SCHOOL WELLNESS POLICY
The Board of Trustees affirms its commitment to providing a healthy environment for students and staff. The board directs the superintendent to coordinate the components of the district’s wellness policy. The wellness policy shall be developed with the involvement of the district’s Healthy and Fit School Advisory Committee@ with representation from the local school board, school administrators, school food service personnel, students, parents and the public.
As required under Section 204 of Public Law 108-265, at a minimum, the wellness policy will
1. Include goals for nutrition education, physical education and other school-based activities hat are designed to promote student wellness in a manner that the local school district determines is appropriate;
2. Include nutrition guidelines selected by the school district for all foods available on each school campus in the district during the school day, with the objective of promoting student health and reducing childhood obesity;
1. Provide an assurance that guidelines for reimbursable school meals shall not be less restrictive than regulations and guidance issued by the U. S. Secretary of Agriculture, as applicable to schools; and
2. Establish a plan for measuring implementation of the local wellness policy, including designation of one or more persons within the district at each school, as appropriate, charged with operational responsibility for ensuring that the school meets the district’s wellness policy.
NOTE: Please refer to the Mississippi Local School Wellness Policy ‑ Guide for Development, available from the Mississippi Department of Education at their Web Site: http://www.mde.k12.ms.us/HealthySchools/Initiatives.html
LEGAL CODE: Section 204 of Public Law 108-265 (2004); MS Code § 37-13-134
Mississippi Public Schools Accountability Standards (2006)
CROSS REF.: Policies ICI B Health and Physical Education
JGC B Student Health Services