Students desiring to participate in athletic extracurricular activities or enrolling in kindergarten or first grade in the District will have a physical examination by a licensed physician, ARNP, PA-C, or other licensed healthcare providers, and provide proof of such an examination to the District. A physical examination and proof of such an examination may be required by the administration for students in other grades enrolling for the first time in the District.
A certificate of health stating the results of a physical examination and signed by the physician is on file at the attendance center. Each student will submit an up-to-date certificate of health upon the request of the Superintendent. Failure to provide this information may be grounds for disciplinary action.
Students enrolling in kindergarten or any grade in elementary school in the District will have, at a minimum, a dental screening performed by a licensed medical professional (physician, nurse, physician assistant, dentist, dental hygienist) sometime between the student turning three (3) years of age and four (4) months following the student’s enrollment in the District, and will provide proof of such a screening to the District. Students enrolling in any grade in high school in the District will have, at a minimum, a dental screening performed by a licensed dentist or dental hygienist sometime between one (1) year prior to the student’s enrollment in the District and four (4) months following the student’s enrollment in the District, and will provide proof of such a screening to the District.
Parents or guardians of students enrolling in kindergarten in the District shall be provided a student vision card provided by the Iowa optometric association and as approved by the department of education. The goal of the District is that every child receives an eye examination by age seven, as needed.
The Superintendent and/or school nurse shall ensure the district collaborates with the Iowa Department of Public Health to ensure that applicants and transfer students comply with the blood lead testing requirements under Iowa law.
Students enrolling for the first time in the school District will also submit a certificate of immunization against diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, poliomyelitis, rubeola, rubella, and other immunizations required by law. The student may be admitted conditionally to the attendance center if the student has not yet completed the immunization process but is in the process of doing so. Failure to meet the immunization requirement will be grounds for suspension, expulsion or denial of admission. Upon recommendation of the Iowa Department of Education and Iowa Department of Public Health, students entering the District for the first time may be required to pass a TB test prior to admission. The District may conduct TB tests of current students.
Exemptions from the certification and immunization requirement in this policy will be allowed only for medical, religious or undue burden reasons recognized under the law. The student must provide a valid Iowa State Department of Health Certificate of Immunization Exemption to be exempt from this policy. The district will include information related to immunization requirements as well as exemption requirements in the district's registration documentation, as well as on the district's website.
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Approved: 11/14/67 Reviewed: 6/10/19 Revised: 5/14/12; 5/13/13;8/14/17; 7/14/25
Students may be required to take medication during the school day and may need prescription and non-prescription medication to participate in their educational program. These students shall receive medication concomitant with their educational program.
Medication is administered by the parent, physician, school nurse, or in the nurse's absence, by a person who has successfully completed an administration of medication course. The course is conducted by a registered nurse or licensed pharmacist provided by the Department of Education. The medication adminstration course is completed every five years with an annual procedural skills check completed with a registered nurse or pharmacist. A record of course completion will be maintained by the school District.
Students who have demonstrated competence in administering their own medications may self- administer their medication as long as all other relevant portions of this policy have been complied with by the student and the student’s parent or guardian. A written statement by the student's parent/guardian shall be on file requesting co-administration of medication, when competence has been demonstrated. By law, students with asthma, other airway constricting diseases. respiratory distress or students at risk of anaphylaxis who use epinephrine auto-injectors may self-administer their medication upon approval of their parents and prescribing physician regardless of competency.
Medication will not be administered without written authorization that is signed and dated from the parent or legal guardian and the medication must be in the original container which is labeled by the pharmacy or the manufacturer with the name of the child, name of the medication, the time of the day which it is to be given, the dosage, and the duration. Written authorization will also be secured when the parent requests student co-administration of medication when competency is demonstrated. When administration of the medication requires ongoing professional health judgment, an individual health plan will be developed by the licensed health personnel working under the auspice of the school with collaboration with the student, the parent or guardian, individual's health care provider or education team pursuant to 281.14.2(256). It is the parent’s responsibility to ensure that the medication is current; that all information regarding the medication is current; and that the information provided to the district, including, but not limited to the written authorization, is current.
