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School Health Advisory Council report: telehealth clinic, food pantries and expanded elementary athletics
Summary
The board heard the SHAC triennial wellness assessment and highlights including a telehealth clinic partnership at Pasquotank County High School, expanded elementary athletics, Special Olympics, summer feeding, weekend backpacks, and plans to expand district food pantry services.
Ms. Haynes presented the annual School Health Advisory Council update and the required triennial wellness assessment (WellSAT), which will be posted on the district website.
She highlighted several health and nutrition initiatives: hosting Special Olympics at Northeastern High School, expanding elementary athletics (adding soccer), school health screenings (dental, vision, asthma blitz), launching a telehealth clinic at Pasquotank County High School in partnership with Centerra, and ongoing ECP backpacks providing weekend meals. Ms. Haynes also announced summer feeding program pick-ups continue through Thursday and community-school food pantry expansion plans to a district location.
Ms. Haynes said the assessment identified strong alignment between policy and practice, with a primary gap at the school level in identifying coordinators and champions to expand wellness initiatives. The assessment used the nationally recognized WellSAT instrument in compliance with USDA school lunch program requirements and will be posted after the meeting.
