. 5131.63 - Steroids)
(cf. 5141 - Health Care and Emergencies)
(cf. 5141.22 - Infectious Diseases)
(cf. 5141.3 - Health Examinations)
(cf. 5141.31 - Immunizations)
(cf. 5141.6 - Student Health and Social Services)
(cf. 5142 - Safety)
(cf. 6142.1 - Sexual Health and HIV/AIDS Prevention Education)
To encourage consistent health messages between the home and school environment, the Superintendent or designee may disseminate health information to parents/guardians through district or school newsletters, handouts, parent/guardian meetings, the district or school web site, and other communications. Outreach to parents/guardians shall emphasize the relationship between student health and academic performance.
(cf. 6020 - Parent Involvement)
School Health Task Force/Committee
The Superintendent or designee may appoint a school health task force or other committee consisting of parents/guardians, students, food service employees, district and school site administrators, Board representatives, health professionals, school nurses, health educators, physical education teachers, counselors, members of the public, and/or others interested in school health issues.
The school health task force or committee shall advise district administration on health-related issues, activities, policies, and programs. At the discretion of the Superintendent or designee, the task force's charge(s) may include the planning and implementation of activities to promote health within the school or community.
Nutrition Education and Physical Activity Goals
The following goals for nutrition education, physical activity, and other school-based activities are designed to promote student wellness in a manner that the district determines appropriate.
(42 USC 1751 Note)
(cf. 0200 - Goals for the School District)
The district's nutrition education and physical education programs shall be based on research, consistent with the expectations established in the state's curriculum frameworks and content standards, and designed to build the skills and knowledge that all students need to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
(cf. 6143 - Courses of Study)
Nutrition education shall be provided as part of the health education program in elementary, middle and high school grades K-9 and, as appropriate, shall be integrated into other academic subjects in the regular educational program. Nutrition education also may be offered through before- and after-school programs.
All students in grades K-12 shall be provided opportunities to be physically active on a regular basis. Opportunities for moderate to vigorous physical activity shall be provided through physical education, recess, school athletic programs, extracurricular programs, before- and/or after-school programs, and other structured and unstructured activities.
(cf. 6142.7 - Physical Education)
(cf. 6145 - Extracurricular and Curricular Activities)
(cf. 6145.2 - Athletic Competition)
The Superintendent or designee shall encourage staff to serve as positive role models. He/she shall promote and may provide opportunities for regular physical activity among employees. Professional development may include instructional strategies that assess health knowledge and skills and promote healthy behaviors.
(cf. 4131 - Staff Development)
(cf. 4231 - Staff Development)
The Board discourages the marketing and advertising of non-nutritious foods and beverages through signage, vending machine fronts, logos, scoreboards, school supplies, advertisements in school publications, coupon or incentive programs, or other means.
Nutritional Guidelines for Foods Available at School
The Board shall adopt nutritional guidelines for all foods available on each campus during the school day, with the objectives of promoting student health and reducing childhood obesity.(42 USC 1751 Note)
The Board believes that foods and beverages available to students at district schools should support the health curriculum and promote optimal health. Foods and beverages sold to students during the school day, including foods and beverages provided through the district's food service program, student stores, vending machines, fundraisers, or other venues, shall meet or exceed state and federal nutritional standards.
(cf. 3550 - Food Service/Child Nutrition Program)
(cf. 3554 - Other Food Sales)
Food or beverages that do not meet the nutrition standards may be sold by students in any of the following circumstances:
- the sale takes place off and away from the school campus; or
- the sale takes place on school grounds 30 minutes after the end of the school day; or
- the sale takes place during a school-sponsored student activity after the end of the school day.
(EC 49431.2)
The Superintendent or designee shall encourage school organizations to use healthy food items or non-food items for fundraising purposes. He/she also shall encourage school staff to avoid the use of non-nutritious foods as a reward for students' academic performance, accomplishments, or classroom behavior.
(cf. 1230 - School-Connected Organizations)
School staff shall encourage parents/guardians or other volunteers to support the district's nutrition education program by considering nutritional quality when selecting any snacks which they may donate for occasional class parties and by limiting foods or beverages that do not meet nutritional standards to no more than one such food or beverage per party. Class parties or celebrations shall be held after the lunch period when possible.
Guidelines for Reimbursable Meals
Foods and beverages provided through federally reimbursable school meal programs shall meet or exceed federal regulations and guidelines. (Code of Federal Regulations, Title 7)
In order to maximize the district's ability to provide nutritious meals and snacks, all district schools shall participate in available federal school nutrition programs, including the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, to the extent possible.
(cf. 3553 - Free and Reduced Price Meals)
Implementation and Evaluation
The Superintendent or designee shall designate at least one person within the district and at each school who is charged with operational responsibility for ensuring that each school site implements this policy.
To determine whether the policy is being effectively implemented district wide and at each district school, the following indicators shall include but are not limited to:
- Descriptions of the district's nutrition education, physical education, and health education curricula
- Number of minutes of physical education instruction offered at each grade span
- Number and type of exemptions granted from physical education
- Results of the state's physical fitness test
- An analysis of the nutritional content of meals served based on a sample of menus
- Student participation rates in school meal programs
- Any sales of non-nutritious foods and beverages in fundraisers or other venues outside of the district's meal programs
- Feedback from food service personnel, school administrators, the school health council, parents/guardians, students, and other appropriate persons
- Any other indicators recommended by the Superintendent and approved by the Board
The Superintendent or designee shall report to the Board at least every two years on the implementation of this policy and any other Board policies related to nutrition and physical activity.
Posting Requirements
Each school shall post the district's policies and regulations on nutrition and physical activity in public view within all school cafeterias or in other central eating areas.(Education Code 49432)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
33350-33354 CDE responsibilities re: physical education
49430-49436 Pupil Nutrition, Health, and Achievement Act of 2001
49490-49494 School breakfast and lunch programs
49500-49505 School meals
49510-49520 Nutrition
49530-49536 Child Nutrition Act
49540-49546 Child care food program
49547-49548.3 Comprehensive nutrition services
49550-49561 Meals for needy students
49565-49565.8 California Fresh Start pilot program
49570 National School Lunch Act
51210 Course of study, grades 1-6
51220 Course of study, grades 7-12
51222 Physical education
51223 Physical education, elementary schools
51795-51796.5 School instructional gardens
51880-51921 Comprehensive health education
CODE OF REGULATIONS, TITLE 5
15500-15501 Food sales by student organizations
15510 Mandatory meals for needy students
15530-15535 Nutrition education
15550-15565 School lunch and breakfast programs
UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 42
1751-1769 National School Lunch Program, especially:
1751 Note Local wellness policy
1771-1791 Child Nutrition Act, including:
1773 School Breakfast Program
1779 Rules and regulations, Child Nutrition Act
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS, TITLE 7
210.1-210.31 National School Lunch Program
220.1-220.21 National School Breakfast Program
COURT DECISIONS
Frazer v. Dixon Unified School District, (1993) 18 Cal.App.4th 781
Policy Adopted: April 28, 2009
San Ramon Valley Unified School District
Danville, CA