A written record of the administration of medication procedure must be kept for each child receiving medication including the date; student's name; prescriber or person authorizing the administration; the medication and its dosage; the name, signature, and title of the person administering the medication; and the time and method of administration and any unusual circumstances, actions or omissions. Medication shall be stored in a secured area unless an alternate provision is documented. Emergency protocols for medication-related reactions is required. Medication information shall be kept confidential as provided by law.
The school nurse, or in the nurse's absence, the person who has successfully completed an administration of medication course reviewed by the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Examiners will have access to the medication which will be kept in a secured area. Students may carry medication (including but not limited to inhalers and epi-pens) only with the approval of the parents and building principal of the student's attendance center. Emergency protocol for medication-related reactions will be in place.
Disposal of unused, discontinued/recalled, or expired abandoned medication shall be in compliance with federal and state law. Prior to disposal, school personnel shall make a reasonable attempt to return medication by providing written notification that expired, discontinued or unused medications need to be picked up. If medication is not picked up by the date specified, disposal shall be in accordance with the disposal procedures for the specific category of medication.
The school nurse is responsible for developing rules and regulations governing the administration of medication, prescription and nonprescription, including emergency protocols, to students and for ensuring persons administering medication have taken the prescribed course and periodically review the prescribed course. Annually, each student is provided with the requirements for administration of medication at school.
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Approved: 8/14/89 Reviewed: 6/10/19 Revised: 12/14/09; 5/13/13, 7/14/ 25
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Student Name (Last, First, Middle) Birthday Date
In accordance with applicable laws, students with asthma, airway constricting diseases, respiratory distress or students at risk of anaphylaxis who use epinephrine auto- injectors may self-administer their medication upon the written approval of the student’s parents and prescribing licensed health care professional regardless of competency.
The following must occur for a student to self-administer asthma medication, bronchodilator canisters or spacers, other airwayconstricting disease medication or to self-administer an epinephrine auto-injector:
• Parent/guardian provides signed, dated authorization for student medication self-administration.
•Parent/guardian provides a written statement from the student’s licensed health care professional (A person licensed under chapter 148 to practice medicine and surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery, an advanced registered nurse practitioner licensed under chapter 152 or 152E and registered with the board of nursing, or a physician assistant licensed to practice under the supervision of a physician as authorized in chapters 147 and 148C) containing the following:
•The medication is in the original, labeled container as dispensed or the manufacturer's labeled container containing the student name, name of the medication, directions for use, and date.
• Authorization shall be renewed annually. In addition, if any changes occur in the medication, dosage or time of administration, the parent is to notify school officials immediately. The authorization shall be reviewed as soon as practical.
Provided the above requirements are fulfilled, the school shall permit the self-administration of the prescribed medication by a student while in school, at school-sponsored activities, under the supervision of school personnel, and before or after normal school activities, such as while in before-school or after-school care on school-operated property. If the student abuses the self-administration policy, the ability to self-administer may be withdrawn by the school or discipline may be imposed, after notification is provided to the student’s parent. Pursuant to state law, the school district or and its employees are to incur no liability, except for gross negligence, as a result of any injury arising from self-administration of medication or use of an epinephrine auto-injector by the student. The parent or guardian of the student shall sign a statement acknowledging that the school district is to incur no liability, except for gross negligence, as a result of self-administration of medication or an epinephrine auto-injector by the student as provided by law.
ASTHMA,AIRWAY CONSTRICTING, OR RESPIRATORY DISTRESS MEDICATION SELF-ADMINISTRATION CONSENT FORM
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Medication Dosage Route Time
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Purpose of Medication & Administration /Instructions
_________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________ Special Circumstances Discontinue/Re-Evaluate Follow-up Date
_____________________________________________________________________________ ________________________ Prescriber’s Signature Date
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Prescriber’s Address Emergency Phone
I request the above-named student possess and self-administer asthma medication, bronchodilators canisters or spacers, or other airway constricting disease medication(s) and/or an epinephrine auto-injector at school and in school activities according to the authorization and instructions.
