Student and Staff Wellness
Centennial Wellness Committee
The committee promotes student and staff wellness, focuses on the prevention of and reduction of childhood obesity, and assures that school meals and other food and beverages sold, and otherwise made available on the school campus during the school day, are consistent with applicable minimum local, state, and federal standards.
2024-2025 Wellness Committee Meeting Dates
- Oct 3, 2024
- Dec 5, 2024
- Feb 6 , 2024
- April 10, 2024
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Triennial Assessment Report
An assessment of the District's wellness policy must be conducted a minimum of once every three years.
Local Wellness Policy: Triennial Assessment Summary (Spring 2023)
Section 1: General Information
School(s) included in the assessment:
Centennial Schools, ISD #12. Karner Blue Education Center
Month and year of current assessment: Spring 2023
Date of last Local Wellness Policy revision: 11/21/2022
Website address for the wellness policy and/or information on how the public can access a copy:
Centennial’s Wellness Policy (Policy #533)
Section 2: Wellness Committee Information
How many times per year does your school wellness committee meet? 3-4 Times per Year
Designated School Wellness Leader
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Name |
Job Title |
Email Address |
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Kelsi Gruber Kellerhuis |
Health Services Coordinator |
Kgruber_kellerhuis@isd12.org |
School Wellness Committee Members
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Name |
Job Title |
Email Address |
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Tara Malinski |
Food Service Director |
tmalinski@isd12.org |
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Dan Melde |
HR Director |
dmelde@isd12.org |
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Heidi Birkhofer |
HR Coordinator |
hbirkhofer@isd12.org |
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Dale Schuster |
Health & Safety Specialist |
dschuster@isd12.org |
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Jen Schwartz |
Elementary Principal |
jschwartz@isd12.org |
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Pat Chaffey |
Business Office Director |
pchaffey@isd12.org |
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Krista Bergert |
Director of Public Information & Comm Outreach |
kbergert@isd12.org |
Section 3. Comparison to Model School Wellness Policies
Complete the WellSAT3.0 assessment tool and keep a copy of the results on file for at least three full school years plus the current year, as it will be reviewed during the next administrative review of your school nutrition program.
The Centennial Wellness Policy was evaluated using the WellSAT 3.0 assessment tool. The WellSAT 3.0 tool assesses a school wellness policy within six domains for comprehensiveness (addressing health topics in the wellness policy, even vaguely) and for strength (including best practices in the wellness policy).
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Comprehensiveness Score |
Strength Score |
Total Items Assessed |
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Nutrition Education |
100 |
50 |
8 |
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Standards for USDA Child Nutrition Programs and School Meals |
70 |
60 |
10 |
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Nutrition Standards for Competitive and Other Food And Beverages |
92 |
50 |
13 |
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Physical Education and Physical Activity |
31 |
6 |
16 |
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Wellness Promotion and Marketing |
17 |
8 |
12 |
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Implementation, Evaluation & Communication |
88 |
75 |
8 |
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Total Scores - Average |
66 |
42 |
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Centennial Schools received an overall comprehensiveness score of 66% and an overall strength score of 42%. Centennial Schools scored highest in the area of Nutrition Education. The areas for most potential improvement include Physical Education and Physical Activity, with a comprehensiveness score of 31%, and Wellness Promotion and Marketing at 17%.
Section 4. Compliance with the Wellness Policy and Progress towards Goals
At a minimum, local wellness policies are required to include the following.
Specific goals for:
- Nutrition promotion and education
- Physical activity
- Other school based activities that promote student wellness.
Standards and nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages sold to students on the school campus during the school day that are consistent with Federal regulations for school meal nutrition standards, and the Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards.
Standards for all foods and beverages provided, but not sold, to students during the school day (e.g., in classroom parties, classroom snacks brought by parents, or other foods given as incentives).
Policies for food and beverage marketing that allow marketing and advertising of only those foods and beverages that meet the Smart Snacks in School nutrition standards.
Description of public involvement, public updates, policy leadership, and evaluation plan.
Below, find language written in the District's local wellness policy, the progress made for each goal, and next steps that have been identified:
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Nutrition Promotion and Education Goal(s) |
Goal Status: Meeting Goal |
Describe progress and next steps |
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The school district will encourage all students to make healthy selections of foods and beverages, including those sold individually outside the reimbursable school meal programs, such as through a la carte/snack lines, vending machines, fundraising events, concession stands, and student stores.
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Continue to improve ways to incorporate nutrition and physical education across the district by staying up to date with the latest curriculum and guidelines. Continue to offer only Smart Snack approved meals in a la carte and vending machines.
Health education classes will also support healthy eating as well as other subjects where appropriate.
