This is the readable web version of the official policy PDF. The PDF is the official record.
Code: EFA
Adopted: 12/13/89
Revised: 12/11/91, 02/08/95
Deleted: 06/12/02
Re-adopted: 03/12/03. 4/21/06, 8/16/06, 02/12/08, 06/27/12, 1/14/15, 1/13/2016, 08/16/17
Amity School District 4J
The district is committed to the optimal development of every student and believes that a positive, safe and health-promoting learning environment is necessary for students to have the opportunity to achieve personal, academic, developmental and social success.
To help ensure students possess the knowledge and skills necessary to make healthy choices for a lifetime, the superintendent shall prepare and implement a comprehensive district nutrition program consistent with state and federal requirements for districts sponsoring the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and/or the School Breakfast Program (SBP). The program shall reflect the Board’s commitment to providing adequate time for instruction that fosters healthy eating through nutrition education and promotion, serving healthy and appealing foods at district schools, developing food-use guidelines for staff and establishing liaisons with nutrition service providers, as appropriate.
The input of staff (including but not limited to, physical education and school health professionals), students, parents, the public, the Board, school administrators, representatives of the school food authority and public health professionals will be encouraged in the development of wellness policy. The superintendent or designee will develop administrative regulations as necessary to implement the goals of the local wellness plan and ensure compliance of such policy.
POLICY IMPLEMENTATION, MONITORING, ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT#
Implementation#
The district shall develop and maintain a plan to manage and coordinate the implementation of this wellness policy.
Implementation will consist of, but not be limited to, the following:
- Delineate roles, responsibilities, actions and timelines specific to each school;
- Generating and disseminating information about who will be responsible to make what change, by how much, where and when;
- Establishing standards for all foods and beverages provided (but not sold) to students during the school day on participating school campus;
- Establishing standards and nutrition guidelines for all foods and beverages sold to students during the school day on participating school campuses that meet state and federal nutrition standards for NSLP and SBP, competitive foods, permit marketing of same that meets the competitive food nutrition standards, and promotes student health and reduces child obesity; and.
- Establishing specific goals for nutrition promotion and education, physical activity, physical education and other school-based activities that promote student wellness
The Board designates the district principals to be responsible for ensuring each school meets the goals outlined and complies with this policy.
Record Keeping#
The district will retain the following records to document compliance with the requirements of the wellness policy at the district office.
- The written wellness policy;
- Documentation demonstrating that the policy has been made available to the public;
- Documentation of efforts to review and update the local wellness policy, including an indication of who is involved in the update and the methods the district uses to make stakeholders aware of their ability to participate;
- Documentation to demonstrate compliance with the annual public notification requirements;
- Documentation of the district’s most recent assessment on the implementation of the local wellness policy;
- Documentation demonstrating the most recent assessment on the implementation of the local wellness policy has been made available to the public.
Notification of Policy#
The district will inform the public about the content and implementation of the local wellness policy, and post the policy and any updates to the policy on the district website annually. Included will be, if available, the most recent assessment of the implementation, and a description of the progress being made in attaining the goals of the policy. The district will publicize the name and contact information of the district or school official(s) leading and coordinating the policy and information on how the public can get involved with the local wellness policy. This information will be published on the district’s website and in district communications.
Triennial Progress Assessments#
At least once every three years, the district will evaluate the implementation of policy and its progress with a triennial assessment and produce a progress report that will include:
- The extent to which schools under the jurisdiction of the district are in compliance with the policy;
- The extent to which the district’s policy compares to model local school wellness policy; and
- A description of the progress made in attaining the goals of the district’s policy.
The district will publish the triennial progress report on the district website when available. The district will update or modify the policy based on results of the triennial assessment.
Community Involvement, Outreach and Communications (Review of, and Updating Policy)#
The district will actively communicate ways in which the community can participate in the development, implementation and periodic review and update of the local wellness policy through a variety of means appropriate for the district. The district will also ensure that communications are culturally and linguistically appropriate to the community, and accomplished through means similar to other ways that the district and individual schools are communicating important school information with parents.
Nutrition Promotion and Nutrition Education#
Nutrition promotion and nutrition education positively influence lifelong eating behaviors by using evidence-based techniques and nutrition messages, by creating food environments that support healthy nutrition choices. Nutrition promotion also including marketing and advertising nutritious foods and beverages to students, will be implemented consistently through a comprehensive and multi-channel approach, (e.g., in the classroom, cafeteria and at home) by staff, teachers, parents, students and the community.
School Meals#
All schools within the district participate in U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) child nutrition programs, administered through the Oregon Department of Education (ODE). The district’s available meal program(s) will operate to meet meal pattern requirements and dietary specifications in accordance with the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act and applicable federal laws and regulations.
The principal(s) will support nutrition and food services operation as addressed in Board policy EFAA – District Nutrition and Food Services and its accompanying administrative regulation EFAA-AR – Reimbursable Meals and Milk Programs.
Water#
Free, safe, unflavored, drinking water will be available to all students throughout the school day and throughout every school campus. The district will make drinking water available where school meals are served during mealtimes.
Competitive Foods and Beverages#
The district controls the sale of all competitive foods. All foods and beverages outside the reimbursable school meal programs that are **sold** to students on the school campus during the school day will meet or exceed Smart Snacks Standards the nutrition standards set by the USDA and the Oregon Smart Snacks Standards a.
These standards will apply in all locations and through all services where foods and beverages are sold, which may include, but are not limited to, à la carte options in cafeterias, vending machines, school stores and snack or food carts.
Celebrations and Rewards#
All foods and beverages offered on the school campus are encouraged to meet the nutrition standards set by the USDA and the Oregon Smart Snacks Standards. This includes, but is not limited to, celebrations, parties, classroom snacks brought by parents.
Food and Beverage Marketing in Schools#
Any foods and beverages marketed or promoted to students on the school campus during the school day will meet or exceed the nutrition standards set for competitive foods by the USDA.
Physical Activity and Physical Education#
Physical activity should be included in a school’s daily education program for grades pre-K through 12 and should include regular, instructional physical education, as well as co-curricular activities, and recess.
The Board realizes that a quality physical education program is an essential component for all students to learn about and participate in physical activity. The district will develop and assess student performance standards and program minute requirements in order to meet the ODE’s physical education content standards and state law.
A student with a disability shall have suitably adapted physical education incorporated as part of their individualized education program (IEP) developed under ORS 343.151. A student who does not have an IEP but has chronic health problems, other disabling conditions or other special needs that preclude them from participating in regular physical education instruction shall have suitably adapted physical education incorporated as part of an individualized health plan, by the school district.
a Oregon Department of Education, Oregon Smart Snacks Standards
Other Activities that Promote Student Wellness#
The district will integrate wellness activities throughout the entire school environment (districtwide). The district will coordinate and integrate other initiatives related to physical activity, physical education, nutrition and other wellness components so all efforts are complimentary, not duplicated and work toward the same set of goals and objectives promoting student well-being, optimal development and strong educational outcomes.
END OF POLICY
Legal Reference(s)#
- ORS 329.496
- ORS 327.531
- ORS 327.537
- ORS 332.107
- ORS 336.423
- OAR 581-051-0100
- OAR 581-051-0305
- OAR 581-051-0306
- OAR 581-051-0310
- OAR 581-051-0400
- National School Lunch Program, 7 C.F.R. Part 210 (2022).
- School Breakfast Program, 7 CFR Part 220 (2022).
- Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, 42 U.S.C. §1758b (2022)
- House Bill 3199 (2023)