I understand the school district and its employees acting reasonably and in good faith shall incur no liability for any improper use of medication or an epinephrine auto-injector or for supervising, monitoring, or interfering with a student's self- administration of medication or use of an epinephrine auto-injector.
I acknowledge that the school district is to incur no liability, except for gross negligence, as a result of self-administration of medication or use of an epinephrine auto-injector by the student.
I agree to coordinate and work with school personnel and notify them when questions arise or relevant conditions change.
I agree to provide safe delivery of medication and equipment to and from school and to pick up remaining medication and equipment.
I agree the information is shared with school personnel in accordance with the Family Educational Rights.and Privacy Act (FERPA) and any other applicable laws
I agree to provide the school with back-up medication approved in this form.
Student maintains self-administration record.
______________________________________________________________ __________________ Parent/Guardian Signature (agreed to above statement) Date
_____________________________________________________________________________ _______________________ Parent/Guardian Address Home Phone
________________________________________________ Business Phone
Any Additional Self-Administration Authorization Additional Information:
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Approved: 3/10/03 Reviewed: 6/10/19 Revised: 12/14/09; 5/13/13; 7/14/25
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Student's Name (Last, First, Middle) Birthday Date
School medications and special health services are administered following these guidelines:
Parent has provided a signed, dated authorization to administer prescription medication and/or provide special health services listed
Electronic signatures meet the requirement of written signatures.
The prescribed medication is in the original, labeled container as dispensed.
The prescription medication label contains the student’s name, name of the medication, the medication dosage, time(s) to administer, route to administer, and date.
Authorization is renewed annually and as soon as practical when the parent notifies the school that changes are necessary.
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Prescribed Medication Dosage Route Time at School
Special Health Services and instructions, as indicated: __________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________
Discontinue/Re-Evaluate/Follow-up Date for Prescribed Medication or Special Health Services Listed: __________________
________________________________________________________________ __________________ Prescriber’s Signature & credentials Date
________________________________________________________________ __________________ Parent/Guardian Signature Date
________________________________________________________________ ___________________ Parent/Guardian address Home Phone
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Business Phone
Additional Information: __________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Approved: 5/13/13 Reviewed: 6/10/19 Revised: 7/14/25
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Student's Name (Last), (First), (Middle) Birthday Date
I request the above-named student (Parent/Guardian initial all that apply):
______ Carry and complete co-administration of prescribed medication, when competency has been demonstrated to licensed health personnel working under the auspices of the school. In accordance with applicable laws, students with asthma, airway constricting diseases, respiratory distress or students at risk of anaphylaxis who use epinephrine auto-injectors may self-administer their medication upon the written approval of the student’s parents and prescribing licensed health care professional regardless of competency. The information provided by the parent for medication administration is confidential as provided by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and any other applicable laws. I agree to provide safe delivery of the medication to and from school and to pick up remaining medication at the end of the school year or when medication is expired. If the students abuses the self-administration policy, the ability to self-administer may be withdrawn by the school or discipline may be imposed, after notification is provided to the student’s parent.
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Prescribed Medication Dosage Time at School
______ Co-administer, participate in planning, management and implementation of special
health services at school and school activities after demonstration of proficiency to licensed health personnel working under the auspices of the school.The information provided by the parent for health service delivery is confidential as provided by the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and any other applicable laws. I agree to coordinate and work with school personnel and the prescriber (if indicated) when questions arise. I agree to provide safe delivery of the student’s equipment necessary for health service delivery to and from school and to pick up remaining equipment at the end of the school year.
Special Health Services Delivery: _________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________
Procedures for abandoned medication disposal shall be in accordance with applicable laws.