The district will also encourage and support developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant, and include participatory activities. |
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Physical Activity Goal(s) |
Goal Status: Partially Meeting Goal |
Describe progress and next steps |
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1. Physical activity will be added into other subject lessons, where appropriate; and
2. Classroom teachers will provide short physical activity breaks between lessons or classes, as appropriate.
3. Health and physical education will reinforce the knowledge and self-management skills needed to maintain a healthy lifestyle and reduce sedentary activities.
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1. We will invite/add a physical education teacher to our wellness committee so we have much more insight on what is happening within the classroom about wellness. 2. To have physical activity breakout games for elementary classrooms to break up the day or for indoor recess. 3. Continue to encourage administrators to support the wellness policy by getting all schools involved with physical activity breaks and incorporate ideas into other subject lesson plans when appropriate.
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School-based activities to promote student wellness goal(s)
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Goal Status: Partially Meeting Goal |
Describe progress and next steps |
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The school district recognizes that parents and guardians have a primary role in promoting their children’s health and well-being.
The school district encourages and has suggestions for parents to pack healthy lunches and snacks and refrain from including beverages and foods without nutritional value.
The district supports parents' efforts to provide a healthy diet and daily physical activity for their children.
The district provides information about physical education and other school-based physical activity opportunities and supports parents' efforts to provide opportunities to be physically active outside of school. |
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Centennial Schools offers many resources on our website to communicate with parents to encourage parents and guardians to promote their child’s healthy eating and physical activity.
Next steps: Invite families to join our Wellness group and help with our Wellness Policies so they can help improve, guide and encourage healthy eating and physical activity for the students. |
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Nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages for sale on the school campus (i.e. school meals and smart snacks)
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Goal Status: Meeting Goal |
Describe progress and next steps |
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School Meals
1. The school district will provide healthy and safe school meal programs that comply with all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations.
2. Food service personnel will provide students with access to a variety of affordable, nutritious, and appealing foods that meet the health and nutrition needs of students.
3. Food service personnel will try to accommodate the religious, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the student body in meal planning.
4. Food service personnel will provide clean, safe, and pleasant settings and adequate time for students to eat.
5. Food service personnel will take every measure to ensure that student access to foods and beverages meets or exceeds all applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations and that reimbursable school meals meet USDA nutrition standards.
6. Food service personnel shall adhere to all applicable federal, state, and local food safety and security guidelines.
7. The school district will make every effort to eliminate any social stigma attached to, and prevent the overt identification of, students who are eligible for free and reduced-price school meals.
8. The school district will provide students access to hand washing or hand sanitizing before they eat meals or snacks.
9. The school district will make every effort to provide students with sufficient time to eat after sitting down for school meals and will schedule meal periods at appropriate times during the school day.
10. The school district will discourage tutoring, club, or organizational meetings or activities during mealtimes unless students may eat during such activities.
1. All foods and beverages sold on school grounds to students, outside of reimbursable meals, are considered “competitive foods.” Competitive foods include items sold a la carte in the cafeteria, from vending machines, school stores, and for in-school fundraisers.
2. All competitive foods will meet the USDA Smart Snacks in School (Smart Snacks) nutrition standards and any applicable state nutrition standards, at a minimum. Smart Snacks aim to improve student health and well-being, increase consumption of healthful foods during the school day, and create an environment that reinforces the development of healthy eating habits.
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The district fully meets or exceeds all goals laid out in the Wellness Policy related to foods available to students during the school day, including Reimbursable School Meals. Foods and beverages available during the school day and during the extended school day: ● meet or exceed the USDA’s requirements, ● exceed the National School Lunch Program requirements for vegetable offerings, and ● meet Smart Snack regulations for a la carte items.
Next steps: Continue to monitor and follow USDA & MDE updates to stay compliant with federal, state, and local laws, rules and regulations. Continue to offer a variety of appealing and nutritious foods that are affordable per the school district budget. The food service office will continue to attend classes to further their education. |
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Guidelines for other foods and beverages available on the school campus, but not sold
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Goal Status: Partially Meeting Goal |
Describe progress and next steps |
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Other Foods and Beverages Made Available to Students Student wellness will be a consideration for all foods offered, but not sold, to students on the school campus, including those foods provided through: Celebrations and parties--the district will provide a list of non-food celebration ideas; classroom snacks brought by parents--the district will provide parents a list of suggested foods and beverages that meet Smart Snacks nutrition standards.
Rewards and incentives. Schools will not use foods or beverages as rewards for academic performance or good behavior (unless this practice is allowed by a student’s individual education plan or behavior intervention program) and will not withhold food or beverages as punishment.
Fundraising. The school district will make available to parents and teachers a list of suggested healthy fundraising ideas.
