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SFUSD board hears Food and Fitness Advisory Committee report and advances wellness policy for committee review
Summary
The Board of Education received a report from the Food and Fitness Advisory Committee on a multi‑year revision of the district wellness policy and moved the draft to subcommittees for further input and implementation planning; staff warned the policy will require additional resources outlined in the draft.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education heard a presentation from the district’s Food and Fitness Advisory Committee and took the wellness policy draft up for a first reading and referral to committee on Feb. 17, 2015.
Paula Jones, chair of the committee and a representative of the San Francisco Department of Public Health, told the board the revisions reflect several years of research, public meetings and collaboration between city and district staff, community organizations and parents. “Tonight you will be receiving the first reading for the new wellness policy,” Jones said, summarizing a process that began with a 2003 board resolution and was updated to align with the Healthy Hunger Free Kids Act and current best practices.
Superintendent Richard Carranza framed the proposal as part of the district’s equity and student‑achievement strategy, saying nutrition and physical education are integral to learning. He urged continued community partnership and said staff support the policy’s direction.
A food service employee, Josh Davidson, spoke during public comment in favor of the changes, urging schools to teach hands‑on food skills and “that food isn’t something that always comes out of a package.”
Board members pressed committee leaders and staff on next steps and implementation. Commissioner Sandra Fewer asked that the board carefully review the draft and consider how board members and staff will follow the recommendations on school district property. Vice President Haney and Commissioner Wynne asked how the public and Student Advisory Council would be able to provide further input; Jones said the policy will be advanced through subcommittees assigned by the board and that staff will lead implementation planning.
The board moved and seconded the item for first reading and referral; the superintendent’s office and the wellness leadership team will work with assigned subcommittees to develop an implementation plan that the policy’s authors say will require additional resources outlined in the draft under the implementation, evaluation and monitoring sections.
The board did not adopt the policy that night; the action recorded was a referral for additional review and committee work. A formal adoption vote was left to later meetings after subcommittee and staff work on implementation details.