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Prescriber’s Signature & credentials Date
___________________________________________________ _________________
Parent/Guardian Signature Date
___________________________________________________ _________________
Parent/Guardian address Home phone
Approved: 7/14/25 Reviewed: Revised:
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Student's Name (Last), (First), (Middle) Birthday Date
The district supplies the following nonprescription, over-the-counter medications that are listed below. Generic brands may be substituted:
Acetaminophen administered per manufacturer label
Ibuprofen administered per manufacturer label
Benadryl (dyphenhydromine) administered per manufacturer label
Antacid administered per manufacturer label
Hydrocortisone cream administered per manufacturer label
Antibiotic ointment administered per manufacturer label
Aquaphor administered per manufacturer label
Throat Lozenges administered per manufacturer label
Cough Drops administered per manufacturer label
Voluntary school stock of nonprescription, over-the-counter medications are administered following these guidelines:
Parent has provided a signed, dated annual authorization to administer the nonprescription, over-the-counter medication(s) listed according to the manufacturer instructions. Electronic signature meets the requirement of written signature
The nonprescription, over-the-counter medication is in the original, labeled container and dispensed per the manufacturing label.
All other nonprescription, over-the-counter medication not listed will require a written parent authorization and supply for the over-the counter medication.
Supplements are not nonprescription, over-the-counter medications approved by the Federal Drug Administration and are NOT applicable.
Nonprescription, over-the-counter medications approved by the Federal Drug Administration that require emergency medical service (EMS) notification after administration are NOT applicable.
Persons administering nonprescription, over-the-counter medication include licensed health personnel working under the auspices of the school and individuals, whom licensed health personnel have delegated the administration of medication with valid certification who have successfully completed a medication administration course approved by the Department of Education and annual medication administration procedural skills check.
Districts stocking the administration of a voluntary stock of nonprescription, over-the-counter medications, collaborate with licensed health personnel to develop and adopt a protocol shared with the parent to define at a minimum:
when to contact the parent when a nonprescription medication, over the counter medication is administered;
documentation of the administration of the nonprescription, over-the-counter medication and parent contact;
a limit to the administration of a school’s stock nonprescription, over-the-counter medications that would require a prescriber signature for further administration of a school’s nonprescription, over-the-counter medications for the remaining school year;
the development of an individual health plan for ongoing medication administration or health service delivery at school.
I request that the above-named student receive the voluntary stock nonprescription, over-the-counter medications supplied by the school in accordance with the district guidelines and protocol.
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Parent Signature Date
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Parent/Guardian Address Home Phone
Approved: 7/14/25 Reviewed: Revised:
Students with a communicable disease will be allowed to attend school provided their presence does not create a substantial risk of illness or transmission to other students or employees. The term "communicable disease" will mean an infectious or contagious disease spread from person to person, or animal to person, or as defined by law.
Prevention and control of communicable diseases is included in the school district's bloodborne pathogens exposure control plan. The procedures will include scope and application, definitions, exposure control, methods of compliance, universal precautions, vaccination, post-exposure evaluation, follow-up, communication of hazards to employees and record keeping. This plan is reviewed annually by the Superintendent and school nurse.
The health risk to immunosuppressed students is determined by their personal physician. The health risk to others in the school district environment from the presence of a student with a communicable disease is determined on a case-by-case basis by the student's personal physician, a physician chosen by the District or public health officials.
A student shall notify the school nurse when the student learns the student has a communicable disease. It shall be the responsibility of the school nurse, when the school nurse, upon investigation, has knowledge that a reportable communicable disease is present, to notify the Iowa Department of Public Health. Health data of a student is confidential and it shall not be disclosed to third parties, except in cases of reportable communicable diseases.
It is the responsibility of the Superintendent, in conjunction with the school nurse, to develop administrative regulations stating the procedures for dealing with students with a communicable disease.reportable-diseases.
For more information on communicable disease charts, and reporting forms, go to Iowa Department of Public Health Web site: https://idph.iowa.gov/CADE/reportable-diseases.
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Approved: 11/14/67 |
Reviewed: 6/10/19 |
Revised: 7/14/08; 5/13/13; 8/10/20; 7/14/25 |
When a student becomes ill or is injured at school, the school district will attempt to notify the student's parents as soon as possible.
The school district, while not responsible for medical treatment of an ill or injured student, will have employees present administer emergency or minor first aid if possible. An ill or injured child will be turned over to the care of the parents or qualified medical employees as quickly as possible.
