Creating a Wellness
Policy Game Plan
Cheryl Johnson, MS, RD, LD, Director, KSDE Child Nutrition & Wellness
Roni Schwartz, MBA, RD, LD, RD Specialist, KSDE CNW
Mark Thompson, PhD, Project Director, KSDE CNW
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Creating a Wellness Policy
Game Plan
• Wellness Policy is a Marathon, Not a Sprint
• 10 Years ago…
• 5 Years ago…
• 2016…
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Federal Regulation
• Each local educational agency that participates in
the National School Lunch Program or other federal
Child Nutrition programs is required by federal law
to establish a local school wellness policy for all
schools under its jurisdiction.
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Local Wellness Policy and
Kansas State Law
• Local Wellness Policy is a description of what the
sponsor is currently doing to promote a healthy
school environment.
• The state law requires that “When establishing the
wellness policy of the school district, the board of
education of each district shall take into
consideration the guidelines developed by the state
board…”
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Wellness Policy:
Kansas Strategy & Game Plan
• Kansas School Wellness Policy Model Guidelines
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History
Content
Levels
Reporting
• Wellness Policy Summit – March 2014
• Regional Wellness Workshops
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2012-13: Recharging School Wellness
2013-14: Draft Model Guidelines/Smart Snacks Training
2014-15: Engaging Students/Wellness Impact Tool Training
2015-16: Partnerships & Collaborations
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Forming a Team
“Coming together is a beginning.
Keeping together is progress.
Working together is success.”
- Henry Ford
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Optimism is Contagious!
• Jessica's Daily Affirmation
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Goal: Build Healthy Schools
• Impacts the lives of students now and for the
future
• Takes time and effort
• Takes commitment from an organized and active
Wellness Policy Committee
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The Local Wellness Team
• Role of the local Wellness Committee
• Determine wellness policy for the district/sponsor
• Set the wellness direction for local schools
• Coordinate efforts of staff, students, parents and
community partners
• Communicate wellness policies to the state agency and
the local community
• Role of local schools
• Implement the wellness policies
• Adapt wellness activities to the needs of the individual
school
• Communicate with the Wellness Committee
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Policy vs. Practices/Activities
• Wellness policies describe and direct healthy school
environments.
• Wellness practices and activities (including events,
innovations, and initiatives) should be conducted in
support of wellness policies, but should not be
considered substitutes for policy.
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Best Wellness Practices in
Support of Wellness Policies
• Transitioning policy: “Students provide input on
foods offered in the cafeteria”
• Best practice activities supporting the policy:
• Student Nutrition Council taste tests new menu items
and assists with menu planning
• Collaboration with local vendors to provide taste tests of
school products
• Chat and Chew sessions with students
• Food Service Director attends monthly Student Council
Meeting
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The Support Team for the Local
Wellness Team
• KSDE Child Nutrition & Wellness Staff
• Wellness Coaches
• Community Partners
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Training the Teams
• Wellness Coach Training
• Spring Wellness Policy Workshops
• Developing and Working with Partners
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Sustaining the Teams
Each subsequent year involves:
• Incorporating new coaches along with returning
coaches
• Working with “veteran” and “rookie” players (local
Wellness Committees)
• Increasing expectations for veterans – should be
making progress on wellness policy
• More effort put into coaching rookies – have to be
given the tools to begin making progress on
wellness policy
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Coaching Expectations
• Scheduling visits
• Coaching sessions
• Follow-up if needed
• Expense reporting
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Wellness Coaching Session
• Wellness Committee – who is on the committee
and how does the committee meet
• How wellness policies are made available to the
public
• Implementation plans for wellness policies
• Wellness activities and best practices that support
wellness policies
• Long term action plans
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Coaching Session Form
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The Local Game Plan
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Administrative Review
• Wellness coaching prior to the Administrative
Review
• Wellness coach follow-up to assist with corrective
action as needed
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Recruit the Team
“The strength of a team is each
individual member…the strength of
each member is the team.”
