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Board asks for fuller food-service report after wellness-committee policy review
Summary
Trustees reviewed the annual student wellness committee report, discussed proposed policy clarifications on classroom celebrations and nutrition, and asked staff to bring a more comprehensive food-service report in 6–9 months to facilities/finance or wellness-related committee(s).
Trustees reviewed the student wellness committee’s annual assessment and discussed proposed clarifications to the district’s student wellness policy, including guidance on classroom celebrations, use of a “safe snack” list and improving accessibility of the SEL handbook and other materials for parents.
Staff said the wellness committee — which includes nurses, counselors, administrators, food-service staff and community health partners — met on May 6 and recommended adding clearer language to limit classroom celebrations to prepackaged foods with ingredient labels. The committee also discussed nutrition education embedded in health and family-consumer-science classes, visual menus to help younger and ESOL students choose meals, and continued use of Smart Snacks guidelines aiming to exceed USDA…
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