It is the responsibility of the principal to file an accident report with the superintendent within twenty-four hours after the student is injured.
Annually, parents are required to complete a medical emergency authorization form indicating the procedures to be followed, if possible, in an emergency involving their child. The authorization form will also include the phone numbers of the parents; alternative numbers to call in case of an injury or illness; local physician's name and telephone number; and any medical problems which the student may have.
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Approved: 1/9/94 |
Reviewed: 6/10/19 |
Revised: 7/14/08; 5/13/13; 7/14/25 |
Students will be informed of the appropriate action to take in an emergency. Fire and tornado drills are each conducted regularly during the academic school year with a minimum of two before December 31 and two after January 1. Other emergency drills will be conducted at the discretion of the administration.
Each attendance center will develop and maintain a written plan containing emergency and disaster procedures. The plan will be communicated to and reviewed with employees. Employees will participate in emergency drills. Licensed employees are responsible for instructing the proper techniques to be followed in the drill.
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Approved: 8/14/89 Reviewed: 6/10/19; 6/22/23 Revised: 7/14/08; 5/13/13; 8/22/22; 7/14/25
An all-pupil insurance program may be offered to the parents of pupils in the District. The Board upon recommendation of the Superintendent shall select an insurance company to issue such policies for all schools in the District.
The purchase of pupil insurance shall be voluntary with the entire cost being paid by the student or the student’s parents.
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Approved: 11/14/67 Reviewed: 7/14/08; 6/10/19 Revised: 3/10/03; 5/13/13; 7/24/25
The Board recognizes that some special education students need special health services during the school day. These students will receive special health services in conjunction with their individualized education program.
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Approved: 5/19/03 |
Reviewed: 6/101/9 |
Revised: 7/14/08; 5/13/13; 7/14/25 |
Some students who require special education need special health services in order to participate in the educational program. These students will receive special health services in accordance with their individualized educational program.
A. Definitions
Assignment and delegation - occurs when licensed health personnel, in collaboration with the education team, determine the special health services to be provided and the qualifications of individuals performing the health services. Primary consideration is given to the recommendation of the licensed health personnel. Each designation considers the student's special health service. The rationale for the designation is documented. If the designation decision of the team differs from the licensed health professional, team members may file a dissenting opinion.
Educational program - includes all school curricular programs and activities both on and off school grounds.
Education team - may include the eligible student, the student's parent, administrator, teacher, licensed health personnel, and others involved in the student's educational program, or as described in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 .
Health assessment - health data collection, observation, analysis, and interpretation relating to the eligible student's educational program.
Health instruction - education by licensed health personnel to prepare qualified designated personnel to deliver and perform special health services contained in the eligible student's health plan. Documentation of education and periodic updates are on file at school.
Individual health plan - the confidential, written, preplanned, and ongoing special health service in the educational program. It includes assessment, nursing diagnosis, outcomes, planning, implementation, documentation, interventions, evaluation, student goals, if applicable, and a plan for emergencies. The plan is updated as needed and at least annually. Licensed health personnel develop this written plan with collaboration from the parent or guardian, individual’s health care provider or the education team.
Licensed health personnel - includes licensed registered nurse, licensed physician, and other licensed health personnel legally authorized to provide special health services and medications.
Prescribe - licensed health personnel legally authorized to prescribe special health services and medications.
Qualified designated personnel - persons instructed, supervised, and competent in implementing the eligible student's health plan.
Special health services - includes, but is not limited to, services for eligible students whose health status (stable or unstable) requires:
Supervision - the assessment, delegation, evaluation, and documentation of special health services by licensed health personnel. Levels of supervision include situations in which licensed health personnel are:
B. Licensed health personnel will provide special health services under the auspices of the school. Duties of the licensed personnel include the duty to:
Participate as a member of the education team;
Provide the health assessment;
Plan, implement, and evaluate the written individual health plan;
Plan, implement, and evaluate special emergency health services;
Serve as liaison and encourage participation and communication with health service agencies and individuals providing health care;
Provide health consultation, counseling, and instruction with the eligible student, the student's parent, and the staff in cooperation and conjunction with the prescriber;
Maintain a record of special health services. The documentation includes the eligible student's name, special health service, prescriber or person authorizing, date and time, signature and title of the person providing the special health service, and any unusual circumstances in the provision of such services;
Report unusual circumstances to the parent, school administration, and prescriber;
Assign and delegate to, instruct, provide technical assistance, and supervise qualified designated personnel; and
Update knowledge and skills to meet special health service needs.