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School groups are still adjusting to the new regulations for food items sold for fundraisers, during the day. We will keep encouraging and suggesting healthy fundraising ideas.
Next steps:
The food service office can provide a list of healthy smart snack options for administrators to help promote healthy and nutritional options in their school building for fundraisers.
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Marketing and advertising of only foods and beverages that meet Smart Snacks
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Goal Status: Meeting Goal |
Describe progress and next steps |
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1. School-based marketing will be consistent with nutrition education and health promotion.
2. Schools will restrict food and beverages marketing to the promotion of only those foods and beverages that meet the Smart Snacks nutrition standards.
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Centennial Schools Marketing is consistent with nutrition and health promotion guidelines in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. Also is meeting USDA’s Smart Snack Guidelines.
Next steps: Centennial School will continue with our current practice. |
District Wellness score card
Centennial School District's Wellness Scorecard
Congratulations! You have completed the WellSAT. Check out your scorecard below. It contains details of how you scored on each item and section of the assessment. It also provides resources that will help you improve your district’s school wellness policy.
Items with a rating of “0” (item not addressed in the policy) or “1” (general or weak statement addressing the item) can be improved by referring to the resource links next to the items. Multiple resources addressing school wellness policy topics are available online. To avoid duplicative information, we have included a small selection, rather than a comprehensive listing.
Section 1. Nutrition Education |
Rating |
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NE1 |
Includes goals for nutrition education that are designed to promote student wellness. |
2 |
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NE2 |
Nutrition education teaches skills that are behavior focused, interactive, and/or participatory. |
1 |
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NE3 |
All elementary school students receive sequential and comprehensive nutrition education. |
1 |
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NE4 |
All middle school students receive sequential and comprehensive nutrition education. |
2 |
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NE5 |
All high school students receive sequential and comprehensive nutrition education. |
2 |
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NE6 |
Nutrition education is integrated into other subjects beyond health education |
1 |
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NE7 |
Links nutrition education with the school food environment. |
2 |
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NE8 |
Nutrition education addresses agriculture and the food system. |
1 |
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Subtotal for |
Comprehensiveness Score: |
100 |
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Strength Score: |
50 |
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Section 2. Standards for USDA Child Nutrition Programs and School Meals |
Rating |
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SM1 |
Assures compliance with USDA nutrition standards for reimbursable school meals. |
2 |
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SM2 |
Addresses access to the USDA School Breakfast Program. |
2 |
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SM3 |
District takes steps to protect the privacy of students who qualify for free or reduced priced meals. |
2 |
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SM4 |
Addresses how to handle feeding children with unpaid meal balances without stigmatizing them. |
0 |
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SM5 |
Specifies how families are provided information about determining eligibility for free/reduced priced meals. |
1 |
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SM6 |
Specifies strategies to increase participation in school meal programs. |
2 |
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SM7 |
Addresses the amount of "seat time" students have to eat school meals. |
0 |
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SM8 |
Free drinking water is available during meals. |
2 |
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SM9 |
Ensures annual training for food and nutrition services staff in accordance with USDA Professional Standards. |
2 |
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SM10 |
Addresses purchasing local foods for the school meals program. |
0 |
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Subtotal for |
Comprehensiveness Score: |
70 |
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Strength Score: |
60 |
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Section 3. Nutrition Standards for Competitive and Other Foods and Beverages |
Rating |
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NS1 |
Addresses compliance with USDA nutrition standards (commonly referred to as Smart Snacks) for all food and beverages sold to students during the school day. |
2 |
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NS2 |
USDA Smart Snack standards are easily accessed in the policy. |
2 |
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NS3 |
Regulates food and beverages sold in a la carte. |
2 |
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NS4 |
Regulates food and beverages sold in vending machines. |
2 |
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NS6 |
Addresses fundraising with food to be consumed during the school day. |
1 |
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NS7 |
Exemptions for infrequent school-sponsored fundraisers with food to be consumed during the school day. |
1 |
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NS8 |
Addresses foods and beverages containing caffeine at the high school level. |
1 |
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NS9 |
Regulates food and beverages served at class parties and other school celebrations in elementary schools. |
2 |
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NS10 |
Addresses nutrition standards for all foods and beverages served to students after the school day, including, before/after care on school grounds, clubs, and after school programming. |
1 |
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NS11 |
Addresses nutrition standards for all foods and beverages sold to students after the school day, including before/after care on school grounds, clubs, and after school programming. |
1 |
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NS12 |
Addresses food not being used as a reward. |
2 |
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NS13 |
Addresses availability of free drinking water throughout the school day. |
0 |
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Subtotal for |
Comprehensiveness Score: |
92 |
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Strength Score: |
50 |
