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Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition updates North Kingstown subcommittee on recess, emotional-intelligence training and meal-recognition opportunities
Summary
Karen Weatherill of the Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition briefed the subcommittee on upcoming programs — indoor recess resources, a spring emotional‑intelligence symposium, Department of Health cannabis guidance and a USDA healthy meals recognition program.
Karen Weatherill, director of the Rhode Island Healthy Schools Coalition, told the North Kingstown Health and Wellness Subcommittee on Jan. 8 about several programs and resources the coalition is promoting for schools.
Weatherill said the coalition recently distributed its monthly newsletter and highlighted an upcoming Active Indoor Recess Week program called Recess Rocks in Rhode Island; the program offers webinars and daily tips for managing indoor activity during inclement weather. She encouraged registration for a virtual webinar and noted that participating schools can enter a raffle for recess-equipment bags.
Weatherill also announced a spring symposium, produced in partnership with the Rhode Island Department of Education and the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, that will focus on emotionally intelligent leadership for educators. The coalition is circulating signup information for the March event.
She further noted that the Rhode Island Department of Health has posted a new cannabis resource page with evidence-based material for teens and parents explaining potential impacts on adolescent brain development and treatment options. Weatherill suggested the page may be useful for school messaging around youth cannabis use.
Finally, Weatherill called attention to a USDA “Healthy Meals Incentive Recognition” awards program that recognizes districts for innovations in school meals, including local procurement, culturally diverse menus and nutrition education. She suggested the district consider applying for recognition in one or more categories.
Weatherill directed committee members to the coalition’s website (rihsd.org) for the newsletter and registration links and offered to circulate materials to district staff for wider distribution.
