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School Health and Physical Education
Jamie Sparks@JamieSparksCSH
Audra Deli-Hoofnagle@AudraCSH
#KYSHAPE #KYCSH #KYPAL #KYSWARM
Stephanie Bunge@SBungeCSH
Nicole Barber-Culp@culp_barber
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Local Wellness Policy Its Purpose and Its Power
Local Wellness Policy Training WorkshopDivision of School & Community Nutrition and Coordinated School Health
Fall, 2014
What is a Local Wellness Policy (LWP)?
• An important tool for parents, LEAs and school districts in:– promoting school wellness.– preventing and reducing childhood obesity.– providing assurance that school meal
nutrition guidelines meet the minimum federal school meal standards.
Legal Authority
• Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004
• Reauthorization Act of 2010: Healthy, Hunger- Free Kids Act
• New Local Wellness Policy Proposed Rule is currently under review- tentative effective date: July 1, 2015
Purpose of a Local Wellness Policy
Obesity is a preventable disease.
Check out the growth of obesity in the US over the past 25 years!
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 1985
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2009
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%
Obesity Trends* Among U.S. AdultsBRFSS, 2010
(*BMI ≥30, or ~ 30 lbs. overweight for 5’ 4” person)
No Data <10% 10%–14% 15%–19% 20%–24% 25%–29% ≥30%
Childhood Obesity in KentuckyChildhood obesity is defined as a BMI at or above the 95th
percentile for children of the same age and sex.
The purpose of the Local School Wellness Policy is to help create a school environment that
promotes nutrition and physical activity to help stop increasing obesity rates.
The purpose of the Local School Wellness Policy is to help create a school environment that
promotes nutrition and physical activity to help ALL STUDENTS LEARN BETTER, ACHIEVE MORE
AND SUCCEED IN SCHOOL.
Process CheckDoes district policy have an impact on students and staff?
What do you think is the greatest potential for effective wellness policies for education outcomes?
What do you think is the greatest potential for effective wellness policies for health outcomes?
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Implementation Timeline
Targeted Proposed Rule
Implementation Date.
July 2015
SAs review LEA’s Local Wellness
Policy during an Administrative
Review to ensure that all
requirements are met.
SY 13-14
LEAs should begin working toward
implementing new requirements established by the
HHFKA.
SY 11-12
HHFKA places new provisions on Local Wellness Policies.
Greater emphasis on implementation,
evaluation, and publicly reporting on progress.
2010
Districts required to establish a Local Wellness Policy.
2006Child Nutrition
Reauthorization Act is passed, which
requires all LEAs participating in the
NSLP to create Local Wellness Policies by
2006.
2004
Current Federal Requirements
• Each LEA participating in NSLP (or other CN programs) must establish a local school wellness policy for all schools under its jurisdiction.
• Each LEA must designate one or more officials to ensure that each school complies with the local wellness policy.
What is required in Kentucky schools?
• Federal: 2004 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act - Local Wellness Policy
• KRS 160.345 K-5 Wellness Policy• KRS 158.856 Nutrition and PA
report • KRS 158.6455 The Kentucky
accountability system includes program reviews for practical living and career studies (PL/CS)
*PLCS Program Review has multiple references to the CSH model and specifically identifies CSH committees as part of the school culture. PL/CS Program Review will help schools develop a sustainable CSHP.
TEAM TIME:What about your district?
• Who has been involved in the District Wellness Policy?
• How many SBDM’s have passed a School Wellness Policy?
• What information and data is included in the Nutrition and PA report ? Who does the report?
• How are your schools doing with the health education and physical education elements of the PLCS Program Review?
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Program Review & Wellness Policy Connection
Demonstrator 1. Policies and Monitoring • School leadership establishes and monitors implementation of
policies, provides adequate resources, facilities, space and instructional time to support highly effective PLCS instructional programs.
CSH in Program Review: Curriculum and Instruction
A Coordinated School Health committee utilizes a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program(CSPAP) to increase the quality of the physical education instruction as well as increase physical activity opportunities throughout the school environment.
District Wellness Policy
School Wellness Policy
Program Review
Local Wellness
Policy
Build a Strong Team
Assess Your Needs/
Environment
Draft Policy
Adopt Policy
Implement Policy
Measure and
Evaluate
Communicate Results
How to put it all together and give it the power to succeed.
