Board Policy
Management
Support
6700
Nutrition and Physical Fitness
The board recognizes that childhood obesity has
reached epidemic levels in
Children who eat well-balanced meals and are
healthy are more likely to learn in the classroom. The board supports increased emphasis on
nutrition as well as physical activity at all grade levels to enhance the well-being
of our district’s youth. Therefore, it
is the policy of the board to:
A.
Provide students access to nutritious
food;
B.
Provide opportunities for physical
activity and developmentally appropriate exercise; and
C.
Provide accurate information related to
these topics.
The superintendent shall develop and implement a
comprehensive district-wide nutrition program consistent with state and federal
requirements for districts sponsoring the National School Lunch Program and the
School Breakfast Program. To implement
the program, the superintendent shall adopt and implement a comprehensive
curriculum on health, fitness and nutrition consistent with the Essential
Academic Learning Requirements (EALRs).
The curriculum will provide opportunities for developmentally
appropriate instruction for grades K-12. The input of staff, students, parents
and public health professions in the development of the curriculum is
encouraged.
Nutrition, health and fitness topics shall be
integrated within the sequential, comprehensive health education curriculum
taught at every grade level, kindergarten through grade 12, and coordinated
with the district’s nutrition and food services operation.
The district shall take a proactive effort to
encourage students to make nutritious food choices. The superintendent shall ensure that:
A.
A variety of healthy food choices are
available whenever food is sold or served on district property or at
district-sponsored events;
B.
Schools shall regulate the sale or
serving of foods or snacks high in fat, sodium or added sugars; and
C.
Nutritious meals served by the school
nutrition and food services operation complies with state and federal law.
Nutrition
The district shall provide school breakfasts and
lunches which meet the nutritional standards required by state and federal
school breakfast and lunch programs.
Meals served in school before the end of the last lunch period shall
conform to the U.S. Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
The superintendent shall establish rules for the
sale of food during the school day to encourage the eating of nutritious
breakfast and lunches. Foods and
beverages of minimal nutritional value, as defined by the U.S. Department of
Agriculture, shall not be sold or served on school premises until 30 minutes
after the end of the last lunch period.
Any food sales of an occasional nature must have
the prior approval of the principal.
Vending machines shall be limited to only those that dispense items
which are nutritionally healthful. No
food or drink items shall be offered in vending machines unless they have been
approved by the principal.
Food Services Program
The district supports the philosophy of the
National School Lunch and Breakfast programs and shall provide wholesome and
nutritious meals for children in the district’s schools. The board authorizes the superintendent to
administer the food services program, provided that any decision to enter into
a contract with a private food service agency shall require the approval of the
board. Expenditures for food supplies
shall not exceed the estimated revenues.
Because of the potential liability of the
district, the food services program shall not accept donations of food other
than as provided in this policy without the expressed approval of the
board. Should the board approve a food
donation, the superintendent shall establish inspection and handling procedures
for the food and determine that the provisions of all state and local laws have
been met before selling the food as part of the school lunch menu.
Free and Reduced-Price Food Services
The district shall provide free and
reduced-price breakfasts, lunches and milk to students according to the terms
of the National School Lunch and Breakfast programs and the laws and rules of
the state. The district shall inform
parents of the eligibility standards for free or reduced price meals. Reasonable efforts shall be made to protect
the identity of students receiving such meals.
A parent has the right to appeal any decision
with respect to his/her application for free or reduced-price food services to
the superintendent.
The district may provide free, nutritious
snacks/or meals to all children on test days, including students who do not
quality for free or reduced priced federal school meal benefits.
The board of directors may establish a program
whereby school meals may be provided to anyone other than students of the
district at the greatest price charged any student plus an amount representing
the portion of the lunch cost paid for from local, state and federal assistance
(cast and food).
Surplus Commodities
The district shall use food commodities made
available under the Federal Food Commodity Program for school menus.
Physical
Education
Health and Fitness Curriculum
The superintendent shall adopt and implement a
comprehensive health and fitness curriculum consistent with the EALRs. The curriculum will provide opportunities for
developmentally appropriate instruction for grades K-12. Evaluation procedures will utilize classroom-based
assessments or other strategies and will be in place by the end of the
2008-2009 school year.
All students in grades one through eighth are
required to complete an average of one hundred instructional minutes per week
of physical education. This includes
instruction and practice in basic movement and fine motor skills, progressive
physical fitness, and wellness activities through age-appropriate activities. All high school students are required to
complete two credits of health and fitness.
The district encourages all high schools to offer a variety of health
and fitness classes for each grade in the high school.
Suitable adapted physical education shall be
included as part of individual education plans for students with chronic health
problems, other disabling conditions, or other special needs that preclude such
student’s participation in regular physical education instruction or
activities.
In addition to required physical education,
student at the elementary level should have the opportunity to participate in
daily recess and physical activity. The
district shall provide daily recess period(s) for elementary school students,
featuring time for unstructured but supervised active play. The district is encouraged to provide
adequate co-curricular physical activity programs, including full inclusive
intramural programs and physical activity clubs; and to promote the use of
school facilities for physical activity programs offered by the school and /or
community based organizations outside of school hours.
Cross References:
Board Policy 2100 Instructional Program Offerings
Board Policy 4260 Use of School Facilities
Legal References:
RCW 28A.230.040 Physical
Education – Grades 1-8
RCW 28A.230.050 Physical
Education in High School
RCW 28A.235
Surplus or Donated Food Commodities for School Hot Lunch
Programs
RCW 28A.235.120
Lunchrooms--Establishment
and operation--Personnel for--Agreement for
RCW 28A.235.130
Milk
for children at school expense
RCW 28A.623.020
Nonprofit
meal program for elderly--Authorized--Restrictions
RCW 69.04
Food, Drugs, Cosmetics, and Poisons
RCW 69.06.010 Food
service worker permit
RCW 69.06.020 Permit
exclusive and valid throughout state – Fee
RCW 69.06.030 Diseased
persons – May not work-Employer may not hire
RCW 69.06.050
Permit to be
secured within fourteen days form time of employment
RCW 69.06.070
Limited duty permit
WAC 180-50-135 Physical
Education-Grade school and high school requirements
WAC 180-51-085 Physical
Education Requirement – Excuse
7 CFR, Parts 210 and 220
7 CFR, Part 245.5
Management Resources:
Policy
News, December 2004 Nutrition
and Physical Fitness Update
Policy
News, February 2005 Nutrition and Physical Fitness Policy
Adoption Date:
Revised: