School Wellness Policies Rationale Requirements Child Nutrition & Wellness, KSDE

School Wellness Policies

Rationale

Requirements

Child Nutrition & Wellness, KSDE

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1990

No Data <10% 10%–14%

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1991

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1992

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1993

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1994

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1995

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1996

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19%

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1997

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1998

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1999

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2000

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% ≥20

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2001

No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% ≥25%

(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

Obesity Trends* Among U.S. Adults

BRFSS, 2003(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs overweight for 5’ 4” person)

Federal LawLocal Wellness Policy

Required by Public Law 108-265

which reauthorized Child

Nutrition Programs

Must be implemented by July

2006.

Minimum requirements

include….

Federal LawLocal Wellness Policy

1. Nutrition guidelines for all foods

available on the school campus

during the school day

2. Assurance that school meals

meet USDA requirements

3. Goals for nutrition education,

physical activity and other school-

based activities designed to

promote student wellness

Federal LawLocal Wellness Policy

4. A plan for measuring

implementation of policy

5. Involvement of parents,

students, school nutrition

personnel, school board,

school administrators and the

public in developing the local

wellness policy

Kansas Law

“When establishing the

wellness policy of the school

district, the board of education

of each district shall take into

consideration the guidelines

developed by the state

board…”

KSDE’s model policy…

Included input from national

and Kansas experts

Considered feedback from

groups impacted

Provides for consensus,

flexibility and local control

Model Guideline Design

3 parts:NutritionNutrition EducationPhysical Activity

3 levels within each part:BasicAdvancedExemplary

Child Nutrition & Wellness

Kansas State Department of

EducationJodi Mackey, Director

USD 261 Wellness Guidelines

Approved by BOE – June 19, 2006

Wellness Guidelines available for viewing:Go to the teacher area of our

district’s web site and click on Docushare

Click the Instructional Technology Folder and then locate the “Wellness Resources” folder