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Section 4. Physical Education and Physical Activity |
Rating |
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PEPA1 |
There is a written physical education curriculum for grades K-12. |
1 |
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PEPA2 |
The written physical education curriculum for each grade is aligned with national and/or state physical education standards. |
0 |
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PEPA3 |
Physical education promotes a physically active lifestyle. |
1 |
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PEPA4 |
Addresses time per week of physical education instruction for all elementary school students. |
0 |
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PEPA5 |
Addresses time per week of physical education instruction for all middle school students. |
0 |
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PEPA6 |
Addresses time per week of physical education instruction for all high school students. |
0 |
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PEPA7 |
Addresses qualifications for physical education teachers for grades K-12. |
0 |
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PEPA8 |
Addresses providing physical education training for physical education teachers. |
0 |
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PEPA9 |
Addresses physical education exemption requirements for all students. |
0 |
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PEPA10 |
Addresses physical education substitution for all students. |
0 |
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PEPA11 |
Addresses family and community engagement in physical activity opportunities at all schools. |
1 |
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PEPA12 |
Addresses before and after school physical activity for all students including clubs, intramural, interscholastic opportunities. |
1 |
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PEPA13 |
Addresses recess for all elementary school students. |
0 |
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PEPA14 |
Addresses physical activity breaks during school. |
2 |
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PEPA15 |
Joint or shared-use agreements for physical activity participation at all schools. |
0 |
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PEPA16 |
District addresses active transport (Safe Routes to School) for all K-12 students who live within walkable/bikeable distance. |
0 |
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Subtotal for |
Comprehensiveness Score: |
31 |
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Strength Score: |
6 |
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Section 5. Wellness Promotion and Marketing |
Rating |
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WPM1 |
Encourages staff to model healthy eating and physical activity behaviors. |
0 |
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WPM2 |
Addresses strategies to support employee wellness. |
0 |
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WPM3 |
Addresses using physical activity as a reward. |
0 |
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WPM4 |
Addresses physical activity not being used as a punishment. |
0 |
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WPM5 |
Addresses physical activity not being withheld as a punishment. |
0 |
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WPM6 |
Specifies marketing to promote healthy food and beverage choices. |
1 |
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WPM7 |
Restricts marketing on the school campus during the school day to only those foods and beverages that meet Smart Snacks standards. |
2 |
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WPM8 |
Specifically addresses marketing on school property and equipment (e.g., signs, scoreboards, sports equipment). |
0 |
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WPM9 |
Specifically addresses marketing on educational materials (e.g., curricula, textbooks, or other printed or electronic educational materials). |
0 |
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WPM10 |
Specifically addresses marketing where food is purchased (e.g., exteriors of vending machines, food and beverage cups and containers, food display racks, coolers, trash and recycling containers). |
0 |
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WPM11 |
Specifically addresses marketing in school publications and media (e.g., advertisements in school publications, school radio stations, in-school television, computer screen savers, school-sponsored Internet sites, and announcements on the public announcement (PA) system). |
0 |
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WPM12 |
Specifically addresses marketing through fundraisers and corporate-incentive programs (e.g., fundraising programs that encourage students and their families to sell, purchase, or consume products and corporate incentive programs that provide funds to schools in exchange for proof of purchases of company products, such as Box Tops for Education). |
0 |
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Subtotal for |
Comprehensiveness Score: |
17 |
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Strength Score: |
8 |
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Section 6. Implementation, Evaluation & Communication |
Rating |
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IEC1 |
Addresses the establishment of an ongoing district wellness committee. |
2 |
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IEC2 |
Addresses how all relevant stakeholders (parents, students, representatives of the school food authority, teachers of physical education, school health professionals, the school board, school administrator, and the general public) will participate in the development, implementation, and periodic review and update of the local wellness policy. |
2 |
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IEC3 |
Identifies the officials responsible for the implementation and compliance of the local wellness policy. |
2 |
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IEC4 |
Addresses making the wellness policy available to the public. |
2 |
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IEC5 |
Addresses the assessment of district implementation of the local wellness policy at least once every three years. |
2 |
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IEC6 |
Triennial assessment results will be made available to the public and will include: |
2 |
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IEC7 |
Addresses a plan for updating policy based on results of the triennial assessment. |
0 |
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IEC8 |
Addresses the establishment of an ongoing school building level wellness committee. |
1 |
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Subtotal for |
Comprehensiveness Score: |
88 |
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Strength Score: |
75 |
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Overall District Policy Score
Total Comprehensiveness
Add the comprehensiveness scores for each of the six sections above and divide this number by 6.
District Score
66
Total Strength
Add the strength scores for each of the six sections above and divide this
number by 6.
District Score
42