C. Prior to the provision of special health services the following will be on file:
Written statement by the prescriber detailing the specific method and schedule of the special health service, when indicated;
Written statement by the student's parent requesting the provision of the special health services;
Written report of the preplanning staffing or meeting of the educationteam; and
Written individual health plan available in the health record and integrated into the IEP or IFSP.
D. Licensed health personnel, in collaboration with the education team, will determine the special health services to be provided and the qualifications of individuals performing the special health services. The documented rationale will include the following:
Analysis and interpretation of the special health service needs, health status stability, complexity of the service, predictability of the service outcome and risk of improperly performed service;
Determination that the special health service, task, procedure or function is part of the person's job description;
Determination of the assignment and delegation based on the student's needs;
Review of the designated person's competency; and
Determination of initial and ongoing level of supervision required to ensure quality services.
E. Licensed health personnel will supervise the special health services, define the level of supervision, and document the supervision.
F. Licensed health personnel will instruct qualified designated personnel to deliver and perform special health services contained in the eligible individual health plan. Documentation of instruction, written consent of personnel as required in Iowa Code 280.23 and periodic updates are on file at school.
G. Parents will provide the usual equipment, supplies, and necessary maintenance for such, unless the school is required to provide the equipment, supplies, and maintenance under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The equipment is stored in a secure area. The personnel responsible for the equipment are designated in the individual health plan. The individual health plan will designate the role of the school, parents, and others in the provision, supply, storage, and maintenance of necessary equipment.
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Approved: 5/13/13 Reviewed: 6/10/19 Revised: 7/14/25
The District promotes healthy students by supporting wellness, good nutrition and regular physical activity as a part of the total learning environment. The District supports a healthy environment where students learn and participate in positive dietary and lifestyle practices. By facilitating learning through the support and promotion of good nutrition and physical activity, schools contribute to the basic health status of students. Improved health optimizes student performance potential.
The District provides a comprehensive learning environment for developing and practicing lifelong wellness behaviors. The entire school environment, not just the classroom, shall be aligned with healthy District goals to positively influence a student’s understanding, beliefs and habits as they relate to good nutrition and regular physical activity.
Wellness Goals
The district has the following goals that will encourage wellness in students and staff:
1. Encouraging physical activity, as outlined in the Student Wellness Plan – Physical Activity policy.
2. Providing nutrition education and promotion, as outlined in the Student Wellness Plan – Nutritional Guidelines policy .
3. Establishing other school-based activities that are designed to promote student and staff wellness, as outlined in the Student Wellness Plan – Other Activities to Promote Wellness policy.
Plan for Measuring Implementation of the Wellness Plan and Nutrition Guidelines
A. Wellness Policy Committee.
1. The District will establish a local wellness policy committee that may be comprised of any of the following: representatives of the Board; representatives of the District, including administrators; representatives of the public; parents; students; representatives of the school food authority; and nutrition/wellness experts, including teachers of physical education and/or school health professionals.
2. The wellness policy committee will implement, monitor, evaluate/ measure and update the wellness policy. This committee will report at least once every 3 years to the Board and to the general public regarding these efforts.
B. Implementation
1. The District, through the committee and/or the designated official, will inform and update the public, including parents, students and the general community, about the content and implementation of the District’s wellness policy.
2. Each school and the district as a whole will periodically measure and prepare reports regarding implementation of the district’s wellness policy. The report shall describe how the school and/or district are striving to implement the goals outlined in the policy.
C. Monitoring.
1. The Superintendent, the principal at each school, and the committee and/or designee will ensure compliance with established District-wide nutritional and physical activity wellness policies.