Build a Strong Team• Publicly announce
committee formation so others know to join if interested.
• Build Committee Framework:– Decide a meeting time
and place.– Create a template for
notes and documentation.
Ideas for Committee Members:
Parents, Students, Representatives of SFA, School Board members, School Administrators, Teachers (including PE and School Health Professionals), and the Public
Build a Strong Team
Assess Your Needs/Environment
• Perform an assessment of your school nutrition environment.
• Examples of a few assessments:– WellSAT
(www.wellsat.org)– Alliance for a Healthier
Generation- Healthier Schools Program Inventory
Use your assessment to determine what should go into your policy.
Assess Your Needs/
Environment
Well-SAT
Well-SAT
Well-SAT
Well-SAT
Well-SAT
Well-SAT
TEAM TIME:What about your district?
• What is your district’s score?• How does it compare to other
district’s scores in this region?• How can the WellSAT tool be utilized
to improve your district’s wellness policy?
Draft Your Policy
1. Specific goals for nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, and other school-based activities that promote student wellness;2. Nutrition guidelines to promote student health and reduce childhood obesity for all foods made available in each school district;3. Permit parents, students, representatives of the SFA, teachers of physical education, school health professionals, school board members, school administrators, and the general public to participate in the development, implementation, and the review and update of the policy;4. Inform and update the public about the content and implementation of the wellness policy;5. Be measured periodically on the extent to which the LEA is in attaining the goals it set for wellness and make this assessment available to the public.
What must be included…Draft a Policy
Public Notification
• Ensure that the public is made aware of the efforts of your committee with regard to the local wellness policy.
• The public must be informed of the local wellness policy: updates, goals reached, assessment and ways to be involved.
• Once your team has drafted or revised a policy and worked to gain support of key stakeholders, the team faces challenges of getting the school board or other governing body to approve it.
Adopt Policy
• Things to consider:– What is policy adoption process
for district?– Timeline to get the local
wellness policy reviewed and on agenda?
– Does the local wellness policy impact other policies?
– Are there costs related to the policy being adopted?
– What are benefits to adopting policy?
Successful policies have the full support and understanding of all parties involved!
Adopt Policy
Implement Policy
• Making the policy work:– Establish realistic time frames.– Specify an individual(s) to be
responsible for evaluating and enforcing.
– Find and share resources on school wellness activities.
– Use an action plan to specify what data will be collected and used to assess progress.
ImplementImplement Policy
Measure and Evaluate
• Considerations:– What are you measuring?– Can you list 3 ways your district has been working to
meet local wellness policy goals?– What has been accomplished?– How many schools, students, staff, parents, etc.
participated in events and programs?– Did you do what you planned to do?– How often does the committee review the policy and
plan?
Measure and Evaluate
Lastly, Communicate the Results
• Inform the public (including parents, students and others in the community) about the content and implementation of the local wellness policy.
• Proactive communication will inform, educate, and build district wellness efforts.
• Communication methods:– Website– District communications:
• Automated phone calls, emails, texts
– Student handouts– Parent mailings– Student handbooks– Local newspaper,
television and media outlets
Communicate the Results
TEAM TIME:What about your district?
• How does your district measure and evaluate it’s current wellness policy?
• How does it communicate the results of the annual nutrition and physical activity report?
Questions?
Process Check
With your sneaker partner:
Share a new idea related to wellness policy.
How will your district engage additional team members for this process and who?
What process for measuring and communicating results would work best in your school district?
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Healthy Schools Programin Kentucky
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Rural Delta
On Jacy’s List
On Tracey’s List
Tracey’s Recently Added
1305 KDE/KDPH
Graduated HSP sites
PROGRAM REVIEW ALIGNMENTHEALTHY HUNGER FREE KID ACThttp://www.schools.healthiergeneration.org2014 Healthy Schools Program FrameworkSample PA/Nutrition Report
Find your pedometer partner.
Discuss benefits of the Healthy Schools Program from the viewpoint of:
– School administrator
– Food Service Director
– District assessment/instructional supervisor
– State Dept of Education
Pedometer
ACTION PLAN
