Procedure 3013.2

Shelby County Board of Education
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STUDENT WELLNESS

Nutrition education will be integrated into other areas of the curriculum.
The staff responsible for nutrition education will be adequately prepared and participate regularly in professional development activities to effectively deliver an accurate nutrition education program as planned.
The school cafeteria serves as a “learning laboratory” to allow students to apply critical thinking skills taught in the classroom.
Information will be provided to families and the broader community about health and nutrition with the goal of positively impacting students.
Students will be encouraged to start each day with a healthy breakfast.

Physical activity will be integrated across curricula and throughout the school day.
Schedule a daily recess period in K-5 schools.
Physical activity participation will take into consideration the “balancing equation” of food intake and physical activity.
Physical education includes the instruction of individual activities as well as competitive and non-competitive team sports to encourage life-long physical activity.
The school provides a physical and social environment that encourages safe and enjoyable activity for all students.
Information will be provided to families to help them incorporate physical activity into their student’s lives.
Schools encourage families and community members to institute programs that support physical activity.

Contracts for after-school programs will encourage any agency providing snacks to students to comply with the wellness policy guidelines.
Local wellness plan goals are considered in planning all school-based activities.
Support for the health of all students is demonstrated by helping to enroll eligible children in Medicaid and other state children’s health insurance programs.
School Improvement Plan must address wellness, nutrition, and exercise.

All foods offered for sale during the school day will comply with the current USDA Guidelines for Americans and current Tennessee State Board of Education rules regarding nutrition quality standards for K-8 schools. (State Board Rule Chapter 0520-1-6 Attached) For this purpose, the school day is defined as beginning 45 minutes before the beginning of the official school day and continuing until 30 minutes after the end of the official school day.
Classroom snacks feature healthy choices.
Foods and beverages sold at fundraisers include healthy choices and provide age appropriate selections for elementary schools, middle schools and high schools.
Advertising messages are consistent with and reinforce the objectives of the education and nutrition environment goals of the school.
Teachers will seek alternatives to food as a reward or a punishment for student behaviors, unless it is detailed in a student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP).

The child nutrition program will ensure that all students have affordable access to the varied and nutritious foods they need to stay healthy and learn well.
The school will strive to increase participation in the available federal Child Nutrition programs.
Shelby County Schools shall employ a food service director who is properly qualified, certified and/or credentialed according to current professional standards, to administer the school food service program and satisfy reporting requirements.

Foods made available on campus comply with state and local food safety and sanitation regulations. Classroom snacks should be commercially prepared food items.
For the safety and security of the food and facility, access to all food service operations (School Nutrition, concessions stands, etc.) will comply with state and local food safety and sanitation regulations.