2014 Healthy Lifestyles Committee Report and Proposals

Report to Board of EducationJune 9, 2014

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES COMMITTEE

Indu Aggarwal Rachel Cain Monica Celozzi Shari Chase Daniela Cossitt-Levy Deborah Davis Karen deFur-Maxwell Amy Dizenzo Veronica Fiore Arielle Gionfriddo Tara Graham

Monica Harned Amy Higgins Erika Higgins Lisa Hine Shannon Krukar Rachel Leigh Leanne Mauriello Lynn McMullin Gloria Nicoletti Kristie Panico Leslie Pearson

Stacia Piskura Nili Pletter Kaitlin Priest Deanna Pucillo Susan Riccio Anne Spoerndle Debbie Tashlein Michele Tenney Kristen Turkosz Amy Wargo Jerry Zajac

OUR PROCESS

Three-Hour Meetings:

November 12 December 17 February 4 March 18 April 22 May 6 May 27

Established protocols so all voices would be heard

Consolidated different purposes and orientations

Found a common ground

OUR MISSION

The Orange Elementary Public Schools recognizes that the wellness of each child is a shared responsibility of every member of our community and that a healthy lifestyle fuels learning. Our mission is to promote education and support informed choices for:

Nutrition Physical activity Overall well-being

Our goal is to give our students the tools they need to be healthy and active throughout their lives.

WHAT’S BEST FOR KIDS?

Question: Isn’t healthy eating the responsibility of the family and not the schools?

A shared responsibility

Our job is to support parents in helping children establish lifelong habits

Health curriculum requirements should be supported with actions

Foods which do not meet guidelines should only be served to children at their own parents’ discretion.


Question: Doesn’t this policy take all the fun out of celebrations?

It’s all in our approach

Celebrations can be just as much fun with fruit kabobs and applesauce bars

We asked, “What’s best for children?” and couldn’t argue with, “Healthy choices!”


Question: What about the cafeteria?

Also addressing the cafeteria

School lunch menus will be revised

Ingredients and nutritional information on the webpage

OUR GOALS

2013 - 2015 Goal #1

Promote changes in Board of Education policy which contribute to students’ overall health and well-being.

Recommend changes in Policy 6142.101 Health Education Program

Develop a Board of Education Approved Healthy Foods list

OUR GOALS

2013 - 2015 Goal #2

Advocate for Nutritional Programming

Work with Cafeteria and Board to improve lunchroom choices

Pilot and implement changes in cafeteria offerings

Add Nutritional Information for school lunches to web page

OUR GOALS

2013 - 2015 Goal #3

Communicate healthy choices to teachers

Provide ideas for healthy food and non-food alternatives

for classroom celebrations

Provide ideas for physical exercise and movement in classrooms/indoor recess

OUR GOALS

2013 - 2015 Goal #4

Communicate healthy choices to parents

Communicate policy regarding healthy food alternatives and non-food alternatives for classrooms and celebrations

Develop a weekly e-blasts with ideas for healthy lifestyles, including ideas for snacks and physical exercise

Develop a Healthy Lifestyles page on the district’s webpage

Host a Health Fair -- 1st Annual Health Fair; October 18th (Raindate: 19th) High Plains

POLICY HIGHLIGHTS

State Mandated:

“No staff member may use food or candy either as a reward for good behavior, (such as for completing work, performing a task, achieving a certain score, showing effort, etc.) or as a punishment for poor behavior, (such as withholding snack or lunch for not completing work, disrupting the classroom, not showing effort, etc.).”

POLICY HIGHLIGHTS

State Mandated:

“Staff members shall not deny participation in recess or other physical activity for other instructional purposes, such as making up missing work or receiving tutoring.” The schools shall discourage extended periods (i.e., periods of two or more hours) of inactivity. When activities, such as mandatory school-wide testing, make it necessary for students to remain indoors for long periods of time, schools shall give students periodic breaks during which they are encouraged to get up from their chairs and be moderately active..”

POLICY HIGHLIGHTS

State Mandated:

“All food sold on school grounds and sold at school-sponsored activities during the instructional day, defined as 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after the opening and closing of school, shall meet or exceed the district nutrition standards.”

POLICY HIGHLIGHTS

State Mandated:

“Students shall receive consistently positive, motivating messages, both verbal and nonverbal, about healthy eating throughout the school environment. All school personnel shall help reinforce these positive messages. Foods and beverages sold or served at school shall not contradict healthy eating messages. The school district shall not use practices that contradict messages to promote and enjoy healthful eating and nutrition.”

POLICY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW:

“The Orange School District will share information regarding the nutrition content of school meals with students, families and school staff. Nutrition information for a la carte foods and beverages sold in schools will also be available via the Orange Public Schools’ webpage at www.oess.org.”

POLICY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW – CLASSROOM CELEBRATIONS:

“In addition, foods, defined as having minimal nutritional value, will not be distributed to (i.e. handed-out) or offered to children anywhere on school premises during the school day (defined as 30 minutes before school begins until 30 minutes after school ends).”

POLICY HIGHLIGHTS


“All classroom celebrations must be either non-food celebrations or, if food is included in the celebration, must have the teacher’s prior approval and come from the Board of Education Approved Foods list. Orange will provide parents and schools with a list of healthy approved celebration foods, as well as additional avenues for finding creative non-food and healthy food celebration alternatives. Parents will not be allowed to distribute food in classrooms without the teacher’s prior approval and such unapproved food items will be sent home.”

POLICY HIGHLIGHTS


“Any distribution of snacks or foods for planned and unplanned celebrations requires teacher and/or administrative approval in advance of bringing it to school.”

BOE APPROVED LIST

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FRIDAY EBLASTS and WEBPAGE

‘Healthy Lifestyles’PINTEREST BOARD

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OCTOBER HEALTH FAIR

‘Healthy Lifestyles’ Community Health Fair

Saturday, October 18th -- 12:00 – 3:00 p.m.

High Plains Community Center

Rain date: October 19th

OCTOBER HEALTH FAIRInteractive Fun for the Whole

Family

• Hand-Washing Demonstration• Diabetes• Using Sunscreen• Lung Cancer Demo – see a Good

Lung/Bad Lung• Try This….Not That! Food-Tasting• Yoga• BOKS 15 minute classes• Zumba

• Recess Rebooted• Healthy iPhone apps• Label Reading• Walking with a

Pedometer• Blood Pressure /

Glucose Screening• Parks and Rec

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2014 Healthy Lifestyles Committee Report and Proposals

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