2. Additionally, the following actions will occur:
a. Food service staff, at the school or District level, will ensure compliance with the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program as well as serve meals that are appealing and meet, at a minimum, nutrition requirements established by state and federal law.
b. Schools providing access to healthy foods outside the reimbursable meal programs before school, during school and thirty minutes after school shall meet the United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") Smart Snacks in Schools nutrition standards, at a minimum. This includes such items as those sold through a la carte lines, vending machines, student run stores, and fundraising activities;
c. Snacks provided to students during the school day without charge (e.g. class parties) will meet standards set by the district in accordance with the law. The district will provide parents a list of foods and beverages that meet nutrition standards for classroom snack and celebrations; and
d. Schools will only allow marketing and advertising of food and beverages that meet the Smart Snacks in school nutritional standards on campus during the school day.
D. Policy Review
1. To help with the initial development of the District’s wellness policy, each school in the District has conducted a baseline assessment of the school’s existing nutritional and physical activity environments and practices. The results of those school-by-school assessments will be compiled at the District level to identify and prioritize needs.
2. Periodic assessments will be conducted to review implementation and compliance, to assess progress, and to determine areas in need of improvement. As part of that review, the committee and/or the designated official will do the following:
a. Generally consider whether there exists an environment that supports healthy eating and physical activity;
b. Review the nutritional and physical activity policies and practices, at least every three years, to determine the extent to which the district and schools within the District are in compliance with the local wellness policy;
c. Consider the extent to which the District’s local wellness policy compares to the model local wellness policy. The Wellness Committee will allow for parents, students, school food service, physical education teachers, school health professionals, school board, administration and public to participate in the periodic review and update of this policy;
d. Assess the progress the District has made in attaining the goals of its local wellness policy;
e. Provide to the board any recommended updates to the District’s wellness policy.
3. The committee and/or the designated official will make the assessment available to the general public. The Board will revise the wellness policies and develop plans to facilitate their implementation.
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Approved: 7/10/06 Reviewed: 3/13/17; 6/10/19; 8/8/22 Revised: 9/17/12; 5/13/13; 3/13/17; 7/14/25
Physical Activity
Schools will provide students and staff with age and grade appropriate opportunities to engage in physical activity that meet federal and state guidelines, including the Healthy Kids Act. The goal(s) for addressing physical activity include the following:
A. The District will provide at least thirty (30) minutes of physical activity per day for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The District will provide at least one hundred twenty (120) minutes of physical activity per week for students in sixth through twelfth grade.
B. Physical Education
1. The District will provide physical education that:
● Is for all students in kindergarten through twelfth grade;
● Is taught by a certified physical education teacher;
● Includes students with disabilities; students with special health-care needs may be provided with alternative educational settings; and
● Engages students in moderate to vigorous activity during physical education class time.
C. Daily Recess
1. Elementary schools will provide recess for students that:
● is at least twenty (20) minutes a day;
● is preferably outdoors;
● encourages moderate to vigorous physical activity; and
● discourages extended periods (i.e., periods of two (2) or more hours) of inactivity.
2. When activities, such as mandatory school-wide testing, make it necessary for students to remain indoors for long periods of time, schools should give students periodic breaks during which they are encouraged to stand and be moderately active.
D. Physical Activity and Discipline
1. Employees should not use physical activity (e.g., running laps, pushups) as disciplinary action. Withholding opportunities for physical activity (e.g., recess, physical education) is discouraged.
Nutrition Guidelines
A. Meals served by the district to students will:
B. Breakfast
C. Beverages
D. Free and Reduced-Price Meals
E. Meal Times and Scheduling
a. Provide students with adequate and appropriate time for meals;
b. Schedule meal periods at appropriate times, e.g., lunch should be scheduled between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.;
c. Provide students access to hand washing or hand sanitizing before they eat meals or snacks; and
d. Take reasonable steps to accommodate the tooth-brushing regimens of students with special oral health needs (e.g., orthodontia or high tooth decay risk).