- Phil Jackson
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Energy Boost
A Trip to the Rec!
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The “Revised” Guidelines
• Categories
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Nutrition
Nutrition Promotion and Education
Physical Activity
Integrated School-Based Wellness
• Levels
• Implementing
• Transitioning
• Modeling
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Stages of Policy
Three status options for each Kansas Model Wellness
Policy Guidelines
• Not a Policy
• Developing Policy
• Policy in Place
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Wellness Impact Tool
• Participating sponsors complete WIT annually
• Expectation that group or committee is involved
• Opportunity to share accomplishments, goals, and
actions in support of wellness policy
• Accessible to the general public
• Wellness Impact Tool
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Sharing Progress with the Public
• Expectation that policies, progress, and
actions/initiatives are shared with the public
• Wellness Impact Tool can generate list of policies in
place or development
• Also can generate graphs to show district progress
and comparison to state averages
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Game Plan to Impact Wellness
• Implementing policies brings people, resources and
physical resources together to form a series of
action steps.
• Planning assures that action steps are clear and
persons responsible know what is expected.
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Share Your Team Record
• Publicize!
• Newsletters
• Enrollment Packets
• Press Releases
• Celebrate Successes
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Recruiting the Right Players
• Aspects to consider:
• Current composition (roles, size, specialized knowledge)
• Who’s missing? (students, community members, school
board members)
• Diversity
• Non-traditional members (transportation staff,
healthcare professionals, local health dept., …)
• Determine the mutual benefits for committee members
• Have a plan for transition of committee membership
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Implementing Wellness Policies
• Implementation plan is an action plan
• Can plan for entire district
• Can individualize at each school for activities, practices
and programs that support wellness policies
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Implementing Wellness Policies
• Implementation plans include:
• Plans for action on “Developing Policies”
• Plans for activities in support of “Policies in place”
• Implementation plans may specify:
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Action steps
Persons responsible
Resources needed
Dates
Outcomes
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Implementing Wellness Policies
• Examples of policies developed and implemented
at the district/administrator level:
• School nutrition programs
• Integration of nutrition education into curriculum
• Minutes and timing of recesses
• PE curriculum and class minutes
• Physical activity facilities
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Implementing Wellness Policies
• Examples of policies implemented by delegating to
individual schools
• Smart Snacks in Schools and fundraisers
• Promotion of school meals
• Student input in meal planning
• Extracurricular physical activities
• School walking/biking programs
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Share Best Practices
• Share and market your best wellness practices to:
• Community
• School board
• Parents
• State Education Agency
• Recognize your school wellness champions
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Example of Best Practices:
Implementing
• Offer school-sponsored family activities that
address one or more components of the Whole
School, Whole Community, Whole Child Model.
• Activities supporting the policy:
• School open house and wellness night
• Family Fun Nights with healthy snacks
• Student-parent field day
• High school planned elementary wellness event
• Team Challenge community-wide fitness program
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Examples of Best Practices:
Transitioning Level
• Student input on foods offered in the cafeteria
• Activities supporting the policy:
• Student Nutrition Council taste tests new menu items
and assists with menu planning
• Collaborate with local vendors to provide taste tests of
school products
• Chat and Chew sessions with students
• Food Service Director attends monthly Student Council
Meeting
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Example of Best Practices:
Modeling
• Foods and beverages sold in schools are in
compliance with USDA’s Smart Snacks in Schools
24 hours a day.
• Activities supporting the policy:
• High school students determine products sold in vending
using SSIS calculator and taste tests
• Fat free chocolate milk sold after weight lifting class
• FACS class developed cookie recipe meeting SSIS criteria
• Culinary Arts Class produces healthy snack items for
concession stands
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What’s Next
• Wellness Policy Final Rule
• Child Nutrition Reauthorization
• KSDE Accreditation
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The Dream of School Wellness
• We all have a dream!
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Questions & Discussion
• Thank you!
• Contact information:
• Cheryl Johnson: [email protected]
• Roni Schwartz: [email protected]
• Mark Thompson: [email protected]
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