Nutrition and Fitness Task Force
- Nutrition and Fitness Task Force Report
- Nutrition and Fitness Policy - 6700
- Nutrition and Fitness Procedure - 6700P
In October 2004, the federal government reauthorized the National School Lunch Program (the Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 2004). This law requires all school districts participating in federally subsidized child nutrition programs to establish a local school wellness policy by the beginning of the 2006-07 school year. This policy must be developed with involvement from the school board, school administrators, school food service representatives, students, parents, and the public. At a minimum, the local school wellness policy must:
- Include goals for nutrition education, physical activity and other school-based activities that are designed to promote student wellness in a manner that the local school district determines is appropriate;
- 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;
- 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
- Establish a plan for measuring implementation of the local wellness policy, including designation of one or more persons within the district or at each school, as appropriate, charged with operational responsibility for ensuring that the school meets the local wellness policy.
In February 2005, the board of directors approved, for the purpose of developing the basis of a local school wellness policy, the formation of a Nutrition & Fitness Task Force. The task force has since been engaged in the execution of this mandate, and presents the results of their work in the attached report.
The report will be presented to the Board of Directors for a second reading and final approval at the July 11 meeting (Central Services Building, 7:00 p.m.).
The Nutrition and Fitness Task Force's first report may be accessed by clicking the link above.