F. Qualification of Food Service and Staff
H. Food Sold Outside the Meal
1. All foods and beverages sold individually outside the reimbursable meal programs including those sold through a la carte lines, vending machines and sales foods during the school day, will meet federal and state nutritional standards.
2. Elementary Schools. The food service program will approve and provide all food and beverage sales to students in elementary schools.
3. Middle School and High School. The food service program and the school make available to middle and high schools foods and beverages meeting federal and state nutritional standards regarding calorie, sodium, saturated fat, trans fat, total fat, sugar and dietary fiber content of food and the ingredients in beverages.
I. Snacks
Nutrition Promotion and Education
A. The district will provide nutritional education and engage in nutrition promotion that:
● is offered at each building as part of a sequential, comprehensive, standards-based program designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to promote and protect their health;
● is part of not only health education classes, but also classroom instruction in subjects such as math, science, language arts, social sciences, and elective subjects;
● promotes fruits, vegetables, whole-grain products, low-fat and fat-free dairy products, healthy food preparation methods, and health-enhancing nutritional practices;
● emphasizes caloric balance between food intake and physical activity;
● links with meal programs, other foods, and nutrition-related community services; and
● includes training for teachers and other staff.
Other Aspects of Wellness Plan – Nutrition Guidelines
A. Fundraising Activities
1. Regulated fundraising groups’ activities, which offer the sale of food and/or beverages on school property to students by students and/or student groups/organizations, will be encouraged to use foods and/or beverages that are compliant with the school’s wellness policies. These groups’ activities will be encouraged to promote physical activity.
2. To support student health and school nutrition-education efforts, non-regulated school fundraising groups’ activities will be encouraged to use foods and/or beverages that are compliant with the school’s wellness policies and promote physical activity.
B. Rewards
Activities that Promote Student Wellness
A. For students to receive the nationally recommended amount of daily physical activity and for students to fully embrace regular physical activity as a personal behavior, students need opportunities for physical activity beyond the physical education class. Toward that end, the District will:
1. Integrate physical activity into classroom settings, by doing the following:
a. Offering classroom health education that compliments physical education by reinforcing the knowledge and self-management skills needed to maintain a physically active lifestyle and to reduce time spent on sedentary activities;
b. Discouraging sedentary activities, such as watching television, playing computer games, etc.;
c. Providing opportunities for physical activity to be incorporated into other subject lessons; and
d. Encouraging classroom teachers to provide short physical activity breaks between lessons or classes, as appropriate.
2. Market food in school in a manner consistent with nutritional education and health promotion, by doing the following:
a. Limiting food and beverage marketing to the promotion of foods and beverages that meet the nutritional standards for meals or for foods and beverages sold individually;
b. Prohibiting school-based marketing of brands promoting predominantly low-nutrition foods and beverages;
c. Promoting healthy foods, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low-fat dairy products; and
d. Marketing activities that promote healthful behaviors.
3. Communicate with parents regarding providing students with a healthy diet and daily physical activity, by doing the following:
a. Sending home nutrition information and posting nutrition tips on a school web site;
b. Encouraging parents to pack healthy lunches and snacks and to refrain from including beverages and foods that do not meet the established nutritional standards for individual foods and beverages;
c. Providing parents a list of foods that meet the school District’s snack standards, ideas for healthy celebrations/parties, rewards, and fundraising activities;
d. Asking parents or guardians to notify the school if their student has any food allergies or special dietary requirements;
e. Providing information about physical education and other physical activity opportunities before, during, and after the school day.
f. Supporting parents’ efforts to provide their children with opportunities to be physically active outside of school; and
g. Sharing information about physical activity and physical education through a web site and/or newsletter.
B. The District will also provide instruction concerning cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to all high school students, so that each student has completed instruction in CPR prior to their high school graduation. The District may offer this instruction as it deems appropriate, including offering it through its physical education program.
Activities that Promote Staff Wellness
The District values the health and well being of every staff member. Staff members are encouraged to plan and implement activities that support efforts to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
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Approved: |
Reviewed: 3/13/17; 6/10/19 |
Revised: 5/13/13; 7/14/25 |